Police said the A38 crash which claimed the lives of three people including a young child happened after a car stopped on the side of the road. Officers have confirmed that a 32-year-old woman and her six-year-old son, from Saltash, and a 53-year-old man, from Plymouth, died in the crash. Police said the crash between the villages of Landrake and Tideford occurred after a vehicle stopped on the side of the road. The man from Plymouth got out of the stopped car on the Plymouth-bound carriageway...

A woman living in sheltered accommodation in Truro has had a statue that reminded her of her beloved greyhound Cassie stolen from her home, just weeks after her companion died.Michelle Marlow, 37, described the dog as the "most diabolical dog ever to have lived" and said that she was desperate to get the statue back.Read more: Cornish coastal homeowners sought for new Robson Green showMs Marlow had a brain injury 17 years ago that left her paralysed from the neck down, although she now...

Angry councillors say a bypass desperately needs to be built between Saltash and Trerulefoot after three people died in a five-car horror crash on a notorious stretch of the A38 between Landrake and Tideford. Nine people were also left injured following the crash, which happened on Sunday morning. A 32-year-old woman and a six-year-old child from Saltash sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene, while a male pedestrian, a 53-year-old from Plymouth, was also...

A police sergeant estranged from his wife committed suicide while overwhelmed with guilt after finding his policewoman girlfriend's body the day after he broke up with her, an inquest heard.Shaun Keen discovered the body of PC Kimberley James after she took her own life. He had ended the relationship when he learned she was romantically involved with other men. He had also been arrested for allegedly watching "indecent pornography".The inquest in to his death on August 7 of last year...

Truro's Primark has been incredibly popular ever since it opened in November last year and it is packed most of the days. But now a former employee of the chain has revealed the inside secret of the Primark stores.This includes the fact that each store has a 'Book of Faces' with CCTV close-up photographs of the customers who have nicked, conned or otherwise behaved badly in the stores.Read more: REVEALED: The fascinating 200-year history of Cornwall's original 'lunatic asylum'George Allen, who...

A total of 108 crimes were logged in Redruth and some of its surrounded villages in just one month according to street-by-street figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police. The data covers the month of April, which are the latest figures released by the force at www.police.uk The interactive map for Redruth (below) is the latest of Cornwall Live's crime offerings, following on from crime guides published for Truro, Penzance, Camborne, St Austell and Helston. You can see what crimes took...

Three people have died and nine people were left injured following the serious five-car crash this morning on the A38 near Landrake, police have announced. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called at 11.15am today following a collision involving five cars between Tideford and Landrake. Read more: The history of St Lawrence's hospital in Bodmin: From the 'lunatic asylum' to the urbex hotspot A woman and a child from one car sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene,...

A petition has been launched to get barriers installed on the Tamar Bridge to prevent further deaths. Helen Harrington started the petition after several deaths of people falling from the bridge were reported, including two within the past two months.She said locals have been traumatised by the number of deaths and is now urging the Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee to install suicide prevention barriers on the bridge.Read more: Three dead including a child and nine injured after...

While a housing development is being built on the site of the former St Lawrence's hospital in Bodmin, Cornwall Live looks back at the history of the former mental hospital. Nothing of the old St Lawrence's hospital is left on Westheath Avenue, Bodmin. A housing scheme is currently being carried out where the iconic star-shaped building designed by Plymouth architect John Foulston used to stand. Although the facility was destroyed in 2003, it has held a fascination for many people through...

A Bude woman has been left devastated after her late father's jewellery was stolen from her mother's home near Launceston. Siobhan Jeffery's father passed away 17 years ago and left her a sovereign ring and bracelet, which she kept safely at her mum's house. Read more: Farmer calls for government action over TB after fourth outbreak at award-winning farm She said the whole family was distraught on Tuesday (July 4), to discover that a burglar had broken into the Langdon cottage, near the...

