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Fal estuary oysters under threat from contaminated mine at Baldhu near Truro
The UK's only wild oyster breeding ground is under threat from contaminated water from a disused mine shaft.The contaminated mine water could flood into the Fal estuary due to rising water levels at an...
View ArticleRedruth firm, TRAC, wins business award for growth
A Redruth-based regulatory affairs consultancy has won a regional innovation award for its pace of growth in the pharmaceutical industry over the past two years.TRAC, which employs 17 staff, was one of...
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Minister Nick Boles: 'Homes must be built in country'
The countryside is vulnerable if Britain is to solve the housing crisis, a Government minister has warned.Planning Minister Nick Boles said just 9% of land is developed, and a surge in building of up...
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Innovative nestbox allows wildlife fans to watch bird life
Wildlife fans are in for a treat, thanks to a donation from a Redruth business.Handykam.com has given a golden camera nest box to Cornwall Wildlife Trust.The box has been designed to house all native...
View ArticleCamborne Deja Vu fashion shop ready to open at Cross Street
A CAMBORNE businesswoman will open a new second-hand fashion boutique with a difference in the town centre tomorrow.Déjà Vu at 51 Cross Street stocks top quality high street labels such as Monsoon,...
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Court told of 'witches coven' sex abuse ritual on Cornwall children
Members of a so-called "witches' coven" donned ceremonial robes and used daggers as part of ritualistic sex abuse on young girls, a court has heard.Peter Petrauske and Jack Kemp were said to have been...
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Was Millbrook padlocked sluice gate opened too late for floods?
TOWNS and villages across South East Cornwall faced a massive clean-up operation this week after heavy downpours caused widespread flooding across the region.Roads were closed, homes were flooded and...
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Harry Dingle steals the (horse) show at Stephen-in-Brannel
BAD weather failed to dampen the spirits of competitors, judges and the stewards at the St Stephen-in-Brannel Horse Show. However, it did lead to the abandonment of the gymkhana due to the increasingly...
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Newquay woman thanks to RNLI brothers who saved her life
A NEWQUAY woman has thanked two brave brothers and the town's RNLI team for saving her life with a donation of £515 to the lifeboat charity.Amanda Docherty had been walking her pal's dog, Ollie, on a...
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VIDEO: Dramatic CCTV of Brixham crash is warning to drink-drivers
Dramatic footage of a real collision will be released by Devon and Cornwall Police as part of their drink-drive Christmas campaign.The scheme, which will run throughout December and will see the number...
View ArticleBodmin police hunt for pensioner's attacker
POLICE in Bodmin are searching for a man who attacked a 76-year-old pensioner in the town centre.The victim was assaulted outside Bunts newsagents on Mount Folly at about 7.40am last Thursday and...
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Disaster averted as mine water threatens oysters
Efforts to prevent contaminated waters leaching out of a disused, flooded mine shaft appear to have paid off.It was feared that rising water at the abandoned mine at Wheal Jane, near Baldhu – a hamlet...
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Luxury homes will rise from site of Newquay's Penhallow Hotel tragedy
PLANS to build six Newquay town houses worth £2.7 million on the site of Britain's worst hotel fire in 30 years have been approved by Cornwall Council.It had been feared that developers The Verto Group...
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St Austell nursery play gear is stolen, broken and dumped
A ST AUSTELL nursery has been left with no other option but to fundraise to replace play equipment snatched by callous thieves, damaged and then dumped.Heartbroken children and angry staff at Naturally...
View ArticleStudents to host charity 'winter wonderland' at Penryn's Tremough campus
A group of students are staging a winter wonderland fair at Tremough in Penryn tomorrow (December 1) to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.Beth Pickering, Chelsea Doolin, Amelia Rose, Juliana...
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'Witches coven' child sex abuse case: Witness gives harrowing interview to court
PLEASE NOTE: SOME READERS MIGHT FIND DETAILS OF THIS CASE DISTRESSING. A harrowing video interview, made by an adult woman detailing the abuse and rape she allegedly suffered at the hands of men...
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Posters, PVC Banners and Flyer Printing Cornwall
Posters, PVC banners and flyer printing in Cornwall is more cost effective with Newstyle Print. Your business or event can be promoted for less!www.newstyleprint.co.uk Tel: 0844 756 7000Newstyle Print...
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Holmbush thieves stole treasured possessions from widow
HEARTLESS thieves pinched treasured possessions belonging to a widow. A letter written by a husband to his wife, his union card and driving licence were all stolen during the burglary on Sunday. The...
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Traffic light problems cause queues on Truro's A390
Traffic light problems are causing queues this morning in Truro. Traffic lights outside the old Richard Lander School on the A390 have been continually flashing, which has caused tailbacks as far as...
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Cornwall Council applies for dog ban for Portmellon beach
Dogs could be banned from a Cornish beach after complaints about unruly animals and "irresponsible owners".Mevagissey Parish Council is applying for a Dog Control Order from Cornwall Council for...
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