Blake double gives Launceston victory at Falmouth
Falmouth Town 1, Launceston 2TWO first half headers from Launceston skipper Rob Blake was enough to give Leigh Cooper's men victory at Bickland Park on Saturday.Against a Town side which is improving...
View ArticleBodmin Town through to last 16 of FA Vase for first time
Bodmin Town 3 Ashington 2Bodmin are through to the last 16 of the FA Carlsberg Vase for the first time in their history after seeing off Northern League side Ashington in a pulsating fourth round tie...
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Motorcyclist killed in HGV crash in Carnon Downs
A motorcyclist died after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle in Carnon Downs yesterday afternoon, police have confirmed. Fire crews, police and the ambulance service were called to the scene on...
View ArticleLanner Parish Council accused of 'inexcusable' behaviour
A senior Cornwall councillor has launched an astonishing attack on a parish council which launched a legal challenge against 25 affordable homes being built in its community.Lanner Parish Council,...
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French authorities clear Plymouth submarine over sinking off Cornish coast
The Royal Navy nuclear submarine Turbulent has been formally cleared of any involvement in the mystery sinking of a Breton trawler and the deaths of its five crew off the Lizard in Cornwall. Nine years...
View ArticleIvybridge hit for six by in-form Liverton
The Premier Division of the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League had just two postponements on Saturday, despite heavy overnight rain.The games at Cullompton Rangers and Witheridge were both postponed...
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Cornish eco-gran Johanna Oates has message in 1,000 bottle tops
A grandmother who has waged a ten-year protest against a planned incinerator by collecting plastic tops from bottles and jars has amassed more than 1,000 of them.Eco-warrior Johanna Oates, 74, decided...
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Devon and Cornwall Police apologise for 'failures' in Cornish rape claim...
Devon and Cornwall Police have apologised to a woman for bungling an investigation into allegations that she was raped in a Cornish market town.Trudie Dove has fought a long battle to prove she was...
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Cornwall Wildlife Trust talk will focus on moorland wildlife and archaeology
Cornwall Wildlife Trust is presenting a talk about the moors, heathlands and other habitats of West Penwith this week.Archaeologist Graeme Kirkham will explain the significance of the downs, moors and...
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TV foodie Jay reveals his 'obsession' with Cornwall-grown cauliflowers
Food writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner revealed an "obsession" with cauliflower while filming a cookery segment for The One Show in Cornwall.Mr Rayner was filming in west Cornwall, first in a field...
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Man found dead after fire destroys home at St Breward near Bodmin
The charred remains of a man were found lying in a bungalow after flames ripped through the building rendering it a smouldering ruin.More than 30 firefighters fought flames engulfing the bungalow which...
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Campaign to end hunger is now under way
A group of organisations who hope to bring an end to world hunger staged a noisy gathering to launch a major campaign.Canon Philip Lambert, canon missioner at Truro Cathedral joined members of...
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Exhibition reveals artists as the subjects of portraits
Striking portraits of artists who pioneered the modernist movement in St Ives are among a collection of photographs that have gone on show in Plymouth.Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon, Barbara Hepworth,...
View ArticleLawyer reveals truth of 'royal assent' Cabinet tried to block
Research by a Westcountry lawyer has exposed the extent of the Queen and Duchy of Cornwall's power of veto over new legislation.John Kirkhope has been battling with the Cabinet Office for more than two...
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Motorcyclist dies after crash with lorry at Carnon Downs
A motorcyclist has died after he was in a crash with an HGV lorry on a road in Cornwall.The tragedy happened near Truro and the male rider was pronounced dead at the scene.The family of the as yet...
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Darren Gilbert thrilled as Bodmin close in on Wembley final
Bodmin Town took pride of place in Westcountry non-League football after their 3-2 defeat of Northern League outfit Ashington at Priory Park left them just three rounds from a Wembley final.Bodmin boss...
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Truro City manager Lee Hodges is left to rue missed chances
Truro City boss Lee Hodges was left to rue missed chances and poor defending as Blue Square Bet South's bottom side lost 2-1 at home to Chelmsford City on Saturday.Player-manager Hodges, who sat out...
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Police name pedestrian killed following collision with HGV lorry on A30 in...
A pedestrian who died after being involved in a collision with a HGV lorry on the A30 has been named by police. Marcin Wojtas, 34, who was living in the Launceston area, died as a result of his...
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Henry Scott Tuke painting of Falmouth model fetches £16,250 at auction
An oil painting depicting a naked man on a beach by renowned Falmouth artist Henry Scott Tuke sold at auction for £16,250. Before the sale at Bonhams in London the picture, called A Bather, has been...
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Fisherman's car rolled into sea at Mevagissey harbour and sank after he left...
THIS PICTURE was taken today in Mevagissey after a car rolled into the sea at high tide and then sank.Residents said a fisherman had left his handbrake off when parking early this morning and it rolled...
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