Iconic St Ives Guildhall handover from Cornwall Council to St Ives Town...
IT IS A building at the centre of its community with a huge place in the hearts of the people of St Ives.It is a place to come for meetings and information, for music and entertainment, for ceremony...
View ArticleThousands of families in Devon and Cornwall face flooding insurance misery
Thousands of families in the Westcountry face being left without insurance for their homes against floods after ministers admitted "time is running out" to renew a deal to protect high-risk areas.The...
View ArticleFamiliar Penzance sight retired from the streets after 46 years
AN ICONIC Penzance "sight" has disappeared in the past couple of weeks to the consternation of people around the town.It was a classic example of 1960s' design, part of the Penwith landscape, and the...
View ArticleDisabled woman rescued from Long Rock flat fire
A disabled woman was rescued by firefighters this morning from her flat at Long Rock, near Penzance.She called the fire service at about 4:30am and said that she was unable to move. Firefighters from...
View ArticleDemonstrations target Bedroom Tax
Thousands of people are expected at more than 40 demonstrations across the country today against the so-called Bedroom Tax. These include events in Exeter, Plymouth and Truro.The "Bedroom Tax" is part...
View ArticleTruro Foodbank Manager pushes for an end to hunger
The Manager of Truro's Foodbank is taking part in a 100 mile trolley push, starting on 1 April, involving pushing a supermarket trolley from Lands End to Launceston.Bob Girvan, Truro Foodbank Manager,...
View ArticleA30 closed after three-vehicle crash - Life-threatening injuries to motorcyclist
A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash that closed the main road through Cornwall.The A30 was closed between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross after the crash this morning...
View ArticleMisery continues for Redruth as they lose fourth game in a row
Redruth 28 Shelford 36Redruth slipped to a fourth consecutive defeat as Shelford came from behind to take the spoils at a shell-shocked Recreation Ground, reports Bill Hooper.A lack of control and...
View ArticleVeor add Cornwall Clubs' Cup to league success
Stithians 7 Veor 19Tribute Cornwall One champions Veor claimed the Cornwall Clubs' Cup with a solid performance against  league runners-up Stithians at Penryn's Memorial Ground.Stithians were left to...
View ArticleDon't forget: Clocks go forward
British Summer Time begins officially on Sunday. This means that from 1am on Sunday morning it's time to set your clocks and watches forwards by one hour. The result will be that darkness arrives later...
View ArticleCamborne prove too strong for Wadebridge in Cornwall Cup final
Camborne 22 Wadebridge Camels 0Camborne claimed the Cornwall Cup for the second time in three years with a dominant performance over last year's winners Wadebridge Camels at Penryn's Memorial Ground,...
View ArticleHoax 999 caller has phone disconnected
Firefighters from Penzance Community Fire Station attended a report of a kitchen fire at around 10 o'clock on Saturday morning.Upon arrival at the address given, it was obvious the call had been made...
View ArticleEarp faces operation as St Austell return battered and bruised
Brighton Blues 31 St Austell 19St Austell's dreams of playing in a Twickenham final were ended on Saturday despite a rousing second half fightback in their RFU Intermediate Cup semi-final at...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Cornish Pirates v Bedford
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View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Cornish Pirates v Bedford
The Cornish Pirates take on Bedford today at home from 3pm. Catch the game live via our live blog below:Cornish Pirates v Bedford
View ArticleWorld pasty champion Billy Deakin publishes first book
THE world pasty champion is sharing his recipes and tips in a new book.Billy Deakin, twice winner of the World Pasty Championships held at the Eden Project, has written a guide to preparing the...
View ArticlePerranporth School roundhouse built just as the Celts did
PUPILS at Perranporth School have used ancient skills, thatching and building walls out of cow dung to create their own Celtic roundhouse.Project leader Ellie Smitheram said the children experienced...
View ArticleFriends and family help brave Danny
"IT'S HEARTWRENCHING watching the children run from one end of the playground to the other when Danny only makes it halfway. They all want to run about and he is left on the side-lines."These are the...
View ArticleJess and Toby are humbled by their visit to Auschwitz
TWO STUDENTS from a Newquay school visited the Auschwitz concentration camp as part of a history programme to ensure its horrors are never forgotten.Jess Ridgment and Toby Anderson Jones, of Newquay...
View ArticleMum Stacey Rodgers who lost son Dominic to carbon monoxide poisoning backs...
A MOTHER who found her ten-year-old son dead in his bed from carbon monoxide poisoning has backed The Cornishman's Making A Noise About The Silent Killer campaign.Stacey Rodgers heard about our...
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