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Heatwave led to 11% rise in crime levels, say police
The glorious sunshine over the summer might have boosted the tourist economy but it also contributed to a rise in crime, say police.Criminals made the most of a sunny weather, particularly in tourist...
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PICTURES: Happy homecoming for Joey the War Horse
Fiction came to life on the streets of a rural village when the heroes of a now internationally acclaimed story returned home – in scenes similar to the storyline.Hundreds of people gathered to watch...
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Camborne Rugby Club invites young players to sign up
Budding young rugby players are being invited to sign up to Camborne RFC mini and junior sections on Sunday. The registration day is open to any players (boys & girls) from six to 16 years who wish...
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Truro's Kazbah to reopen following £70,000 refurbishment
THE Kazbah in Quay Street Truro reopens on Monday, September 9, after a £70,000 investment programme has been completed with comprehensive redecoration and improvements taking place in the bar, dining...
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Video - Floods in centre of Truro as water gushes from roadworks
Update Emergency crews with South West Water stopped the water flowing from the burst main at around 11.30am. Efforts are now being made to drain the flood water to clear the route and pavements. Neil...
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Reward increased for information on kittens dropped from vehicle
THE reward being offered after two kittens were dropped from a moving vehicle and killed on Penryn bypass has risen to more than £600.A driver saw a hand reach from the passenger window of an old-style...
View ArticleSky sign up Deignan for next season
CYCLING: Team Sky have signed Irish rider Philip Deignan for next season. Deignan is in his second campaign with United Healthcare, which has seen him win the Tour of the Gila, finish runner-up at the...
View ArticleCavendish, Quintana ride Tour of Britain
CYCLING: The stars of the Tour de France's sprints and mountains head the start list for the Tour of Britain's tenth anniversary, which gets under way in Peebles next Saturday. Reigning British...
View ArticleBritain are undone by Parker in Ljubljana
BASKETBALL: Great Britain were brought back down to earth in their second EuroBasket 2013 match as their patched up side were handed an 88-65 defeat by a Tony Parker-inspired France in Ljubljana,...
View ArticleWeekend Thought Malc' Halliday: Will your gift pass the kitchen cupboard test?
The doors to our kitchen cupboards are bare these days. When we had a new kitchen some years ago we made a decision that we would not stick anything on to them. How different it had all been for the...
View ArticleBroadband 'better than Silicon Valley'
A Government minister has brushed off claims rural broadband speeds will remain "woefully slow" by arguing Cornwall gets a better service than in California's Silicon Valley.Culture Minister Ed Vaizey...
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Pizza waitress lands a part in new Curtis film
A teenage waitress had a slice of luck and landed a role in the new Richard Curtis film – after she served him pizza.Rebecca Chew, 18, was working at a seaside cafe when the Four Weddings and a Funeral...
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A man for all seasons from snow to Ashes
We all know the difference between a mountainside and a cricket pitch, but one man who can claim to fully understand the difference with more certainty than most is a photographer who's just spent the...
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Bronze Age remains are the best in Europe
On the WMN's walk with key figures from Dartmoor National Park Authority we learned from senior archaeologist Jane Marchand that the area is recognised as having the most important Bronze Age remains...
View ArticleTown hopes to ease plight of dementia
A community initiative launches in Cornwall later this month with the aim of improving the lives of those suffering from dementia.The Wadebridge Dementia Action Alliance (WDAA) intends to ask...
View ArticleUniversity names peer as first chancellor
Plymouth University's first ever chancellor has been named as life peer Lord Kestenbaum.Jonathan Kestenbaum had been an increasingly strong advocate of Plymouth University over the past few...
View ArticleSchool aims for academy status 'by April'
A Cornish school has confirmed it will be an academy by April 1 – and has revealed it is in discussions to make Truro and Penwith College its "academy sponsor".St Ives School said the shock deal would...
View ArticlePony theft alert issued as plait found in mane
Warnings have been sent out to horse owners in Cornwall after a pony was 'tagged' last week.Abbie Rowe went to collect her daughter's pony from a field belonging to the Lower Bussow Livery Farm near St...
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Sell-out shock for history of Brunel's line
A £20 book describing what was ultimately a faulty railway system has turned out to be a Devon bestseller.It was initially planned for a small print run, but such has been the demand for Brunel's...
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WMN opinion: Dairymen deserve better than having to protest
It was only just over a year ago that the Government's then farming minister Jim Paice admitted that he didn't know the price of the pint of milk.It's a fair assumption that many people would...
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