Youth Sport Trust status for college
BODMIN COLLEGE is to become a Youth Sport Trust Gold Partner School for its commitment to PE and sport.Youth Sport Trust Partner Schools can demonstrate how they are delivering high quality school...
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Inspired: Lessons on natural world
CHILDREN at Robartes Junior School in Bodmin have been having regular lessons with National Trust staff at Lanhydrock.The environmental education sessions have been praised by teachers and are highly...
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Spirit of the 2012 Games
LISKEARD School and Community College joined national school sport week with a series of hotly contested activities.A whole school sports day saw students completing Olympic-themed events to get into...
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Exhibition celebrating the heritage of a community
A WEEKEND exhibition celebrating the heritage of Egloshayle village, church and parish starts today at the parish church.Local resident Angela Richards has collected more than 400 photos donated by...
View ArticleGallantry awards for lifeboat crew
A PORT ISAAC lifeboat crew who risked their lives to save two fishermen in treacherous conditions have received three of the highest RNLI awards for their outstanding bravery.Helmsman Damien Bolton has...
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17th century map of Cornwall features decorative detail
An ancient map of Cornwall, featuring detailed colour plates of the Cheesewring, Hurlers and Launceston Castle, is expected to fetch up to £1,500 at auction today.Drawn by eminent cartographer...
View ArticlePassionate vision leads circus on a theatrical journey
A buzz of anticipation electrified the camp; the performers and crew of the NoFit State Circus company scurried from various tents, vans and cabins to assemble outside the back door of the big top.Like...
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Ed Miliband gives warning about police cutbacks
Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged voters to treat elections for US-style police and crime commissioners as a referendum on the "wisdom" of Government cuts to the frontline.Mr Miliband launched his...
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Royal Cornwall Hospital told to improve on understaffed wards
A Westcountry hospital has been ordered to improve staffing levels after a health watchdog found a ward where only two nurses were looking after 25 patients.Wheal Agar ward at the Royal Cornwall...
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Woolcock embraces his role as Truro CEO
Mark Woolcock is relishing the daunting job of steering Truro City to calmer waters, after being appointed as the Cornish club's first chief executive officer.Woolcock, who has stepped up from the post...
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Historic sex offences probe on Isles of Scilly
Police have launched an investigation into allegations of historic sex offences committed on the Isles of Scilly, the Western Morning News can reveal. The inquiry is understood to be in its early...
View ArticleMorrisons 'trying to kill Liskeard town shops'
MORRISONS has been accused of attempting to kill off Liskeard's shops as the superstore applies for retrospective planning permission for an outdoor garden centre.It began selling plants under a canopy...
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Family's pain after dad's A&E tragedy at Royal Cornwall Hospital
THE FAMILY of a retired policeman who died after being left on a trolley for five hours without being seen by a doctor is considering legal action against the hospital.Father of three Michael William...
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Firm plans UK's biggest solar farm in North Cornwall
A MASSIVE solar farm – six times the size of the biggest in the UK and the size of 150 football pitches – is being planned in North Cornwall.Renewable electricity firm Good Energy, which operates the...
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First glimpse into Newquay harbour's future
THIS is the first glimpse of what Newquay's new harbour facilities could look like after plans for an £800,000 regeneration project were given final approval.The news comes as a huge relief to the...
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Babysitter cleared of arson said case 'almost drove her to suicide'
A WOMAN who was cleared of starting two house fires has spoken of how the ordeal "almost drove her to suicide". Fleur Wyndham-Grey, 57, an interior designer, shouted out from the dock at Truro Crown...
View ArticleTraders' vote unlocks extra £1.5m funding
A further £1.5 million of funding has been clinched to continue a scheme to help improve Truro city centre and increase footfall for businesses.Truro Business Improvement District (BID) will remain in...
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Falmouth bartenders win national cocktail competition
A bartending duo from Cornwall have won a national cocktail competition, beating bars from around the country. Nick Caputo and Charlotte Wilkins, who work at Falmouth's 8 Bar and Kitchen, created the...
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Cornish food businesses urged to shout about their achievements
Cornwall's chefs, producers, farmers and retailers are being urged to shout about their achievements and put themselves forward for the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2012. With the deadline for entries...
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Tesco sell-off gets go ahead from Newquay Tretherras school bosses
BOSSES at Newquay Tretherras school have been given the all clear to sell off part of the school site to supermarket giant Tesco, it has emerged. Michael Gove, the secretary of state for education,...
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