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VIDEO - St Ives lifeboat rescues drifting fishing boat

THE ST Ives lifeboat launched to assist a fishing boat that had called for assistance after problems with her steering gear. Mersey Class lifeboat the Princess Royal - due to be replaced next year by...

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Wind turbine would adversely affect Stithians Church, says Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council has refused permission for a 62m wind turbine on farmland at Stithians.London-based Windberry energy Ltd wanted to build the turbine, with associated infrastructure and access track,...

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Students create film showcasing Helston nursery

A HELSTON garden nursery brought in young talent from Falmouth University in its latest venture to market its business. Trevena Cross Nurseries used budding film and media students to produce a video...

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Camborne estate agent Tim Glasson charged with fraud

A CAMBORNE estate agent has been charged with 12 offences of fraud today. Tim Glasson, aged 50, of Tim Glasson Estate Agents in Trelowarren Street, was arrested and bailed in August last year in...

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Falmouth-based sailing and therapy charity Sea Sanctuary features on national...

A film promoting the work of Cornwall-based sailing and therapy charity Sea Sanctuary will be shown on national television tonight. The show will be on the Community Channel, Sky channel 539 or...

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Truro's 1,500-home development and stadium plans under threat

A £400 million development on the edge of Truro has been held up because of a failure to reach an agreement between Cornwall Council and the development company. Developers Inox were granted outline...

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Man in critical condition following drug incident in St Agnes

A MAN and woman have been arrested in connection with a drug-related incident in St Agnes which left a 26-year-old man critically ill in hospital. Ambulance crews alerted the police after they were...

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Brittany Ferries stops pregnant mum from boarding forcing her to travel 14...

A mum had to travel 14 hours by train to Truro after she was turned away from a ferry for being pregnant. Katie Kissack, 32, was going to sail from Brittany to Plymouth so she could give birth in a...

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Next round of European funding expected to shape the future of Cornwall

CORNWALL and the Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is calling on local residents, businesses and the voluntary and community sectors from across the county to help shape the future of...

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Celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw hires two Cornwall College students

MICHELIN-starred chef Nathan Outlaw has hired two hospitality students from Cornwall College to work at his St Enodoc Hotel in Rock. Alex Michell, 18, from Chacewater near Truro, and Tomas Pavilonis,...

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Looe 'bought lorry to take waste to landfill'

LOOE'S harbour master explained how the authority manages its waste economically.Jeff Penhaligon said he discovered it was cheaper to buy a lorry for the harbour's waste and take it directly to the...

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Knitting needles cause a stir at Liskeard Town Council meeting

A KNITTING councillor who brought her woolly workings into a Liskeard Town Council meeting failed to leave the mayor in stitches last Tuesday.During the first council meeting following the local...

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Bodmin trio heading for Kenya for Eye Camp

THREE men from Bodmin will be heading for Kenya next January to help impoverished people improve their eyesight.An eye camp will be set up in the town of Kericho and so far, more than 1,200 secondhand...

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Popular Ken is mayor again

POPULAR town councillor Ken Stubbs has been re-elected to serve as Bodmin's mayor for a second term.The council held its mayor-choosing ceremony last Thursday at St Petroc's parish church. Usually, the...

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Questions: Dad's death

AN AGGRIEVED North Cornwall farming family is demanding answers to why their father died after undergoing low-risk heart surgery.Thomas Anthony Wills, known as David, died after heart surgery last...

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Search for missing Falmouth man

A man from Falmouth was still missing this morning after a search last night failed to locate him. The 35 year-old was reported missing at 6.30pm yesterday evening after he was last seen on Monday...

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Single mum's pleas to be rehomed from mould-ridden flat ignored

A SINGLE mum says she has been left flabbergasted after the council gave her mould-ridden flat the all-clear – despite her GP saying it was damaging her health and that of her baby.Amber Rowlands says...

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Kate Humble spends time at the Fowey Festival of Words and Music

KATE Humble is a familiar face to TV viewers across the nation.The BBC presenter of nature shows such as Springwatch has become a popular and welcome visitor to living rooms throughout Britain, but,...

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Two jailed after Cornwall crime spree

TWO tourists have been jailed after they went on a crime spree raiding a golf club and farm near Padstow and crashing their getaway car during a high-speed police chase.They also burgled the Bedruthan...

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National home ware store "in negotiations" to move into empty Barracuda club...

A NATIONAL homeware store "like The Range" is in talks to set up shop in Newquay's derelict Barracuda nightclub.The eyesore is no longer owned by the Barracuda Pub Group, and it has emerged that new...

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