Site: Cornwall News
Lee_Hall published Cornish Rebels make League debut
Publish Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 08:50:23 +0000
SOUTH West Mens Rugby League debutants Cornish Rebels are ready to finally kick off their season against Exeter Centurions at Flowerpots Field, Exeter, today. The Rebels will be taking a 20-strong squad accross the border for the match which will see the first ever Cornish Rugby League club in competitive action. The Centurions will be keen to settle the score having lost out to The Rebels at last week's South West 9s competition, though Exeter will be without key men due to educational...
Police Lotus in road safety campaign
Publish Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 08:45:24 +0000
A £50,000 sports car in police livery is being used by officers in Devon and Cornwall to raise road safety awareness.
In pictures: English ritual year
Publish Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 08:29:31 +0000
Rituals that mark the changing seasons
KevinMarriott published Plymouth Devils suffer speedway defeat at Edinburgh
Publish Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 07:57:32 +0000
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CMJohannaCarr published Firefighters called to fork lift truck fire in Newquay
Publish Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 07:41:00 +0000
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CMJohannaCarr published St Ives lifeboat in rescue just hours after the Queen's visit
Publish Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 07:26:00 +0000
Still wearing their best suits for the Queen's visit in St Ives on yesterday were members of the RNLI lifeboat crew who were called out on a shout just hours after meeting the Royal couple.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were shown the Mersey class all-weather lifeboat, the Princess Royal which two hours later was launched to rescue a stricken fishing boat off the coast of Zennor.
Derek Hall, operations manager of St Ives lifeboat station, who gave Prince Philip a tour of the station, said...
Lib Dem-Independent coalition mooted
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:03 +0000
Independent Cornwall councillors are to form a coalition with Lib Dems because they are tired of waiting for a response from the Conservatives.
Queen and Prince Philip in Cornwall
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 18:52:14 +0000
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are introduced to St Ives lifeboat station workers during a visit to west Cornwall.
bevcoumbe published Family admit dumping tonnes of waste at a former St Austell small...
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:00 +0000
A Cornish family pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to running a series of illegal waste dumping businesses at a former small holding near St Austell.
The case brought by Environment Agency and Devon and Cornwall Police revealed several thousand tonnes of waste had been dumped on land at Rocks Farm, Bugle between 2003 – 2011.
It was burnt, sorted, buried and recycled. They also let out 51 caravans at the site which they did not have a permit to operate.
Skips were used to bring in ...
IndiaPreston published India Preston
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:35 +0000
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Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:34 +0000
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bevcoumbe published Lightning bolt strikes house in Wadebridge
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:00 +0000
FREW crews were called to a house on Trevilling Road in Wadebridge after it was hit by lightning this afternoon. Fire crews used a thermal imaging camera to check the property but found no fire after residents said they could smell smoke.
WBMiles commented EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council coalition deal struck - Tories out in...
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:00 +0000
A coalition of Independents, Liberal Democrats and minor parties will lead Cornwall for the next four years, it can be revealed.
But the Conservatives have spurned their place at the table according to reports from a well-placed source at County Hall.
The coalition will go for a 4-4-2 formation to tackle the undoubted problems that lie ahead with a cabinet made up of four Independents, four Liberal Democrats and two representatives from minor parties, thought to be Labour and Mebyon...
AdamStevens published Adam Stevens - Padawan Photographer
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:49:21 +0000
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AdamStevens published Adam Stevens - Padawan Photographer
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:35 +0000
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AdamStevens published Adam Stevens - Padawan Photographer
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Western Morning News published Nurseries ready for centenary Chelsea show
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:42 +0000
A Westcountry nursery which showed creations at the very first Chelsea Flower Show 100 years ago is putting the finishing touches to its display at this year's centenary show.Kelways of Langport, which specialises in peonies, is one of just three exhibitors at the 2013 show, taking place next week in the Royal Hospital Grounds in Chelsea, with the same claim to fame.The prestigious show, run by the Royal Horticultural Society, celebrates its 100th birthday this year.Dave Root, from the...
