Truro City urged to fight to the end by Lee Hodges
Truro City boss Lee Hodges will urge his side to enjoy their final Blue Square Bet South match of the season today.Relegated City are at 19th-placed Tonbridge Angels, who edged further away from the...
View ArticleCare workers in court on abuse charges
Three former care workers at a day centre for vulnerable adults, who were charged with abusing and neglecting patients, have had their case transferred to Crown Court.Benjamin Jenkins, Philip Sowden...
View ArticleThree kitchen fires a week in Cornwall
Homes in Cornwall fall victim to a kitchen fire on average three times a week, new figures have shown.Firefighters in the county were called to 163 house fires which started in the kitchen between...
View ArticleCarolyn snaps up photography award
A multi-award winning photographer, based in Cornwall, has been recognised for her work at a regional awards ceremony.This photograph of university army cadets training at Davidstow in North Cornwall...
View ArticleFears for children who abscond from care
Chief ReporterThe NSPCC is calling for urgent action to further protect children in Devon and Cornwall as new figures reveal that 328 children repeatedly went missing from care last year.Devon and...
View Article£750,000 for rare bottles from Trelissick
Two 16th-century vases from one of Cornwall's most famous stately homes sold this week for almost £750,000, setting a new world record.The rare Iznik bottles from Trelissick House, the estate belonging...
View ArticleMark's got lots of little and large Toby jugs
These are just a few items from a huge collection of Toby jugs expected to fetch several thousand pounds at auction.About 1,000 of the pottery jugs in the form of a seated person and other famous...
View ArticlePensioner assaulted in doorstep attack
A pensioner was assaulted by two men who knocked at his home in a village near Camborne. The man answered the door of his home at Pendarves Street in Beacon between 9pm and 10pm on April 19. He found...
View ArticlePlymouth Devils speedway knockout cup tie at Rye House rained off
Plymouth's League Cup visit to Rye House, due to have taken place on Saturday evening, has been postponed because of rain in the Hertfordshire area.It is the second time the speedway fixture has been...
View ArticleMurder in Newquay at Sailors bar on Fore Street
A man was murdered in a nightclub in Newquay last night. Police confirmed a 49-year-old man died following an incident at Sailors nightclub on Fore Street. Police said the man was local and his next of...
View ArticleChimney fire in Devoran
Firefighters were called to deal with a fire in Devoran last night. A crew from Falmouth was called to deal with a chimney fire in Chapel Terrace at approximately 7.45pm. A spokesman for the fire...
View ArticleCornish town "awash with ketamine" court hears
A Cornish town is "awash with Ketamine", Truro Crown Court heard yesterday. The comment by a crown court judge highlighted the scale of illegal drug use in Cornwall. Ketamine is a fast-acting drug...
View ArticleCamborne's lose promotion play-off as long wait for national league return...
Old Centralians 25 Camborne 15Camborne's dreams of securing National League rugby status after a 17 year absence will have to be put on hold for another year after a strong second half display by Old...
View ArticleMajor works cause massive traffic tailbacks in Truro on Tregolls Road
Major roadworks caused massive delays for shoppers coming into Truro today. Traffic tailbacks were thought to go on for miles for drivers coming in from the A30 or from St Austell. One lane of Tregolls...
View ArticleArson suspected in St Austell bamboo fire
Arson is suspected after a blaze in a bamboo hedge. Firefighters were called to deal with the blaze in St Austell this afternoon. A fire crew from St Austell was called to the fire in the hedgerow at...
View ArticleTen man City end troubled season with 25th defeat
Tonbridge Angels 3 Truro City 2City's two season spell in Blue Square Bet South came to a disappointing end in Kent with an unfortunate defeat – their 25th of a very difficult season.Already relegated...
View ArticleTorpoint sink Newquay at Mount Wise
Newquay 0, Torpoint Athletic 2 TORPOINT Athletic deservedly came away with the points at Mount Wise on Saturday on an afternoon to forget for Newquay. Captain Shane White and Liam Thornton grabbed the...
View ArticleTruro City chairman frustrated as club's future still unclear
Truro City chairman Pete Masters has admitted his frustration at the uncertainity surrounding the future of the already relegated club which ended its two year spell in Blue Square South with a 3-2...
View ArticleVIDEO: Trevithick Day in Camborne
The steam rushed through blue skies over Camborne as thousands of people came out for Trevithick Day. The annual celebration of steam power saw crowds line the streets to see old favourites such as the...
View ArticleBodmin Town's record win overshadowed by injury to player-manager Darren Gilbert
Bodmin Town 13 Liverton United 0Champions Bodmin's record Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier division victory over Liverton was overshadowed by a serious injury to player-manager Darren...
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