St Austell Saints sweep aside a Berry tough outfit
St Austell 47 Berry Hill 17ST AUSTELL maintained their pursuit of glory in the RFU Intermediate Cup running in five tries at Tregorrick Park to sweep aside the dogged resistance of a tough Berry Hill...
View ArticleShock at death of 'fearless' Duchy League footballer Matt Oke
A POPULAR goalkeeper who was found dead in his car in North Cornwall has been described as a star by the secretary of a club he used to play for.Matt Oke, 36, is thought to have taken his own life.Matt...
View ArticleSt Austell Business Improvement District (BID) voted in
A NEW dawn for St Austell could be on the horizon after the town voted yes to a Business Improvement District (BID).The town may have missed out in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee city status competition...
View ArticlePrison for Pawel Pusledzki after scissors attack caused horrific injuries
A POLISH father angered by sexual advances from a 60-year-old Torpoint man has been jailed for stabbing him numerous times and causing horrific injuries with a pair of scissors.Pawel Pusledzki, 27,...
View ArticleNewquay parking officials wearing cameras to catch abusive motorists
TRAFFIC officials in Newquay are being given cameras in a bid to catch abusive motorists in the act, the Cornish Guardian can reveal.In the first move of its kind in Cornwall, the resort's four civil...
View ArticleFalmouth still searching for first win: Falmouth Town 1, St Austell 2
Falmouth Town 1, St Austell 2FALMOUTH Town are still searching for their first win under managers Les Gilbert and Robbie Stephens following Tuesday night's defeat to St Austell at Bickland Park.Once...
View ArticleBodmin residents fight to save their recreation area
BODMIN residents are fighting a battle with a housing developer to stop construction vehicles rolling over their recreation area.People living in Gilbert Road have sent a 95-signature petition to...
View ArticleInconsiderate parking blocks disabled pensioner's access to his west Cornwall...
A Goldsithney couple is pleading with people to think before they park in someone else's private spot because inconsiderate parking is making their lives "impossible". Heather and Clive Williams have...
View ArticleGirl told to get in to car by unknown driver in Lostwithiel
A young girl was stopped by a male driving a car who then told her to get in as she made her way home at around 9.15pm on Monday, February 4 in Lostwithiel.The 12-year-old girl was walking home along...
View ArticleSurfers Against Sewage raise "serious concerns" over coastal mining plans
A LEADING environmental campaign group has raised serious concerns over multi-million pound plans to begin mining the north Cornish coastline.Marine Minerals Limited (MML) has submitted exploratory...
View ArticleFerocious winds threaten Vodafone mobile phone mast in Truro
FIRE services were called to a junction at Truro this morning when a mobile telephone mast was damaged by high winds. One fire engine arrived at the scene just before 10am to make the area safe for the...
View ArticleA third of Cornwall MPs abstain from voting on gay marriage
A third of Cornwall MPs abstained from voting on the bill to legalise gay marriage. The bill was passed in parliament last night by 400 'ayes' to 175 'noes'. The four Cornwall MPs who voted all did so...
View ArticleCamborne taxpayers to face a council tax increase
TAXPAYERS in Camborne will have to dig a little deeper to pay for a council tax increase agreed this week.Band D taxpayers will see a 17 per cent rise in the Camborne Town Council part of their bill in...
View ArticleSt Austell man arrested on manslaughter charge in connection to the death of...
A St Austell man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to the death of Ryan Thomas, who died in a work related incident in Cawsand, near Torpoint, on January 16 2013. A police...
View ArticleMorrisons rival Looe Tesco bid
The Cornish Guardian can reveal that Morrisons has expressed an interest in building a store in Looe.The supermarket chain proposes to develop land at Polean, opposite the Milpool car park, in West...
View ArticleMystery of St Michael's Mount plane crash solved
Mystery surrounding a plane crash over St Michael's Mount in the years after the war has been solved with the help of Cornishman readers. At the beginning of January this newspaper asked if anyone...
View ArticleArson suspected after fire near Pizza Hut in Truro
Arson is suspected after a fire in Truro.A fire crew from Truro were called to a blaze in a shed near the Pizza Hut restaurant on the A390 opposite Truro College.The fire and rescue service were called...
View ArticleTwo arrested following suspected Hayle arson attack
Two men have been arrested following a suspected arson attack on a shed in Hayle early this morning.Firefighters from Camborne and St Ives spent half an hour tackling the blaze shortly after 2.30am on...
View ArticleEden Project fire in boiler room
FIREFIGHTERS were scrambled to the Eden Project last night.The fire alarm sounded after a blaze broke out in a boiler room.It was out by the time the St Austell fire crew arrived at about 10.30pm but...
View ArticleArson suspected cause of car fire near Bodmin
ARSON is the suspected cause of a car found on fire on Tuesday.It was found between Luxulyan and Lockengate, near Bodmin, and firefighters wearing breathing equipment used a jet hose to douse the...
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