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...
View ArticleCrowdfund 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...
View ArticleTreverbyn 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,...
View ArticleBREAKING 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...
View ArticleSt 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...
View ArticleRain 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...
View ArticleLast 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...
View ArticleFalmouth 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...
View ArticleCouple 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...
View ArticlePopular 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...
View ArticleGoonhavern 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...
View ArticleFarm '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...
View Article'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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleAnti-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...
View ArticleCornwall 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...
View ArticleSuspected 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,...
View ArticleCornwall 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...
View ArticleObjectors 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,...
View ArticleElectric 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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