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Two men arrested on suspicion of Camelford garage safe robbery
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a safe was stolen from a Camelford garage. The theft took place at around 4.30am on Sunday at the Camelot Garage at Valley Truckle, where the...
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Comedian Rory Bremner's customised Cornish pasty
COMEDIAN Rory Bremner tucked into a pasty with his own name on it as he spent the day in Marazion filming for a new TV show.The television star, best known for his impressions of politicians and famous...
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Updated police map puts Cornwall crime in context
People in Cornwall can now compare crime levels in their neighbourhood with other areas and see how recorded crime rates have changed over the past three years, thanks to a newly-expanded crime-mapping...
View ArticleCall to ban 'dangerous' fats from our diets
War is to be declared on a "toxic" food substance in a bid to eradicate it from the Westcountry diet.At a landmark conference tomorrow health chiefs will step up their fight against rising levels of...
View ArticleCrime writer Peter Tickler set to discuss his work in St Austell
Fans of crime and thriller novels are to get the chance to meet one of the leading lights of the genre. Peter Tickler, a member of the Crime Writers' Association based in Oxford, will be talking about...
View ArticleVisitCornwall website shortlisted for prestigious media award
Cornwall's online travel and tourism guide has been short-listed in the British Interactive Media Awards (BIMA) 2012.The VisitCornwall website is run by the Cornwall Development Company to promote the...
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Rice happy to be back at Cornish All Blacks after two years away
As prop Martin Rice left the field following the Cornish All Blacks' victory over Southend last weekend, there were signs of it being his first competitive game in two and a half years.The 30-year-old...
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Boundaries revised but 'Devonwall' stays
Officials have revised radical proposals to re-draw the Westcountry political map – but a controversial MP representing both Devon and Cornwall remains.Boundary commissioners today publish a second and...
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Paddleboarders tame the waves at iconic Cornish surf venue
The country's best paddleboarders tamed tricky conditions off the Cornish coast at the weekend at they battled it out during the national championships.Competitors converged on Watergate Bay – said by...
View ArticleWildlife trust to study habits of boat owners
Cornwall Wildlife Trust would like to hear from all boat owners who lift their vessel out of the water for the winter months. In collaboration with the Marine Biological Association, the trust is...
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Hopes fade for wealthy yachtswoman Mary Unwin, 65, lost at sea
A missing millionairess is feared dead after large chunks of her newly-bought yacht were washed up on rocks in West Cornwall and rescuers conceded her chances of survival were "virtually...
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Petition to 'clean our stinking beaches'
A PETITION has been set up calling on Cornwall Council to rethink its beach-cleaning policy and remove "stinking, rotting" seaweed.Rosemary Ridette-Gregory, of the Falmouth and District Hoteliers'...
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Penryn care home allows family to be together
THE opening of a new care home in Penryn has given one couple and their son a chance of "being a family again".Swallowcourt Homes has redeveloped the former Cross Keys pub on The Praze into a home for...
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Falmouth dog-owners called on to clean up mess or face fine
A CLAMPDOWN on dog-owners who allow their pets to foul public areas has been launched in Falmouth and Penryn.The issue was listed as a top priority by Penryn residents in the latest Have Your Say...
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Exercise time for Culdrose firefighters
A SEA King helicopter crashed at RNAS Culdrose with two people aboard.The resultant fire spread to an adjacent accommodation block at the base, where 14 people were reported missing ... .Fortunately...
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House owners thank efforts of firefighters
A COUPLE whose Port Navas home was destroyed by fire at the weekend have thanked the community for their support.A total of 40 firefighters spent several hours tackling the blaze at John and Margaret...
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Could goats be on Newquay headland's horizon?
A HERD of goats could be used to halt the rapid spread of gorse on a protected headland in Newquay, it has been suggested.Mervyn Mitchell, of the East Pentire Action Group, reckons the greedy creatures...
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VIDEO: Penzance's Jubilee Pool features in The XX's new video Chained
PENZANCE'S Jubilee Pool takes centre stage in a new music video released by a Mercury Music Prize winning band this week. The XX spent a day at the iconic art deco lido last month, where they were...
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Leader of Cornwall Council Alec Robertson ousted in dramatic style
Cornwall Council leader Alec Robertson was removed from his post in dramatic style this afternoon. A motion of a vote of no confidence in the Tory leader was carried by 63 votes to 49. The vote had...
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Cement wagon comes to sticky end in west Cornwall
A CEMENT wagon came to a sticky end in the far west of Cornwall this morning after coming off the road near the hamlet of Crows-An-Wra between Lands End and St Buryan.The lorry – painted in the colours...
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