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Westcountry MPs have joined a growing Conservative rebellion over Britain's membership of the European Union.Up to 100 Conservative backbenchers are expected to register their anger that the...
View ArticleNewquay: Town beach death "tragic but inevitable"
DEATHS on the streets of coastal resorts such as Newquay are "tragic but inevitable", community and tourism leaders have said.They were speaking after a man in his early thirties was discovered on the...
View ArticleCome Dine With Me looking for contestants in Cornwall
Cult television series Come Dine With Me is looking for top dinner hosts in Cornwall to appear on the show. The hugely successful show will be returning for a new prime-time series and is looking for...
View ArticleControversy over top Tory's defection to Independents continues
The controversy surrounding the shock defection of a top Tory to the Independent group at Cornwall Council is intensifying. Mike Eathorne-Gibbons, previously tipped as a leader of Conservative party in...
View ArticleFalmouth Tall Ships Regatta 2014 dates announced
The dates for the Tall Ships Regatta in Falmouth next year have been announced. Up to 50 ships will gather in Falmouth for a three days of festivities from August 28. And the race itself will start on...
View ArticleGovernment Minister to visit Cornwall to mark start of work on £27m...
THE SECRETARY of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin will cut the first turf to mark the start of works on the Camborne-Pool–Redruth link road tomorrow afternoon. The visit follows the Department...
View ArticleFire crews rescue trapped persons after road collision
Fire crews rescued two people that had been trapped in their cars following a collision at Ladock this morning. Appliances from Truro and St Dennis along with the Rescue Tender from Camborne attended...
View ArticleSummer Style: top trends!
(Advertising feature) With summer just around the corner, now's the best time to check out which top trends you need to make the most of in 2013.Prints From the adventurous to the downright simple,...
View ArticleSecret garden Ken-Caro, near Liskeard, welcomes visitors
A secret garden near Liskeard is welcoming visitors on Sunday May 19 as part Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Open Gardens Scheme. Described as a tardis garden, Ken-Caro in Bicton, will be open between 10am...
View ArticleRoads closed as wild winter weather hits the South West
Wild and wintry weather hit the South West with a vengeance last night. Winds of up to 69mph were recorded at RNAS Culdrose and Princetown on Dartmoor saw snow blizzards. The unseasonal weather brought...
View ArticleLiskeard charity shop launches manikin challenge
A Liskeard charity shop is inviting people to take part in a competition to create the best dressed manikin. The Sue Ryder store in Baytree Hill, which raises money to help care for people with...
View Article"Lucky escape" for woman in crash on the A390 at Lostwithiel
A YOUNG woman had a lucky escape after her car lost control on a Lostwithiel bend and landed in a hedge, just yards from where a young woman died last October when her car collided with a tree. Every...
View ArticlePenzance mother jailed for neglecting her children
A Penzance mother who allowed her sons to live in "Dickensian squalor" has been jailed for two years. The 46-year-old mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had previously admitted to...
View ArticleTruro breast cancer specialist urges in calm in wake of news of Angelina...
A breast cancer specialist from Truro is urging calm amongst women in Cornwall following the news that film star Angelina Jolie is to have her breasts removed in a double mastectomy. Angelina Jolie,...
View ArticleCornwall council investigates Collin Brewer's disability comments
Comments made by controversial councillor Collin Brewer are now being investigated by Cornwall Council to find out if he has breached the authority's code of conduct. The announcement from the unitary...
View ArticleLorry stuck in St Ives street
A 17 tonne lorry has been stuck in a narrow St Ives street since lunchtime. Police received a call about the incident at 11.40am this morning to say that the black Iveco HGV was jammed on Steeple Lane...
View ArticleTruro golfer tops field at England Women's Championship
Truro Golf Club's Sarah-Jane Boyd shot a two under par 70 today to head the 32 qualifiers for tomorrow's 36 hole shoot out for the England Women's Amateur Championship at Kings Norton in the West...
View ArticleRedruth-born comedian Rory McGrath arrested following alleged assault in Pool
Redruth-born TV star and comedian Rory McGrath has been arrested in Cornwall on suspicion of assault following an alleged drunken argument. The Three Men in a Boat star, who is a regular visitor to his...
View ArticleTransport minister to meet Cornwall's rail representatives to discuss rail...
THE transport minister is in Falmouth tomorrow for a tour of its emergency sea rescue services before meeting rail representatives to discuss the Great Western rail franchise. The Secretary of State...
View ArticleMen in Cornwall arrested in major child abuse investigation
Police have arrested nine men, including two from Cornwall, during a major child abuse investigation. The offences are not linked but are part of Operation Cosford which is aimed at sending a clear...
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