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  • MYSTERY DINER: The Wheelhouse, Falmouth

    The Wheelhouse, Falmouth SPENDING two hours in the company of the Wheelhouse team and its quirky surrounds is akin to attending the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Apparently Lewis Carroll never actually coined that phrase and in this instance, referencing

  • Caravan is destroyed in late night blaze

    A caravan was destroyed in a fire late last night. Firefighters responded to the incident that occurred in Troon at around midnight. Two fire engines from Tolvaddon were dispatched to tackle the blaze. On arrival the crews stated that the

  • Coastwatch Institution celebrates 20th anniversary

    ST IVES National Coastline Institution (NCI) is celebrating its 20 anniversary this year. For two decades volunteer watchkeepers have monitored boat movements, the activities of water sports enthusiasts, beach-goers and cliff-walkers from 7.30am

  • Four men arrested following discovery of 30 foreign nationals

    Four arrests have been made under the Modern Day Slavery Act after police swooped a boat in Newlyn this morning They were called to the fishing port this morning following reports that a group of people were seen getting into the back of a van from

  • Lorries crash in Penryn

    Two lorries have been involved in a crash in Penryn.  Church Hill is blocked in both directions following the incident, which took place around midday. There was slow traffic due to accident, which has taken place between Bissom Road and Church

  • Have you ever seen a car being driven like this before?

    What's the most irresponsible driving you've ever seen? Speaking on the phone with no hands free? Driving over speed limits? Drink driving? Well last night Devon & Cornwall Police posted on Facebook after they discovered a Peugeot 207 being

  • Truro Park and Ride to increase some ticket fares

    Family value tickets for Truro Park and Ride are set to increase this summer. From May 1, the cost of the Family Pass, which allows for up to two adults and four children, will increase from £2.60 up to £4. Single day tickets will remain the

  • Annual lecture focuses on Cornish creativity

    THE ANNUAL Smales lecture successfully took place at The Poly, Falmouth, on Friday, April 5. The lecture, which has taken place every year since 1994, focused this year on the future of Cornwall's creative sector and its impact on other prominent

  • Firefighters tackle cottage blaze in west Cornwall

    FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a west Cornwall cottage yesterday afternoon. Two fire appliances from St Just and one fire appliance from Penzance went to the property in Porthcurno, near Land's End, at around 3pm. The fire was on the second

  • Cornwall's rugby players set for annual Tamar Cup clash

    Cornwall Senior XV continue their preparation for the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship with the annual Tamar Cup game with Devon to be played at Brickfields Plymouth on Tuesday, April 16, with a 7.30pm kick off. This comes at a time when clubs

  • Taxi drivers fear that eight-inch rule "could end careers"

    Taxi drivers have called for Cornwall Council to relax rules around the minimum legroom provided in cabs saying the current eight-inch rule “could end drivers’ careers”. Cornwall Council’s miscellaneous licensing committee is set to consider a report