Microlight aircraft crashes near Saltash
Emergency services were called to Landulph, near Saltash, today, following reports of a crashed microlight aircraft.On arrival, ambulance crews found a man trapped inside the aircraft, so called for...
View ArticleSt Blazey's FA Vase hopes ended after bad start
St Blazey 0 Bitton 3St Blazey were made to pay the price for a slow start as they bowed out of the FA Vase with this third round defeat against the Western League premier division visitors.In the...
View ArticleTruro City make their point but rue missed penalty
Boreham Wood 0 Truro City 0City again showed their remarkable spirit to take a well deserved point off high-flying Boreham Wood at Meadow Park.And they could have made the long trip home with all...
View ArticleBodmin Town to carry Cornish flag into last 32 of FA Vase
Bodmin Town 2, Downton 0Bodmin Town will be flying the flag for Cornwall into the last 32 of the FA Carlsberg Vase in the new year after an impressive victory over Wessex League leaders Downton at...
View ArticleBodmin's Senior Cup tie with Launceston will have to be delayed
Holders Bodmin Town have been drawn at home to Launceston in the Westinsure Cornwall Senior Cup – but their tie will have to be delayed.The third round is due to take place on Saturday January 19, the...
View ArticleConfirmed: feared ash disease spreads to west Cornwall
A fungus which is threatening to decimate the number of native UK ash trees has now spread as far as west Cornwall. The news comes from the UK Forestry Commission which, on its website, has confirmed...
View ArticleConfirmed: feared ash disease spreads to west Cornwall
A fungus which is threatening to decimate the number of native UK ash trees has now spread as far as west Cornwall. The news comes from the UK Forestry Commission which, on its website, has confirmed...
View Article17 fire fighters called to tumble dryer fire in Torpoint
A total of 17 firefighters from Torpoint, Saltash and Camels Head were called to Trelawney Rise, Torpoint where smoke was billowing from the windows of a property.Crews wearing breathing apparatus...
View ArticleCornish Pirates stay top of Cup pool group after third victory
Cornish Pirates 27 Swansea 9The Cornish Pirates remain top of Pool Three in the British & Irish Cup after recording their third successive win in the competition against Welsh Premiership side...
View ArticleSt Austell resident puts out fire - then gets visited by 11 firemen
A resident at Woodland road, St Austell chose the wise course of rather safe than sorry when a grill pan caught fire. The person put a fire blanket over the cooker involved and then called for the fire...
View ArticleFamous Honorary Vice President of Cornwall Astronomy Society passes away
The famous writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter Sir Patrick Moore passed away today, aged 89.Sir Patrick Moore, known throughout Britain as the presenter of the TV-program...
View ArticleEmergency fire team wins pollution battle at Cornish mine
Firefighters prevented a pollution disaster after working around the clock for seven days to pump more than 60 million litres of contaminated water from a disused Cornish mine.Had the filthy water...
View ArticleRiver sell-off could force water bills up
Westcountry consumers could see a hard-fought rebate on water bills wiped out if plans to sell-off reservoirs and rivers go ahead, it is claimed.South West Water says the plans could deter investors...
View ArticleLooe turns back time for Dickens days
A Cornish town stepped back in time and into the sights and smells of a 19th century Christmas.Members of a local volunteer group donned Victorian hats, bonnets, suits and skirts during a Dickensian...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital in Cornwall aircraft crash
A man was airlifted to hospital following an aircraft crash in Cornwall.The man, who was from the local area and in his 50s, had to be freed from the wreckage of the plane which came down at Landulph...
View ArticleVintage fayre brings out best of Liskeard
A Cornish community at the centre of a drive to turn around town centres across the country has staged its first vintage market.The event in Liskeard was organised by the Liskeard Town Team as part of...
View Article'Dydh da!' – MPs to learn Cornish
Have you ever felt that MPs speak a different language from the rest of us? Well, now some of them are.A number of politicians have signed up for free lessons in Cornish – or, as they say west of the...
View ArticleWarning as Dieback tree disease spreads to Cornwall
A deadly tree fungus has been detected in Cornwall for the first time as the number of infected sites nationwide doubled in the past month to almost 300.The confirmed case of ash dieback was found in a...
View ArticleFlights return to Land's End after water-hit runway dries
A Cornish airport that was closed after the grass runway became saturated following a week of heavy rainfall is set to re-open.Flights from Land's End Airport to the Isles of Scilly will resume this...
View ArticleArsonists target cars in Camborne
ARSON is suspected following two car fires in Camborne last weekend.The fire service and police were first called to an access lane at the rear of Hughville Street on Friday, December 7.Crews were then...
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