High-rise residents of Cornwall's only tower block have revealed that antisocial behaviour is more of a worry than fire safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy last week. Devastating news of the west London blaze, that ripped apart families overnight and killed up to 79 people, hit home for Park House tenants in St Austell. Read more: Drugs seized and one arrest after police raid on housing estate Many began to question if the same safety issues identified in the Grenfell fire, could...

The backstage request lists for three of this year's biggest Glastonbury festival stars have been revealed - making for some very interesting reading. A-list celebrities are known for outlandish requests of food and drink to be made available to them backstage. According to rock legend Eddie Van Halen used to request a big bowl of M and M's, with all the brown ones removed, as part of his backstage "rider". Read next: Everything you need to know to survive the festival season in...

A team of 16 firefighters was called to rescue a pony which was stuck in a hedge near Camborne. A crew on three appliances attended the incident at Carn Entral Farm at around 9am on Thursday (June 22). On arrival they were tasked with rescuing a pony which was entangled in thick brambles between a hedge and a wall. Read next: Naked man chases shocked woman and her children down a Padstow street The Tolvaddon-based firefighters used a harness and lines to rescue the small pony from behind...

This was the scene on a busy road in Par on Thursday afternoon after a large haulage lorry got stuck while attempting to take a tight corner. The lorry was carrying a JCB when the driver realised he wouldn't be able to manoeuvre his vehicle around the corner under the railway bridge close to the docks on Harbour/Par Moor Road. Read next: Naked man chases shocked woman and her children down a Padstow street The road was blocked in both directions while recovery teams worked to remove the lorry...

Diggers spotted moving tonnes of sand from the dunes at Perranporth beach have sparked a huge debate in the seaside town.Many locals have been left angry by the steps taken by The Watering Hole and the Surf Life Saving Club to re-disperse sand build up behind the buildings.Complaints were made to the parish council by residents claiming that the work was being undertaken to build a stage area for the upcoming Tunes in the Dunes festival.Read more: Drugs seized and one arrest after police raid on...

Almost one fifth of St Agnes Beacon lies blackened, still smouldering and smoking two days after a devastating gorse fire.Fire crews and rangers from the National Trust could still be seen hosing hot spots where flames were still reigniting from the ground, earlier today.Read more: Bishop of Truro left appalled by report into abuse cover up by the Church of EnglandWe met with lead ranger Steven Sudworth, who took us around the area opposite St Agnes Head to show us the extent of the damage...

Three tower blocks in Plymouth are clad using the same flammable material that was used on the Grenfell Tower in London, it has been revealed. The 16-storey tall towers in Devonport, known as the Lynher, Tamar and Tavy buildings, are now having their fire p[recaustions checked urgently and will be monitored round the clock by security teams. Residents have been informed of the of the potential fire risk to their buildings, the Plymouth Herald reports. One lady said residents of the red,...

Penzance turned out in force this morning to welcome Great Western Railway's new and advanced 'bullet' train on its maiden journey to Cornwall. GWR's new 10-carriage Intercity Express Train promises to bring passengers more seats, more services and reduced journey times with the special journey from London to Cornwall hoping to highlight the benefits. "We know how important the railway is to the economies and communities of the South West", said GWR Commercial Development...

Redruth is set to be at the heart of a new Cornish energy revolution after a £10 million investment in a geothermal technology project was announced for the town. Geothermal Engineering Ltd, (GEL) who recently re-issued tender for drilling a geothermal heat well at Jubilee Pool in Penzance, is set to begin exploratory drilling at Union Down.If the test site proves a success, a power plant could be operational by 2020, and could produce enough electricity to fully supply up to 1,500...

A woman and her children were left startled after a naked man chased them down a street in Padstow. The woman called police at around 5pm on Monday (June 19), reporting that a man wearing only a backpack came out of a churchyard as she was walking along Church Lane with her children. The man pursued the family for a short distance before running off into a nearby wooded area. Read next: Body of an elderly man found in Padstow as police investigate unexplained death Police scoured the...

We all know someone who has a ridiculous phobia about something which actually is harmless. My friends and colleagues have me... and my trypophobia. Basically, trypophobia means "fear of holes". Yes, while you are scared of spiders, confined places or heights, us trypophobic have a fear of holes. Read more: Skirts for schoolboys in mass protest at 'no shorts' policy in heatwave weather Technically, I am not afraid of them. I won't run away screaming when I spot a hole somewhere. I...

The Bishop of Truro has admitted feeling 'appalled and deeply saddened' after an independent report was published showing how the Church of England "colluded" with and helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one its bishops. The report says the church showed little care for the victims of abuse and tried instead to support Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes, who was jailed for 32 months at the Old Bailey in 2015 after pleading guilty to a string of historical...

Lloyds Bank has closed five of its branches across Cornwall this month claiming a dwindling number of face-to-face customers. The latest to close is the branch in St Ives, which follows on from closures at Perranporth, Padstow, St Columb and Torpoint. Lloyds said more people are now using internet banking and none of these branches have a large number of regular customers. In St Ives, the bank said there were only 24 regular weekly personal customers in its High Street branch and two per...

Rumours circulated on social media last night around the possibility that live music outside could be banned on Penzance's Mazey Day, due to licensing issues. However, Golowan organisers have now shed some light on these worries ahead of the midsummer festival's main day. Thankfully nothing has been cancelled, though some events have been moved inside. "Our understanding is that licensing authorities have contacted a couple of local licensed premises who have historically put on outside...

A burger van employee who sold illegal tobacco from under the counter is now more than £27,000 out of pocket. Roy Grenfell of Close Hill, Redruth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on Wednesday to the supply of illegal tobacco products in the Pool area. Grenfell, 67, had at the time of the offence been working in a burger van in Camborne Retail Park, Pool, where, as a side line to selling burgers, he was also supplying illegal tobacco. Cornwall Council Trading Standards...

A headteacher who failed to tell employers of her school handyman husband's police caution for stealing ladies' underwear showed "a cavalier attitude" to pupil safety, a misconduct hearing found. Sarah Kate Cooke was principal of Foxhole Academy primary school in St Austell where her spouse, Peter Cooke , carried out occasional maintenance. She resigned after her husband of 30 years was arrested early last year, this time for an allegation of outraging public decency in front of...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Thursday, June 22, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic 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. If you've seen something going on and want us to...

A former doctors surgery that closed less than two months ago could be turned into flats, it has been revealed. Patients of the Woodland Road Surgery in St Austell were disappointed to hear of plans to shut the site in March 2017. Read more: Man's body discovered in tourist town Despite objections, the surgery folded in May, in part of a St Austell Healthcare plan to amalgamate patient services from four surgeries to one. At the time, a spokesman for St Austell Healthcare said that...

At one time or another we've all misplaced something valuable – but spare a thought for one Royal Navy officer who lost his precious service medal. Warrant Officer Stu Paterson was leading the RNAS Culdrose Freedom of Helston parade last week when his wayward decoration was dislodged from his uniform. Imagine the HMS Seahawk Band drum major's dismay when he realised afterwards that his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal had vanished. Read next: Teenage daughter saves dad's life after...

One of Cornwall's biggest towns could be getting larger if a planning application to transform a former bus depot into flats is approved. The former Eliot Road bus garage could see 60 new apartments constructed if developers obtain planning permission. Read more: Penis crusader hitting Cornwall to protect x-rated graffiti Consent was granted in May 2015, for the construction of 30 new dwellings, including affordable housing and associated work, on the Eliot Road site. The 1.2-acre site...