An 18-year-old from south east Cornwall is about to undertake a 137-mile walk to pay tribute to his "amazing dad" who died from a chest tumour in February.Ben Austen, from St Germans, will be walking from Downderry to Land's End along the South West coast path in memory of his father, who passed away in February.Read more: Bodmin Jail branded an "unintentional comedy" and "the best worst tourist attraction in the UK"Mark, an accounting technician in Callington, was...

An RAF veteran from Perranporth has spoken out about his drug and alcohol abuse and struggle with depression in a bid to raise awareness of a charity that can help others in similar situations.Andy Kent, 50, said that when he left his role as an aircraft engineer after seven years with the RAF he struggled to cope and turned to drink and drugs.Read more: Woman dies after driver crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt - what we know so farMr Kent is not alone and has now spoken out about his...

Trebarwith Strand residents are delighted at the reopening of the tourist spot's public toilets, which they hope will stop visitors from using the beach to do their business. Ahead of the summer season angry residents and business owners started campaigning to get the public toilets reopened. Read more: Woman dies after car crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt Trebarwith Strand is expected to be flooded with 3,000 visitors this summer, who could have been forced to 'hold it in',...

Police and fire crews have been tackling a suspected arson at a derelict barn in Lowen Bre, Truro. Fire crews were called at around 4.30pm this afternoon (June 26), after a resident noticed the dilapidated building, known as Gloweth Barton, was on fire. Read more: Woman dies after driver crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt - what we know so far Truro police issued a warning about the safety of the building only three months ago, after discovering that children had been putting their...

A dog, who spent months searching for a new home, was put down at an animal shelter in Newquay after battling a number of health problems.St Francis Home for Animals, based in Newquay, made the emotional announcement on social media earlier today (Monday June 26).Read more: Shaken woman's warning after 'intimidating' man follows her into Newquay shopSadly Faith, the beautiful four-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd cross Labrador, had suffered severe injuries before she was taken to the home,...

The replacement of ticket machines at 225 car parks across Cornwall cost tax payers nearly £30,000. All machines that take coin payment needed to be changed after the introduction of a new 12-sided £1 coin, but that came with a huge cost. Cornwall Council confirmed they had spent more than £28,000 to replace the machines across the county. A spokesman said: "All the ticket machines in our car parks were converted by the end of March. There are 255 machines and the...

A woman says she was left shaken and intimated after a man followed her into a Newquay shop. Angie Cain was walking to her local Co-op store at St Columb Minor on June 15 when she was followed "persistently" by the man. Once Mrs Cain was inside the shop the man walked in and out several times, before entering again and standing directly behind in her when she was in the queue to pay for her items. Read next: Woman dies after driver crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt - what...

The inquest into the death of Steve Summerside at Falmouth docks last year will be heard by a jury in the autumn. Although no criminal manslaughter charges will be brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Health and Safety Executive is still investigating the matter and may bring a prosecution of its own. Mr Summerside, 44, died after getting trapped between the lift and the shaft on the MV Ulysses on January 11 last year. The 51,000-tonne ship, operated by Irish Ferries, was berthed at...

A popular blog has branded Bodmin Jail "the best worst tourist attraction in the UK" and the review is cruel but hilarious.Angry People In Local Newspapers (APILN), a popular blog which shares local stories including pictures of people looking angry, has targeted Bodmin Jail in a hard and ferocious review.Read more: Woman dies after driver crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt - what we know so farOn Saturday the blog shared how the "promises of a spooktacular experience"...

A video of a YouTube star taking on Cornish dialect has gone viral. Korean Billy, whose videos deciphering British dialect words to the wider world have racked up more than four million views, turned his attention to our very own dialect – and it is hilarious. He has previously tried to make sense Scouse, Cockney and Geordie sayings, so our foreign visitors - and the rest of Britain for that matter - can understand what they are saying. Now Billy has tried to win the hearts of Cornwall...

