The trial of two men who are accused of murdering a man by stabbing in St Austell is underway at Truro Crown Court. Three residents of the town's Cosgarne Hall hostel were arrested and charged with the murder of Stephen Bull, 31, earlier this year. His body was found by an early morning dog walker at a children's play park near the Truro Road hostel on January 12. Read next: Newquay sex den epidemic is still an issue 12 months on from the first pop-up brothel discovery Like the...

An inquest has heard how two people have died after falling from cliffs at the same place at Land's End in as many months. The hearing in Truro was told of a man who fell at the beauty spot while out walking with his family and friends. Grzegorz Dominik Jachec, originally from Poland, had been joking with his children and pretending to lose his balance at the edge of a 300-foot drop when he suddenly disappeared. The inquest heard how Mr Jachec died instantly of multiple injuries after...

Electric and plug-in car registrations rise as renewable energy generation hits record high. The future of Cornwall's roads is looking greener than ever with the county ranked among the UK's top 20 for the largest uptake in EV registration in 2017 so far. Across the UK car buyers have been registering more electric and plug-in hybrid cars during the first half of 2017 than in any previous six-month period. More than 22,400 plug-in models were registered between January and June 2017, a...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Thursday, July 13, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic 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 Chris. If you've seen something going on and want us to check...

In just one month a total of 122 crimes were reported to police in Falmouth. There were a range of offences reported in the area we examined from Ponsharden to Pendennis Headland and Maenporth, according to the latest figures available from Devon and Cornwall Police. Most of the offences were antisocial behaviour – with 53 in 30 days - along with 23 violent or sexual offences and 17 reports of criminal damage and arson. The figures also show there were 42 crimes in Penryn during April,...

The church has now stepped in over the closure of a rural Cornish school and said politicians should explain where they expect extra money to come from. It was announced this week that the academy trust which runs St Martin-in-Meneage School on the Lizard peninsula will apply to the Department of Education for permission to close the building. The decision has been made by the Keskowethyans Multi Academy Trust, which also runs primary schools at St Keverne, Coverack, Ruan Minor and...

More than £25,000 worth of motorcycles have been stolen from a Cornwall business following a ram raid carried out in the early hours of this morning. Police are seeking information following a burglary at a bike dealership in St Blazey – the second time the business has been targeted by thieves. Between 2am and 3am today (Wednesday July 12) a ram raid and burglary occurred at St Blazey MX on Tywardreath highway, St Blazey. Detective Constable David Squire, from St Austell...

The crowds are gathering on Perranporth ahead of the live filming of The One Show later this evening. Plenty of people have already grabbed their spot and are enjoying checking out the props and producers frantically working to ensure everything goes according to the plan. The special live show is coming straight from the beach tonight and they are bringing two very special guests to the town. Cornwall favourite, the Doc (Martin) himself, Martin Clunes, will be on hand during the show to...

The mother of a missing teenager who hasn't been seen in four days is pleading with her son to come home. Finnian Layland-Stratfield, 17, was last seen between 6pm and 6.30pm on Saturday by a walker on the cliffs above Hole Beach in Tintagel. A rucksack belonging to the former Truro College student was found the next day. Police officers say they are "extremely concerned" for the welfare of the teenager, who is from Camelford. Read next: Jury selected in St Austell murder...

The National Trust has insisted that claims that the organisation is refusing to acknowledge the parking situation at Levant as a special case are "absolutely incorrect". A controversial pay and display machine was erected earlier this year at the site of the worst mining disaster in Cornwall's history, only to be vandalised twice soon after. The National Trust has been accused of callously cashing in on the success of Poldark by introducing parking charges at the historic Levant...

Proposals to change a bungalow into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) have fallen foul of new legislation aimed at curbing the number of such properties, particularly those used by students, in one Cornish university town. Dylan Stephens already houses five people at the house in Dracaena Avenue in Falmouth, but had to apply for planning permission to increase the number to nine. Although any HMO for more than five people has always had to seek planning consent, Article 4 legislation,...

