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Design pair reach UK final
FOR the seventh year St Ives students took part in Printit!, a challenging national competition organised by the print industry.Thousands of students entered and yet again two St Ives students – Alex...
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Talk from a Chernobyl survivor
YEAR 9 students at St Ives School were given the opportunity to meet with a real hero on April 22 when the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline charity brought Petr Makarenko to the school.Mr Makarenko talked...
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Poll hopefuls set out their stalls to electors
A SUSPICIOUS mind and an assumption that everyone has an agenda are essential qualities for a council chairman, says a first-time candidate for a seat on the islands' authority.Steve Sims, one of those...
View ArticleNew office hosts five weddings
FIVE weddings over this weekend's World Gig Championship were due to launch Scilly's new purpose-built beachfront Register Office on St Mary's.The building, part of the Porthcressa Regeneration Scheme,...
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FRIST taking fight to minister
THE group campaigning for affordable and reliable year-round transport links with the mainland is challenging the Transport Minister's 'no subsidy' stance with an example from his own back...
View ArticleRestaurant earns sustainability title
SPIRIT at the St Mary's Hall Hotel has become the first eating place in the islands to win a top rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association.The organisation said owner Clifford Freeman's...
View ArticleImprovements to start this autumn
WORK to improve the Porthloo boat park and rebuild the slipway on St Mary's is scheduled to start in the autumn.Confirming receipt of EU Convergence grant aid, Duchy of Cornwall land steward Chris...
View ArticleHelicopter link 'still has a long way to go'
SCILLY'S council has greeted with caution reports that a new helicopter service could be established between the islands and the mainland.The council, which owns the airport on St Mary's, said in a...
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VIDEO: Seagull with fish hook caught in mouth entangled in power lines at...
A seagull with a fish hook in its mouth became entangled in power lines above a main road. Firefighters used their expertise to rescue the seagull caught up in the electricity cables above the A390 in...
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New Independent Cinema Planned for Unused Newlyn Fishing Warehouse
NEWLYN could have its own art house cinema as part of ambitious plans to convert a disused fish warehouse.Suzie Sinclair and Alistair Till hope to bring the silver screen back to the fishing town and...
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UPDATE: Grampound road has reopened following a crash on the A390
UPDATE: The road has now reopened GRAMPOUND road is currently closed in both directions following a crash involving one vehicle. Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the A390 at the...
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Man left with broken ankle following midnight attack in Saltash
Saltash police are searching for two men who attacked a man as he was walking home after a night out, leaving him with a broken ankle.The victim, who is in his early 20s, was set-upon as he walked...
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Cornwall Election May 2nd: Candidates standing for election
Key: Conservative (C); Liberal Democrat (LD); Independent (I); UK Independence Party (UKIP); Labour (L); Mebyon Kernow (MK); Green Party (G)Altarnun Sasha Gillard-Loft, LD Geoff Hale, L Vivian Hall, C...
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£100,000 jackpot for young Redruth sports stars
Young sportsmen and women hit the jackpot at Redruth Charity Trust's youth sports award evening. In the eight years that the scheme has been running, the trust has handed out £100,000 worth of kit and...
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Mixed reactions to Abbeyfield homes plan at Bosvale, Falmouth
There were mixed reactions from the community about plans to build sheltered housing on a field at Bosvale in Falmouth. Many of those who attended an open day to see the plans by Abbeyfield raised...
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Flambards in Helston goes on the market
Family attraction Flambards in Helston has been put up for sale for the first time in its 37 year history. Managing director James Kingsford-Hale said the decision came because there was no "obvious...
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Falmouth lifeboat rescues yacht
Falmouth's lifeboat is currently towing a yacht back to port which got into difficulty off Manacles Reef. The 24 foot yacht with two people on board got caught on a buoy at the reef between Falmouth...
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Elderly woman injured after fall on cliff path at Mylor
An elderly woman was taken to hospital with a possible fractured pelvis and leg and facial injuries after falling on the cliff path between Mylor and Flushing this afternoon. Falmouth coastguard's...
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Private finance for our police?
Chief ReporterDevon and Cornwall Police could enter into a private sponsorship deal under a plan being considered for all five forces in the South West.Martyn Underhill, police and crime commissioner...
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Prince Andrew recalls naval college training
High-flying royal Prince Andrew returned to the South Devon naval college where he trained more than 30 years ago to honour the latest generation of officers.The Duke of York completed his officer...
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