Cornwall's family doctors are among the best in the country according to ratings which show they buck the national trend. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) scrutinises all providers of healthcare, including GPs, to ensure the highest standards are met and to highlight were care is falling bellow the mark. The organisation awards four ratings - inadequate, requires improvement, good and outstanding. Read more: From money worries to black alerts, what is going wrong at the Royal Cornwall...

A plan to charge motorists to park on the premises of a Charlestown pub has been met with disbelief from some angry locals. The Rashleigh Arms was built in 1851 on the foundations of old clay cellars and was named after the creator of Charlestown Harbour, Charles Rashleigh. Read more: Here is when work will begin to replace Arch Hill roundabout in Truro The pub has one of the only Grade II listed car parks in the country, in an old coal storage yard, and it is found in a World Heritage...

Details have been released of how a sightseeing trip almost ended in tragedy after a boat ran aground while trying to get close to seals basking on rocks. The vessel, with 50 people on board, was holed by a submerged rock and passengers quickly donned their life jackets as the skipper made a 'mayday' call for help. A full report into the incident last year off the Isles of Scilly has now been released by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). The report found that emergency...

A baby girl was found dead in her mother's arms on the 20th floor of the Grenfell Tower, an inquest has heard. Six-month-old, Leena Belkadi, and her elder sister Malak Belkadi, 8, both died from inhalation of fire fumes, Westminster Coroner's Court was told.Read more: Residents outraged over the behaviour of travellers in their latest location in townTheir mother Farah Hamdan and father Omar Belkad also died in the blaze and inquests into their deaths have been opened and adjourned. Leena and...

An organisation which helps businesses access funding and advice to help them grow and create jobs for free is celebrating its first anniversary. Since its launch during Business Week last year, the Growth Hub has welcomed more than 2,000 businesses through its virtual doors and is working directly with more than 600 on their plans to grow. The Growth Hub was set up to have a client led service shaped by local businesses and has continued to develop their systems and processes in response to...

Shoppers in mid and west Cornwall have been warned to be vigilant with their belongings in supermarkets. Police said a number of purses have been stolen from handbags left unattended in trollies. Read more: More generous holiday home owners offer help to Grenfell victims A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We have received reports of thefts of purses from handbags of customers in supermarkets in the mid and west Cornwall area recently. "Please inform customers to...

A group of travellers have caused further upset with residents in Newquay after leaving a trail of mess in their latest location. Having left a car park on Mount Wise earlier this month, the group set up camp in another car park behind the Waterworld attraction at Trenance Park. Although the travellers have since moved on once more, locals weren't impressed with the litter they left behind, which one resident said included "nappies, human faeces and cooked bones". Read next:...

The RSPCA has appealed for information following the attack of a seagull on Fore Street in St Austell. The bird was allegedly kicked and swung by its neck during the incident outside the Subway sandwich shop on Friday, June 23. Read more: More generous holiday home owners offer help to Grenfell victims Suzanne Norbury, regional press officer for the RSPCA, said the team was interested in hearing reports from eyewitnesses. She added: "We're really keen to hear from anyone who...

We all have some sort of love-hate relationship with terrible parking - and by terrible parking we mean unbelievably terrible parking. They are at the same time inconsiderate and disrespectful for others but also sometimes improbably hilarious. Cornwall is not exempted from such episodes and loves to shame mindless drivers. Read more: This is the nearest place to see Ed Sheeran live after upcoming tour dates are revealed One was in St Ives, earlier this year, where a car parked on double...

She's one half of TV's most-loved couple, playing Doc Martin's beloved wife Louisa Ellingham. And Caroline Catz's fun-loving ways won't be waning when the medical drama returns later this autumn as the actress was pictured in a rather comical get-up while on set Port Isaac. The 47-year-old was pictured sporting a sizeable beard as she filmed scenes on Tuesday from behind a nautical-themed market stand in the picturesque north Cornwall village, which doubles as the fictional sleepy...

Would you move 350 miles away from the town you have always lived in to start a new life at 90 years old?Moving house is a stressful experience and moving hundreds of miles away from the only home you have ever known would be daunting at any age, but this couple, both in their 90s, said it was the best thing they have ever done.Read more: These six shops have closed or are closing in one place within a single monthGeorge Kirkby, 92, and wife Marjorie, 90, explained that people told them they...

Glastonbury may be over but the summer festival season has only just begun. This is how you can get free entry to the best festivals in Cornwall and the UK. If you haven't got your hands on tickets to any upcoming festivals then don't despair, as you can still be a part of the action through the following opportunities: Reading and Leeds festival Volunteering can be a great way to see a whole new side to a music festival. If you're aged 18 or over by the time Reading and Leeds festivals...

Six shops have closed or are shutting down in Truro city centre within a few weeks of each other. A teddy bear shop, a bakery, a shoe shop, a kitchen shop and two clothes shops have either already closed down or put up signs warning customers that enough is enough. Penloe Surf and Du Barry clothes shops in River Street have now closed or are in the process of winding down. The Aga ovens outlet in Quay Street has also pulled out of the city along with St Agnes Bakery in Victoria Square, which...

Doom Bar, the official beer of the British and Irish Lions, is bringing rugby home to Cornwall this coming weekend, with a free Lions-inspired rugby match at Camborne RFC. To celebrate the partnership between Doom Bar, Cornwall and the UK's no 1 cask beer brand, and the British & Irish Lions, Sharp's Brewery has created the free event on Saturday July 1 – and one and all are invited! Working with Lions legend Phil Vickery, Doom Bar has created a Lions inspired team to take on a...

A 54-year-old woman whose body was found next to the Camel Trail deliberately took her own life despite medical support, an inquest has heard. Elaine Alcock was discovered hanging in Bodmin three days after she was reported missing and police issued an appeal. Read more: Youth Recruits allegedly sent teens to collect for fake charity for homeless children in CornwallA hearing at City Hall in Truro was told how Ms Alcock disappeared on June 29, 2016, before being found dead on July 1 at...

An artists' group in Helston has been awarded just £1 shy of half a million to renovate the Passmore Edwards former school and community centre in Penrose Road. For the past four years the building has been the home of the Cornubian Arts and Science Trust, or Cast for short. As well as renting out space for artists' studios, the building has been used to run a variety of events and a community café. The money, £499,999 from Arts Council England, will be used to open up a...

The death of an elderly man whose body was found at the bottom of a set of steps in Padstow is not being treated as suspicious. Forensic and police officers were called just after 8.50am on Wednesday morning (June 21) following the discovery at the bottom of some steps on New Street, leading towards a local car park. The death was initially being treated as unexplained while officers conducted their inquiries. Read next: Naked man chases shocked woman and her children down a Padstow...

A teenager was sexually assaulted in Newquay after being left unconscious following a punch to the head. The woman, 19, was on a night out in the town on Saturday, June 3 when the incident happened, police said today. She left Sailors Nightclub on Fore Street and made her way through the town along Berry Road to the Boating Lake, where she approached another woman in the lake shelters and requested a cigarette. Read next: Shaken woman's warning after 'persistent and intimidating' man...

A mum has said she hoped the jailing of a teenage driver for a hit-and-run that seriously injured her son as he walked home on the pavement from an evening out with friends would serve as a lesson to others. Chloe Henderson, also listed in court documents as Chloe Coles, was charged with driving a car without due care and attention, failing to stop after a road accident and failing to report the accident. Read more: Driver remains in serious condition after crashing into 22 cars on garage...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic from 7am until this evening, 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 Shans. If you've seen...