Top chef bid
FANCY a top chef coming round to cook a five-course meal for four at your place and supplying the wine?That's the stunning star lot at a charity auction, hog roast and disco on Tuesday at St Ives Rugby...
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Rubbing shoulders with Olympic and Paralympic legends
AN INSPIRATIONAL young St Ives' sportsman was invited to the House of Commons this week to meet Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson.Mark Stevens, 20, travelled to London with dad Brian to meet the...
View ArticleConcerns delay dog ban ruling
THE St Ives Town Council meeting due to recommend a plan for allowing – or banning – dogs on beaches had to be postponed last week after a late flurry of activity from people concerned about the...
View ArticleMP wants fair deal for young home-buyers
NEWS that Cornwall is officially the second home capital of the UK has led St Ives MP Andrew George to call for a change in the law.Data from the 2011 Census shows 23,000 people nationwide registered a...
View ArticleHead to the Cape for the best in school food
A SCHOOL in west Cornwall has retained its title for offering the best school food in the South West by winning a prestigious Taste of the West award.Cape Cornwall School in St Just was named best in...
View ArticleBreak-in at Cory depot
A BREAK-IN at a Cory Environmental depot in St Erth, in which 17 vehicles were vandalised, caused a disruption to its recycling service.Damage valued at an estimated £10,000 was caused to the centre on...
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End of an era as the final BIH flight looms
IN JUST a few days' time one of the most familiar sites and sounds over our skies will be grounded.Helicopters have shuttled locals and residents from the mainland to the Isles of Scilly for 49 years,...
View ArticleMP hopeful service could be relaunched in spring
A GROUP of businessman could be brought together to relaunch a helicopter service next to land earmarked for a new Sainsbury's, MP Andrew George has told The Cornishman.The west Cornwall and Isles of...
View ArticleAir and sea link investment will take place over winter months
A MAJOR multimillion-pound investment programme is planned for Scilly transport at a time when it is about to lose a 49-year-old travel artery with the scheduled end of month withdrawal of the...
View ArticleTen staff cleared in John Daniel abuse case
TEN staff suspended over allegations of abuse at Penzance's John Daniel Centre for vulnerable adults have been cleared by an internal investigation.The carers have been suspended since November with...
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Penzance gallery site's overhaul could revitalise town
A MULTIMILLION-pound plan to regenerate a Penzance "eyesore" could be the catalyst to revitalise the town.Discussions over the future of 7 Coinagehall Street, currently home to the PZ Gallery, will...
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Truro Poundland Satanist will be in his crypt on Hallowe'en
SATANISM is being kept alive and well in Truro – by a father of three who works at Poundland.While children will be out trick or treating this Hallowe'en the day will be marked very differently in Phil...
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'Bold' Redruth soldier Sergeant Aaron Curtis buried with full honours
A CITY came to a standstill for a funeral with full military honours for a young soldier from Redruth who showed "inspirational courage".Sergeant Aaron Curtis, a 32-year-old father of two, was...
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Marlene, 72, plucked from Lizard clifftop after breaking a hip
A PENSIONER has praised the professionalism and compassion of the emergency services and others who helped when she fell and broke her hip walking on the Lizard.Marlene Combellack, 72, fell while...
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Safety measures urged on 'Cornwall's deadliest road' near Falmouth
QUESTIONS are being asked over whether a stretch of road near Falmouth is the "most deadly in Cornwall" following the sixth death in eight years.Officials have admitted the 2km section between...
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St Ives beach dog ban recommended by councillors
"THE MOST contentious issue ever to have come before St Ives Town Council" resulted in councillors calling for a ban on dogs on some of the town's most popular beaches last night.A 24-hour seasonal...
View ArticlePelted with eggs
A CAR parked outside the NatWest bank in Bodmin was pelted with eggs on Monday night.Police say the blue Peugeot 306 was damaged in the attack between 11.10pm and 11.20pm and are appealing for...
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Rose lived to 90 despite her lung damage
THE family of a "hardworking" woman who died from an industrial disease said she had a "larger-than-life character" with a "real zest for life".Rose Matilda Clarke of Trerice Drive, Newquay, died at...
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Looe people join forces in big clean-up
RESIDENTS and businesses in Looe have pulled together to help clean up the town after last week's floods.High tides, low pressure and gale-force winds caused water to sweep along the quayside and into...
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Wild West: It's a harvest hoedown
A CHURCH in North Cornwall has celebrated this year's harvest thanksgiving with a new twist – cowboy-style.Arriving at Souls Harbour Church in Camelford to thank God for the harvest people were...
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