Landslide at Malpas in Truro: Police search for casualties
2.30pm UDDATE: Emergency services have stood down after confirming no casualties were involved in the collapse of a 10ft section of the river bank at Malpas.EARLIER: There are reports of a landslide at...
View ArticleCrash at A38 Glynn Valley between Bodmin and Liskeard
5pm UPDATE: The road has re-openedEARLIER: There has been a crash on the A38 at Glynn Valley closing the road in both directions between the Two Waters Foot junction and the Old Road junction. Fire...
View ArticleTruro City denied win by stoppage time goal as Martin sees red
Truro City 2 Eastbourne Borough 2 City suffered yet more late heartbreak as they conceded a stoppage time equaliser to deny them what would have been a well merited win.Goals by Stewart Yetton and...
View ArticleCornwall firefighters join 100 tackling 6km Dartmoor gorse blaze
FIREFIGHTERS from Cornwall were drafted in to help tackle a major gorse fire on Dartmoor spanning up to 6km across yesterday.The blaze covered around 600 acres near Chat Tor and Lydford in the north...
View ArticleFisherman rescued by RNAS Culdrose helicopter
A FISHERMAN has been rescued from a Spanish fishing vessel 165 nautical miles south west of the Isles of Scilly.The alarm was raised at around 11pm last night and an Indonesian man was airlifted to...
View ArticleCornwall pub named in CAMRA's Top 150 UK Local Real Ale Pubs
A SMALL independent pub with its own microbrewery in west Cornwall has been named in the UK's top150 Local Real Ale Pubs by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.The Star Inn at Crowlas, near Penzance, is...
View ArticleFans gearing up for Cornish Pirates v Munster at Penzance's Mennaye Field
CORNISH Pirates fans are gearing up for one of the biggest games of the season today in the quarter finals of the British & Irish Cup against Munster.Large crowds are expected at the Mennaye Field...
View ArticleNew plane makes 4,500 mile journey to Land's End for Scilly flights
A NEW aircraft is set to arrive at Land's End Airport from Canada this week to service the 28-mile route to the Isles of Scilly.Skybus, which has operated year-round flights from the UK mainland to the...
View ArticlePower boat rescued after getting stuck in Saltash mud
Plymouth RNLI's inshore and all-weather lifeboat were launched to assist a powerboat stuck on a mud bank near Hole's Hole on the River Tamar. The all-weather lifeboat's Y boat - a smaller inflatable...
View ArticleFire crews tackle Liskeard flat fire
TWO fire crews were called to a flat in Liskeard this afternoon after reports from a neighbour of smoke coming from the property.The appliances from Liskeard and Callington entered the smoke-logged...
View ArticleCornish Pirates stunned by last gasp Munster try
Cornish Pirates 9 Munster A 10A try in the fourth minute of injury time from Munster wing Ronan O'Mahoney shattered the Cornish Pirates as the British & Irish Cup holders snatched a dramatic late...
View ArticleSecond crash on A38 between Bodmin and Liskeard
THREE vehicles were involved in a second crash this weekend on the A38 between Bodmin and Liskeard.Fire crews, police and the ambulance service were called to the accident just after 2pm today after...
View ArticleHorse rescued from river by Cornwall fire crews
FOUR fire and rescue crews were called to save a horse that was trapped in a river between St Austell and Fowey this afternoon.One fire appliance from Fowey, one fire appliance from St Austell, a...
View ArticleSunshine and rat-catchers for final meet
Caerhays Castle and Porthluney Beach, on Cornwall's south coast, formed a perfect backdrop for the final meet of the season of the Four Burrow Hunt on Saturday.More than 80 mounted followers turned out...
View ArticlePerfect storm for Cornwall workers: Private sector jobs in decline
London EditorEconomic recovery in Cornwall appears to have stalled as the number of workers employed in the private sector has fallen by 9,000 since the coalition Government came to power.Some 176,000...
View ArticleThousands enjoy sun at Cornwall's answer to the Chelsea Flower Show
Crowds enjoyed a rare glimpse of warm sunshine as Cornwall's answer to the Chelsea Flower Show entered its second century.Horticulturalist and BBC radio presenter Roy Lancaster opened the two-day...
View ArticleCuldrose helicopter crew get to bottom of rescue
A naval helicopter crew flew a 400-mile round trip to rescue an Indonesian man from a Spanish fishing boat. Sea King Rescue helicopter 193, from RNAS Culdrose, set off at 10.50pm on Saturday on a...
View ArticleRecorded landslip levels along South West coast unprecedented
An "unprecedented" number of landslips took place along the South West coast during the winter, according to the latest figures.The South West Coast Path Association said 30 slips and cliff falls have...
View ArticleSt Michael's Mount custodian Lord St Levan dies aged 94
The head of the family that owns St Michael's Mount, Lord St Levan died peacefully at home yesterday aged 94.John Francis Arthur St Aubyn was the eldest son of the 3rd Lord St Levan.Born in 1919, he...
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