RNLI warning after teenagers chasing Pokemon spark major rescue...
Six teenagers chasing Pokémon from a derelict pier have sparked a major RNLI rescue as they put themselves in danger of being cut off by the tide last night.The local lifeboat, police and fire brigade...
View ArticleThe Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust's chairman has stepped down due...
The chairman of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) has announced that he will stand down next week due to ill health.Dr Jon Andrewes announced that he would be standing down due to personal ill...
View ArticleFrustrated Penzance boating lake users have hit out at Cornwall...
Penzance's boating lake is "completely unusable" according to a model boat owner who has criticised Cornwall Council for not making a better job of clearing it.Mike Carr, 72, who sails his six-foot...
View ArticleCliff warning to pet owners after two dogs plunge to their deaths...
Dog owners are being urged to take care while walking their pets near cliffs after a dog died in Padstow and a puppy fell 45ft near Falmouth.Coastguard rescue teams from Falmouth and Porthoustock were...
View Article"Fairy tale" West Cornwall inspires romantic holiday...
West Cornwall is renowned for its stunning scenery and romantic coastal views - which is why a Doncaster man drove his girlfriend more than 300 miles to propose. Drew Michael Frost had been considering...
View ArticleNorth Cornwall vets are continuing to watch for the horse...
Vets in Cornwall are continuing to monitor three confirmed cases of the highly-contagious equine disease, strangles.The disease is a common infection of the upper respiratory tract - mainly the nose...
View ArticleTruro fire and ambulance crews officially launch new shared...
Fire and ambulance services have come together to officially launch a new Truro Emergency Services Community Station.Cornwall Fire, Rescue and Community Safety (CFRCS) service and South Western...
View ArticleBadger cull march 'could be one of the biggest protests Cornwall...
Anti-badger cull campaigners said a march next month could be one of the biggest protests to take place in Cornwall in decades. The demonstration organised by the Badger Trust in Bodmin will bring...
View ArticleSpringfields Pony Park gallops in a new direction as plans to...
A pony park that was feared to be at risk of closing due to dwindling visitor numbers is galloping in a new direction after the owner was given permission to establish a caravan park at the site - but...
View ArticleNatalie Bennett finds it's not easy being green when train staff...
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett hit out at train operators after staff refused to fill her reusable coffee cup as she travelled back to London from a visit to Cornwall.The party leader, who is due...
View ArticleSecurity staff remove wheelchair user from MTV Crashes crowd...
Security staff at last night's MTV Crashes event in Plymouth were forced to move a wheelchair user from the crowd after spending TWO HOURS explaining to her why her position was unsafe.The massive...
View ArticleImmigration officers swoop on Camborne takeaway Bollywood Spice
Immigration officers inspected a takeaway restaurant in Camborne yesterday. The Home Office has confirmed that officers carried out an inspection at Bollywood Spice, located on Commercial Street,...
View ArticleTowering Man Engine crossing Cornwall attracts worldwide...
The towering Man Engine puppet making its way across Cornwall is set to appear on national television and international media.BBC One's The One Show tonight will feature the 10m steaming, rolling...
View ArticlePhone mast for Fowey's Squires Field?
A PHONE firm is looking to put a mast at Fowey's Squires Field.The town council has confirmed it has been approached about the possibility of a telecommunications mast on the town's only large expanse...
View ArticleIsland Crescent in Newquay cordoned off after underground...
A street in Newquay has been cordoned off after flames erupted from an underground electricity supply this morning. Police and firefighters were called to Island Crescent at about 8.35am.Residents and...
View ArticleHere's where to catch the Man Engine on its last week in Cornwall
If you haven't yet seen the spectacle that is the Man Engine then you have until Saturday to catch the huge Cornish miner on its historic tour. Liskeard, Lostwithiel, St Austell and Truro have already...
View ArticleCornwall is classified as having a subtropical climate, so is it...
Cornwall has been classified as having a subtropical climate – putting it on a par with parts of Africa, Mexico and Brazil.The county has got much hotter over the past decade, according to a report...
View ArticleMan allegedly glassed in the back of the head at Sailors...
Police are appealing for information after a man was allegedly hit on the back of the head with a beer glass at a nightclub in Newquay. One man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily...
View ArticleHarry Potter fans descended on Truro's Waterstones to grab a copy...
Hundreds of Harry Potter fans lined up at Waterstones to grab a copy of the franchise's latest book at a midnight launch.Visitors flocked into the Truro store at 10pm on Saturday before Harry Potter...
View ArticleHelston's Good Food Bakery launches "world's first"...
A family bakery has launched what it claims is the world's first official gluten free Cornish pasty after four years in development. The Good Food Bakery is the first to offer the product, which...
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