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New Red Cross team to offer 999 support in Cornwall
A new partnership has been launched to support people in Cornwall affected by house fires, floods and other emergencies.The Red Cross Fire and Emergency Support Service (FESS) and firefighters from...
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Jury goes out in 'witches' coven' sex abuse trial
Jury members in a sex abuse trial involving witches and pagan rituals have retired to consider their verdict.Jack Kemp and Peter Petrauske are accused of a litany of offences against young girls,...
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Cornwall sees biggest growth in train use
More people than ever before in Cornwall are choosing to travel by train, according to new figures.First Great Western's statistics show an estimated 6.5 million journeys were made on Cornwall's rail...
View ArticleFire breaks out at a wood-built nursery
Children at a wood-built Cornish nursery were evacuated after a fire broke out. Firefighters from Redruth and Truro were called to Sunny Days nursery in Burnwithian, near St Day at 10am yesterday and...
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New effort to safeguard identity of Duchy chapels
Protecting the cultural heritage – as well as the bricks and mortar – of Cornwall's chapels is the subject of a joint conservation initiative being launched this week.With congregations in decline,...
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VIDEO: Wheels put in motion on Falmouth skate film project
A YOUNG Falmouth film-maker has won support for his project showcasing local skateboarders.Fred Baylis, 15, has produced a short film shot in the surrounding area, including Falmouth and Truro, of...
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Parking fines issued in Falmouth 'without permission'
PEOPLE hit with parking fines in one Falmouth car park are being urged not to pay – by its owner.Discovery Quay Car Park is at the centre of a row between its owner, New Cornwall Development, and...
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Murdered man Peter Oates was a 'kind and loving father'
FAMILY and friends of a Pool man murdered in a violent attack at his home have paid tribute to the "generous and kind-hearted" father of two.On Friday Somes McFarland, 28, was found guilty of murdering...
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Exclusions are up as Truro schools clamp down
MORE THAN 100 pupils were suspended from schools in the Truro area in the past academic year.Figures obtained by the West Briton under the Freedom of Information Act showed that at one secondary school...
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YouTube video is a hit for Children in Need by The Roseland Community College...
A CORNISH school's charity pop video has proved a surprise worldwide YouTube hit with more than 12,000 views – and counting.The cover of chart hit Some Nights by The Roseland Community College choir...
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Shock as popular young Pendeen dad Jamie Price-Jones dies suddenly
A YOUNG father has died suddenly after suffering a brain haemorrhage as he prepared to take his three-year-old son to nursery.Cornish Pirates' fan and proud husband and father Jamie Price-Jones...
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Public help in knives appeal
A SAMURAI sword is just one of dozens of potentially deadly weapons cleared from Newquay streets as part of a continuing knife amnesty by the resort's police.Officers are urging the public to continue...
View ArticleHealth and safety charges for farmer
A FARMER and his wife have appeared in court charged with flouting health and safety laws.Philip and Linda Medland stood side-by-side in the dock at Truro Crown Court on Friday.During a brief hearing...
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List of sea conservation areas sites sparks criticism
The Government has angered conservationists by scaling back the number of aquatic reserves off the Westcountry coast.Some 31 marine conservation zones – covering an area around three times the size of...
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Rainford is ready for Cornish All Blacks' tough challenges
The Cornish All Blacks make one of the toughest journeys of their National League Two South season tomorrow.The Launceston men will set off for second-placed Worthing at 6.45am hoping to build on their...
View ArticleTate St Ives in £5m scheme to get young into arts
A £5 million initiative involving Tate St Ives and other organisations has been announced to get young people involved in the arts. The nationwide under-25s project, Circuit, sparked by last year's...
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Cost to clear up Cornwall's flood damage could be £3m
Cleaning up the havoc brought by last month's floods in Cornwall could hit the £3 million mark, according to council chiefs.Such was the deluge of water sparked by heavy rain that roads, bridges and...
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Fowey homes development approval branded 'illegal'
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 82 new homes in Fowey have been approved despite a crunch planning meeting descending into chaos.One councillor described the central area sub-planning committee on Monday as a...
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Sixty jobs go as St Columb firm Infoteam International moves
NEARLY 60 people from the Newquay area will be jobless this Christmas after it emerged that a major electronics firm is closing in St Columb.Infoteam International is pulling out of Cornwall altogether...
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Families' plea over Saltash cooker gas deaths
THE FAMILIES of two friends from Saltash who died after carbon monoxide gas was emitted from a faulty grill, say more should have been done to make people aware of the defect sooner.Richard Smith, 30,...
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