People who apply for retrospective planning permission have come under fire from Falmouth councillors, who believe action should be taken against those who do it despite nothing that can currently be done to stop it. The issue was raised when the
A young cyclist who received life-threatening injuries in a road accident at Probus earlier this year is still waiting for a court to hear the case against a motorist accused of careless driving. The incident took place in June after which a motorist
An action plan has been drawn up and is being implemented after Penryn Infant School and Nursery Unit was told it “requires further improvement” by Ofsted inspectors. The school was visited by two inspectors over two days in July and although the
A new father has praised the search and rescue team from RNAS Culdrose who helped deliver his son mid air. Baby Marcus Daniel McLachlan was in such a rush to arrive that by the time the crew landed at Truro’s Royal Cornwall Hospital their numbers
Cornwall has inner city level deprivation but receives Government funding equivalent to wealthy Shire counties, says West Cornwall MP Andrew George. Fellow Liberal Democrat MP's Dan Rogerson and Stephen Gilbert, are also promoting petitions to
Residents angry at cuts to bus services in Falmouth vented their frustrations at the town council's drop-in surgery on Friday. Over the three hours, at least two dozen people attended and raised their concerns over the decision by bus company the
A team of teenagers from Truro College who sacrificed their own chances of completing this year’s Ten Tors challenge to help others get to safety is in the running for a prestigious humanitarian award this weekend. The six 17-year-olds, who gave
Almost 250 Coastline Housing customers attended an annual away day at Paradise Park in Hayle when they were invited to give their views on various aspects of their landlord’s services. The event proved extremely popular with old and young alike
Work donated by 300 wildlife artists is going on sale to help a Helston father fundraise for a charity supporting his terminally ill son. Ian Griffiths, himself a wildlife artist, has been visiting Little Harbour children’s hospice with his nine-year-old
A new exhibition Making Layers features the work of four Cornish based artists, including evocative glass by Jane Chetwynd, Claire Armitage’s exquisite textile pieces, Jacqueline Clark’s beautiful ceramics and whimsical automata and jewellery by Esther
The family-owned Trago Mills Group has appointed home grown talent as its new Managing Director. Brent Pinhay, who has worked for the landmark South West business for 19 years, is Penryn born and bred and has gained his experience by working in a number
South West Water has seen written complaints fall over the last year by six per cent. Figures released today by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) show that between 2012 and 2013 the company received 4,246 complaints – a drop of 272 on the
Lyulph Hesling, the OOD on the last race of the combined Flushing Sailing Club, and Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Autumn series faced difficult problems in trying to set a course for the more than twenty waiting boats. The tide was flooding in and
The crew of an RNAS Culdrose helicopter has made a rather unusual delivery – a baby boy. Members of the 771 search and rescue squadron were scrambled to the Isles of Scilly, where a woman had gone into labour. They had received an emergency
Falmouth Eagles’ joint coach Graham Whitmore described his side’s Cornwall and Devon League defeat against Hayle at the weekend as a ‘blip’ and said he and fellow coach Phil Angove remained convinced of the potential in the Eagles’ squad. Falmouth
Rheumatology patients are benefiting from a new facility at the Royal Cornwall Hospital thanks to a donation from the Cornwall Arthritis Trust and a generous gift from one of the department’s patients. A new phlebotomy room has been opened in the
A woman from The Lizard has received a twelve month community order of 100 hours unpaid work after admitting housing benefit fraud totalling £10,727.78. Andrea Thirlaway, aged 39, of The Lizard, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates Court on Friday
