Match-winner Moore, Williams and Green catch eye of City boss Hodges
Truro City manager Lee Hodges has admitted that he has been impressed by his crop of youngsters in pre-season play, following Saturday's 3-2 home win over Falmouth Town at Treyew Road. Summer find...
View ArticleCRICKET: Murray seeks victory over Bovey as Sidmouth eye title charge
Sidmouth can smell a chance of snatching the Francis Clark Devon League Premier Division title in the last month of the season after closing in on leaders Bovey Tracey with a 66-run win over...
View ArticleScientists probe the happiness of dairy cows
The link between human happiness and productivity was understood by economists long before "social networking" became a buzz phrase.Now in the first ever study of its kind, a team of Westcountry...
View ArticlePlymouth couple married in ancient Celtic rite with Medieval traditions
Happy couple Jez Menis and Kate Deler literally tied the knot when they married in a Medieval-themed wedding this weekend.Against a beautiful backdrop at Terawhiti Farm at Thurlestone, near...
View ArticleJohnson will demand better after Rovers draw at Yeovil
YEOVIL TOWN 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 1Gary Johnson called for more leadership from his Yeovil team after Bristol Rovers struck a late equaliser to earn a draw in their friendly at Huish Park.A lapse in defence...
View ArticlePolice investigate teen assult on Cornwall train
British Transport Police officers are appealing for information after a teenager was assaulted on board a train as it travelled between Bodmin and Liskeard. The victim, a 16-year-old student from...
View ArticleSuckers List: Cornwall Council reveals extent of junk mail scams
Over £160 million has been fictitiously awarded to 'Lucky Prize Draw Winners' residing in Cornwall. These are the findings of Cornwall Council Trading Standard's "Scamnesty" appeal for people to hand...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital after falling on to rocks on Cornwall beach
A 45-year-old man has been airlifted to hospital after falling on to rocks on a Cornish beach this afternoon.He is believed to have sustained head injuries on Portholland Beach near St Austell.It is...
View ArticleCannabis factory discovered at property in Indian Queens
A woman has been arrested following a drugs bust in Indian Queens today. Police officers executed a search warrant at a rural cottage and on arrival discovered a 'cannabis factory'. A 44-year-old local...
View ArticleCannabis factory discovered at Indian Queens property
A woman has been arrested following a drugs bust in Indian Queens today. Police officers executed a search warrant at a rural cottage and on arrival discovered a 'cannabis factory'. A 44-year-old local...
View ArticleTaxi assault at Perranporth sparks police appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Perranporth. The 44-year-old driver was punched by a man, sustaining stitches to his lip and bruising to his chin on St Pirans...
View ArticlePolice investigate weekend pub assault in Torpoint
Police in Torpoint are appealing for information after a 47-year-old woman was assaulted in the town. The incident took place opposite The Standard pub on Fore Street between 11.30pm and 11.45pm on...
View ArticleCarbon-based energy and nuclear power keep lights on
Your editorial last week on Energy Policy and the letter from Edmund Ousley provide a useful demonstration of the issues surrounding the Policy.Firstly, Edmund Ousley and many others, completely fail...
View ArticleAuctioneer's research lands £65,000 for painting
A religious scene painted by a disciple of one of Italy's greatest artists has sold for almost £65,000 at a Westcountry auction.The Holy Family, by Spanish/Flemish artist Pablo Esquarte, smashed its...
View ArticleRIDING HIGH
Shooting star Peter Wilson, who grew up on a Dorset farm and only took up shooting when a snowboarding accident forced him to give up other sports, won gold for Britain in the double trap competition...
View ArticleCountry notebook
When I was a tacker at East Knowstone in the early 1950s I had to travel on the rust bucket school bus to Bishops Nympton, the school "over town" in Knowstone a mile away having closed before I was due...
View ArticleIN THE MIRE
This spring's bad weather appears to have delayed the ripening of countryside fruits such as bramble, rowan and elder, conservationists warn. Blackberries, rowan and elder berries are all ripening much...
View Articleheady heayd heayd heayd heayd heayd heayd
The children have been adjusting to American distances. "Where are we going today Mummy?" they said on day four. "To visit Auntie Caroline," I replied. "Is it a long drive?" they asked. "Not really," I...
View ArticleRural town remembers the day the bombs fell
The daylight raid came without warning. Two Focke-Wulf 190s arrived off the Cornish coast near Par and followed the Fowey until the pilots could see the town of Bodmin ahead of them.There has been...
View ArticleA culinary mystery tour to land of their fathers
Food is the best way to explore modern China, according to writer and chef Ken Hom, the main who introduced the wok to Britain more than 30 years ago.For this culinary exploration of a country that is...
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