Football to help Jessica
A SIX-a-side football tournament will take place this weekend to help raise money for a girl with cancer.The event at the Astro Park in Penzance on Saturday has been organised to raise funds for...
View ArticleGermoe crash
FIREFIGHTERS from Penzance were called to a two-car smash on the A394 near Germoe on Tuesday morning. When officers arrived at around 8.45am they found no one trapped.Fire crews made the vehicles safe...
View ArticleActing group stages celebratory party to commemorate 20 years of performance...
AN ACTING group was due to hold a celebratory party in Porthcurno to commemorate 20 years of performance in Penwith yesterday.The London-based Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) has a...
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Endurance adventurer plans to be first to swim from Land's End to John o'Groats
AN ENDURANCE specialist is aiming to be the first person to swim from Land's End to John o' Groats.Sean Conway, 32, a professional endurance adventurer, writer and motivational speaker, is planning to...
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Teen college students launch their own professional computer game at Penwith...
STUDENTS are to launch their own mobile phone game – its hero a janitor battling his way out of a demonically possessed Penwith College.Pandora's Mop features a hapless caretaker at the St Clare site...
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Hundreds at fond farewell to Jacob
Bright colours, fairy lights and a decorated coffin were all part of the funeral of popular Hayle photographer and surfer Jacob Cockle at St Mary's Church, Penzance, on Tuesday morning. Hundreds of...
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Could a regular passenger service run from Bodmin General railway station...
A REGULAR passenger train service could be reintroduced to the centre of Bodmin after the proposal received a positive response from Transport Minister Simon Burns. North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson asked...
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Former chairman of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust fights to clear his name
The former chairman of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) who was forced to resign is fighting to clear his name. Martin Watts, who was appointed in 2009, resigned after being told by the chief...
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Too many people with mental disorder put in police custody
Police officers and staff are having to deal with hundreds of people with complex mental health needs "too often", Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has warned.A joint national...
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Father found guilty of murdering baby son
A former Bodmin man has been found guilty of murdering his 11-month-old son. Judge Mr Justice Hamblen at Truro Crown Court accepted a majority verdict in the case of Shane Hawkins, formerly of the...
View ArticleRoad closed after car and lorry collide
A crash involving a car and a lorry forced the closure of a road in the village of Trewoon, near St Austell, yesterday morning. The emergency services were called to the incident in Cooperage Road at...
View ArticleMeet a man who tips disability on its head in the name of stand up comedy
How many times do we refer to someone as inspirational? If that glowing accolade is prompted by your creativity, your humanitarian or charitable works or perhaps sporting prowess achieved through...
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Charlotte's big plans as she passes on the Miss England baton
A Westcountry girl who rose to become a beauty queen has looked back on her "incredible" year as Miss England as she hands over her crown.Charlotte Holmes, who won the title last June when she beat 59...
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WMN opinion: Traditional farming can still thrive in a GM world
There is still, in Britain, a touchingly bucolic view of farming. Jolly milkmaids, hens scratching in farmyards and sunny fields full of happy workers are the images that crop up again and again in...
View ArticlePublic to be given say on 500kw wind turbine plan at farm
A public meeting has been called in Ladock to discuss the proposed erection of a 500kw wind turbine at Fentonladock Farm.Construction of the wind turbine has divided the community in Ladock. Those in...
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Owen Paterson calls for 'informed discussion' about GM crops
Farmers in the Westcountry have welcomed the promotion of genetically modified (GM) foods by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.In a speech he re-ignited the debate over the controversial technology,...
View ArticleTeacher, 24, admits affair with pupil
A female secondary school teacher has admitted having sexual activity with one of her pupils.Roseanna Langley, 24, intentionally touched a boy sexually at St James School in Exeter, Devon.Langley...
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Competition to celebrate nation's love of canals
"The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broad swords, or canals..." So wrote essayist Ralph Waldo...
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PICTURES: Pharmacy where they've been dispensing cures for 190 years
One of the oldest pharmacies in the UK celebrates its 190th anniversary this month.Topsham Pharmacy near Exeter was established in 1823 by a "chymist and druggist" called Marler Troake and has remained...
View ArticleWildlife lovers urged to give over part of their garden to help animals at risk
The housing crisis in the Westcountry is well known – many people in the region can't afford homes – but it seems our wildlife might be sharing a similar fate, which is why the RSPB yesterday launched...
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