An "immature, unpleasant and controlling" young man who falsely imprisoned his ex-girlfriend and then torched some of her cherished possessions when their relationship came to an end has avoided a prison sentence. Jack Emmanuel, 21, of Queensway in Hayle, appeared at Truro Crown Court this week after previously being found guilty by a jury of unlawful imprisonment and criminal damage. The court heard how in the summer of 2015 Emmanuel locked then girlfriend inside their Falmouth...

The number of rough sleepers in Cornwall also reached 99 on one night last November, a big jump from 65 the previous year.And the Isles of Scilly had its first regular rough sleeper last autumn, since at least 2010, new figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show.The rise in rough sleeping mirrored similar figures from across the Westcountry.In all of Devon and Cornwall there were 214 rough sleepers – the highest number since 2010.Only seven of Devon and...

A non-verbal autistic singer and a bullied teenager are making the internet sit up and take notice after they joined forces to record a moving rendition of a 1980s classic. Kyle Coleman, 31, from Gwithian, was diagnosed with autism aged three and has hardly spoken since. But in 2009 his mum Caroline took him to musical therapy and discovered that Kyle could overcome his barrier through song, belting out ballads in perfect harmony. At Christmas, with the help of his vocal performance coach...

A man thought to be the oldest remaining soldier from the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry has recalled his time spent in a Second World War prisoner of war camp ahead of his 98th birthday. Patrick Linehan, of Prospect Place in Hayle, will celebrate his birthday on St Patrick's Day, having been born in East London in 1919. Patrick initially joined the Devonshire Regiment and in January 1940 transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry at Bodmin. Unlucky Pat was bombed by the...