A series of roadside tributes have been laid at the scene of a five-vehicle crash that claimed three lives at the weekend. Bunches of flowers and touching messages have been left at the side of the A38 near Landrake following the collision. Following the crash on Sunday morning, a 32-year-old woman and her six-year-old little boy, from Saltash, were pronounced dead at the scene. Her younger son, aged four, sustained head injuries and was airlifted by air ambulance to Bristol Royal...

A man who was found dead in the back of his van after his disappearance prompted a huge police search died of cocaine poisoning after ingesting 25 times the lethal level for the class A drug, an inquest has revealed. Damien Kane was declared missing by his partner Leah McGrath on January 10 this year after she feared something went wrong when he missed a baby scan appointment at Bodmin Hospital that day. An inquest into the death of the 36-year-old landscape gardener, who lived with Ms...

A heartbroken dog owner has issued an emotional plea for anybody with any information about the whereabouts of her beloved pooch - who she suspects has been stolen - to get in touch. Tina Kayes, from Bissoe, lost her English Springer Spaniel Basil exactly a week ago (Wednesday) when he disappeared on a walk with Tina's brother at the Bissoe Trail near Truro. She has since searched high and low and even enlisted the help of canine search team and divers but all to no avail. Read more: 2017...

A series of shed burglaries has hit a town and a village, both located in south east Cornwall, police have revealed. A dozen allotments and sheds in the Tamar Valley were broken into by burglars between 8.30pm on Monday (July 10) and 11.30am on Tuesday (July 11). Read more: Counterfeit £50 Bank of Ulster notes were spotted in Saltash in Cornwall and police issued a warningAround eight sheds were entered by force on Wearde Road, Saltash, with others targeted in Vogus Lane, St...

Unscrupulous businesses are targeting residents across Cornwall offering roofing services, according to Trading Standards. After a number of incidents it is warning people not to agree to any work and report it immediately. The warning comes following three reported incidents in Falmouth and St Columb in the same week where residents were cold-called and given little or no paperwork. According to Trading Standards the rogue traders are offering to carry out dry verge systems, which involve a...

Cornwall's police have issued a warning over counterfeit notes that are currently in circulation in the county. The alert was raised yesterday, after fake versions of the £50 note were reported in the Saltash area. It came less than one month after fakes were spotted in Padstow, Wadebridge and Bodmin. Read more: These are the angriest and the funniest tweets about the A30 roadworksPictures of the fakes notes were shared by the police The fakes appear to be 'Bank of Ulster' notes.The...

A jury has been selected for the trial of two men who are accused of murdering a man by stabbing in St Austell. Three residents of the town's Cosgarne Hall hostel were arrested and charged with the murder of Stephen Bull, 31, earlier this year. His body was found by an early morning dog walker at a children's play park near the Truro Road hostel on January 12. Read next: Newquay sex den epidemic is still an issue 12 months on from the first pop-up brothel discoveryLike the accused, the...

Camping season is upon us and it can be a pretty pricey hobby – but at the end of the month Cornish campers will be able to bag themselves a bargain, all for a worthy cause. Each year Cornwall Fire and Rescue service travel to Glastonbury after the festival closes to help with the mass clean-up mission. While there they salvage any abandoned and sale-able tents, bring them home to the best side of the Tamar and sell them on for charity. This year's reclaimed festival tent and camping...

Cornwall's iconic bird - the chough - has faced a tough start to 2017 with a worrying drop in numbers. The chough, well respected and loved throughout the county, takes a position on Cornwall's coat of arms, alongside the miner and the fisherman. As certain Cornish legends tell, King Arthur's soul was preserved in the form of a red-billed chough after his last battle. Nowadays, the point at The Lizard is a popular location to observe the birds, which natuarly resettled in Cornwall in After...