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Cornwall police to pilot groundbreaking mental health project
A groundbreaking mental health project will be piloted in Cornwall. It is hoped it will result in more people with mental health issues getting specialist help instead of ended up in police cells....
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Isles of Scilly flights suspended due to bad weather
Flights to and from the Isles of Scilly are currently suspended due to adverse weather conditions. No flights to the islands are leaving Land's End or Newquay this morning mainly due to the fog. All...
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Two people released from overturned car at Carthew, St Austell
Two people had to be released from their overturned vehicle following a road traffic accident at Carthew near St Austell this morning. The incident happened on the Greensplat side of Carthew just after...
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Ofsted inspectors say academy near Truro 'Outstanding'
A school near Truro which has been given an outstanding Ofsted report has announced that it is joining a cluster of academies to share best practice and school services. Mount Hawke Academy pupils and...
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Licence to reopen former Falmouth nightclub as pub refused
Plans to reopen a former Falmouth nightclub venue which had plagued residents for years have failed. Cornwall Council's licensing committee refused to grant a new premises licence for the building on...
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VIDEO: Lifeguards rescue seven people in a day on Cornish beaches
Lifeguards rescued seven people on Cornish beaches in a single day this week - including four novice surfers caught out by rip currents and three bodyboarders in separate incidents. Two surfers had to...
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Cornish youngsters invited to be part of sail training voyage
Cornish youngsters are being given the chance to learn to sail on board a Tall Ship to Ireland next month. The Dutch vessel Astrid will be sailing to a festival in Kinsale, leaving Southampton on July...
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Newquay school pupils 'dress like trash' ... in eco-friendly blazers made of...
ECO-FRIENDLY youngsters at a secondary school in Newquay have proved they can look good wearing any old rubbish - literally. Year 7 pupils at Newquay Tretherras Academy took part in a green project to...
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Funeral of 'true cornishman' Jo Letcher
A 'true Cornishman' who had a love of vintage buses and trucks has been laid to rest in style. Treswithian Downs Crematorium was packed on Wednesday for the funeral of Joseph Letcher, who died in June...
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Spooks star Richard Armitage to play Ross Poldark in BBC remake?
A television heart-throb has been chosen to play the lead in the remake of the legendary 70s drama, Poldark. The Poldark Appreciation Society has voted for Spooks star Richard Armitage to take the role...
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BREAKING NEWS: Two more resignations from the RCHT board
UPDATE: The RCHT has just confirmed that Sir Roger Boyle and Sue Hall have resigned. Sir Roger, an associate non-executive director, told the BBC he was leaving the board because "relationships between...
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Dawn French is coming to Falmouth Bookseller
Dawn French will be paying a visit to Falmouth next weekend. Fans will have the chance to meet her when she appears at Falmouth Bookseller on July 6. The comedienne and writer will be signing copies of...
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Perranporth residents call for 'aggessive' gulls to be culled
Residents on a Perranporth street plagued by aggressive gulls, seen attacking their postwoman, are calling for the birds to be culled. On Monday Royal Mail suspended its postal deliveries to Liskey...
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VIDEO: Newquay school choir prepares to dazzle at national festival
EXCITED youngsters from a school choir in Newquay are preparing to flex their vocal cords at a national festival. Pupils from Trenance Learning Academy dazzled judges at the regional stage in Truro and...
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Planning minister: Cornish villages "fossilized" by second-home owners
Villages in Cornwall are "inches away from becoming forever fossilized" according to a Government minister. Planning minister Nick Boles said second homes were to blame for the dire situation of rural...
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South Crofty makes 35 staff reduntant
35 PEOPLE have been made redundant at South Crofty Mine in Pool today. A skeleton crew remains on site according to mine owners Western United Mines (WUM) to keep the "place going in care and...
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BREAKING NEWS: New interim chair appointed to Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
THE NHS Trust Development Authority has appointed a new chair of Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust on an interim basis. Angela Ballatti will take up the post in early July. She was said to bring over...
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Cornwall Select team bidding for glory at Newquay Surf Sevens
The Newquay Surf 'Sevens', which is the biggest Rugby Sevens Event in the South West, takes place this weekend. Over the two days at Newquay's Sports Centre and at Treviglas Community College there are...
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Power tools stolen from sheds in South East Cornwall recovered by police
A haul of power tools believed to have been stolen from sheds and garages in South East Cornwall has been recovered by police. A representative from Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Following the...
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Flights to the Isles of Scilly grounded due to thick fog
Flights to the Isles of Scilly were suspended today and more flights could be cancelled over the weekend. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, which operates lifeline air and sea services to and from...
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