Dozens of firefighters spent four hours tackling a fire in a thatched cottage near Launceston this morning.The blaze took hold of the roof in the house on Kellacott Road, leading to a farm in St Giles on the Heath - just across the border in Devon.Eight fire engines from Launceston, Okehampton, Hatherleigh, Holsworthy and Tavistock, together with the Incident Command Unit from Honiton and water carrier from Liskard, Cornwall were called to the fire.Read more: Fisherman's truck submerged in...

A new workspace is preparing to launch in Truro that will allow parents to take young children to work with them with a onsite creche.The new venture is set to be a one of a kind for Cornwall and will offer parents the chance to get on with work in peace and quiet, while their children are cared for by childcare professionals at the pop-up provision.The unusual office space, Desks and Daycare, will be set up in Truro Story and Play Cafe on Quay Street and is due to launch this July - but an open...

A fisherman's truck has been submerged in the harbour in St Ives after getting stuck in the sand as the tide came. The brand new pick-up belonged to a fisherman who went to check his boat in the early hours of this morning and got stuck. Hundreds of people are watching from the harbour front as the tide goes out and the truck is uncovered. Read more: Body of dog found stuffed in bag full of large rocks dumped in the Carn Marth Quarry near RedruthThe truck started to emerge as the tide went...

Police in Cornwall have claimed a major victory in the fight against an organised criminal drugs gang after five people were arrested in two simultaneous raids. Large amounts of drugs were also seized as part of the operation to disrupt the London-based gang which is believed to have targeted Cornwall as a 'soft target'. Devon and Cornwall Police officers entered the two houses in the Falmouth area on Tuesday as part of a wider operation against a drugs gang. Falmouth police's Inspector Ian...

A 19 year old from west Cornwall cannot believe his luck after winning a boat worth £2,000 – now he just has to work out how to sail it. Jake Wilson from St Just was delighted to win the vessel at Falmouth Marine School's Community Open Event last Saturday. The shocked teen, who has only sailed a few times, admits taking the boat out will be a learning curve. Fortunately Jake will be able to call upon the experience of his grandad who served in the Merchant Navy to help him learn...

An ambitious plan to reinstate a helicopter service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly has been thrown into turmoil over a legal wrangle. It has been revealed that a judge has given the go ahead for a judicial review to be sought into a planning application for a heliport in Penzance which was granted by Cornwall Council. Andrew May, chairman of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (SSC), which has obtained the review, said he was "heartened" by the judge's decision and the...

A member of a gang who repeatedly stabbed a rival drug dealer boasted about the attack on Facebook and said the victim was 'only a little London muppet'. Matthew Henney made the comments in a message to a friend after travelling to Exeter from Cornwall to take part in the attack with friend William Toohey. They were allegedly part of a five-strong group who burst into a house where rival dealer Connor Cain was staying and stabbed him repeatedly in the chest and legs. Read more: Body of dog...

The body of a dog has been discovered stuffed into a large bag with several large rocks and dumped in the water at Carn Marth Quarry in Lanner. The 14-month-old black Labrador was found by a member of the Last Chance Hotel Animal Rescue charity, who managed to pull the heavy holdall out of shallow waters at the site.Samantha B'Stard of the Last Chance Hotel Animal Rescue, who helped to retrieve the body of the dog after it was found at the quarry described the heartbreak of what she saw.Read...

The streets of Redruth will this weekend be transformed into a sea of colour and noise as the town celebrates the life of its most famous son. Murdoch Day will take place on Saturday and the celebration, which also toasts the town's heritage, industry and community, is named after William Murdoch, the pioneering inventor who was the first to use gas lights indoors at his home in Cross Street. As usual there's a packed schedule of events taking place around Redruth throughout the day and...

If you have walked through St Erth or driven on the A30 near Hayle recently you will have almost definitely noticed an overwhelming smell. This is not necessarily a new phenomenon at this time of year; strong smells have often been reported at this time of year due to the close placement of the Hayle Sewage Treatment Works, based in St Erth.However after a recent caller to BBC Radio Cornwall described the level of recent stench, South West Water decided to come forward with an answer. Read more:...

There are cleaning job vacancies available across Cornwall right now and you can earn up to £10 per hour with no previous experience. These roles particularly stand out from the rest. Facilities cleaner, St Michael's Mount Not what you're looking for? Browse Cornwall's job vacancies here It's one of the most iconic Cornish landmarks, known worldwide for its unusual geography and rich heritage steeped in folklore. There can't be many locations quite as spectacular as this to call...

It's generally bottom of the list of conversation starters but men who take their time on the toilet are being told to dump their usual reading material and instead brush up on their health issues.We all know men tend to lock themselves in the loo for far too long - often reading the paper, checking their Facebook feeds or even swiping on Tinder while doing a number two.Poo matters and while some may cringe at the thought, a public health campaign has now been launched to encourage men in...

Demonstrations are due to take place across Cornwall this weekend, with the county up in arms over the proposed alliance between the Tories and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party.The deal was still being sought yesterday (Tuesday June 13) with the Conservatives hoping to form a Confidence and Supply agreement to gain backing for its minority government.Read more: Should Cornish civilians be armed with guns to fight terrorists?Shortly after the announcement broke, the Cornwall Rejects...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic from 7am until this evening, 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 Dave here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Graeme. ...

A massive blaze has engulfed a block of flats in west London overnight, with witnesses reporting people being trapped in their homes. More than 200 firefighters were sent to tackle the fire at the 27-storey Grenfell Tower which was reported just after 1.15am this morning. Police said a "number of people are being treated for a range of injuries", including two for smoke inhalation, as pictures from the scene in north Kensington showed flames engulfing the block and the plume of...

If your image of a lifeguard is super buff, sun-tanned and above all young, think again. Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), which operates most of Conrwall's leisure centres, has launched a campaign to recruit older people to help tackle the national shortage of lifeguards. The organisation says that around a fifth of lifeguarding posts are unfilled and to plug the gap they are looking towards people who aren't necessarily in their first flush of youth. Read next: Vandals poured acid over...

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that Cornwall house prices are continuing to rise, although properties are generally cheaper than those in Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Cornwall average house prices hit their highest since records began in March when the Office for National Statistics reported that properties in the county typically came with a price tag in the region of £217,786. The newly released UK House Price Index, published on Tuesday, June 13,...

A call have been made for the police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall to resign over a row about members of the public arming themselves with guns to meet a terrorist attack. Alison Hernandez was quizzed about gun control by a caller during a radio interview. The police and crime commissioner (PPC) was asked by a gun dealer from Bude if - in the unlikely event of a terrorist attack in Cornwall – the caller should arm herself with one of her own weapons. Rather than...

A huge music festival due to be held on a beach in Cornwall this weekend has been hastily moved inland – over a blunder with the paperwork. Due to last minute licensing complications, the lease-holders of Great Western Beach have been forced to reveal they cannot accommodate the Electric Beach Festival as planned. Scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, the Electric Beach Festival has now been switched to a new location - The Chy Bar & Kitchen and The Koola...

The family of a former clay worker from St Austell have secured a five-figure settlement after it was revealed he died as a result of exposure to dust while at work. They hope this landmark case will now allow others to learn from this tragic lesson. Walter Patton, from St Austell, died aged 83 in February 2013. An inquest into this death found that he passed away as a result of kaolin pneumoconiosis linked to his employment. Following his death, Walter's son Brian instructed industrial...