Stephens Scown LLP is among the first law firms in Cornwall to employ a solicitor apprentice. The Truro-based firm has several apprentices studying towards qualifications in HR, Digital Marketing and Legal, but Lexie Williams is the first solicitor
Cornwall Air Ambulance is celebrating after surpassing its fundraising target for a new air ambulance helicopter ahead of schedule. The lifesaving charity has topped the £2.5 million target, with a further two months of the appeal still to go.
The main road between Helston and The Lizard is closed this week while resurfacing is carried out. Overnight closure of the A3083 is in force between 7pm and 6am on the first section of the road and between 7pm and 7am on the second section.
Staff at Falmouth and Penryn's university campuses have been given certain police powers to improve security and reduce anti-social behaviour. Nine security officers with the Falmouth Plus (FX Plus) Campus Security team have been given extra enforcement
A CAR and a motorbike have been involved in a crash in Camborne. The A3047 Wesley Street both ways partially blocked, slow traffic due to accident, The incident has taken place between the turning for Foundry Road and the B3303 Centenary Street
A WOMAN has been banned from driving for 22 months. Danielle Eliabeth May Allen, aged 30, of Wicket Way, Blackwater, admitted drink driving on July 27 in a Renault Modus. She was driving between Mithian and St Agnes when she registered 143mlgs
A tribute to one of Porthleven Food Festival's founders, Jane Kereama, will be held on the opening night of this year's festival. Many of the big name chefs who will be taking part in this year's festival will be cooking a banquet-style memorial
Post Office services will return to the Rosudgeon area from tomorrow after the postmaster at Rame Cross stepped in. The outreach service will be provided every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm, in the Church Room at Boat Cove Lane, Perranuthnoe.
Thousands of EU citizens in Cornwall have applied to live and work in the UK after Brexit, according to the Home Office. The EU Settlement Scheme allows resident EU and Swiss citizens, plus those from the European Economic Area countries to apply
A housing project looking at how technology affects the way people live has been extended thanks to a further £4 million in grants. The University of Exeter has been running its Smartline research project in Camborne, Illogan, Pool and Redruth
A TEENAGER has launched a campaign to say no to "fast fashion" and promote clothing sustainability. Clothes can take up to 40 years to fully decompose and, with this in mind, the Truro High A Level student is raising awareness about the environmental
More details have emerged of how Penzance could use £25 million to improve its town centre. Penzance was one of four towns in Cornwall which were named to bid for money from the Government’s £1billion Future High Street Fund (FHSF) announced last
Redruth town centre could be set to get a welcome boost thanks to millions of pounds to help breathe life into historic buildings. The town is hoping to scoop £3.763 million of funding for its High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) – part of
THE wild weather continued to cause chaos yesterday, with one person being struck by lightning. COrnwall Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call reporting a person struck by lightning in Summercourt, just off the A30. One appliance
After almost three years, a few failed attempts and one false alarm Helston's former Co-op and Budgens building has finally been sold. Property agent Barney Peters, with Scott Burridge Commercial, confirmed to the Packet that a sale was agreed just
