Fundraising appeal set up to help torched Camborne allotment's...
A West Briton reader has launched an appeal to raise money for an elderly woman whose shed was torched by vandals at the weekend.The West Briton yesterday reported that in the early hours of Sunday...
View ArticleMan whose neck was broken in vicious St Austell attack named as...
A man whose neck was broken during a vicious assault in St Austell has been named as 38-year-old Kevin Phillips. Mr Phillips was walking home along Trenance Road near Blowinghouse Hill in the Gover...
View ArticleHousing repairs problems prompt rent and council tax strike by...
A tenant said he was refusing to pay rent arrears or council tax until Cornwall Housing repairs his home.Ryan Shilson said there were cracks in the walls, the windows leaked and that on one occasion...
View ArticleMPs defend chancellor's Brexit announcement following claims...
Some of Cornwall's MPs have defended the Chancellor following his post-Brexit funding announcement after a senior councillor claimed projects in the county were at risk of losing out on hundreds of...
View Article55mph winds, big waves and disruption coming to Cornwall
Large waves, 55mph winds and disruption to transport are heading our way - as the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning.A spell of "unseasonably strong southwesterly winds, accompanied by...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer WILL come to St Austell - as part of the...
The day after Marks and Spencer signed the contract for a store in Cornwall, it confirmed the shopping chain also plans to open a shop in St Austell.Kingsley Developments have confirmed that the chain...
View ArticleRedruth paedophile Simon Hand spared jail for making indecent...
A paedophile has dodged jail time despite being found guilty of several counts of making indecent images of childrenSimon Hand, 31, of Wesley Street, Redruth, was sentenced at Truro Crown Court today...
View ArticleFamily of sex attacker Timothy Greet from Helston and Lizard say...
The family of a sex attacker and serial offender recently released from jail said they now fear for their lives.Timothy John Greet, 28, was sentenced at Truro Crown Court last week for a serious sexual...
View ArticleWatch the moment this seagull caused chaos in the Truro branch of...
They nick our pasties, they raid our bins, and they have an uncanny knack of knowing when we've washed our cars. But now Cornish seagulls are upping their game - and invading our supermarkets. IS...
View ArticleUniversity of Exeter pays tribute to student Bryony Freestone
Tributes have been paid to a University of Exeter student who died in Thailand at the weekend during a conservation trip.Bryony Freestone, 19, is believed to have drowned after going for a swim on...
View ArticleAll standing shows at the Hall for Cornwall in doubt as Slaves...
All standing shows at the Hall for Cornwall are in doubt after a promoter revealed he has been forced to to move a gig to a new venue because the theatre cannot move its seats back.SW1 Productions was...
View ArticleBolitho School in Penzance is to close for good after it failed...
A troubled private school is set to shut for good just over 14 months after previous owners promised its sale would secure its future for at least five years.The Bolitho School in Penzance has ceased...
View ArticleParents are giving teenagers alcohol to take to Fowey Regatta
Police have slammed irresponsible parents who give their teenagers alcohol before dropping them off in Fowey during the regatta.Inspector Ed Gard, who is in charge of policing the area, said during...
View ArticleA woman has been seriously injured in a three-car crash near...
A woman has been injured in a serious crash near Torpoint. The collision happened at about 1.30pm today (Wednesday), on the B3247 at the Tregantle junction. Three vehicles were involved. Police say...
View ArticlePoldark fans could meet Aidan Turner at a special screening of...
Poldark fever is set to take Cornwall by storm again next month as the BBC One drama returns for a second series – but not before the cast makes a special trip back to Cornwall.The first episode of the...
View ArticleCornish motorists say they have never seen anything quite like...
Heavy levels of summer traffic are being reported all across Cornwall tonight - with some motorists saying they have never seen anything like it.Vehicles are reported to be stuck in stop-start traffic...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted arson and theft after Penzance railway...
A man is set to appear before Truro Magistrates' Court tomorrow (Thursday) accused of attempting to set fire to the Penzance railway station café.British Transport Police (BTP) have confirmed that...
View ArticleA-level results 2016: What is clearing and how does it work?
A-level results day can be very stressful - it is the culmination of two years of hard work and for many their hopes for the future are pinned on the grades they will get when they open their results...
View ArticleRecap: Murder charge, sex attacker fears, social ring miracle
That's all for today on our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall.Today's headlines have been:Man charged with murder over death of Newlyn man Michael...
View ArticleCornwall's double Olympic champion Helen Glover celebrates hen do...
Cornwall's golden girl Helen Glover has been enjoying a thoroughly deserved night on the town in Rio for her hen do. Last night the double Olympic champion tweeted a picture of her and the women from...
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