Rescue helicopter launched to airlift a holidamaker from Cape Cornwall to...
UPDATE: The 30-year-old holidaymaker was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske in Truro. She had suffered a fractured ankle. A RESCUE helicopter from RNAS Culdrose, Lands End Coastguard...
View ArticleVIDEO: "Axe, axe, the bedroom tax" in Camborne
A SECOND protest against the so called bedroom tax took place in Camborne this lunch time. A dozen campaigners gathered in the town square to show their feelings against the changes in housing benefit...
View ArticlePenlee lifeboat launched to assist a local fishing vessel
PENLEE lifeboat has been launched to assist a fishing vessel off the coast of Cornwall. The volunteer crew was paged at 4.25pm to help the 28ft boat with two people on board. A spokesman for Falmouth...
View ArticleHeartlands is one year today - visitor attraction smashes its target
HEARTLANDS in Pool has smashed its annual visitor figures target for year one by almost 40,000 guests. It has welcomed over 275,000 visitors just ahead of the 2013 Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Malcolm...
View ArticleHousing and homelessness high on agenda in Camborne last night
NEARLY 200 people questioned prospective Cornwall Councillors on their policies in Camborne last night. The meeting, held at Camborne Community Centre, started with a robust debate over the number of...
View ArticleFormer champion hits back to reach Cornwall Ladies' golf final
Home member and former champion Rachael Lloyd-Phillips fought back from three down against favourite Sammie Giles to clinch her place in tomorrow's 36-hole final of the Cornwall Ladies'...
View ArticleKendall's late equaliser saves point for Truro City in final home game
Truro City 3 Farnborough 3 After an explosive start, which saw them go 2-0 up in less than four minutes, City were in the end grateful for a late Paul Kendall equaliser to claim a point from their...
View ArticleCornish Pirates end season with a win over the Jersey boys
Cornish Pirates 28 Jersey 24The Cornish Pirates ended their Championship season with a first win in four games but were made to battle all the way by a resilient Jersey side at the Mennaye Field,...
View ArticleMan turned into "human fireball" in police Taser incident in Plymouth
An investigation has been launched after a man turned into a human fireball in an incident involving a police taser. Officers attended a disturbance when they found the man in a garden with a can of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Eunice Woolcock's surprise pasty celebration
ONE OF Cornwall's most famous pasty crimpers was celebrated at Pool Academy this weekend. Great grandmother Eunice Woolcock from Camborne got through the regional heats of ITV's Food Glorious Food...
View ArticleRedruth and Camborne firefighters respond to two car accidents
FIREFIGHTERS from Redruth were called to outside United Downs refuse recycling centre this lunch time to assist police with a van on its side. The incident happened at 11.44am. An hour later a fire...
View ArticleRail services to and from Cornwall delayed after person hit by train in London
TRAIN journeys to and from Cornwall may be delayed this afternoon after a person was hit by a train in London earlier today. The incident happened just before noon at Hanwell, west London. The line has...
View ArticleSaltash Cornish Cross to mark county's boundary
CORNWALL has a new landmark to mark the county's boundary - a 20 metre high Celtic cross. The Saltash Cornish Cross was lifted into place by two cranes last night. The two-tonne cross made of carbon...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital following a serious collision in Launceston
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in Launceston this afternoon. Police and the fire service were called to A30 east bound at 1.05pm after a...
View ArticleTeenager's Twitter faux pas a warning to all employers
It was recently reported that Paris Brown, who at 17 is Britain's first youth crime commissioner, placed herself and Kent Police in hot water following a series of offensive Twitter posts. Hers was a...
View ArticleIt's a happy Toy story for Emily as she makes Cornish golf history
In a thrilling final, where the drama continued to the end, 15-year-old Emily Toy of Carlyon Bay became the youngest ever winner of the Cornwall Ladies' Golf Championship when she defeated six times...
View ArticleTeenage girl threatened at Looe railway station
British Transport Police officers are searching for a teenage girl who threatened a 17-year-old at Looe railway station, at around 5pm on April 8.Investigating officer, PC Mike Phillips, said: "At Looe...
View ArticleVIDEO: Rock star Brian May warns that badger cull is wrong
Rock star and countryside campaigner Brian May has warned supporters of the badger cull they are taking the "wrong path" as he led a rally against plans to kill thousands of the wild animals in a bid...
View ArticleMan rescued from play equipment in Redruth
A man had to be rescued after becoming trapped on children's play equipment in Redruth on Saturday. Firefighters, who were called to assist the 25-year-old at 4am, said he was trapped on top of the...
View ArticleNew workspace for freelances and homeworkers goes on show in iconic Penzance...
A NEW flexible workspace facility for west Cornwall's growing number of homeworkers and freelance professionals will be open for a sneak preview tomorrow (TUESDAY APRIL 23). The Workbox, the new...
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