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Duchy firms are 'paying it forward'
A novel idea in which people pay in advance for a food or drink to be given later to someone in need has taken off in Cornwall which many businesses in the Duchy signing up the scheme.Under the Cornish...
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Woolwich heroine Ingrid Loyau-Kennett speaks for first time after arriving...
Woolwich heroine Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, who stopped to try and help Drummer Lee Rigby and ended up talking to his alleged killers, has spoken for the first time after getting home to Helston. She told...
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Veterans gather in Mawnan Smith to remember those who died in the Second...
Veterans gathered at Trebah Gardens in Mawnan Smith today for a service to remember those who died in the Second World War. The day is put on to celebrate and remember the American 29th Infantry...
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Former Lostwithiel mayor renews calls for a review of accident blackspot on A390
A FORMER mayor of Lostwithiel has vowed to continue the fight to improve safety on the A390 after another accident saw a driver lucky to walk away from the wreckage.Dave Robson first called for a...
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Person rescued after collision outside Altarnun hotel
A person had to be rescued from his vehicle after a road traffic collision outside a hotel in Altarnun last night.For the full story of person rescued after collision outside Altarnun hotel click here
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Rodda's mathematician finds the formula for a perfect cream tea
A mathematician has uncovered the formula to create a perfect cream tea. Rodda's, a family run creamery based near Redruth, commissioned mathematics and statistics expert Dr Eugenia Cheng to create a...
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Rottweiler rescued from mine shaft in Carnkie, Redruth
A dog has been rescued after it fell down a mine shaft in Carnkie near Redruth. The owner of the dog reported that it had gone missing yesterday morning and he could hear it from down the 20-metre mine...
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Newly-weds pop in to Truro pub straight from wedding ceremony
A beer brewer and his pub manager bride dropped in for a swift pint at a Truro pub on Saturday - straight from the church where they were wed. Linzi Whitworth, 31, who runs The Old Ale House in Truro,...
View ArticleHeavy showers to settle in Cornwall on bank holiday Monday
Heavy showers are set for Cornwall tomorrow afternoon, following a dry and bright morning. The rain will settle in across the county at around 1pm, according to the Met Office. Temperatures will reach...
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Deaths mar start of the summer holiday season in Westcountry
Holidaymakers flocked to the region's beaches and tourist spots as temperatures touched 17C (62F).However, forecasters said the clear, sunny weather would only last until today when a band of heavy...
View ArticleRemember the sacrifice of our brave sailors
The sacrifice made by thousands of Westcountry sailors who took part in the Battle of the Atlantic has been marked with the first in a series of events.The Plymouth and Southwest Merchant Navy and...
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Homes on Devon and Cornwall's seaside cost more than ever
Seaside towns in Devon and Cornwall remain among the most expensive places to live in the UK and have seen an inexorable rise in house prices, a new study has shown.According to the Halifax, Salcombe...
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Roadside mowing 'threatens rare wildflowers and orchids'
Abundant and rare flora which brightens up the Westcountry roadsides and byways could be under threat from over-enthusiastic councils, a charity has warned.Plantlife says it has genuine fears that...
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Shopping centre is new home to 10,000 bees
A shopping centre is set to become a hive of aerial activity after a new environmental initiative to champion the threatened honey bee.A colony of 10,000 bees has taken up residence in the first of...
View ArticleInformation centres 'don't get their fair share of cash'
There have been council and MP calls for increased funding for tourist information centres (TICs) and for the Westcountry to get its "fair share" of tourism cash.Chairman of Honiton TIC, in Devon,...
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Farmer forced to break badger laws to rescue calf that fell into sett
A Cornish farmer found himself forced to break the law after a calf fell neck deep into a badger sett.Jim Candy, who is also a Liberal Democrat member of Cornwall Council, said he realised the action...
View ArticleSummer airlink north re-opens
A summer air link between Cornwall and Scotland will re-open today.Flybe franchise partner, Loganair has launched its summer schedule between Newquay and Glasgow.Running between May 27 and August 30,...
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Missing Polish woman found sleeping rough
A Polish woman who sparked a huge search operation just days after she arrived in Devon to resume her job has been found locally sleeping rough by an off-duty police officer.Magdalena Krawiec arrived...
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Three Westcountry hospitals lag behind in bid to be Foundation Trusts
Three Westcountry hospitals have revealed delays – in one cases amounting to several years – in crucial bids to go it alone.All NHS trusts must achieve coveted Foundation Trust (FT) status or face the...
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Avenue of oaks planted to mark millennium at risk
A campaign to stop part of an avenue of fine English oak trees from being removed almost 990 years before the celebration they were designed to mark has been stepped up.Members of the Launceston in...
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