Deli Farm Charcuterie in Cornwall shortlisted for prestigious farming awards
A Cornish deli has been short-listed in this year's Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.This year sees the contest entering its 13th year with winners due to be announced on Friday November 30.Celebrity...
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Cutbacks to farmers' rural funding will be 'a disaster'
Nature-friendly farmers and conservationists in the Westcountry have called on David Cameron to strongly oppose "indefensible" cuts to rural development funds at EU budget talks this week.In a joint...
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Badger cull delay could cost 'at least £80,000' as police try to recoup...
Police forces have claimed tens of thousands of pounds for planning security around badger culls which were later postponed.Chief officers drew up plans for preventing trouble amid fears animal rights...
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Dog walkers go into battle to continue to use beaches
The general public doesn't often feel sympathy for politicians – although occasionally, when they are faced with complexities like the ones thrown up by the case of Abu Qatada last week, we may share...
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Hundreds fill Truro Cathedral to watch graduates collect degrees
Record numbers of graduates from Cornwall College, Duchy College and Falmouth Marine School donned cap and gown to collect their degrees this year.Hundreds of family and friends filled the pews at...
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Wind farm 'could save residents over £110 energy costs a year'
Energy suppliers are offering residents in a North Cornish village living near wind turbines cheaper electricity.Around 400 existing and new customers who live within two kilometres of Good Energy's...
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Newquay man, 74, in court on theft and fireams charges
A 74-year-old man has been sent to Truro Crown Court on conditional bail charged with firearms offences and theft. Terence Fitt, of Tower Road, Newquay, appeared before Bodmin magistrates in custody...
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£7m funds will help low-skilled workers in Cornwall
Thousands of low-skilled workers could have their prospects boosted thanks to a £7.8 million scheme to make Cornwall's workforce one of the best in Britain.The Work Place Learning Project, which is...
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Anger at Prime Minister's crackdown on 'time wasting' challenges
David Cameron has drawn criticism for promising a crackdown on "time-wasting" legal challenges halting controversial developments. The Prime Minister argues slow decision-making is holding back the...
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Cornwall scientists ask people to say "Good morning, Mr Magpie" on new app
Scientists in Cornwall are asking people to help build up a national database of magpie sightings via a new mobile phone app. Researchers at the University of Exeter's Tremough Campus, Penryn, will...
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£1,000 cash taken from till during burglary at St Columb pub
BURGLARS broke into a St Columb pub and swiped £1,000 in cash from the till during the early hours of Monday, police have revealed. They climbed through a window at the back of the Red Lion, on Fore...
View ArticleSt Ives Policemen to receive top award
Two St Ives policemen will be honoured for their efforts to try and save the life of a woman who collapsed at a flat in the town.Constables Scott Perkin and Kevin Silver raced to the flat in November...
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Weather warning issued as heavy rain and high winds forecast for Cornwall
Heavy rain and high winds are forecast for Cornwall for the end of this week prompting the Met Office to issue a severe weather warning for the county. A yellow-graded weather warning, the lowest of...
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Family mark two decades posting precious petals around the country for Christmas
A family flower farm will this Christmas celebrate 20 years of posting festive bunches of daffodils from the Isles of Scilly to homes across the country.Over the last two decades, millions of scented...
View ArticleRick Stein's Padstow cafe customers raise charity cash
Customers at Rick Stein's cafe in Padstow have helped to raise more than £600 for Action Against Hunger's "Love Food Give Food" campaign.During September and October, visitors to the cafe made their...
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Cornwall family fire deaths 'will remain a mystery' says coroner
The reasons behind a fire in Cornwall which killed three members of the same family will never be known, a coroner conceded yesterday.Ten-year-old Ben Philpotts died with his parents Patricia and...
View ArticleFive small Cornwall schools unite so they can stay at heart of their communities
A group of small Cornish primary schools have joined forces to help ensure their collective survival and success by adopting a team approach.Pensilva, Coads Green, Delaware, Upton Cross and Gunnislake...
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'Send marine litter back to companies who produced it'
Rubbish collected from beaches in the South West will be put back on the doorsteps of its manufacturers in a campaign designed to shame big business into action.Pioneering environmental group Surfers...
View ArticleHome win for Alan Stokes as Newquay surf event shows depth of British talent
A record breaking number of entries has brought the British surf championship to a close for the season.The 2012 event, held at Fistral Beach in Newquay, saw more than 120 heats surfed during two days...
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Rudolph's reindeer cousins visit Portreath Primary School
A tantalising preview of Christmas was delivered to Cornish youngsters when a pair of friendly reindeers paid a visit.Lowen and Nadelik, who take their names from the Cornish words for Merry and...
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