Police Chief Superintendent Jim Nye says Stella the dog is...
Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Superintendent Jim Nye has responded to public concerns about a dog scheduled to be destroyed after being locked up for the last two years.In an interview released this...
View ArticleWeather warning issued for Cornwall as 70mph winds due to hit
WINDS of up to 70mph are due to hit the Duchy tomorrow morning.The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the whole of the southwest as gale-force winds are due to sweep across the region between...
View ArticleConfidential records of 37 Derriford Hospital patients discarded...
DOZENS of people's medical records were found discarded in a charity clothing bank in Truro. Patients receiving care at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth say they were left "shocked" and "disgusted" after...
View ArticleWeather warning in place as strong winds set to batter Cornwall
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Cornwall as the county braces for winds of up to 70mph.The yellow weather warning, the lowest warning the Met Office issues, comes into force at 8am this...
View ArticleTenors and contraltos sought by 'friendly' chamber choir
CORNISH chamber choir Celtic Voices, formerly Celtic Chorale, is looking for new members.The choir, which rehearses in Lanivet, near Bodmin, has vacancies for male and female tenors, and also one or...
View Article'Important' Cornish book published on St Piran's Day
A BOOK about a Cornish bard will be published on Saturday, St Piran's Day.Robert Victor Walling, who lived from 1895 to 1976, was a soldier, poet, journalist and writer with a special interest in the...
View ArticleDoctors and academics call for ban on tackling in rugby at...
More than 70 doctors and academics are calling for a ban in tackling in rugby matches that are played at schools.The open letter argues that the high impact collisions that occur during rugby could...
View ArticleHousing provider agrees to remove unpopular 'prison park' fence
A HOUSING provider has bowed to pressure from local residents and agreed to take down an unpopular fence that is said to have converted a playground into a prison yard.Local residents were at a loss to...
View ArticleEnd of grey hair in sight as scientists discover the gene...
Scientists claim that they have finally identified the gene for grey hair, confirming the belief that whether your hair turns grey with age is partly determined from birth.Hair dyes can cover up...
View ArticleScorrier-based Dainton Group Services continue relentless...
GENEROUS staff at a self-storage business have added a further £3,000 to their already impressive fundraising total.Employees at Scorrier-based Dainton Group Services have now raised more than £12,000...
View ArticleMini-music festival to remember soldier Dave Curnow
THE FINAL touches are being put to the line-up of a two day mini-music festival in memory of soldier Dave Curnow.Two concerts will take place at St Rumon's Social Club in Redruth and the Railway Inn,...
View ArticleCCF opens new Redruth branch
AN INSULATION and interior building products distributor has opened a new branch in Redruth.CCF has opened the branch to support specifiers and contractors in the area to access a choice of products,...
View ArticleGypsy brothers spared jail after bare knuckle fight "got out...
A GRANDFATHER had to have his eyeball removed after a bare knuckle fight erupted into a brawl between two Gypsy families.The Lee brothers, Shane, 23, Luke, 22, and Tyron , 22, turned up at the...
View ArticleGoonhilly plays key role in British astronaut Tim Peake's school...
GOONHILLY on the Lizard peninsula has played a central role in the broadcasts from space by British astronaut Tim Peake.He has been talking to selected schools around the UK as he orbits the Earth on...
View ArticleLabour party reveals local by-election candidates
THE LOCAL branch of the Labour Party has announced its candidates for two forthcoming by-elections. The Camborne, Redruth and Hayle Labour Party has confirmed that James Teixeira will stand in the...
View ArticleGoonhilly crash driver admits he must have known two people were...
THE driver of a car which rolled on to its roof in an accident on the Lizard in which a passenger was blinded has admitted he must have known there were people in the boot.There were seven passengers...
View ArticleHeartlands photography exhibition to showcase young talent
FROM horror to Hollywood glamour - a group of second year extended diploma photography students from Cornwall College are showcasing their talent behind the lens at an exhibition taking place in...
View ArticleTesco urgently recalls its flavoured butters over fears they...
Tesco has issued an urgent recall of its own-brand range of flavoured butters due fears they could be contaminated with a toxic levels of bacteria found to cause food poisoning. The butter is sold in...
View ArticleTrial of former Diocese of Truro spokesman Jeremy Dowling...
THE TRIAL of an ex-Diocese of Truro spokesman accused of child sex offences dating back to the 1970s has been postponed until later this year.The trial of Jeremy Dowling, 78, formerly of Bude, was due...
View ArticleWhere is the cheating capital of Cornwall?
THE CHEATING hotspots of Cornwall have been revealed. IllicitEncounters.com, a dating website for married people, has today released its infidelity index for 2016.The results show Truro had the highest...
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