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Brian takes aim with a bullet-shaped boat
A young craftsman has combined the elegant lines of a classic speedboat with the power of a jet ski to create a vessel which he hopes will turn heads.Brian Reford is one of a dozen students completing...
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Sons' moving tribute to GP found dead at home
The sons of a GP found stabbed to death at his home in Cornwall have paid tribute to their father. Police were called to a waterfront house in Feock near Truro where the body of 60-year-old Geraint...
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Vintage-style vehicle turns heads in shop
THE displays in Steckfensters' double-fronted shop window catch the eye at the best of times: but for the past week or so, there has been an even more arresting sight – a large-scale working model of...
View ArticleVote for school to win cash
THE final countdown has started as Connor Downs Primary School waits to learn whether it has secured enough votes to secure a £50,000 grant.The school is a finalist in the race to win cash from...
View ArticleRotarians respond to help Filipinos
PENZANCE Rotarians have acted quickly to pledge the cost of a ShelterBox to help communities in the central Philippines after last week's massive typhoon flattened towns and villages.As well as causing...
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Cause of deaths for Carbis Bay couple
POST-mortem examination results showing the causes of death of a Carbis Bay couple found at home have been revealed.Derisa and Jonathan Trenchard were found dead at their home in Polwithen Drive on...
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Bringing a splash of colour to winter
A COMMUNITY arts project will be launched in Hayle to help bring some colour to the winter carnival.Run by non-profit company, Tough Dough, the project focuses on the theme of Cornish food.The Second...
View ArticleHave your say on latest Poltair proposals
A PUBLIC meeting and three drop-in sessions have been arranged so people can discuss the future of Poltair Community Hospital.From Monday, December 9, to February 10, people will be able to tell NHS...
View ArticleRoll up to raise vital aid funds
THE PEOPLE behind St Ives' roller disco are to hold a fundraiser for survivors of the Philippines tornado.Rollers and Fore Street Church will host a roller disco and sponsored endurance marathon today...
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Flower company owners on Scilly stumble upon an ancient grave
A MYSTERIOUS hole in a flower company's field on the Isles of Scilly has led to the discovery of a grave thought to be 2,000 years old.The hole appeared in a field at Churchtown Farm on St Martin's...
View ArticleHospitals left off the map 'just an error'
HEALTH campaigners have raised fears for the future of Edward Hain community hospital after a map showing health services in Cornwall left off St Ives.The map was produced by Peninsula Community Health...
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Tourism boom ahead - once region recovers
Tourism is poised to create 630,000 new jobs over the next decade after a flagship report signalled the industry is growing faster than manufacturing, construction and retail.The forecast, by...
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Pod inventor 'frustrated' at lack of charity enthusiasm
A Westcountry businessman who developed personal emergency pods which can be parachuted in to victims of natural disasters has spoken of his frustration that no major charity or organisation has...
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Public gathers at St Ives Guildhall to say no to 'new village' at Gonwin Farm
MORE than 120 objectors packed into St Ives Guildhall to hear town councillors unanimously reject a proposal for what could amount to a whole new village being built between Carbis Bay and Lelant.St...
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Camborne couple Richard and Tania Bennetts accused of attacking groom-to-be...
A CAMBORNE husband and wife have been accused of attacking a groom-to-be on his cowboy-themed stag night.David Morford was out in Camborne with 12 to 15 friends who were all dressed in cowboy hats and...
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Camborne miner reveals conditions working underground 60 years ago
A former Camborne miner, one of the first Italians to work thousands of feet underground at South Crofty Mine, has been speaking about his life 60 years on. Giuseppe Amenta, known as Jo, and his wife,...
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WMN opinion: Aquatic national parks will be as valued as Dartmoor
When William Wordsworth described the Lake District in 1835 as "sort of national property in which every man has a right to perceive and a heart to enjoy" he demonstrated that as well as being a great...
View ArticleIn my opinion: Consider distress and injustice caused by turbines
Additional to the basic flaws in UK wind energy's economics and climate change case other damage, distress and injustice caused by on-shore turbines should be considered. Most important, in my view, is...
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Wife of GP charged in court with his murder
The wife of a Cornish GP has appeared in court charged with his murder.Marion Siobhan Hughes appeared yesterday at Truro Magistrates Court, in the morning.The 58-year-old, of Collinge, Trolver Croft,...
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Review of South West Water bills hinted at by Minister
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has indicated hard-pressed households will see the end of spiralling water bills next year as he came under fire for doing little to help.Many families in Devon and...
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