A world record attempt which aims to gather the largest number of pirates ever in one place has been launched in Penzance after a similar stunt flopped two years ago.

A group of 30 schoolchildren from St Ives have been involved in a crash which left a coach in a hedge near Penzance at lunchtime (25/1).

A school in Camborne has given two of its sixth form students a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Africa as part of its scholarship programme.

Attendees of a public meeting in Penzance have said they would reject plans to transform Cornwall's NHS which could see wards close at Edward Hain Hospital in St Ives.

There were dramatic scenes in St Ives on Wednesday night as police, fire and ambulance services were all called Treverbyn Road following reports a woman was seriously injured.

A reward of £2,000 has been offered in the search for a cocaine dealer on the run since he fled his trial two years ago.

Penzance has been named as one of the New York Times' top recommended holiday destinations for 2017, thanks in large part to the newly restored Jubilee Pool.

Landowners should beware this Friday as post-Christmas rubbish could see more fly-tipping this weekend than at any other time of the year.

The A30 near Hayle has reopened but traffic is still slow following a lunchtime crash at the Loggans Roundabout.