WBjridge published Volunteers sought to accompany Trevithick replica to France
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:00 +0000
The Trevithick Society is looking for engineering enthusiasts to join it on a unique trip across the channel.
The replica of Richard Trevithick's Puffing Devil will take pride of place at the 300th anniversary of the French engineer and inventor, Denis Papin at Chitenay in France from July 19-21.
Papin, 1647 – 1713, was an early exponent of steam, and is believed to have been the first to put a piston in a cylinder and move it by steam pressure.
He did not create an engine, it was...
WBJason commented £50,000 Lotus sports car loaned to Devon and Cornwall...
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:53:00 +0000
Devon and Cornwall Police have a new addition in the drive for safer roads in the shape of a £50,000 Lotus sports car.
The Lotus Evora has been emblazoned with the official Force livery and has been doing the rounds at public events across Devon and Cornwall.
The vehicle is being used by officers at public events to increase community engagement and to raise road safety awareness.
Sgt Owen Messenger has borrowed the car from Lotus, who are providing it free of charge. He said: "We have...
Truro wait before naming new boss
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:22 +0000
Truro City chairman Peter Masters says the club is unlikely to appoint a new manager until next month.
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Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:36 +0000
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WBJason commented Miss England contestant to put on charity auction in Tregony
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000
A Miss England contestant from Tregony will put on a charity auction to raise cash for a good cause.
Rosalie Douglass is a finalist in this year's Miss England beauty competition.
The 17-year-old, who studies at Truro College, will put on a dinner evening and charity auction at the King's Arms pub in Tregony on Saturday May 25.
The event will support the charity Beauty With a Purpose, which is set up to help disadvantaged children all over the world.
Miss Douglass said: "There's a whole...
Speedboat driver 'wore no kill cord'
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:11 +0000
The driver of a speedboat which crashed in Cornwall killing a father and daughter was not wearing the safety cord which could have stopped the engine, experts say.
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Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:36:37 +0000
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Devon aiming for Cornwall victory
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 08:54:24 +0000
Devon's director of cricket Keith Donohue wants his side to turn their poor start to the season around when they travel to rivals Cornwall.
Cornwall target Twickenham final
Publish Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 08:25:26 +0000
Cornwall boss Dave Thomas wants to reward the Duchy's supporters by taking the County Championship final for the first time since 2001.
VIDEO: Inside the human robot factory
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:13 +0000
Roboticist shows off his Cornish-based firm
Men jailed for two-day crime spree
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 19:17:58 +0000
Two men whose "escape" from Birmingham to the South West ended in a two-day crime spree when they ran out of money are jailed.
Bright backing Cornwall defence
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:21 +0000
Cornwall winger Richard Bright is confident that the Duchy's defence can hold out against Hertfordshire.
Launceston trio to face charges
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:02 +0000
Launceston trio Ben Hilton, Tim Mathias and Barrie-John Chapman cited after match against Worthing in April.
From Cornish mines to Fijian rugby
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:52 +0000
Cornish-born Plymouth Albion flanker Sam Matavesi reflects on his surprise call-up to the Fijian national team.
Work on £26.8m link road begins
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 10:56:25 +0000
Work on a new £26.8m road linking Camborne, Pool and Redruth in west Cornwall officially begins today.
CMJohannaCarr commented Councillor Collin Brewer: My comments were taken out of context
Publish Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:52 +0000
Cornwall Councillor Collin Brewer has claimed his latest comments about disabled children, which have prompted calls for his resignation and investigations by the police and council, were taken out of context.
The Wadebridge East councillor allegedly compared disabled children with deformed lambs in an interview with the Disability News Service.
His comments come after he resigned from the council in February when it was revealed he told a charity worker that disabled children should be put...
Albion boss targets forward signings
Publish Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:37:31 +0000
Plymouth Albion head coach James Shanahan says bolstering the club's forwards with experienced players is one of his main priorities.
Mennay commented C.O.M.M.U.N.I.C.A.T.I.O.N
Anyone else taken keen interes...
Publish Date: Mon, 06 May 2013 12:27:22 +0000
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