Anyone who has a bad experience on holiday might think about writing a critical review on TripAdvisor – but this man has decided to take a Cornish holiday park to court. Robin Townsend, from Gloucestershire, came to the Lizard peninsula with his family for a surprise short break and stayed at Mullion Holiday Park. But he said their chalet was dirty and poorly maintained and, when they complained, they were told there was nowhere else for them to stay. But a quick check by the family...

A scheme to help keep people with long term illnesses out of hospital is being ditched to save money by cash-strapped health bosses in Cornwall. Telehealth, which helps medics remotely monitor patients and intervene before their symptoms become a 999 issue, was hailed as a major step forward for home care when it was introduced. However, NHS Kernow, which holds the purse strings for health spending in the county, has confirmed to Cornwall Live that it is being abandoned. Read next: This...

A survey has rated health food store Holland & Barrett, bookmakers Ladbrokes and William Hill and Laura Ashley among the worst companies to work for in the UK after staff evaluated their employers. Have you ever had a job that filled you with dread in the morning and made you feel as though you'd just rather be anywhere else than at work? If your answer is 'yes', there's at least some comfort in the fact that you're not alone. Many of the country's most popular high street retailers have...

An award-winning dairy farm on the outskirts of Truro has told of "heartbreak" after 36 cattle had to be slaughtered following a bovine tuberculosis (TB) outbreak.Tragically, two of the cows were in calf when they failed the routine TB testing at Nansmerrow Farm in Tresillian recently.Read more: Horse riders' Pass Wide and Slow safety campaign petition started by Cornish mum hits ParliamentAlthough experienced farmer Paul George managed to induce labour in the cows four weeks early and...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, July 7, 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 Hannah. If you've seen something going on and want us to check...

A former picture framer who is part of a beach care team has collected huge amounts of rubbish from a beach and turned them into an amazing art display.Rob Arnold, of Liskeard, picked up thousands of tiny items which filled 35 large bags as he cleared a stretch of Tregantle Beach, near Torpoint, in April.Read more: This is why this town's well-known advertising board has gone after many yearsThe 59 year old said the plastic pollution he witnessed at Tregantle Beach at the time was the worst he...

A total of 155 crimes were recorded in Camborne in 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 published by the force at www.police.uk. The interactive map for Camborne (below) shows the latest of Cornwall Live's crime figures reports, following on from those published for Truro, Penzance, St Austell and Helston. Read more: Controlling boyfriend Philip Smyth sent to prison for beating...

Crowds of people poured in to Truro Cathedral today (Thursday July 6) to take part in a special service in remembrance of Lady Mary. Lady Mary Holborow, Cornwall's former Lord Lieutenant passed away last month at the age of 80. Tributes poured in after her death, from the many people she had touched and inspired throughout her life. Today's service gave people from across Cornwall the chance to pay their respects, remember and most importantly celebrate the life of a true Cornish...

A man has been jailed after a jury found he did intend to cause serious injury when he slashed at another man several times with a Stanley knife, cutting an artery in his arm. A court heard how police arrived at the scene of the fight in Penryn and found the walls of a house splashed with blood. Toby Campbell stabbed and slashed at Adam Halvorsen after they fought on the first floor landing of a house in St Thomas Street on December 16. A blood-stained Stanley knife was discovered next to an...

A German film crew has been told to stop living in shipping containers at a Newquay business park while making Rosamunde Pilcher adaptations for television.Employees of film production company FFP New Media use the Treloggan Industrial Estate containers at Prow Park on a seasonal basis while making adaptations of the Pilcher novels, which are prime-time hits in Germany. In March 2016 a planning application was submitted on behalf of FFP which, if approved, would have allowed the film crew to...

More than 100 residents of St Agnes have come out in support of a plan to knock down and rebuild a popular café - but the parish council has opposed it. Owners of Genki, which has operated in the small beach hut-style building on Quay Road for five years, have put in a planning application to rebuild it.If planning permission is granted the café, which has been described by owners Nat and Owen Lewis as "in desperate need of renovation", will be rebuilt in a similar style...

Police in Cornwall are searching for an elderly man who has not been seen since buying a ticket for a boat trip on Penzance Quay. American, Sigmund Fredericks, known as KC, was last seen this morning. "Please be on the lookout for Sigmund Fredericks who has been reported to police as missing from Penzance," said a force spokesman.Read more: This Cornish village football team will play Leeds United at home "He was last seen on the Quay at around 10am today [Thursday, July...

