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Caerhays Castle wins first prize in Royal Horticultural Society show
CAERHAYS Castle has scooped first prize in a Roayl Horticultural Society (RHS) competition. This year the RHS National Rhododendron Show and Competition was combined with the South West Camellia and...
View ArticleChairman at the centre of wind turbine debate
A PARISH council chairman is at the centre of controversy over his application to build a 130ft wind turbine in his village.Andrew Harris, chairman of Lanivet Parish Council, has put forward the plans...
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Museum find brings the Beast of Bodmin back into the spotlight
THE FABLED Beast of Bodmin is a legend that has terrified children, and more than a few adults, for decades. A large phantom wild cat, wandering the moor, feasting on the livestock of local farmers and...
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Working with museum's experts
A YOUNG North Cornwall archaeologist donned a white lab coat and gloves alongside experts to help conserve Roman artefacts.Brandon Turner, 11, from Egloskerry was tasked with preparing some of the...
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Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg backs Newquay's Taxi Watch
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg presented new radios to Newquay taxi firms as part of a new crime prevention scheme at the resort this week.Taxi Watch is the first of its kind in Cornwall and...
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Lady Emma Rashleigh's life of faith ends in peace
TRIBUTES have been paid to Lady Emma Rashleigh, who has been described as a woman of "great faith and conviction".The wife of Sir Richard Rashleigh, she died peacefully at home after an illness, aged...
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Train robber John Daly won respect as Launceston dustman
LOCAL people knew the quiet dustman and road sweeper as Gentleman John.What no one would have guessed is that he took part in the most sensational heist of all time, the Great Train Robbery.But now, a...
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Crew pulled from rock-torn vessel near Padstow
FOUR men had a lucky escape after their converted fishing vessel smashed onto rocks near Padstow.The wreckage was strewn over beaches across the area, with most concentrated on the sands at Daymer...
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Angler Mick Kearns' tragic death was an 'isolated' case
THE "tragic" death of a 48-year-old man outside a Newquay club at the weekend will not have long-term repercussions on the town's reputation, say police and community leaders.Shockwaves continue to...
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Adam Halls from St Cleer: 'I died six times and survived'
A MAN who was miraculously saved after he "died" six times at his friend's wedding reception is to raise awareness of the condition that almost took his life.Adam Halls, from St Cleer, slipped into a...
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Division One West winners Godolphin Atlantic proud of their pub roots
THERE is only one place the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Division One West trophy will be heading back to on Saturday, and that is the pub where Godolphin Atlantic's remarkable journey...
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Newquay swimmer Jonathan Fox has golden touch
NEWQUAY Cormorants' Paralympic gold medalist Jonathan Fox will take his place in the Great Britain squad for this summer's IPC World Championships in Canada.The 21-year-old reaffirmed his reputation as...
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Dan Nancarrow proud about top four finish for St Austell
ST AUSTELL are guaranteed a top four premier division finish following Launceston's 2-1 defeat at home to Torpoint Athletic on Monday night.The result caps what has been an excellent first season in...
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Camelford kart racer Alex Quinn wins in Scotland
CAMELFORD kart racer Alex Quinn made the long journey to Scotland and secured another top spot on the podium.Alex, 12, is racing in three separate British Championships in the cadet karting class for...
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Openers hit centuries to give Callington Cricket Club perfect start
THE race for semi-final spots in this year's Jolly's Drinks Premier 50/50 Cup have been thrown wide open.Camborne, Redruth and Truro all lost their opening games but bounced back with victories on...
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Gay recluse Alexander Channer gagged and killed lover
AN OBESE recluse who hated going out during the day because he was abused about his weight, murdered his lover after being asked to buy some sherry from a supermarket.Alexander Channer, 55, of St...
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Last hurdle preventing demolition of Bodmin's Foster Hall is overcome
THE FUTURE of Bodmin's Foster Hall looks bleak after the last remaining hurdle preventing its demolition was overcome.Cornwall Council planning officers ruled this week that the prominent building's...
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Experts crack MI9 codes to reveal PoWs' hidden messages
Coded letters sent from a prisoner of war back home to his parents in Saltash have been deciphered by experts at Plymouth University. John Pryor, a sub-lieutenant who was captured while trying to...
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Heavy traffic due to broken traffic lights at the A394 Porthleven turning
Heavy traffic is building around the Porthleven turning on the on A394 Helston to Penzance road becuase temporary traffic lights at the junction have stopped working.
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For an 'oarsome' gig head to the islands
SCILLY'S World Gig Championships just keep rolling along as the islands gear up for this year's event.In 24 years the event has burgeoned from modest origins into the undreamed-of spectacle that it is...
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