Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, June 30, 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 Shanny. If you've seen something going on and want us to...

After two years of misery and roadworks, drivers' nightmare is set to be over soon as the A30 at Temple will reopen in a fortnight.The end is in sight as the roadworks to dual both carriageways at Temple near Bodmin will be completed in exactly two weeks' time. Read more: A30 should be renamed Devon Bypass when Bodmin roadworks finish says Cornwall tourism chief Cornwall Council confirmed this week that no delay was to be expected for the completion of the dual carriageway itself. "The...

A 40-year-old man has relived the petrifying moment he was shot in the face with a paintball gun in Sainsbury's car park. Jamie Andrews had arranged to meet someone on Wednesday evening (June 28) at around 11.20pm in Torpoint, hoping to settle an argument over tobacco. Read more: Power firm fined £800K for failings leading to death of young dad at worksite in Cornwall But instead he claims he was faced by a man brandishing a firearm, which Jamie says he thought was a "real...

Cornwall's firefighters faced an unusual call out after a bull fell down a disused mine shaft. The fire crews were faced with the difficult task of rescuing the distressed animals which was 30 feet below the ground. The first task for crew from Helston, who were joined by a team from Tolvaddon fire Station, was to clear access to the hole. They were called to the scene in Mayhay, near Wendron, at around 8am today, June 29.Read next: Audacious appeal to horse racing sheikh of Dubai pays off...

Traffic police officers in mobile speed camera vans will be out in force in Cornwall over the summer to catch any motorists who are breaking the speed limit.The Devon and Cornwall Speed Camera Partnership will be working alongside police in keeping a close eye on the roads.Read next: Stalker stabbed woman in graveyard even though she reported him to police 125 times This summer, 46 mobile cameras will be operating in locations across Cornwall. Here is the list of mobile speed camera locations...

Though many youngsters might be horrified by the prospect of going to the dentist, some in Penzance have been given a reason to be entertained by theirs. Simon Morris, from Orthodontics PZ, has put his tiny mirror and probes down to pick up a pencil and turn his hand to writing children's literature – with a Cornish twist. The orthodontist has written a book set in the Penzance area which is an adventure meets mystery tale about a Cornish schoolgirl who discovers that she is able to...

Release date:  Thu, 29/06/2017 (All day) Main image:  Summary:  Cornwall Wildlife Trust are thrilled to have joined celebrated Cornish artist Kurt Jackson’s latest exhibition ‘Bees (and the Odd Wasp) in My Bonnet’ which both celebrates the importance of bees and pollinators to our environment and acknowledges the dangers they face. Disease, chemicals and disappearing green spaces have all contributed to their dramatic decline in recent years.

Event details:
• Full title of event: The Wild Cornish Bee Walk
• Date and time of event: Saturday 8th July 2.30pm to 4.00pm
• Where to meet: Bartinney Downs Nature Reserve near St Just
• Cost of event: Free

Joining Friends of the Earth at the Jackson Foundation’s upstairs charity space, the Trust will be celebrating Cornish bees through their displays, illustrating ways people can help pollinators in their own garden and highlighting the importance of wildlife recording. 

In addition to this Cornwall Wildlife Trust will be hosting a guided bee walk alongside local bee expert Paddy Saunders and Friends of the Earth. ‘The Wild Cornish Bee Walk’ will take place on the Trust’s Bartinney Nature Reserve near St Just and be led by West Cornwall Reserves Manager Nick Marriott. 

At 25 acres, the reserve is a small site but offers a wealth of wildlife including cuckoos, short-eared owls and some very rare bees…

Nick Marriott, West Cornwall Reserves Manager for Cornwall Wildlife Trust says, 

“On the walk expect to see meadow pipits, dartford warblers, small heath butterflies, small red damselflies and two of Cornwall’s rarest solitary bees. The site has a very strong population of the rare tormentil mining bee. Not only does the nature reserve have tormentil mining bees but is also one of only six sites in the UK where the tormentil nomad bee has been recently recorded. This bee is a cleptoparasite and lays its eggs in the burrows of the mining bee, the nomad's larvae emerge and eat the host's larvae and stash of tormentil pollen”

Cornwall Wildlife Trust manages some of Cornwall’s best bee habitat, this includes grassland, heathland, woodland rides and brownfield sites. Many solitary bees make their nest tunnels in the ground, choosing either bare soil or areas of short turf. Other solitary bees nest in tunnels made in rotten wood, or they make use of vacated tunnels in dead wood made by wood-boring beetles. 

The Trust suggest creating your own artificial nest sites by drilling holes 2-8mm in diameter in fence posts or hanging up bundles of hollow plant stems, drinking straws or cardboard tubes.

