Cape to Cape classic car rally sets off
UPDATE: 1 May, 9:30am: Heavy rain has delayed the rally in Cangas de Onis, Spain.UPDATE: 1 May, 9:19am: Cars were forced to turn around last night after heavy snow fall in Spain. UPDATE: 30 April,...
View ArticlePrime Minister David Cameron vows to look into travel subsidy between...
THE Prime Minister has vowed to look into the issue of a subsidised link between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.David Cameron used his visit to west Cornwall to meet members of the Penzance Town Team...
View ArticleCouncil tax freeze 'is because of the Tories'
THE fight is on to win votes when Cornwall goes to the polls today, Prime Minister David Cameron said during a visit to Penzance this week.He issued the battle cry after travelling to the town where he...
View ArticlePrime minister answers plea to visit Penzance
AN IMPASSIONED plea by the people of Penzance was answered by the most powerful man in the country this week.Prime Minister David Cameron visited the town after The Cornishman wrote and asked him to...
View ArticleGo To Town!
TOP artists, consultants and architects from across the UK have been invited to contribute to a series of discussions about the future of Penzance.Organised by the Exchange Gallery as part of its...
View ArticleRider hurt in crash
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to safety following a crash in west Cornwall on Sunday.The male, from Penzance, came off his vehicle at around noon on Sunday afternoon while travelling on the A30 to...
View ArticleHunt after hit and run
POLICE are searching for the driver of a stolen van involved in a hit and run incident in Hayle.The black Ford Transit panel van, signwritten 'Alloy Kings' was in collision with a Peugeot 306 car on...
View ArticleHorse is 'used for shooting practice'
THE owner of a young horse shot in the stomach says she fears the animal had been used for target practice.Heidi Petzing's horse Princess has been left with a scar on her stomach after the random...
View ArticleVIDEO: Man escapes after car plunges into River Fowey
Emergency services scrambled to Bodinnick yesterday evening after a car plunged into the River Fowey from the old ferry slipway. Coastguards said the driver of the vehicle, thought to be a man from the...
View ArticleMissing St Day dogs feared to have been sold for profit and illegal fights.
DOGS are being stolen from gardens in St Day and sold for profit and illegal fights, it has been claimed.Worried villagers have raised concerns after five dogs reportedly went missing last week.Earlier...
View ArticlePerfect example of medieval holy well is being restored
A HOLY well near Helston is undergoing major restoration to rescue the stone structure from collapsing.Volunteers joined archaeologists and builders to clear and restore Trelill Well.The building...
View ArticleTargets for patients at Royal Cornwall Hospital are being missed
THE number of patients spending more than four hours in the emergency department of Royal Cornwall Hospital is increasing leading to the trust missing its annual targets.Under guidelines 95 per cent of...
View Article'My horse has been used as target practice'
THE owner of a young horse shot in the stomach said she feared the animal had been used as target practice.Heidi Petzing's horse Princess has been left with a scar on her stomach after the random...
View ArticleMarazion and Ludgvan residents 'kept in the dark' over controversial path
FURIOUS Marazion and Ludgvan residents have slammed Cornwall Council's behaviour over a controversial cycle path overlooking St Michael's Mount.Two weeks ago, residents and local councillors were...
View ArticleThe 'scourge of Truro and Falmouth', Michael Starling, is jailed after...
A "SCOURGE of Falmouth" has been jailed for breaching a court order imposed to keep him from causing trouble.Michael John Starling, 31, was jailed on Monday for 12 weeks after being found drunk by...
View ArticleTruro woman Leanne White offers course in casting spells
A TRURO woman is offering an insight into the spell-casting world of witchcraft.Self-proclaimed white witch Julianne White, who has been interested in the pagan-influenced Wiccan way of life for two...
View ArticleMystery donor sends cash to Barry Garland from St Agnes after his lobster...
A MYSTERY benefactor sent £500 to a fisherman whose lobster pots were stolen.The West Briton reported how Barry Garland, from Perranporth, was left "gutted" after pots valued at £4,000 were stolen from...
View ArticleFlooding forces couple from their home as downstairs is destroyed by...
A COUPLE say they are trying to rebuild their lives after their home was repeatedly inundated by floods and raw sewage.David and Christina Warr say their cottage at Ladock has been left in a "totally...
View ArticleMedal haul for Gyllyngvase Surf Life Saving and Triathlon Club
GYLLYNGVASE Surf Life Saving and Triathlon Club were among the medals at last week's British Life Saving Sport Pool Championships in Somerset.A strong team of nipper and junior members from the club...
View ArticleMassive task ahead for Duchy says Ben Hilton
CORNWALL skipper Ben Hilton believes his side face a "massive test" when they open their Bill Beaumont Cup campaign with a match against Gloucestershire at Cinderford on Saturday (3pm).Gloucestershire...
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