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Loch Ness challenge for lifesaving club's surfboat rowing crew
Five oarsmen will attempt to become the first team to row a surfboat 65 miles from Fort William to Inverness, via the chilly waters of Loch Ness.The team will travel from their base in Cornwall to take...
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Relive past in St Ives with new iPhone app
Visitors to the historic Cornish town of St Ives will be able to relive moments from the past at the exact place they happened with a new iPhone application.The Walkabout St Ives app, launched by West...
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Communities urged to get together and share in fun of the Big Lunch
The countdown to the UK's biggest annual event for communities has started, with just 50 days to go until the Big Lunch.The brainchild of the Eden Project, near St Austell, the event aims to get as...
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Charity-funded badger vaccination trials could start this year, says MP
Plans for a project to administer a TB vaccine to badgers in the wild have moved a step closer to being realised after a successful meeting between farmers, vets and a politician in West...
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Isles of Scilly shipwreck site could be lost ship of Sir Walter Raleigh
A shipwreck uncovered off the Isles of Scilly last summer could have belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh and been lost when a storm scattered his vessels as they headed for the West Indies.The wreck, which...
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The day the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher showed her humble side
He had never expected her to respond to his invitation, but the Reverend Michael Boultbee will always remember the morning he and his wife witnessed a rarely seen human side to the Iron Lady.Now 90 and...
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VIDEO: Iron Maiden members attend former tour manager Steve Gadd's funeral at...
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and his bandmates attended their former tour manager's funeral in Truro yesterday afternoon. A service to celebrate the life of Steve Gadd took place at Truro...
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UPDATE: Person cut free from car following Truro crash
A man had to be cut free from his BMW after it collided with a Mitsubishi in Truro last night. Emergency services were scrambled to the accident on the city's Newquay Road by the traffic lights at...
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UPDATE: Newquay road blocked after fuel spillage
The A3058 in Kestle Mill, near Newquay, between the Trethiggey Crescent junction and the A3076 junction is now almost clear following an accident involving a motorcycle and a fuel spillage earlier this...
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UPDATE: More sea birds washed up on Cornish beaches
Cornwall's RSPCA centre is expecting an influx of yet more sea birds after dozens continue to be washed up covered in a sticky substance across the Cornish coastline. St Columb's rescue centre has this...
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Rain plays havoc with Cornish football programme yet again
Heavy rain has again played havoc with the Cornish football programme.In the Carlsberg SWPL premier division, only three games have survived. They are: Tavistock v Bodmin Town, Plymouth Parkway v...
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Man almost swept out to sea near Rock
A man was almost swept out to sea after he got in to difficulty while trying to launch a small boat near Rock this morning. The man, who was wearing a dry suit, was washed away as he tried to launch...
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Home grown talent to compete in Newquay's Boardmasters festival
HOME grown talent will be able to compete in the UK's biggest surfing festival for the first time, it has been announced. In a major restructure, Boardmasters - the UK's biggest surfing event held at...
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VIDEO: Two Truro school girls to shave hair for charity
Two brave 12-year-old girls are to shave their beautiful long hair off in aid of charity – and are appealing for public support. Harriet Tyler and her friend Maggie Sykes, both students at Richard...
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Truro City battle to rare away victory
AFC Hornchurch 1 Truro City 2Second half goals by Stewart Yetton and Andy Watkins were enough to give City only their third away Blue Square Bet South win of the season.It was not a classic performance...
View ArticleSuper sub Carter heads injury time winner for Bodmin at Tavistock
Tavistock 1 Bodmin Town 2Adam Carter came off the bench to score Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier division leaders Bodmin's injury-time winner against a gallant Tavistock side at...
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Trial expansion of Cornwall's minor x-ray service
A trial expansion of the minor x-ray service in Cornwall began today in a bid to ease pressure on the Duchy's main emergency department in Truro. Patients seeking an x-ray for minor injury were able to...
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Redruth end losing run and Camborne stay on course for promotion play-off
Redruth ended a run of five successive National 2 South defeats with a 38-22 home win over Southend.The Reds ran in six tries, with the visitors replying with four, in a high scoring encounter at a wet...
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UPDATE: Scilly Lifeboat searches for missing French fishermen
UPDATE: 9:30am: Falmouth Coastguard said it has offically ceased searching for the two missing French fishermen who were washed overboard their vessel last night. It said there are still French fishing...
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AUDIO: Isles of Scilly shipwreck site could be lost ship of Sir Walter Raleigh
A shipwreck uncovered off the Isles of Scilly last summer could have belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh and been lost when a storm scattered his vessels as they headed for the West Indies.The wreck, which...
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