A Blackwater man was surprised when his housing association told him that listening to loud music on his Alexa was a breach of contract. Martin Van-Evelingen, originally from Falmouth, lives in Wheal Concord Way and suffers from mental health issues
EXCEEDING a 70mph speed limit has resulted in a £576 fine for a 34 year-old man. Oliver John Walters, of Treverva, near Penryn, admitted committing the offence in an Audi A5 on the A30, on November 29 last year. He was also ordered to pay £85
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Cornwall College Group has apologised after being forced to cancel some courses because it could no longer access funding. The college runs a number of courses for 14 to 16 year olds at its various campuses in the county. These are courses which
Porthleven is a place that punches well above its weight in culinary offerings. World-renowned eateries line the harbour of the village that has a restaurant-to-resident ratio unrivalled elsewhere in the world. This week the mystery diner paid
A GROUP of volunteers has completed the construction of a Cornish granite rockery at a Falmouth railway station. The Friends of Penmere Station's design, construction and total funding costs were met by the Community Rail Development Fund, through
A HELSTON man who drove whilst drunk and disqualified has narrowly escaped a prison sentence. Andrew James Stanton, aged 39, of Meneage Street, committed the offences which passed the "custody threshold", but Truro magistrates instead imposed a
A Cornish lime kiln with a fascinating history has been brought back to life and is being let out for holidays after an extensive renovation. The Old Kiln, in Port Navas, was formerly a 19th Century working lime kiln, accessed by boat via passage
A sailing charity for injured veterans is inviting members of the community to join them for its fourth annual Dining in Night on Saturday, November 23. Turn to Starboard will host the black-tie event at The Falmouth Hotel to help raise funds towards
Falmouth Town manager Andrew Westgarth will be hoping to build on a good first South West Peninsula League game of the season against Mousehole with another at St Dennis on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). Town will have faced a ten-day wait to play their
A Lelant cancer patient plans to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End for charity. Andy Wooders was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2016. He is now aiming to tackle the 875 mile trail across the island to raise funds for The Sunrise Centre,
TONIGHT'S Falmouth Week fireworks have been postponed due to the poor weather. They had been due to take place at 10pm on Friday, but are now scheduled to light up the sky at 10pm on Saturday instead. The fireworks are set to light up the inner
Miracle Theatre will be ending its summer tour with a bang at Enys House and Gardens, Penryn, as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. Alongside its final three performances of ‘A Perfect World’, Miracle will be taking over the house and gardens
Police are investigating reports of a theft in Truro and are appealing for help to identify the man pictured. The incident happened at between 1.30pm and 4.30pm on Wednesday, July 24 at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske. A member of staff had
In the face of strong winds and many events having to cancel, Helford Passage Regatta pulled out all the stops this year. Fewer races could be held on the river, but that didn’t stop the crowds from turning up and joining in. Huge support was
The IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music's autumn concert series will offer audiences in west Cornwall the chance to enjoy a wide variety of its repertoire, including much-loved classics as well as more unusual works. Next month a series of nine
The parents of twins born weighing the same amount as half-a-bag of sugar have been reunited with the helicopter crew and medical staff who saved their lives. Jennie Powell, 41, went into labour at 22 weeks while on holiday in Cornwall in August
The sun shone on the annual Port Navas Regatta and regulars and visitors alike enjoyed a fun-filled event. Over the years it has raised money for charities such as Cornwall Air Ambulance, the local hospice movement and RNLI and this year the committee
THE main road between Falmouth and Truro was affected by an accident this morning. The crash happened around 6.30am and the A39 was partially blocked for around an hour. The incident took place at Forth Coth, on the Carnon Downs roundabout.
Porthleven-based eco packaging company Flexi-Hex has just won major investment which will enable the small Cornish firm to grow and develop their plastic-free innovations. This year, Sky Ocean Ventures and Innovate UK – which is the Government’