Release date:  Thu, 06/07/2017 (All day) Main image:  Summary:  There are few experiences more thrilling than watching dolphins from the clifftop, or out on a boat. But there is nothing more heart-wrenching than seeing them washed up dead on the beach and so far this year there have been almost 200 dead dolphins found on Cornish beaches.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Marine Strandings Network is the licensed recorder for all marine strandings in Cornwall and consists of a team of over 100 volunteers who record all strandings of marine organisms on Cornwall's coastline. They man a 24/7 hotline which takes calls from the public when they find a dead animal on the coast, and they send trained volunteers to record every animal and where possible facilitate retrieval for post mortem. But it all needs funding.

Now you can help in this vital work and all you have to do is go shopping at Tesco between now and the end of August and support the Trust through the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme.

Bags of Help is Tesco’s exciting local community grant scheme where the money raised from the 5p bag charge is being used to fund nominated local projects.

When you buy a bag you will be given a token which you then need to put in the appropriate voting box for Cornwall Wildlife Trust. If you don’t receive a token ask for one at the checkout. Online shoppers can take their Customer Delivery Note into their local store in order to be given a voting token.
Following the vote, the project that receives the most votes in its area will receive a grant of up to £4,000, second place receiving up to £2,000 and third place up to £1,000.

Ruth Williams, Marine Conservation Manager at Cornwall Wildlife Trust says,

“Tragically in Cornwall, we have had an unprecedented number of animals washed ashore this year, with almost 200 dead animals being reported since the beginning of 2017. We desperately need to find out more about why these animals are dying which is why Cornwall Wildlife Trust is appealing for your support through the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.”

Ruth Williams continues,

“Recording and examining stranded animals such as dolphins, seals and sharks, provides us with information about the marine environment and the health of marine creatures. This information is vital in helping us to determine the cause of death and threats to survival. We can then use this information to actively help us to conserve our seas and the marine life that lives in it.’

“By recording every stranded animal reported over the last 25 years, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and its dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly to protect the county’s marine life. We work with industry and government to try to find practical solutions to reduce the number of strandings, but we need the funding to continue to monitor our shores and gather this vital evidence”.

To report a stranding please call the 24-hour emergency hotline on 0345 201 2626.

 

They might look similar, but not all speed cameras are there to land us with a hefty fine. It just so happens that some are there to monitor traffic AND they are not all painted yellow. Read more: A30 at Bodmin will be closed overnight for a week as roadworks scheme nears completion Our colleagues at the Chronicle have identified the ones which catch the speeding motorist and those there to make travelling a bit easier. Gatso - speed camera, fine Since the introduction of speed...

Police were forced to use a Taser and spray to restrain a man who was running amok with a knife at his partner's flat. The court heard that was the last time the 33-year-old saw his partner Penelope Harris before she was killed in a car crash on the A30 just days later. Ricky Jewell, of Ocean Crescent, Porthleven, had previously pleaded guilty to affray and appeared for sentence at Truro Crown Court. Read next: Jury consider verdict in case of man wounded in Stanley knife attack The...

A massive advertising board which has been hiding a plot on a Cornish town's main street for years disappeared last week.Bodmin residents and people driving through Higher Bore Street will remember the big advertising board that has been standing on the street for more than a dozen years.Read more: Here is what we know so far on the A390 crash at Callington and the two-year-old boy who was injuredThe board was covering a plot located next to Viraj, an Indian restaurant, until it disappeared...

A crook connected with former Hayle-based Crown Currency has been told to pay more than £850,000 to people conned in a multi-million pound foreign exchange scam. Susan Benstead, 72, was given a two-year suspended prison sentence for money laundering in June 2015 because of her part in the infamous fraud. Crown Curreny, which was one of the UK's leading personal currency exchange businesses, collapsed in October 2010 owing clients a total of £20 million. Read more: National Express...

We apologise for mentioning the C-word in July as you're probably thinking about your next trip to the beach, but Cornwall could face a shortage of cream and butter this Christmas. The boss of dairy giant Arla has warned that the price of the two festive season essentials could rise sharply in the next few months. Speaking to the BBC, Peder Tuborgh, chief executive of the farmer-owned milk co-operative, said: "The first sign we will see of it, is that the price of butter rises very...

One of the worst railway disasters in British history, involving a train dispatched from Penzance, occurred on this day 39 years ago. The Taunton sleeping car fire tragedy took place in the early hours of July 6 1978 – killing 12 people, injuring a further 15 and having far-reaching effects for British Rail. An investigation discovered that the blaze was caused by an electric heater – despite earlier reports of a discarded cigarette - which had been obstructed by sacks of dirty...

Do you remember 'that dress'? The one that provoked arguments across the land over whether it was white and gold or blue and black? Of course you do. And, whether you like it or not, it's all about to happen again - but this time with sportswear. This photo of Nike sliders, vest and shorts has left people divided once more. Some say they are pink and white, while others insist they are grey and blue. Read more: Skin cancer symptoms you need to know about as heatwave returns to...