NFU calls for action following horse burger scandal
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is calling on all UK retailers to address their sourcing and labelling policies following the revelations of tests which discovered horse DNA in burgers.An...
View ArticleWoman assaulted at roadside on the Lizard
Police are appealing for information following a reported roadside assault on a 47-year-old woman on the Lizard peninsula.The incident took place between 11am and 1pm on January 8 on the A3083 between...
View ArticleAmbulances to be based at Callington fire station
Callington Community Fire Station will soon be used as a base for ambulances as well as fire engines.The announcement came following a partnership between Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) and...
View ArticleRenowned film critic Mark Kermode to introduce screen favourite at The Plaza,...
BRITAIN'S best-known film critic Mark Kermode will introduce one of his favourite films at The Plaza cinema, Truro, on Saturday, March 30.Following the screening of 1972 sci-fi classic Silent Running,...
View ArticlePeninsula League give go-ahead to Bodmin v St Austell game
Bodmin Town, denied the chance to play their FA Carlsberg Vase tie against Ashington at Priory Park on Saturday, have rearranged a Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier division match at short...
View ArticlePolice and crime commissioner Tony Hogg: 'I can halt police cuts'
The major decline in police officer numbers in Devon and Cornwall – caused by Government cuts and blamed for a recent rise in crime – could be halted. Police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg is still...
View ArticleHave you seen this man?
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for help to locate a 32-year-old man, currently missing from the Reeth area of North Yorkshire, who has links to Devon and Cornwall.Michael Witham has not been in...
View ArticleBodmin fire station hosts "drop-in" day
Bodmin fire station is hosting a "drop-in" information day today, Saturday 19 January, between 9am and 1pm.The public are invited to give feedback on the Community Safety Service Plan and talk to crews...
View ArticleCornwall businesses urged to bid for Government funding
BUSINESSES in Cornwall are being urged to bid for Government funding created to support growth and safeguard jobs – and the deadline clock is ticking.The Regional Growth Fund will see £350million worth...
View ArticleSeventy patients recalled to Royal Cornwall Hospital
Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) in Truro has asked seventy female patients to return to the hospital for checks in relation to work carried out by obstetrician and gynaecologist Rob Jones. Jones was...
View ArticleHelston fight back to earn place in Senior Cup quarter-finals
Helston Athletic 2, Callington Town 1Helston Athletic are through to the quarter-finals of the Cornwall Senior Cup after coming from behind to defeat Callington Town at Kellaway Parc on Saturday and...
View ArticlePenryn skipper's dramatic stoppage time try sinks St Austell
Penryn 20 pts St Austell 15 ptsA dramatic stoppage time try by Penryn skipper Jordan Rose earned his side a thrilling win against Western Counties West leaders St Austell at a chilly Memorial Ground,...
View ArticleCamborne warm their supporters with bonus point win
Camborne 34, Wadebridge Camels 22Camborne warmed the hearts of their supporters on a bitterly cold afternoon with a bonus point win over their Cornish rivals in a pulsating Tribute South West 1 West...
View ArticleBeaten Cornish Pirates face anxious wait on the home front
Carmarthen Quins 17 Cornish Pirates 12Defeat in Wales in their final Pool fixture in the British & Irish Cup means that the Cornish Pirates now face an anxious wait to see if they have secured...
View ArticleFirefighters called to Launceston car blaze
Firefighters were called out to a car fire in Launceston just after 7pm on Saturday evening.On receipt of this call, one appliance from Launceston was mobilised. On arrival the crew found the vehicle...
View ArticleSuspected arson fire on A39 in Camelford
Firefighters from Delabole Community Fire Station were called to Camelford just past 2am on Sunday morning to deal with a fire involving a rubbish container. The rubbish container was at the rear of a...
View ArticleFirefighters called to flaming van in St. Austell
At 9.14am Sunday morning Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service were called to Robartes Place, St Austell to deal with a van on fire. When the crew from St. Austell arrived on the scene, they found a van...
View ArticleMet Office extends weather warning for Cornwall to Tuesday
The latest weather forecasts have made the Met Office extend their yellow weather warning for Cornwall so that it now runs until Tuesday. The weather warning had previously lasted till Monday."As...
View ArticleLocal man hit and killed by HGV in Launceston
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision on Saturday evening when a pedestrian was hit by a HGV on the A30 at Launceston.The collision happened around 19.15pm near to the...
View ArticleIce warning for motorcyclists after road accident in Hayle
A motorcyclist and his pillion passenger had to be taken to hospital after coming off their bike in Hayle.Neither were thought to be seriously injured in the incident on Carnsew Road, which happened at...
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