A new restaurant and takeaway will shortly be serving up some Italian delights at St Austell Business Park. Unit Four Pizzeria and Bistro is set to open fully on July 15, offering a selection of pizzas and authentic Italian dishes, served in rustic industrial surroundings. Read more: Man takes Cornish holiday park to court over 'filthy' chalet It's being opened by St Austell father and son Nick and Sam Warren, who have been working to open the new restaurant. Sam said: "We're...

Two people were airlifted to hospital after a car ploughed into a house in north Cornwall. The Mercedes CLK crashed into the garage of a home at St Teath at about 11am while the occupants were out. Two of the five people in the black car were said to have been taken to hospital by the Cornwall Air Ambulance. The garage of the detached home of a couple in their seventies just off the junction of the B3267 coming out of St Teath and the A39 was badly damaged. Read more: Fatal crash involving...

The A38 has been closed in both directions following a fatal crash near Landrake and traffic has been particularly heavy for a couple of hours. Traffic alert website Inrix reported that the road was likely to remain closed until late evening tonight and there are also long delays on the Torpoint Ferry. Police decided to close the A38 after a five-vehicle crash caused several casualties including one presumed dead and two seriously injured. They said a full collision investigation needed to be...

The police and coastguards were requested at Newquay in the early hours after reports of a man entering the sea and not coming back. Newquay coastguards and RNLI were called to Towan beach yesterday at 4.23am to assist a police incident.The coastguard helicopter was also called in to help.Read more: Fatal crash involving five vehicles closes A38 between Tideford and Landrake - liveMembers of the public reported seeing a man enter the sea and not come out. His clothing and personal belongings...

One north coast hotel is in the running for the quirkiest in the UK title. The Camelot Castle Hotel in Tintagel is the only South West hotel to be shortlisted in the Eviivo Awards 2017 in the 'quirky hotels' category. The Victorian folly stands out on the cliff and stares at the Tintagel ruins where as legend would have it King Arthur was born. The Tintagel hotel attracted the limelight last November when its owner John Mappin, a self confessed Donald Trump super fan, made £100,000...

A casualty had to be airlifted from the beach after getting stuck on rocks. The coastguard helicopter was called in due to the location of the man at Perranporth Beach. The coastguard teams cleared people from the area so that the Rescue 924 helicopter could land just after midday yesterday (July 8). He was winched to safety and returned to the beach. The Newquay team was assisting the St Agnes Coastguard Search & Rescue Team at the scene. Read more: Fatal crash involving five vehicles...

In July 2016, dressage competitor Sherbert the horse was having subtle and occasional lameness issues which owner Libby Gill said was "frustrating" because "one day, or literally one minute he would be fine, the next he would feel lame". Lameness is an abnormal stance of an animal, usually caused by pain or a mechanical dysfunction. Sherbert suffered from it so badly during a competition at the Badminton Championships last year, that Libby and him were unable to continue...

A main road in Cornwall has been closed due to a serious accident believe to have caused a death. The A38 is said to be shut in both directions between Tideford and Landrake. Congestion is building up around the scene and there are knock-on effects with westbound traffic reportedly slow at Liskeard. Police have told the Plymouth Herald they believe there has been a fatality. The live feed will load below in a few moments

We are told the wait is finally about to end. After two years of dread every time we faced the prospect of crawling along the two-mile stretch of the A30 bogged down in roadworks and then gritting our teeth when everything grinds to a halt, we are assured the nighmare almost over. As a final insult, many of us have to deal with complete closure of the road overnight all this week.But we are assured the end is in sight. We have asked several times - 'are you really sure there won't be nay more...

Hair-raising reports of near-misses by aircraft in the skies above Cornwall have now been revealed. They include airliners taking action out of Newquay Airport, incidents involving the police and Cornwall Air Ambulance and a frightening near-miss between a navy helicopter and Hawk fast jet after a mishap by air traffic control. In one case a navy Merlin helicopter crew flew less than 50 feet below a mystery object - which they spotted seconds before. In total, since the year 2000, there...