10 years since Bali bombing killing Carnon Downs mechanic
THE PARENTS of a man blown up in a terrorist attack have learnt to live without anger.Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Bali bombings which killed Marc Gajardo, 30, a mechanic from Carnon Downs,...
View ArticleBridges planned for dual A30 at Temple
THE long-awaited Cornwall Council scheme to dual the A30 east of Bodmin has been unveiled with three new bridges spanning the trunk road between Temple and Higher Carblake providing improved safety for...
View ArticleSt Austell family raise funds for brave boy with rare cancer
THE MOTHER of a brave boy with a rare cancer is trying to raise funds to keep her family together over the Christmas period.Hannah Allan's son Ryan was born with multiple medical conditions including a...
View ArticleWadebridge student James's life saved after collapse
A 20-YEAR-OLD university student from Wadebridge has thanked medics who saved his life after he collapsed on a students' union dancefloor with a heart attack.James Cory fell ill during a night out at...
View ArticleTreviglas College criticised over drink-drive head Karen Ross
A NEWQUAY secondary school has come under fire for failing to tell parents that the head teacher was convicted of drink-driving.Karen Ross, head at Treviglas College, was banned from driving for a year...
View ArticleCar stolen in Launceston in horrific Camelford collision
A CAR, which was stolen while an eight-year-old boy sat inside, later ended up in a serious crash near Camelford after a police pursuit through North Cornwall.A police investigation has been launched...
View ArticleLostwithiel woman, 20, fights for life after crash
THE FORMER Lostwithiel mayor is calling for a dangerous road to be reviewed after a young woman sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash where her car collided with a tree.A 20-year-old woman...
View ArticlePsychiatric nurse sacked from Bodmin Hospital over patient sex claims
A PSYCHIATRIC nurse has been banned from the profession and a staff nurse at Bodmin Hospital suspended after they both had sex with vulnerable mental health patients who had been in their...
View ArticlePenzance restaurant 'killed off in its prime'
The restaurateur behind one of Penzance's finest restaurants has closed its doors for the last time, blaming the "worst recessionin a very long time".Robert Wright, who opened Untitled in the former...
View ArticleBreak In At Penzance Health Club
Burglars have broken in to a Penzance health club, stealing cash and protein bars. The rear doors of Oxygen, Market Jew Street were forced to gain entry sometime between 9pm last night and 6.45am this...
View ArticleRory Bremner breakfasts at Rick Stein's Falmouth restaurant
Impressionist Rory Bremner has been enjoying the sunshine and seafood in Falmouth today, while taking a break from filming for a new television show . The comedian started his morning with breakfast at...
View ArticlePopular Newlyn fisherman has died following suspected heart attack
A POPULAR fisherman from Newlyn has died following a suspected heart attack in Torquay.The man in his late fifties, named locally as Archie Donaldson, collapsed on Victoria Parade in Torquay on...
View ArticleGas and electricity price rise: Q&A
From next month 8.5 million British Gas customers will face higher bills, as the energy supplier is to raise domestic gas and electricity prices by an average of 6 per cent. Coming into force on...
View ArticlePirates set to introduce new faces for B&I Cup opener
New signing Ben Mercer makes his Cornish Pirates debut on Sunday as they face Welsh Premiership outfit Carmarthen Quins at the Mennaye Field (3pm), writes Dick Straughan. The former Bath and Plymouth...
View ArticleFootball Conference meets to decide future of Truro City
The board of the Football Conference is meeting this afternoon to decide the future of Truro's stricken football club.The club is expected to be formally expelled from the Football Conference this...
View ArticleEuropean arrest warrant issued for man with Cornwall connections
Police in the Cornwall area are seeking a 61 year-old man who is wanted in connection with a standard prison recall. Michael Balmer is sought due to breaching conditions of his prison licence which has...
View ArticleOne of our vultures is missing...
They are usually known to prey on the weak and vulnerable and have a fearsome reputation.But an escaped Egyptian vulture named Manfred, who was last spotted on the loose in Cornwall, is thankfully said...
View ArticleTruro City saved...for a week
The rollercoaster adventure of Truro City Football Club continued today with a stay of execution.The Football Conference was fully expected to formally expel the club at a board meeting this...
View ArticleYear's first break-in – carried out by police
An island off the coast of Cornwall has experienced its first car break-in for more than a year – a police officer retrieving keys which a driver had locked in his vehicle.The sleepy outcrop of St...
View ArticleMessages of love in a bottle are school pupils' offering for National Poetry Day
Pupils from Hayle Community School have travelled to London's South Bank Centre to see their artwork displayed as part of National Poetry Day.The students were part of InTents, the national Peace Camp...
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