Penryn wartime bombing victims remembered
A service to remember those who died in a wartime bombing in Penryn will take place on Saturday. It will be the third year that the event takes place at the Memorial Gardens on Quay Hill. The first was...
View ArticleCarn Brea offers unique course for budding sports and leisure industry workers
Carn Brea Leisure Centre, at Pool, has struck up a partnership with The 2nd Chance Project to support teenagers looking for a career within the sports and leisure industry. The free course, which...
View ArticleSkinner's boost for Cornwall's Mining World Heritage Site
Skinner's Brewery has teamed up with the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site to donate 1p from the sale of every pint of its best-selling Cornish Knocker ale on draught. The money will go towards...
View ArticlePop-up food event at Heartlands' Kernow Fest
KERNOW FEST – an exciting new free festival coming to Heartlands in Pool on Sunday, May 26 – will host pop-up food festival Cornwall Food & Drink LIVE! after teaming up with the organisation behind...
View ArticleWoman airlifted to hospital after Penwithick crash
A Sea King helicopter airlifted a woman to hospital this morning after a two vehicle collision in Pewithick near St Austell. The accident on the B3374 road happened just before 11am this morning....
View ArticleSt Ives lifeboat in rescue just hours after the Queen's visit
Still wearing their best suits for the Queen's visit in St Ives yesterday were members of the RNLI lifeboat crew who were called out on a shout just hours after meeting the Royal couple. The Queen and...
View ArticleFirefighters called to fork lift truck fire in Newquay
Firefighters were called to tackle a fire on the Treloggan Industrial Estate in Newquay last night. Crews from Newquay, St Columb and Perranporth were called because smoke was seen to be coming from an...
View ArticlePlymouth Devils suffer speedway defeat at Edinburgh
Plymouth suffered a disappointing 56-36 defeat despite raising hopes of an away win by taking a two-point lead after four heats in their Premier League match at Edinburgh on Friday evening.Skipper Cory...
View ArticleCornish Rebels make League debut
SOUTH West Mens Rugby League debutants Cornish Rebels are ready to finally kick off their season against Exeter Centurions at Flowerpots Field, Exeter, today. The Rebels will be taking a 20-strong...
View ArticleFalmouth Gangnam Style policeman Sgt Gary Watts suspended over alleged...
The sergeant behind Falmouth police's Gangnam Style video, which raised thousands of pound for charity, has been suspended pending an investigation into an allegation of misconduct in public office....
View ArticleVIDEO: Queen's visit to St Ives lifeboat station marks the start of major...
The Queen's visit to St Ives lifeboat station yesterday launched the start of a new appeal by the charity. Wearing an elegant lavender wool crepe coat and matching hat, the Queen looked younger than...
View ArticleVIDEO: Polo on the beach kicks off at Watergate Bay
The Veuve Clicquot Polo on the Beach, at Watergate Bay, near Newquay is getting under way. The champagne deck and barbecue and bar opened at midday, while the action is expected to start at 2.30pm with...
View ArticleUpdate: Bodmin road reopened after two injured in collision
Update 3pm Priory Road has now been reopened by police following a collision earlier today. A female pedestrian was taken to hospital with what were believed to be minor injuries, a police spokesman...
View ArticleVIDEO: Official welcome for Bude's newest lifeboat
In glorious sunshine, volunteers and supporters of Bude's RNLI station formally welcomed a new lifeboat today. The station's new D class inshore lifeboat, the George Bird was officially named by...
View ArticleCornwall through to Twickenham final after thrilling victory
Cornwall 41 Hertfordshire 29Cornwall reached the County Championship final at Twickenham for the first time in 14 years with a thrilling victory over reigning champions Hertfordshire, writes Nigel...
View ArticleConservative leader questions the strength of proposed Cornwall Council...
The leader of the Conservative group at Cornwall Council has questioned the strength of the coalition of Independents, Liberal Democrats and minor parties that are set to lead Cornwall for the next...
View ArticleMoorland farmers in Westcountry to be 'starved of cash'
Wildlife charities have criticised powerful lobby groups for engineering a new deal on European farm subsidies which would benefit big farmers, to the detriment of the Westcountry environment.The RSPB...
View ArticleBude lifeboat formally named
Bude RNLI's new inshore lifeboat has formally been named the George Bird at a ceremony on the weekend. The event was hosted at the lifeboat station where the donor of the lifeboat, Mrs Patricia Bird...
View ArticleREVEALED: The full transcript of Councillor Collin Brewer's interview on...
This is Cornwall can now reveal the full transcript of an interview given by Cornwall Councillor Collin Brewer, which has prompted calls for his resignation and investigations by the police and...
View ArticleUPDATE: ex-police Chief Superintendent John Allen has died after being found...
AN ex-Chief Superintendent of Devon and Cornwall Police has died after being found lying in the middle of a west Cornwall road.Named this afternoon as John Allen, the 77 year old was seen in the road...
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