A man snatched 75 gammon, beef and lamb steaks worth £400 from supermarkets to feed his heroin habit. A court was told the 41-year-old had no intention of eating the various steaks, including sirloin, rump and rib-eye. Daniel Mark Peter Hammond, of Alexandra Road, Penzance, pleaded guilty to five offences of theft before magistrates in Truro. He admitted stealing 16 steaks from the Co-operative in Wherrytown on December 28 last year and, from the Co-operative in Queens Square,...

The directors in charge of a small primary school in Cornwall facing closure have been urged to stay their hand for at least three years. MP Derek Thomas has stepped in over fears that St Martin-in-Meneage School on the Lizard peninsula could close as soon as this summer after almost 140 years. A decision on closing the school is expected any day. The problem is that pupil figures at the school have dropped by half in the last two year to just 12 children. After meeting with concerned...

Thousands of visitors will flock to Fowey this summer for a chance to see the spectacular Red Arrows perform at the Royal Regatta after a two-year break. Performances by the legendary Royal Air Force aerobatic team were abandoned in 2014 due to public safety concerns. Read more: Woman dies after car crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt The organisers of Fowey Royal Regatta were delighted to receive an offer from the Harbour Commissioners earlier this year, which saw the Harbour...

This is the heart-breaking story of one family from Ladock, who are fighting to have just "a few more years" with their dad who has been battling motor neurone disease.It was just before Christmas 2016 that dad-of-five Nicolas (Nick) Karsa developed the debilitating disease and now just seven months later he struggles with movement and has lost all speech.Read more: Woman dies after car crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourtWith no cure available Nick could have just months to...

A Cornish lorry driver ploughed into the back of a French motorcyclist on the A30 causing him unsurvivable injuries despite having more than 30 seconds to spot him, a court has been told. The trial of Stephen Snell, 59, of Goonbell, St Agnes, got under way at Truro Crown Court today. Snell had admitted causing the death of scooter rider Christian Laurantin, pleading guilty to one charge of causing death by careless driving, but denies the more serious charge of causing death by dangerous...

This is the devastating scene left by a car that came off the road and crashed into 22 others, leaving one person dead. A woman in her 40s has died after a car crashed into 22 parked vehicles on a garage forecourt in a quiet hamlet near St Austell. The woman was a passenger in a black Vauxhall Vectra which left the carriageway on the A390 at Hewas Water on Sunday night. Police say the car collided with 22 vehicles which were parked on the garage forecourt of Andrew Toms Cars. Read...

A man has appeared in court accused of the attempted murder of a woman in Cornwall. The 47-year-old Lithuanian man appeared before magistrates in Truro on Monday. Vytautas Stungis, of Treruffe Place, Sparnon Close, Redruth, is charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm. Read next: Woman dies after car crashes into 22 cars on garage forecourt Stungis, who was accompanied in court by a translator, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and...

Drone video footage of playful dolphins off one of Cornwall's most picturesque seaside towns has been viewed more than 81,000 times after being posted on social media. The video shows several pods of dolphins having the time of their life in crystal clear blue waters off Porthleven. Shot by professional photographer and surf enthusiast Mike Lacey, the aerial footage tracks the dolphins along the coast and shows the cetaceans leap out of the water in a playful manner. Read more: 17 amazing...

Even in 2017 we are still learning secrets of the Cold War and how the production of nuclear weapons left a mark on the world – even in Cornish beauty spots. Both Russia and the West had built a substantial arsenal of such weapons by the late 1950s, as The Plymouth Herald reports, at significant cost. Yet tentative steps were being made to find some common ground, particularly on a test ban treaty. However, a theory would then send scientists and politicians into a dangerous tailspin...

The main road between St Austell and Truro has been shut after a car crashed into a garage forecourt.The A390 at Hewas Water was closed in both directions following a smash just after 10pm and remains shut.Traffic experts Inrix said: "The A390 in both directions closed due to serious accident between B3287 (Hewas Water) and Coliza Hill (Trelowth)."Traffic is coping well. Affecting traffic between Grampound and St Austell. Local diversions are in place."The latest Inrix update, as...