Camborne Deaf Centre reopens after 18 months, thanks to massive community...
There were scenes of jubilation in Camborne on Friday, when Cornwall Deaf Centre reopened after a major refurbishment. Members of the deaf community, their families, friends and supporters joined...
View ArticleTruro resident pleads guilty to benefit fraud
A woman from Truro has received a 12 month Community Order of 50 hours unpaid work after pleading guilty to housing tax and benefit fraud totalling £4,463.15.25-year-old Katie-Marie Basher of Burley...
View ArticleNick Clegg attacks Tory spending at Cornwall election launch
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today launched a blistering attack on the Conservatives as he kicked off the Liberal Democrats' local election campaign at Cornwall Eden Project. Mr Clegg has...
View ArticleMebyon Kernow launches Cornwall election manifesto
MEBYON Kernow has accused Tory and Lib Dem councillors of being "in denial" about the harm their own party's policies are having on Cornwall. MK made the claims as it launched its election manifesto on...
View ArticleSt Ives duo setting off to ride John O'Groats to Lands End for Phoenix Stroke...
TWO MEN from St Ives are setting off today to cycle the 960 miles from John O'Groats to Lands End for charity after both had grandparents who had strokes over Christmas. Jack Coop, 25, and Lewis...
View ArticleRedruth woman convicted of benefit fraud totalling more than £19,000
A REDRUTH woman has been given a suspended prison sentence for benefit fraud of more than £19,000.Deborah Moyse, 47, of Oxland Road, Illogan pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates Court to 14 counts of...
View ArticleLiskeard break-ins prompt police warning
Liskeard police are urging people to keep their homes and vehicles secure following a spate of break-ins in and around the town.A representative from the police said: "There has been an increase in...
View ArticleMan assaulted in serious attack in Redruth
A man was seriously assaulted outside the Spice of Life pub in Redruth.Two men were sat on a bench outside the pub, near the Zone night club, when they were approached by a man who verbally abused...
View ArticleThatcher: Opened former Redruth Grammar School art block in 1973
FORMER Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died at 87 following a stroke, it has been confirmed.The Iron Lady, who in 1973 opened the former Redruth Grammar School art block in her capacity as the...
View ArticleMan assaulted rail staff on broken down train near Gunnislake
Police are searching for a man who assaulted a member of rail staff on a broken down train near Gunnislake on Thursday February 21.Today officers have released a CCTV image of a man they think can help...
View ArticleRod Gill moves on from Norway Inn, Perranworthal, after 35 years as manager
A restaurant manager is moving on after 35 years at one of the area's most popular dining spots.Rod Gill has served thousands of customers at the Norway Inn since he started in 1978 on a Youth...
View ArticleMan's head slammed against window in "unprovoked attack" in Penzance
A MAN has been arrested following an alleged attack in which a 53-year-old man had his head slammed against a shop window in Market Place, Penzance on Saturday night.The victim, from Penzance, was...
View ArticleBREAKING LIVE BLOG: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies following a...
4.45pm UPDATE: Sarah Newton, Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth, said "I admire Margaret Thatcher's sense of purpose and determination. "She is an inspiration to women politicians as she succeeded...
View ArticleDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launches Lib Dem local election campaign in...
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Penzance this week as he launched his party's local election campaign.Holding a business lunch in the town, the Liberal Democrat leader spoke of his Party's...
View ArticleFull military honours for Baroness Thatcher's funeral
Members of the armed services will line the route of Baroness Thatcher's funeral procession from the Palace of Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral, Downing Street said yesterday.In a statement, it was...
View ArticleWestcountry remembers a Margaret Thatcher who 'changed our country forever'
Westcountry political figures have paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher, who died yesterday morning aged 87, following a stroke.Her Conservative government, from 1979 to 1990, privatised several...
View ArticleGeevor tin mine reunion set to remember camaraderie
Old workers from the Geevor Tin Mine are set for their annual reunion this Saturday night at the North Inn Pub in Pendeen. Since the mine's gradual closure, which started in 1986 the past miners and...
View ArticleCornish Pirates make 14 changes for Titans clash
For their rescheduled fixture in the RFU Championship away to Rotherham Titans on Wednesday (5.15pm), the Cornish Pirates have named an almost completely changed line-up from the one that lost 10-9...
View Article£1,875 worth of power tools stolen from Mevagissey homes
POLICE are appealing for information from anyone who has been offered stolen power tools.Two homes on Polkirt Hill, Mevagissey, were burgled between Tuesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 14.Those...
View ArticleRed Arrows will be part of Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week this year
The Red Arrow Display Team will be flying over Falmouth again this year.Organisers of Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week have confirmed this morning that the group will be part of the line up.They turned down a...
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