LIVE BLOG: Cornwall Scores: Saturday, November 29th
Welcome to our live coverage of all of today's sporting action from across Cornwall. You can join in the blog by using the comment facility below, or by using the Twitter hashtag #cornwallscores.Live...
View ArticleDrivers are confused by parking rights and regulations, says report
MANY drivers in the South West find parking rules and regulations are confusing, according to a newly published report.The report by the British Parking Association shows that 54 per cent of drivers...
View ArticleGold for Truro-based Wild Card's work with Eden Project at the...
A Truro-based PR consultancy has landed a top regional award.Wild Card was awarded gold at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Pride Awards in the Consumer Relations category.It was the...
View ArticleTruro fly-tipper Michael Pascoe caught when investigators traced post found...
A TRURO odd-job man was caught for dumping waste on a bridleway through post found at the site.Windows, doors, broken glass and sealant tubes were left by pensioner Michael James Lionel Pascoe, Bodmin...
View Article'Spring' comes early as frogspawn found in Cornwall four months ahead of...
Frogs have been at it early this year in Cornwall due to the mild autumn weather.Frogspawn was spotted on November 21 by a National Trust ranger on the North Predannack Downs nature reserve on the...
View ArticleFirefighters called to cooker fire in Camborne
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a cooker on fire in Camborne this morning.When crews arrived at the scene in Marriotts Avenue at 10.37am the blaze was already out but the ground floor of the property was...
View ArticleChip pan fire in Truro
A BLAZE in a chip can saw Truro firefighters called to Tresillian this morning.The Fire and Rescue Service was alerted when a fire alarm went off and smoke was seen coming from the windows of a...
View Article"No beds available" says police chief as 16-year-old girl with mental health...
A SENIOR police officer has hit out at the lack of mental health beds as a 16-year-old girl with mental health issues is held by the force because there are "no beds available in the UK".Paul...
View ArticleFalmouth fall short again after Godolphin defeat
Falmouth Town 1, Godolphin Atlantic 4 Godolphin Atlantic's steady improvement continued as they condemned lowly Falmouth Town to their latest defeat at Bickland Park. The G were clinical in front of...
View ArticleTruro City's FA Trophy hopes ended by Hemel Hempstead in red blooded tie
Truro City 1 Hemel Hempstead Town 2City's hopes of reaching the first round of the FA Trophy came to an end as they lost a full blooded third round qualifying round tie in which both teams ended with...
View ArticleOutplayed Redruth unable to deny Dorking 12th straight win
REDRUTH 12 DORKING 38Dorking made it 12 wins on the bounce, scoring five tries on their first ever visit to Redruth, to maintain their promotion challenge and stay on the coat-tails of league leaders...
View ArticleCornwall to host groundbreaking geothermal energy conference
A RENOWNED Westcountry geologist will lead debate as the region sees the launch of a ground-breaking renewable energy conference next week.The Core 2014 deep geothermal convention – the first of its...
View ArticleNHS England says girl, 16, at centre of mental health beds shortage...
A TEENAGE girl with mental health issues who has been in police custody since Thursday due to there being "no beds available in the UK" will be moved this evening, NHS England has said.A senior...
View ArticleMore than £40,000 goods donated to A&P Falmouth's appeal for Sierra...
A CHACEWATER schoolboy whose dad is on board the RFA Argus helped collect goods to send to Sierra Leone as part of a collection being organised by A&P Falmouth.Charlie Baxter, 8, made a poster for...
View ArticleRedruth couple Donna and Liam Edwards placed under curfew after stealing mugs...
A HUSBAND and wife from Redruth who broke into a caravan and stole novelty mugs have been ordered to stay inside in the evenings for the next three months. Donna and Liam Edwards, both of West End,...
View ArticleOBIT: Carpet firm founder Richard 'Dick' Hardy had a varied career
THE founder of city firm Hardy Carpets has died.Richard Hardy, known as Dick, passed away last month aged 85 in Devon.He had moved to Cornwall in 1966 and in 1971 founded Hardy Carpets in Truro. The...
View ArticleFirefighters called to bin fire believed to have been started deliberately
FIREFIGHTERS in Falmouth were called out last night after it is believed a bin in Gyllyngvase car park was deliberately set on fire.One fire appliance from Falmouth attended the scene at 10.40pm and...
View ArticleClimate change could lead Westcountry valleys to become wildlife havens
PLANTS and animals driven out of their normal habitats by rising temperatures could find a new home in the valleys of the Westcountry, researchers at University of Exeter have said.Wildlife which...
View ArticleMental health charities condemn treatment of vulnerable teenager
MENTAL health charities have condemned the handling of a vulnerable teenager with mental health issues who was held in a custody cell because there were "no beds available in the UK", describing it as...
View ArticleGreat Cornish Food & Drink Festival fed £3 million into county's economy
CORNWALL'S biggest festival of food and drink fed more than £3 million into the local economy, according to organisers.Cornwall Food & Drink said its analysis showed that the Great Cornish Food...
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