A drunk woman broke into the house of an old school friend she suspected of dealing drugs to her former partner before pulling a knife on him and going on a rampage, which included smashing a photo of the victim and his recently deceased son. Sharon Philp, 46, of Tregurra Lane in Truro, appeared at Truro Crown Court today after admitting charges of criminal damage and affray. Prosecutor Francesca Whebell told the court how, on May 24, a drunken Philp went to the house of Kevin Tangye,...

This adorable video shows a Eurasian lynx kitten getting used to its new home at Newquay Zoo. Zookeepers say the kitten, which was born in May, is making swift progress and looking strong and healthy. Born five weeks ago to parents Boomer and Kicsi, the kitten has been sexed as a male. Read next: Cornwall Live is invited for an exclusive feeding session with adorable Newquay Zoo sloth Roxy The Eurasian lynx is the third largest predator in Europe after the brown bear and grey wolf, and...

A pair of young drug dealers - one of whom takes MDMA for breakfast - have avoided jail despite both having been in trouble with the law before. Dean Miller, 20, of no fixed abode, and Punita Mitchell, 19, of Fairmanstle Street, Truro, appeared at Truro Crown Court after pleading guilty to supplying cannabis and MDMA. Miller was also punished for being caught in possession of MDMA while on bail for the other offences. Prosecutor Francesca Whebell told the court how in October last year police...

Doom Bar, the official beer of the British and Irish Lions, is bringing rugby home to Cornwall this weekend (Saturday, July 1), with a free Lions-inspired rugby match at Camborne RFC - and one and all are invited. And the Home Nations Doom Bar Select XV, a team from right across the UK, have been put through their final paces by none other than Lions legend Phil Vickery. All set on Doom Bar's home turf of Cornwall, this special match is inspired by an historic game that took place at...

Police would like to speak to this woman in connection with a burglary after an offender entered a property in Newquay and stole a purse. The offender entered the kitchen of a property in Mount Wise sometime between 4pm on Friday, May 26 and 11.30am on Sunday, May 28. Read next: Newquay resident "fed up to the back teeth" with noisy revellers partying at popular beach houseTwo shoulder bags were taken along with a purse containing credit and debit cards. The stolen bank cards were...

A landlocked town council owns a boat and it has been stolen from a duck pond.Police are appealing for witnesses after a fibreglass boat belonging to Bodmin Town council was stolen.Read more: What will happen to EU citizens in Cornwall after Brexit - here's what our French reporters thinkThe boat was last seen at Priory Park, where it is used to maintain the duck pond's island.Officers said that the boat was approximately 7ft long and 3 1/2ft wide and would require several people to move it due...

It's a Friday so we shouldn't be too surprised the A30 is heaving and congested.However, six miles of queuing traffic and delays of over half an hour aren't what you want when heading out of the county.The A30 eastbound is currently (as of 11.15am) massively congested as everyone tries to escape the Cornish rain.Here's Google's traffic heat map showing the delays at Bodmin and also down at Carland Cross back towards Chiverton:Highways England says: "The A30 eastbound between the A391 and...

The future of an upsettingly unkempt building in the heart of Penzance has become the subject of a community campaign. Residents have come together to launch the SaveTheGanges appeal in order to save the former Ganges Indian restaurant on Chapel Street, which many say is an eyesore and brings down the reputation of one of Cornwall's most vibrant streets. A website has been set up which says that "something must be done" to restore the "beautiful but neglected" Grade II...

A yachtsman who found himself struggling against the elements had to be helped by RNLI volunteers so he could moor in St Ives Bay. The Dutch solo sailor, who was sailing from Padstow, arrived in St Ives bay in difficult conditions with a force seven west north west wind, poor visibility and two-metre swells. The sailor was unable to manoeuvre his 10-metre yacht, Norah, onto a mooring and called for help. The St Ives RNLI volunteers who helped a Dutch solo yachstman moor safely as he...

So there we are, the Brexit clock is tickling and the fate of EU citizens residing in Great Britain and that of the Brits in Spain or France is finally being discussed at the highest levels of government. Theresa May has met with her EU counterparts and made an offer to settle the future of EU/UK citizens. Not good enough have said the other EU heads of state. ANd back and forth it is likely to go for the foreseeable future. But what does it actually mean for the EU citizens in this country...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, June 30, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic so keep checking back to make sure you get wherever you're going as quickly and safely as possible. We will of course also be breaking news as it happens and keeping an eye on the weather. It's Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Shanny. If you've seen something going on and want us to...

After two years of misery and roadworks, drivers' nightmare is set to be over soon as the A30 at Temple will reopen in a fortnight.The end is in sight as the roadworks to dual both carriageways at Temple near Bodmin will be completed in exactly two weeks' time. Read more: A30 should be renamed Devon Bypass when Bodmin roadworks finish says Cornwall tourism chief Cornwall Council confirmed this week that no delay was to be expected for the completion of the dual carriageway itself. "The...

