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Cornwall shop where you don't buy items – you donate them
One store in Cornwall is turning the Christmas shopping experience well and truly on its head.Instead of buying gifts and taking them away, visitors to The Giving Shop purchase presents elsewhere...
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Cornish Pirates are planning ahead in Penzance
Cornish Pirates have confirmed their intention to renovate their current home ground, Penzance's Mennaye Field, while they await the next set of developments in the long-running Stadium for Cornwall...
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Bravery award for brothers' courageous sea rescue in Newquay
Two brothers who leapt into rough seas to rescue a woman from drowning will today receive awards for their bravery and selflessness.Martin and David Marney spotted someone in difficulties while out...
View ArticleCommendation for officer who saved man's life
A Royal Navy Petty Officer has been praised for saving the life of a visitor to a Westcountry base.PO Paul 'Ticker' Tock was on duty looking after the Royal Yacht Squadron during their stay at the HMS...
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Rainfall devastates sections of coast path
Record-breaking rainfall in the Westcountry has caused the worst series of landslides in more than a decade, according to experts.This has left a trail of devastation along the South West Coast Path,...
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Suspended Isles of Scilly council boss 'to leave and get hefty pay-off'
By lyn bartonSpeculation is mounting about the future of an under-fire council supremo amid reports he is to leave his job and receive a hefty pay-out.Philip Hygate, chief executive of the Council of...
View ArticleCancer charity fair sets new funds record
An estimated £27,000 has been raised to help cancer sufferers in Cornwall. The two-day Cornwall Macmillan Christmas Fair held at Newquay's Hotel Bristol last month smashed all previous records with its...
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Penzance prepares Montol masks and a 'river of fire'
More than 100 lanterns will help form rivers of fire through a Cornish town as an ancient festival gets under way later this week.Montol is celebrated on December 21 in Penzance and aims to banish the...
View ArticleDebt Management In UK – An Option That None Other Offers
A debt management plan is a systematic way of paying down your debts. This plan is generally for those people who are not eligible to get a debt consolidation loan. DMP is offered by credit counseling...
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Minister Eric Pickles blasts 'plutocratic' councils for plan to tax poor
Proposals to make the Westcountry's poorest residents pay a share of council tax has been labelled "disgusting" by Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles.Councils across Devon and Cornwall have been...
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Jimmy Savile sex abuse investigation reaches Cornwall
The police investigation into sexual abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile has reached Cornwall.Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed it has received six allegations as part of Operation Yewtree and is...
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VIDEO: Riding high as 7-metre storm waves crash in at Porthleven
Awful weather might have spelled misery for many, but two sportsmen took advantage of the blustery winds whisking up huge waves off the Cornish coast.Kite surfer Dom Moore and windsurfer Ross Williams...
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Falmouth man James Guilfoyle jailed for dog attack on girlfriend
A Falmouth man has been jailed for two years after setting his American pitbull type dog on his girlfriend.James Guilfoyle, 22, was found guilty of assualt causing actual bodily harm by a jury at Truro...
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Falmouth's Kimberley Park £200,000 play area opens on Saturday
Children will finally be able to try out a £200,000 play scheme in Falmouth's Kimberley Park when it opens on Saturday at 10am.Kimberley Park Association was set up to take the project forward with the...
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Demonstrations of natural power have tragic results
A series of dramatic landslides have hit the Westcountry over the past year, including a terrifying slip from Hell's Mouth in Cornwall that was captured on video then posted on the internet.Rockfalls...
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Kaiser Chiefs to curate Eden Sessions day
Kaiser Chiefs have been confirmed to headline an Eden Session on Saturday, June 29, 2013.They join comedian Eddie Izzard, who plays on Monday, June 3, and The xx, who play on Tuesday, July 2, on next...
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Former Newlyn fisherman has murder appeal thrown out
A FORMER Newlyn fisherman has had his murder appeal thrown out by the Court of Appeal today.Brian Harrison, 31, formerly of Gwavas Estate, was originally convicted of causing grievous bodily harm after...
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VIDEO: Sponsorship deal for Hayle fishing enthusiast
A fishing mad Hayle man is turning his passion into a career in film making after getting a sponsorship deal.Tim Harrison, who dreams of being the next big name in fishing television, is fast building...
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Land's End Airport to close again until Christmas
LAND'S End Airport will close until December 27 from Wednesday due to severe weather warnings, causing further disruption for passengers.The west Cornish airport, and only surviving air link to the...
View ArticleEmergency cash from Prince of Wales for farmers hit by extreme weather
Farmers in the South West struggling as a result of the extreme wet weather could be able to get emergency financial help.The Prince's Countryside Fund has announced it will donate £150,000 from its...
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