End of safe-sex ball 'will hit HIV charity'
A sexual health charity fears the cancellation of a "safer sex"-themed student ball could affect its frontline services.The Eddystone Trust admitted key services would be in jeopardy without an annual...
View ArticleLand's End Airport reopens after two months
Flights were due to resume from Land's End Airport to the Isles of Scilly today - more than two months after they were diverted from the airport due to a waterlogged runway.Plastic matting has now been...
View ArticleFalmouth teenager Alex Burgoyne to appear in court over imitation fire arm...
Falmouth teenager Alex Burgoyne will appear at Truro Magistrates Court this week charged with possession of an imitation firearm.Burgoyne, 19, of Trevaylor Road was arrested in Church Street last...
View ArticleFolk giants Bellowhead announce Hall for Cornwall gig
ONE OF the country's biggest folk bands – both in popularity and membership – have announced a concert at the Hall for Cornwall.Since their formation in 2004 Bellowhead have occupied a unique place in...
View ArticleLanner Parish Council's fight to limit the number of new homes is not over
LANNER parish council has instructed its lawyers to seek permission to appeal against a recent a High Court judgement.Last month the court rejected the authority's attempt to quash planning permission...
View ArticleCar wash raises more than £2,500 for St Ives RNLI station
Wives and girlfriends pitched in and washed cars to help St Ives RNLI lifeboat station raise more than £2,500 towards the station's new launch and recovery vehicle. The car wash was part of the...
View ArticleFire at house in Carnon Downs near Truro.
Fire broke out in a house in Carnon Downs this afternoon.Fire crews from Truro and Falmouth were called to the fire in the kitchen of a house on Carnon Crescent.Firefighters managed to deal with the...
View ArticlePenzance teenager named as third Scottish Highlands avalanche victim
An 18-year-old teenager from Cornwall has been named as the third victim of Scottish Highlands avalanche. Northern Constabulary said William Currie died in the incident last Thursday. He was from...
View ArticlePenzance teenager killed in Scottish avalanche
AN 18-year-old from the Penzance area has been confirmed as one of three climbers killed in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands last week. William Currie, from Newbridge, was buried under 12ft of...
View ArticleCyclist dies near Bodmin after 'medical episode'
A CYCLIST has collapsed and died at Cardinham Woods near Bodmin after suffering a "medical episode", police say. The man, who is in his 50s and thought to be from the local area, was taken ill at...
View ArticleFarewell to Fisherman's Friends star Trevor Gills at St Endellion Church
ST ENDELLION Church is expected to be packed to capacity on Friday when Port Isaac pays an emotional farewell to Trevor Grills, the Fisherman's Friends' singer who died last week from injuries...
View ArticleFowey set for part two of store war
IN THE wake of the news that plans are afoot to bring a new supermarket to the town of Fowey residents will gather tonight on the quay to voice their concerns.The informal meeting will be held at...
View ArticleFormer striker Moore sinks Truro City on return to Treyew Road
Truro City 1 Dorchester Town 2Former City striker Kieffer Moore returned to haunt his former club, scoring both his new team's goals, including a late winner, to condemn Truro to yet another Blue...
View ArticleFowey RNLI lifeboat rescues stranded boys
The Fowey RNLI in-shore lifeboat launched a rescue mission on Tuesday, February 19, after two boys had become cut off by the tide at Carlyon Bay.The soaked 14 and 15-year-old boys had been stuck on...
View ArticleAndrew George's plea for Marine Minerals to consult Cornwall fisherman
A local MP has called for the company planning to mine tin off the north Cornish coast to make sure it consults with everybody who might be affected by the plans.St Ives MP Andrew George has contacted...
View ArticleSailors from Culdrose help brew beer to mark 60 years of Royal Navy search...
Sailors from 771 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Culdrose near Heslton, have helped brew a special beer to mark 60 years of the Royal Navy Search and Rescue Service (SAR). Rebel Brewery of Penryn,...
View ArticleFresh fears over Truro HMV store
UPDATETruro is not on the list of stores that will be closed according to the blog of the Radio 4 Journalist Paul Lewis.Mr Lewis published the list of proposed store closures which does not include...
View ArticleTruro's first ever neon night run on Friday
Dozens of women will be out in brightly coloured clothing for Truro's first ever neon night run.The night runners will set off from the Rising Sun pub on Mitchell Hill at 8pm on Friday for a 10km...
View ArticleMore than 700 residents from Boslowick to the docks in Falmouth left without...
More than 700 residents in Falmouth were left without power for around an hour last evening after a cable fault.Western Power Distribution said the first calls came in just after 6.30pm and all 725...
View ArticleGwinear pub mascot Buddha gets itchy feet after kidnapping plot
What started out as a practical joke is turning into a fun tradition for regulars at a pub in Gwinear.A tiny Buddha figurine that has been a feature in the Royal Standard for years, has recently caught...
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