Over 1,000 people crammed into Helston town centre on Friday night to see the switch on of this year's Christmas lights display. Months of hard work from the town's lights committee, headed by Robert Williams, paid off as events ran smoothly. Even
The switching on of Redruth's Christmas lights display had to be postponed on Saturday due to the bad weather conditions. Instead, the festive fun will take place this Saturday. Schoolchildren will begin parading through Redruth at 5pm, ending at
The plight of two women at a Penryn firm who are struggling to make ends meet after their working hours were cut, has been raised in the corridors of power in London. Falmouth’s MP, Julia Goldsworthy, has pressed the Government to help the manufacturing
The pedestrian who died in a road collision in Truro on Saturday night has been named as Anthony Paul Marshall from Probus. Mr Marshall, aged 35, suffered fatal injuries following the collision on the A390 Union Hill in Truro near Woodstock Corner,
Police in Falmouth and Helston have been cracking down on criminals targeting vehicles after a recent spate of thefts from cars. A police spokesman said that CID and patrol officers had been working hard to identify likely offenders and areas
A Falmouth group that supports people with a chronic disease has been given a permanent meeting place to continue their work in the community. Fal Fibro Friends, a group for people suffering with fibromyalgia and their families and friends, will now
Firefighters had to remove a drum full of chemicals from the Lizard Peninsula yesterday after it was washed up on a beach. A crew from St Just were called to Lowland Point at Coverack shortly before 3pm. After they got advice from a chemical expert
The Newquay SAFE partnership work has been shortlisted for a national government innovation award. The partnership approach to tackling issues in Newquay has been recognised as an admirable example of delivering services in new ways to bring
A gig in Truro has raised £290 for the Send a cow charity. Local acts Lioness, Noah's Arkade and acoustic act Thom Weeks all gave up their time to perform at the gig on Saturday,November 21, held at Bar 200. As organiser Frank Pellow is an employee
A man has died following a traffic collision in Truro on Saturday night. The 35-year-old man, a pedestrian, suffered fatal injuries when he was involved in the collision with a silver Vauxhall Corsa and green Mazda 323 on the A390 Union Hill in Truro
Falmouth was getting into the festive spirit thanks to a Christmas Market organised by the town’s RNLI Guild. The Falmouth branch hosted the market at the Methodist church on The Moor Anne Hunt, from the Lifeboat Guild, said: “It was a lovely day
A TRURO dinner man has beaten off competition to win a national Food and Farming award. John Rankin, 42, who works at Penair Secondary School won the "best dinner lady or man award" at this year's Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards last Wednesday. He
Grampound Road Pre-School is holding a bingo and quiz night on Friday, December 11 at 8pm in Robert Harvey Memorial Hall (Grampound Road Village Hall) Fantastic prizes include tickets to see Jack and the beanstalk at the Hall for Cornwall, Rick Stein
Christmas starts this Saturday for more than 70 senior citizens from Porthleven, Mullion and the Helston area, who have been invited to join a festive meal. The men of the Helston and Lizard Rotary Club have organised a Christmas party at the Culdrose
Grampound Road Pre-School is holding a bingo and quiz night on Friday, December 11 at 8pm in Robert Harvey Memorial Hall (Grampound Road Village Hall). Fantastic prizes include tickets to see Jack and the beanstalk at the Hall for Cornwall, Rick Stein
Police are appealing for witnesses after a ten-year-old boy from Falmouth was involved in a hit and run incident earlier this month. The boy was cycling along the road at Ponsharden, near the roundabout for Sainsbury's, with two friends at 5.30pm on