 

A power company has been fined £800,000 for failings that contributed to the death of a young father who in an tragic accident involving a falling electricity pole he was working on. Ryan Thomas, a keen sportsman and linesman for Western Power Distribution (WPD) died in woods in Cawsand, near Torpoint, on January 16, 2013. Ryan, 28, originally from Truro but who had recently set up home in Grampound Road with his wife Zara and baby daughter Maisy, was part of a crew undertaking...

The description of a man believed to have kicked and swung a seagull by its neck has been released by the police. The bird was attacked in an incident outside the Subway sandwich shop on Friday, June 23. Read more: This is how all GP surgeries in Cornwall scored in national ratings A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Member of public witnessed an individual aggressively handling a seagull on the Fore Street, St Austell at around 2pm on June 23. "Man described as...

Bodmin Moor ponies are still at risk one year after dozens of them were left to die of starvation and poisoning. Content warning: there are some potentially disturbing images of the ponies in the story. People4ponies, an equine charity based in the South West, said that last year's carnage on Bodmin Moor does not seem to have been repeated, although ponies on the moorland are still risking their lives. Read more: Investigation launched after worker seriously injured at Wainhomes construction...

People in Cornwall are still watching their television in black and white, despite this Saturday marking 50 years since the first colour transmission. New figures from TV Licensing reveal more than 8,000 homes across the UK still enjoy programmes in black and white, including around 50 in Cornwall. Penzance has the most licenses with seven, closely followed by Camborne (5), Redruth (5), and Bodmin (4).Read more: Penzance businesswoman Kate Jamieson is returning to The Old Success at Sennen as...

What do we really know about His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - the man who has stepped in to help villagers in Cornwall buy their village hall? The 67-year-old ruler of Dubai answered the prayers of residents in Godolphin Cross, near Helston, when he agreed to help them cover the shortfall in their campaign to buy the village Methodist chapel. The group has already raised £25,000 towards the £90,000 cost of buying the hall, to safeguard the last community space...

A Newquay resident says he is "fed up to the back teeth" with the noise revellers are making at a popular holiday pad in the resort. Last month desperate residents in Pentire campaigned to stop the Halula Beach House from becoming a full throttle party house this summer. They took action after it was marketed by the owner, Halulu Properties, as a beach house perfect for guests to "party and relax", fearing that it would encourage noisy revellers to rent the property....

The police helicopter and ground units were involved in a two day search to track down a 40-year-old man wanted for a serious assault.The man had three outstanding warrants; as well as a serious assault, he was alleged to have stolen industrial batteries from the Honiton area.Read more: Verdict for lorry driver over A30 death by dangerous driving of moped driderThe man had failed to show up to a court case and a warrant was issued for his arrest.A search originally took place in the Truro area...

For some, mud might seem like a real mucky nuisance, but it's being celebrated all over the globe for International Mud Day – including at a certain Cornish school. The creators of the occasion are out to prove that there is more to mud than its slippery and dirty traits. They say it is essential to the great outdoors, which means fresh air and exercise for many – so what if you get a little dirty?Read more: Penzance father cures depression and anxiety by running on Cornish...

A man was shot in the face after a row was reported in Cornwall. The dispute resulted in one person being arrested for firearms offences and causing actual bodily harm. Read more: Investigation launched after worker seriously injured at Wainhomes construction site in Bodmin Police were called at about 11.20pm on Wednesday (June 28) following reports of a man being assaulted on Antony Road with a paintball gun, the Plymouth Herald reports. Police on the Torpoint ferry last night. Armed...

Will Smith, Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Kidman were just three of the reasons a trip to France was the "best ever" for a group of Cornwall College students. They travelled to the south of France to watch preparations for the Monaco Grand Prix as well as the Cannes Film Festival. It was part of a trip organised for event management students at Eden Project Learning, an education programme delivered by the college. Read more: These 47 pubs, restaurants and food producers have the worst...

A group of residents are determined to kick up a stink after being forced to live with an unbearable stench which has left them unable to open their windows or to enjoy their gardens - and has even caused children to vomit. For decades residents living in St Erth and surrounding areas have been forced to contend with a repugnant smell emanating from the Hayle Sewage Treatment Works which was first opened 40 years ago. Although the stench has been present for years, residents living in Cledma...

A woman who was stabbed in the face and neck in a graveyard by a stalker she reported to the police 125 times has rejected an apology from the chief constable. Joseph Willis, 50, attacked his neighbour Helen Pearson, 34, in 2013 following a campaign of harassment which included writing 'die Helen' on walls and pavements and leaving a dead cat on her doorstep. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was striving to make sure this type of incident did not happen again, and said that it has changed...

An appeal has been launched after a Penzance man was stabbed and hit with a rock. The 44-year-old was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital by ambulance after he was knifed in the back and hit on the head with a rock. The altercation was said thought to have taken place between Trannack Terrace and Polmeere Road, near Polmeere House. The casualty remained conscious the whole time and was breathing and talking throughout. It was believed the incident followed an altercation between him an...