Will £27m Camborne, Pool and Redruth link road really create 6,000 jobs...
AS A multimillion-pound road scheme was given final approval, claims that it will bring 6,000 new jobs to Camborne, Pool and Redruth have been greeted with scepticism.Controversial plans to construct...
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Sacked Shelterbox boss Tom Henderson to carry on work in wife's memory
SHELTERBOX founder and former chief executive Tom Henderson has robustly rebutted allegations made by the charity which sacked him in August.Mr Henderson, who formed the Helston-based humanitarian aid...
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West Cornwall target Foursomes final berth
COMPETITION was fierce in the second round of this year's Perranporth Open Winter Foursomes played in windy but mainly dry conditions on Sunday, with no fewer than seven of the 16 matches being decided...
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Predator groomed Cornwall girl, 15, for sex using the internet
THE 15-year-old Cornish girl thought she was flirting with another teenager on one of a growing number of internet chat sites.Under invented usernames, she bantered with 'Jai', who claimed to be 18 and...
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Lack of sandbags made Newlyn flood damage worse: councillor
FLOODING that hit more than a dozen Newlyn businesses and homes over the weekend might not have caused such devastation had people had access to sandbags, it has been claimed.On Saturday night,...
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Penryn collision involving motorbike and car disrupts morning traffic
Traffic is queuing in each way on Commercial Road in Penryn after a collision between a Car and motorcyclist this morning. The incident occurred just after 9am and emergency services are on the scene....
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Fal estuary oysters under threat from contaminated mine at Baldhu near Truro
The UK's only wild oyster breeding ground is under threat from contaminated water from a disused mine shaft.The contaminated mine water could flood into the Fal estuary due to rising water levels at an...
View ArticleRedruth firm, TRAC, wins business award for growth
A Redruth-based regulatory affairs consultancy has won a regional innovation award for its pace of growth in the pharmaceutical industry over the past two years.TRAC, which employs 17 staff, was one of...
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Minister Nick Boles: 'Homes must be built in country'
The countryside is vulnerable if Britain is to solve the housing crisis, a Government minister has warned.Planning Minister Nick Boles said just 9% of land is developed, and a surge in building of up...
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Innovative nestbox allows wildlife fans to watch bird life
Wildlife fans are in for a treat, thanks to a donation from a Redruth business.Handykam.com has given a golden camera nest box to Cornwall Wildlife Trust.The box has been designed to house all native...
View ArticleCamborne Deja Vu fashion shop ready to open at Cross Street
A CAMBORNE businesswoman will open a new second-hand fashion boutique with a difference in the town centre tomorrow.Déjà Vu at 51 Cross Street stocks top quality high street labels such as Monsoon,...
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Court told of 'witches coven' sex abuse ritual on Cornwall children
Members of a so-called "witches' coven" donned ceremonial robes and used daggers as part of ritualistic sex abuse on young girls, a court has heard.Peter Petrauske and Jack Kemp were said to have been...
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The Queen turns down Redruth artist's exhibition
THE QUEEN was invited to a Redruth artist's exhibition in Camborne this week.Unfortunately her majesty was unable to attend the one day show held at home care agency Dove Project's premises at...
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Former Camborne School artist creates Lord of the Rings inspired images
CORNISH landscapes have inspired a former Camborne School visiting artist to create a series of artwork based on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.Fine artist John Cockshaw from North Yorkshire, whose...
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TV role for Cornwall Council's chairman Pat Harvey
CORNWALL Council chairman Pat Harvey is set for TV stardom when a new documentary airs next week. A behind the scenes look at the work of council chairman Pat Harvey, who is ward member for St Columb...
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'Miracle' baby, Bailey Buckley leaves hospital for the first time to...
'MIRACLE' baby Bailey Button left hospital for the first time since he was born and what more fitting time than to celebrate his first birthday.Although it was only for part of the day, it is an...
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Scrap yard proposal should be detemined by Cornwall Council's strategic...
Gwennap Parish Council is urging Cornwall Council to ensure that the latest application for a new scrap yard in the area is determined by the strategic planning committee rather than by planning...
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Men charged with 'witches coven' child sex offences involved in 'wife swapping'
The wife of one of the men accused of ritual sex abuse of young girls involving a 'witches coven' has claimed the couple had been involved in swapping sexual partners. Pamela James, Jack Kemp's wife...
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Lord Justice Leveson calls for legislation to regulate newspapers
Regional and local newspapers make a contribution to their communities that is "truly without parallel", Lord Justice Leveson has said as he spelled out a new system of regulation by statute to tackle...
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Police appeal after serious assault in Redruth on the weekend
Police are hunting for a man who carried out a sustained and unprovoked attack on another man in Redruth in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 49-year-old victim bought two boxes of food from a...
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