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New crossing in Pool marks start of major regeneration creating new jobs and...
The completion of a new pedestrian crossing on Church Road in Pool marks the start of a major regeneration scheme creating 130 new homes and business space in the area. The Homes and Communities Agency...
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Gales and heavy rain to hit Cornwall
Autumn appears to have well and truly set in as parts of Cornwall can expect heavy downpours of rain and gale-force winds today. Exeter-based weather agency, the Met Office, warns "Winds will also...
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Car rolled in Piece, near Redruth, blocking the road
A Car rolled near Piece in Redruth blocking the road for more than 40 minutes during this mornings rush hour. The accident happened on the Luscombe Road, between Four Lanes and Piece, at around 8.15am....
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Picasso ceramics make rare appearance in St Ives exhibition
ORIGINAL Picasso ceramic editions are to make a rare appearance in St Ives as part of an exhibition featuring the works of two fast-emerging abstract artists. The Picasso editions, which will be...
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Cornish residents asked to search attics for old telegrams
Residents across Cornwall are being asked to search their homes and attics for old telegrams to be used in a new exhibition at the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum. People who uncover the paper messages are...
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COMMENT: Grand Theft Auto V's a parody of modern living
Well it's finally here – and will no doubt have Daily Mail readers foaming at the mouth with its in-your-face portrayal of sex, drugs and violence in a fictional Los Angeles-inspired city. Grand Theft...
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Gold worth millions at South Crofty Mine set to swell Royal pockets?
Reports that gold reserves worth millions, discovered at South Crofty, in Pool, are set to make the Queen and Prince Charles a fortune have been dismissed by the mining company. Western United Mines...
View ArticlePicture posted of 'shot badger from cull zone'
The first photographs have emerged of what is claimed to be a badger killed during the culls taking place in the Westcountry.According to The Guardian newspaper, who spoke to a vet who examined the...
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Truro drummer offering reward for safe return of precious kit
A Truro musician whose drum kit, worth £2,000, disappeared from a garage near Camborne is offering a £100 reward for it to be returned. Darren Curgenven, the former drummer with Random Acts of Panic,...
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Good times for Cape Cornwall School as it revels in glowing report
THE COUNTRY'S most westerly mainland secondary school has been proclaimed as one of its better places to learn.Cape Cornwall School, in St Just, has been given a glowing report following an Ofsted...
View ArticleMinister 'pleased with cull progress'
until the end and get the assessment from the independent experts. They will tell us whether that impression is correct or not."Asked whether a shortage of professional marksmen was among the problems,...
View ArticleFree meals for infants 'is the right decision'
A senior Westcountry Liberal Democrat MP has defended the decision to provide free meals to all children at infant school, rather than targeting it at those from poor backgrounds.Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleWHERE TO SEE THE RACE
The Westcountry will host the 10th anniversary of the Tour of Britain tomorrow when the country's biggest cycling event arrives in Devon.But where are the best places to see likes of Olympic hero Sir...
View ArticleGreen energy town considers going back to the future
A town is looking to embrace its revolutionary past by reversing the trend for buying in power and creating its own instead.A three-day public exhibition at Wadebridge in Cornwall will explore the...
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Milestone for university's medical school
The first cohort of Medicine students have embarked on the path to becoming a doctor at the University of Exeter Medical School.The 130 students enrolled on Tuesday for the five-year degree which will...
View ArticleHead injury sailor is rescued off Land's End
A sailor was recovering in hospital last night after being rescued at sea off Land's End. The man, who was travelling back to Cornwall from Portugal, was said to have sustained a "bang on the head"...
View ArticleSchoolboy cyclist in collision with car
A young cyclist escaped serious injury after he was involved in a collision with a car in Exeter yesterday. The 12-year-old boy was knocked off his bike in the crash involving a silver Renault Megane,...
View ArticleEco-town back on track after cabinet's approval
A new eco-community is back on track after Cornwall Council agreed to accept a £1.4million hand out from the Government.The sprawling plan for 1,500 new homes, a primary school and employment space...
View ArticleEasyJet heady heady headyyy
An MP has called on 20,000 people to join him in a crusade to convince a budget airline to guarantee the air corridor between Cornwall and the capital.Stephen Gilbert is urging residents, businesses...
View ArticleCrusade to save Duchy air link
An MP has called on 20,000 people to join him in a crusade to convince a budget airline to guarantee the air corridor between Cornwall and the capital.Stephen Gilbert is urging residents, businesses...
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