Wadebridge march against 'anti-disabled' Councillor Collin Brewer goes ahead
A protest calling for Collin Brewer, the Cornwall Council member who said disabled children "should be put down", went ahead in Wadebridge today.The march began at around 11am, with approximately 50...
View ArticleFalmouth Coastguard co-ordinating international effort to rescue injured...
Falmouth Coastguard is co-ordinating a four-country effort to save an injured yachtsman stuck 120 miles out to sea.The Dutch national, who is the only person on board the boat, reportedly phoned his...
View ArticleFalmouth Week festivities announced
THIS year's Falmouth Week festivities will take place from August 9 to 18. The annual event combines world class regatta racing with a mammoth 10-day music event under the huge marquee on Events...
View ArticleTruro High School sports star Emily makes UK top ten
The athletics season has unearthed a potential star of the future amongst the students of Truro High School. Without any training beyond PE lessons at the top-rated school, 12-year-old Emily Williams,...
View ArticleCornish Rebels prove too strong for Plymouth Titans at the Rec
The Cornish Rebels maintained their unbeaten start to the league season with an emphatic eleven-try rout of Plymouth Titans at the Redruth Recreation Ground. The victory keeps the Rebels in pole...
View ArticleRampant Rebels are too strong for Titans
The Cornish Rebels maintained their unbeaten start to the league season with an emphatic eleven-try rout of Plymouth Titans at the Redruth Recreation Ground. The victory keeps the Rebels in pole...
View ArticleVIDEO: Collin Brewer protest march drums up support
A protest in Wadebridge calling for Collin Brewer's resignation today has had strong support. More than 50 people came out to march through the town just after 11am, with many carrying banners and...
View ArticleFalmouth RNLI lifeboats called out twice on Friday June 14th
Both of Falmouth's RNLI lifeboats were called out to separate incidents on the morning of Friday June 14th to assist boats with mechanical problems.The first incident occurred at 10.54am and required...
View ArticleLife should bee easier for pollinators now
A DROP in bee numbers, and the impact this can have on the wider environment, has inspired a group of west Cornwall people to give the creatures a helping hand.The local Friends of the Earth members...
View ArticleShirley and Linda's good work in town is honoured
TWO women who have been heavily involved in charity fundraising and volunteering in the town have been named as St Ives' Citizens of the Year.Shirley Beck was nominated in recognition of her many ways...
View ArticleRugby quartet are off to the Chiefs' Academy
FOUR gifted young Cornish rugby players have the opportunity to develop their sporting careers.Matt Bolwell, a flanker from Wadebridge, has played for England at under-18s' level, Tom Hendrickson,...
View ArticleTracey's years of work for charity recognised
A TRURO mother has been honoured by a national charity for supporting people with autism for a decade.Tracey Mears set up the west Cornwall branch of the National Autistic Society (NAS) ten years ago,...
View ArticleMatthew Tooke's meets his cycling challenge
A PRIMARY school teacher has succeeded in fulfilling his promise to repay the people who saved his life and is on course to raise £4,500 for Devon Air Ambulance.Matthew Tooke's courageous and...
View ArticleTV spy star was on trail of port store's antiques
TELEVISION spy star Hermione Norris tracked down a different target in Charlestown when she took part in a celebrity antique show.The BBC One Spooks actress, who also played Karen Marsden in the comedy...
View ArticleBody found in car park in St Austell
Police said the death of a woman found in a car in St Austell last night was not being treated as suspicious. Officers were called to the Hornick Hill area at 9.15pm after concern was expressed for a...
View ArticleSuspected arson at second car fire in Penzance
A second car fire in Penzance this week was initially being treated as suspicious this morning.Penzance Fire Station got a call out at approximately 1am today to a car that was alight on Penalverne...
View ArticleMurdoch Day hailed as best ever staged
A Cornish town has celebrated its most famous citizen by staging a day long jamboree that saw residents dancing through the streets.Murdoch Day in Redruth saw an array of free, live entertainment, a...
View ArticleCornwall's senior tennis stars make inter-county debut
Cornwall's 'fledging' over 75 Seniors County Tennis squad ventured over the Tamar last week for their first foray into the hurly burly of inter-county tennis, writes Graham Talling. With some...
View ArticleFalmouth Sea Shanty Festival full of song in 10th anniversary year
Falmouth's Sea Shanty Festival is in full swing this weekend as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.The event, which takes place in aid of the RNLI, kicked off at 6.30pm last night with 39 groups spread...
View ArticleWoman found in car in St Austell believed to have taken own life
A woman from St Austell is thought to have taken her own life in the town.Police confirmed that the 47-year-old was found dead in a car in St Austell at 9.15am yesterday.Police were called to a vehicle...
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