A 40-year-old man has relived the petrifying moment he was shot in the face with a paintball gun in Sainsbury's car park. Jamie Andrews had arranged to meet someone on Wednesday evening (June 28) at around 11.20pm in Torpoint, hoping to settle an argument over tobacco. Read more: Power firm fined £800K for failings leading to death of young dad at worksite in Cornwall But instead he claims he was faced by a man brandishing a firearm, which Jamie says he thought was a "real...

Cornwall's firefighters faced an unusual call out after a bull fell down a disused mine shaft. The fire crews were faced with the difficult task of rescuing the distressed animals which was 30 feet below the ground. The first task for crew from Helston, who were joined by a team from Tolvaddon fire Station, was to clear access to the hole. They were called to the scene in Mayhay, near Wendron, at around 8am today, June 29.Read next: Audacious appeal to horse racing sheikh of Dubai pays off...

Traffic police officers in mobile speed camera vans will be out in force in Cornwall over the summer to catch any motorists who are breaking the speed limit.The Devon and Cornwall Speed Camera Partnership will be working alongside police in keeping a close eye on the roads.Read next: Stalker stabbed woman in graveyard even though she reported him to police 125 times This summer, 46 mobile cameras will be operating in locations across Cornwall. Here is the list of mobile speed camera locations...

Though many youngsters might be horrified by the prospect of going to the dentist, some in Penzance have been given a reason to be entertained by theirs. Simon Morris, from Orthodontics PZ, has put his tiny mirror and probes down to pick up a pencil and turn his hand to writing children's literature – with a Cornish twist. The orthodontist has written a book set in the Penzance area which is an adventure meets mystery tale about a Cornish schoolgirl who discovers that she is able to...

Release date:  Thu, 29/06/2017 (All day) Main image:  Summary:  Cornwall Wildlife Trust are thrilled to have joined celebrated Cornish artist Kurt Jackson’s latest exhibition ‘Bees (and the Odd Wasp) in My Bonnet’ which both celebrates the importance of bees and pollinators to our environment and acknowledges the dangers they face. Disease, chemicals and disappearing green spaces have all contributed to their dramatic decline in recent years.

Event details:
• Full title of event: The Wild Cornish Bee Walk
• Date and time of event: Saturday 8th July 2.30pm to 4.00pm
• Where to meet: Bartinney Downs Nature Reserve near St Just
• Cost of event: Free

Joining Friends of the Earth at the Jackson Foundation’s upstairs charity space, the Trust will be celebrating Cornish bees through their displays, illustrating ways people can help pollinators in their own garden and highlighting the importance of wildlife recording. 

In addition to this Cornwall Wildlife Trust will be hosting a guided bee walk alongside local bee expert Paddy Saunders and Friends of the Earth. ‘The Wild Cornish Bee Walk’ will take place on the Trust’s Bartinney Nature Reserve near St Just and be led by West Cornwall Reserves Manager Nick Marriott. 

At 25 acres, the reserve is a small site but offers a wealth of wildlife including cuckoos, short-eared owls and some very rare bees…

Nick Marriott, West Cornwall Reserves Manager for Cornwall Wildlife Trust says, 

“On the walk expect to see meadow pipits, dartford warblers, small heath butterflies, small red damselflies and two of Cornwall’s rarest solitary bees. The site has a very strong population of the rare tormentil mining bee. Not only does the nature reserve have tormentil mining bees but is also one of only six sites in the UK where the tormentil nomad bee has been recently recorded. This bee is a cleptoparasite and lays its eggs in the burrows of the mining bee, the nomad's larvae emerge and eat the host's larvae and stash of tormentil pollen”

Cornwall Wildlife Trust manages some of Cornwall’s best bee habitat, this includes grassland, heathland, woodland rides and brownfield sites. Many solitary bees make their nest tunnels in the ground, choosing either bare soil or areas of short turf. Other solitary bees nest in tunnels made in rotten wood, or they make use of vacated tunnels in dead wood made by wood-boring beetles. 

The Trust suggest creating your own artificial nest sites by drilling holes 2-8mm in diameter in fence posts or hanging up bundles of hollow plant stems, drinking straws or cardboard tubes.

 

A power company has been fined £800,000 for failings that contributed to the death of a young father who in an tragic accident involving a falling electricity pole he was working on. Ryan Thomas, a keen sportsman and linesman for Western Power Distribution (WPD) died in woods in Cawsand, near Torpoint, on January 16, 2013. Ryan, 28, originally from Truro but who had recently set up home in Grampound Road with his wife Zara and baby daughter Maisy, was part of a crew undertaking...

The description of a man believed to have kicked and swung a seagull by its neck has been released by the police. The bird was attacked in an incident outside the Subway sandwich shop on Friday, June 23. Read more: This is how all GP surgeries in Cornwall scored in national ratings A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Member of public witnessed an individual aggressively handling a seagull on the Fore Street, St Austell at around 2pm on June 23. "Man described as...

Bodmin Moor ponies are still at risk one year after dozens of them were left to die of starvation and poisoning. Content warning: there are some potentially disturbing images of the ponies in the story. People4ponies, an equine charity based in the South West, said that last year's carnage on Bodmin Moor does not seem to have been repeated, although ponies on the moorland are still risking their lives. Read more: Investigation launched after worker seriously injured at Wainhomes construction...