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Police appeal for information following alleged attack at Torpoint nightclub

Police are appealing for information following an alleged assault at the Harbour Lights nightclub in Torpoint. A 20-year-old man was reportedly grabbed by the throat and as a result lost consciousness...

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Crowdfund Cornwall launched in Newquay

NEWQUAY and St Austell MP Stephen Gilbert today launched a new initiative which aims to fund 100 local projects and raise £200,000 for Cornish businesses. Crowdfund Cornwall is the first regionalised...

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Treverbyn Academy gets £1,500 boost for new outdoor play equipment

A £1,500 cheque has been presented to Treverbyn Academy for new wooden climbing equipment to challenge their little monkeys. Friends of Treverbyn Academy (FTA), led by Ashley Morris, secured the grant,...

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BREAKING NEWS: Staff suspended in Liskeard day centre probe

Five staff members at a day care centre for vulnerable adults in Liskeard have been suspended pending an investigation by Cornwall Council. The local authority has been looking into concerns raised...

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St Columb man in court after police drug raids

A man from St Columb Major appeared in court today after he was arrested as part of Devon and Cornwall police operation to crack down on drug dealing and property crime. Alan Dean was before East...

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Rain ruins first game of Cornish Cricket Festival at Truro

Heavy late afternoon rain ruined what could have been a fascinating game at Truro when Somerset took on the Unicorns in the YB 40 – the first game of the the Cornish Cricket Festival. Only two overs of...

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Last hope for Bodmin's Foster Hall

An organisation which aims to protect important buildings in the county is making a final bid to save Bodmin's historic Foster Hall from total demolition. The Silvanus Trevail designed Edwardian...

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Falmouth Big Brother contestant Wolfy settles in

Big Brother is back on our screens and this year it comes with a Cornish twist in the shape of 'hard core lesbian fisherwoman' Wolfy Millington, who lives in Falmouth. Originally from Bolton, the...

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Couple from Goldsithney, Penzance celebrate £389k lottery win

A Goldsithney couple who won nearly £400,000 on the lottery have said the prize will pay to complete their Cornish dream. Paul and Jenny Marsh realised they had scooped £389,921 on The National Lottery...

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Popular centre for people with disabilities is to shut

COST-CUTTING is being blamed for the closure of a Penzance centre for people with learning disabilities.The Old Dairy will shut its doors at the end of September after Cornwall Council decided to end...

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Goonhavern park gets a new look thanks to volunteer effort

LOCAL volunteers have helped transform a community park in Goonhavern by installing new equipment, plants and flowers.They pulled down old fencing and installed a new fence and posts, two new benches...

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Farm 'being ruined by quarrying dust'

A NEIGHBOUR of a quarry whose owners have won permission to extend and deepen it says the dust from the site is making his farm unviable.Farmer Clive Fry says the silica dust blown on to his fields...

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'Posh' pasties on the menu in new Fowey venture

A NEW eating experience with its roots deep in Cornish tradition is on the menu in Fowey as the town welcomed "the tastiest pasties in the world".TV presenter and chef James Strawbridge recently...

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What is going on with our weather?

Experts are to gather in the Westcountry next week to analyse the reasons for 2010's icy winter, last year's wash-out summer and the cold spring.The Met Office, in Exeter, is holding the round-table...

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Anti-badger cull petition gets 250,000 signatures

An online petition against the cull of badgers which was started by Queen guitarist Brian May has secured more than 250,000 signatures.It is the highest-ranking active petition on the Government...

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Cornwall honours: paramedic, professor and Jill Stein join Baldrick and Adele

From a paramedic and university professor to restaurateur Jill Stein, former wife of celebrity chef Rick, 15 people from Cornwall have been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list, it was...

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Suspected arson in Hayle leaves building severely damaged

A SUSPECTED arson attack in this early hours of this morning in Hayle has left a large building severely damaged. Several 999 calls were made to a derelict dive school near Jewsons on Carnsew Road,...

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Cornwall Michelin man Nathan Outlaw cooks oysters live on BBC Saturday Kitchen

Cornwall's acclaimed Nathan Outlaw was a special guest on this morning's Saturday Kitchen programme on the BBC. The Michelin-starred chef was showing off a 'signature dish' of scallops on the show...

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Objectors renew battle against Ladock wind turbine

A RENEWED campaign against a community wind turbine has kicked off following government guidance saying local people's concerns should outweigh the need for renewable energy.Residents of New Mills,...

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Electric pole catches light during repair in Newlyn

An electric pole caught fire during a repair in Newlyn yesterday evening. Western Power engineers were working on a faulty cable when it caught light at around 7pm.Penzance Fire Station responded to a...

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