West Penwith's Geevor Tin Mine scoops three coveted prizes at Cornwall awards...
A WEST Cornwall tourist destination has been honoured as the best of the best.Geevor Tin Mine scooped three accolades at the Cornwall Tourism Awards in Newquay last week.It bagged silver in the...
View ArticleAdam Ant brings seminal debut album to Cornwall in 2014
AFTER a storming gig at Falmouth's Princess Pavilion in 2011, one of the nation's favourite musical characters, Adam Ant, returns to the venue on Sunday, April 13, 2014. After his recent sell-out show...
View ArticleRedruth rugby coach stole from club to fund gambling addiction
A Redruth rugby coach has been jailed for nine months for stealing thousands of pounds from player's parents to feed his gambling addiction. Vincent May, of Perran Sands holiday park, Perranporth,...
View ArticleRihanna co star, Titan the Robot, to switch on Camborne's Christmas lights
Having shared the stage with Rihanna, Will.I.Am and JLS, Titan the Robot will be officially getting Christmas started in Camborne. The international megastar, who has wowed crowds all over the world...
View ArticleIndependence 'would be an opportunity'
Independence could give Scotland "tremendous economic opportunities", while remaining part of the UK would "almost certainly" result in cuts to public spending, a new Scottish Government report has...
View ArticleCheck kids' mobiles, parents warned
Parents are putting their children at risk of sexual abuse by failing to carry out basic checks on their mobile phones, a report has warned. The study into child sexual exploitation found a lack of...
View ArticleEx-stars fulfil man's football sticker quest
A man who had six stickers missing from his 1990s' football album has tracked down the players so he could complete the book. Adam Carroll-Smith discovered the 1996 Merlin Premier League sticker album...
View ArticlePython stars announce revival with plans for stage show
Comedy veterans Monty Python are set to reunite on what is expected to be a new project for the first time in 30 years. Surviving members John Cleese, who was born in Weston-super-Mare, Terry Gilliam,...
View ArticleTemp work 'cuts expectation of giving birth' by a quarter
Temporary work reduces the likelihood of a woman starting a family, a study has shown.Women in temporary jobs, like many thousands of office secretaries in the UK, are not as likely as others to have...
View ArticleMPs urged not to vote against Army reorganisation
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has written to Conservative MPs warning that they risk "serious damage" to the UK's reserve forces if they vote against Government plans to reorganise the Army.The...
View ArticleG4S's £24m tagging offer rejected
A £24 million offer from security giant G4S to settle an overcharging scandal has been rejected by the Government as officials vowed to "pursue all possible avenues" to recoup taxpayers' cash. The...
View ArticleGambling adverts on TV soar, say Ofcom
A change in the law has led to a huge increase in gambling adverts on TV, according to new research. Statistics compiled by communications watchdog Ofcom found there were 1.39 million gambling adverts...
View ArticleMedics in race for wedding date
A mother diagnosed with a rare life-threatening condition just days before her daughter's wedding was able to attend the big day – after 137 medics worked round the clock to save her. Frances Wilkins,...
View ArticleWilliams set to match Elvis's No 1 tally
Robbie Williams looks on course to claim the 1,000th number one next weekend, according to early sales figures, which would see him equal Elvis Presley's tally of 11 chart-toppers. He was facing...
View ArticleChairman of Co-op Len Wardle quits over drug row
Len Wardle, the long-standing chairman of the Cooperative Group, has resigned with immediate effect after he admitted "serious questions" were raised by the drugs scandal over former banking chairman...
View ArticleHealth Secretary Hunt pledges culture of openness at NHS
Hospitals which cover up failings could have to foot the bill for compensation claims while new data on staffing levels will be open to public scrutiny, the Health Secretary has said.Jeremy Hunt set...
View ArticlePrince George 'growing very fast'
The Duchess of Cambridge revealed that Prince George is growing up fast as she accepted the gift of a personalised babygro from a young ex-offender yesterday.Kate and Prince William were visiting the...
View ArticleCoalition failing on 'greenest ever' pledge
Wildlife groups in the Westcountry say the pursuit of an economic agenda based on the "mythical notion" that growth and the protection of nature are mutually exclusive has derailed the Government's...
View ArticleCivvy Street seems a long way away for these army reservists
As their colleagues on Civvy Street drove to work in last Monday morning's rush hour, 40 Army reservists prepared to climb aboard one of the most sophisticated combat vehicles in the world – the...
View ArticleCrime figures may not fall until next summer - police
Crime in Devon and Cornwall may not fall at all this year, Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer admitted yesterday.Mr Sawyer made the admission during a public meeting of performance and accountability board...
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