Falmouth University 65th in university sex league
It is perhaps a league table universities do not want to shout about, but one students may take a keen interest in. This year's university sex league table has been released and shows Falmouth...
View ArticleStabilising works to begin on Hannafore Road in West Looe
Stabilising works are due to begin on Hannafore Road in West Looe on Monday. In December more than 200 residents in the area were shut off after heavy rain caused part of cliff edge to fall and block...
View ArticleHayle man who died in A30 crash is named as Zachary Collins
The Hayle man killed in a road crash on the A30 at Loggans, near Hayle, at the weekend has been named. Zachary Collins, 38, has been formally identified as the driver of the green XJ Sport Jaguar which...
View ArticleCornish Rebels to make home debut in Redruth
The Cornish Rebels will be playing their first competitive game on home soil on Saturday when they host Devon Sharks at Redruth's Recreation Ground (2.30pm). Last week it was announced by the newly...
View ArticleTruro College lecturer to join Alaskan expedition
A Porthtowan photographer is joining renowned scientists and artists in an expedition along the coast of Alaska to study the impact of a giant floating mass of plastic the size of Mexico. Andy Hughes,...
View ArticleMan and boy airlifted to hospital following A30 Bodmin crash
A 26-year-old man and a 7-year-old boy have been air lifted to hospital following a single vehicle collision on the A30 near Bodmin. The incident happened at around 10am this morning when a people...
View ArticleTributes to surfer and photographer Jacob Cockle found dead in Hayle waterway
UPDATE: FAMILY and friends of a Hayle surfer and photographer who drowned while taking close-up pictures of a whirlpool have today paid tribute to the "friendliest, happiest and loving person you could...
View ArticleSoul II Soul to headline Electric Beach festival at Watergate Bay
ICONIC British dance act Soul II Soul will headline this year's Electric Beach festival at Watergate Bay on August 31. Ben Hall event director, said: "We are so pleased to have Electric Beach back this...
View ArticleMorrisons apologises over worker Adam Austin suspended for wearing Help for...
Staff at Morrison's stores across Cornwall will be able to wear poppies, badges and wristbands in support of charities. The supermarket chain was forced to make an announcement following a furore over...
View ArticleMotorist airlifted to hospital after A30 crash in Victoria
TWO motorists have been taken to hospital tonight following a car crash on the A30 at Victoria. The eastbound carriageway is still closed but expected to reopen within the next 15 minutes following the...
View ArticleVisitor dead after being hit by car
A HOLIDAYMAKER has died after being hit by a car while crossing a road near Penzance.The 72-year-old man from Somerset collided with a silver VW Golf on the A394 near Trevelyan Farm Shop, Rosudgeon on...
View ArticlePolitical row leads to death threat to wife
A COUPLE in their seventies who argued over their political differences featured in a court hearing before Truro magistrates when the husband threatened to kill his wife, at one stage telling her she...
View ArticleMP hopeful Government will back helicopter service
THE Government could be called on to help fund the relaunch of a defunct helicopter service from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly.The Cornishman reported last month that AgustaWestland had agreed to...
View ArticlePenzance Savoy Cinema to host premiere of Summer in February
PENZANCE'S Savoy Cinema is set to host a sparkling premiere of Summer In February on Monday evening.Merlin Cinemas has teamed up with Cornwall Film Festival, to present the romantic drama, which hits...
View ArticleForklift truck fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a fire on the Treloggan Industrial Estate in Newquay on Friday.Crews from Newquay, St Columb and Perranporth were called after smoke was seen to be coming from an...
View ArticleA tale of two towns: overseas visits to Penzance and St Ives.
A DRAMATIC fall in the number of foreign visitors coming to St Ives should be seen as a wake-up call for the town, the mayor has warned.St Ives has seen a 40 per cent drop in the number of overseas...
View ArticleGallery evacuated due to blaze
FIREFIGHTERS have saved valuable artworks following a blaze at a popular tourist attraction in St Ives on Monday.Firefighters were called to the Tate St Ives Gallery at 12.30pm to deal with a fire...
View ArticleCornish Pirates and Miss England finalist launch new roller-skating rink in...
CORNISH Pirates rugby players and a Miss England finalist got their skates on to launch a new roller-skating rink in Par. The purpose-built facility at Kidzworld in Cornish Market World will be there...
View ArticleFirework thrown at dog walker near Callington
Police are appealing for information after a woman had a firework thrown at her as she walked her dog near Callington. The attack took place at Skinnard Lane, Albaston, on Wednesday May 29 at noon....
View ArticlePolice use CS spray to break up fight at Penryn Infant School
POLICE had to use CS spray to break up a playground fight between parents at Penryn Infant School in front of terrified youngsters.Some of the children were so traumatised by the event they did not...
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