Land's End Airport closed on Saturday
The airport at Land's End is closed today, Saturday 15 December, following heavy rain which has waterlogged the runway.All Skybus flights have been transferred to Newquay Cornwall Airport and...
View ArticleFalmouth Santa Fun Run expects 1000 runners
Organisers of the Santa Fun Run at Falmouth on Saturday are expecting up to 1000 Santas at the annual event. The run is taking place to raise funds for the charity Cornwall Hospice Care.Last year 500...
View ArticlePolice launch Christmas advice campaign
Devon and Cornwall Police this week launched a safety advice campaign for the festive season called "The 12 Days of Christmas Advice".The Force has a message to release each day for the 12 working days...
View ArticleRedruth turn on the power to swamp Clifton
REDRUTH 39 CLIFTON 11A powerful second half performance from the Reds saw them record an emphatic National 2 South win over their visitors at the Recreation Ground reports Bill Hooper.The first half...
View ArticleRedruth turn on the power to swamp Clifton
REDRUTH 39 CLIFTON 11A powerful second half performance from the Reds saw them record an emphatic National 2 South win over their visitors at the Recreation Ground reports Bill Hooper.The first half...
View ArticleCornish Pirates close in on cup quarter-finals after beating Swansea
Swansea 10 Cornish Pirates 30Â The Cornish Pirates remain on course for a place in the quarter-final of the British & Irish Cup after completing a tournament double over Swansea in the mud and rain...
View ArticleBodmin go back to top after 11-goal mauling of Penzance
Bodmin Town moved back to the top of the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League with an 11-0 hammering of bottom placed Penzance at Priory Park on Saturday afternoon.Amazingly it was the third 11-0...
View ArticleTruro City suffer damaging defeat in relegation battle
Truro City 0 Maidenhead United 1Perhaps it was too much too hope for that City could complete a great 24 hours with a victory.The news released late on Friday night that the club had been bought by...
View ArticleFirefighters in dramatic mud rescue at River Allen in Truro
Specialist water rescue units and fire appliances from from Falmouth and St Austell, were part of a dramatic rescue operation in Truro during Saturday night. The crews were called to the River Allen,...
View ArticleCornwall firefighters to represent UK at World Trauma Challenge
Two firefighters from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service have been selected for the UK team for next year's World Trauma Challenge in Florida.Crew Manager Stephen Miles from St Mawes Community Fire...
View ArticleCelebrity doodles raise thousands of punds for Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Celebrities have put pen to paper and helped raise over £2000 for Cornwall Wildlife Trust through a Celebrity Doodle Auction run on eBay.Celebrities who included Jo Brand, Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter,...
View ArticleNo hope of a UKIP electoral breakthrough despite polls
Not content with adopting over simplistic theories, advocating a very selfish head-in-the-sand approach to climate change and persistently seeking to spread anti-European scare stories, it seems that...
View ArticleCar catches on fire in Gwinear
Fire fighters from Cambourne were called to Wall Road, Gwinear during Sunday afternoon with reports of a vehicle on fire. One appliance from Camborne attended the incident, and on arrival they found a...
View ArticleThousands stock up at Christmas Farmers Market at North Devon's Big Sheep
Festive frolics abounded at the Christmas Farmers Market held at the Big Sheep visitor attraction at the weekend.Thousands of shoppers flocked to the site at Bideford, Devon, on Saturday to stock up on...
View ArticleDriver cut free after collision shuts Cornwall's A39
A trapped driver awaits the emergency services to arrive after he was caught up in a two-vehicle crash on a busy, wet road in north Cornwall.This image was taken just minutes after the smash on the...
View ArticleWooden bungalow home in Manaton gutted by fire
Fire crews tackled a blaze which gutted a bungalow at Manwood in Manaton, Devon, yesterday. Four fire engines attended the scene following the call-out just after 10am. On arrival, the crews from...
View ArticleBike stolen from Grenville Road in Falmouth
Police are investigating a theft of a bicycle from Falmouth last night.The purple bike was taken from Grenville Road between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Anyone with information can contact Falmouth station on...
View ArticleFalmouth Antiques Roadshow episodes to be screened at The Poly in the new year
Two editions of the Antiques Roadshow filmed in Falmouth will be shown as a special screening at The Poly next month.The venue has been given special permission from the producers to show the episodes...
View ArticleSt Austell kayak thief sought by police
POLICE are appealing for information on a kayak theft in St Austell.Watersports equipment was stolen from a yard in Moorland Road when someone broke in between Wednesday, December 5, and Wednesday,...
View ArticleDriver in critical condition after crash at St Erme near Truro
A man is in a critical condition following a crash near Truro.The 67-year-old from Perranporth was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after the crash at St Erme.The collision involved a red...
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