Thousands of high-spirited visitors strolled around in sunglasses and T-shirts at the Royal Cornwall Show as the rain held off for a great day in Wadebridge. Visitors could have a go at bell-ringing, sample local cuisine and admire beautiful flowers. There really was something for everyone and the sunshine meant that visitors were able to stroll around, rather than running for cover under the nearest tent, to avoid the rain which was endured by many at the show on its first day. Read more:...

A man in his seventies was airlifted to hospital after falling from the Cornwall coastal footpath. Coastguards confirmed that the patient was a 77-year-old man who had been walking on the coastal path. The incident happened along the coast at Carbis Bay, near St Ives. The emergency services were alerted to the incident at 2.30pm on Thursday (June 8) and these images have now emerged. Read next: Mum stabbed footballer and ex-soldier in terrifying burglary A spokesman said coastguards assisted...

The new finance guru at one of Cornwall's top marine contractors probably has one of the coolest and greenest commutes to work in the UK - a kayak paddle across the river. Keynvor MorLift's newly-appointed chief operating officer Robin van der Bij has a commute most of us who are stuck in our cars for hours would envy. When he goes to the firm's headquarters at Falmouth Wharves from home in Flushing, Mr van der Bij climbs aboard his kayak and simply paddles across the Penryn River for a...

A mum has started a petition to get an old 1960s roundabout which was previously deemed safe by the authorities removed from a children's play park after her son was the second youngster to suffer a serious injury on it. Sabrina Patine Bampini said her son had been pushing his teddy bears on the heavy metal roundabout at Grampound when his foot became stuck in the mechanism, dragging him underneath. She said that Isaac Cabuk, three, has suffered a severe break to his foot and could need...

The North Cornwall constituency was one of two in the county which were considered to be possible risk seats for the Conservatives. In the event, Scott Mann was safely returned with a 14.1% majority over his predecessor Liberal Democrat Dan Rogerson who had hoped to regain the seat he lost two years ago. Mr Mann, who started the night looking rather nervous, eased up as stacked of ballots with his name on them piled up on the counting tables with increasing regularity at Polkyth leisure...

Conservative Sheryll Murray was returned to Parliament with a handsome majority of 32.8% over her nearest rival. While she was always expected to retain her South East Cornwall seat the margin of her victory was probably wider than expected. Her campaign was marred by a shocking hustings video that showed her clashing with constituents before instructing her team to call police to remove a disabled woman she'd argued with.Mrs Murray repeated her success of the last two General Elections and...

A court has heard how a woman burst into flat demanding money from three football players before stabbing one of them with a knife. The 24-year-old was with another man who was also armed with two knives during the terrifying attack in Penzance. A court heard how at one point, the mum-of-two from Marazion threatened to cut one man face from cheek-to-cheek in a 'Chelsea smile'. The victim who was stabbed was a former soldier and said he was unnerved to have been injured in his hometown having...

The Royal Cornwall show has proved popular among pet owners this year as the dog tent was abuzz with excitement. We spoke to pooch owners from far and wide, who had attended to show and also admire the hopeful contestants.The annual Royal Cornwall Show (RCS) attracts upwards of 120,000 people over three days to the Wadebridge showground.Read more: Cornwall General Election final result sees another Conservatives clean sweep - live This main attraction is the agricultural show itself, which has...

St Austell has always been a traditional stronghold for the Liberal Democrats with the likes of David Penhaligon and Matthew Taylor having enjoyed strong support over the years. But that grip has loosened considerably with today's general election result which saw the party, in the St Austell and Newquay constituency pushed back into third place. Conservative Steve Double came out on top taking 26,856 votes, but the standout performance was from Labour's Kevin Neil who leapt into second place...

A top Cornwall got into the spirit of policing half a century ago to show the public what it was like. As part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Devon and Cornwall Police, Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton donned the force's regulation outfit from the time it started out. Mr Netherton then turned heads as he went on patrol on Wednesday (June 7) wearing the heavy cape, classic custodian helmet and large wooden truncheon. He said: "This is the 50th anniversary of...

The perception of farming as an old-fashioned way of life is being turned on its head with a new version of century-old nursery rhyme Old MacDonald ahead the annual Open Farm Sunday event. The new song, named Young MacDonald, has been released by UK farmers to counter the outdated view of the profession depicted in the traditional version. The verses include topic such as the diversity of modern farming, including new technologies, the environmental work farmers do, and the people who work on...

When you think of the Royal Cornwall Show, you think of all the things it's famous for - the Royal visit, show jumping, sheep shearing and the cow shed. But if you are planning your visit this year, here are seven wacky things you might not expect to see. We loved day one of the show yesterday (June 8) as well as the traditional agriculture and farming that have become synonymous with the annual event, we noticed a few new additions. Read more: Royal Cornwall Show live traffic,weather and...

Security has been increased at the Royal Cornwall Show this year as a direct result of the recent terror attacks in London and Manchester. Although officials said the threat level was low, they admitted they were "being cautious". Bag checks have been introduced at the entrances of the showground for the first time, stopping visitors at random.Read more: It's day 2 of the Royal Cornwall Show and we're live from the showground As well as the checks, increased security was in place...

St Ives is staying blue after an anxious wait for the General Election result saw Conservative Derek Thomas declared the winner - by just 300 votes. Just as the official declaration was about to be made the voting bundles had to be recounted amid rumours of a very close result. Candidates stood in anticipation with their eyes glued to the counting tables. But in the end Thomas held his seat with just 312 votes more than his Lib Dem rival Andrew George, who was MP for St Ives for 18 years...

A drifter and prolific criminal from Cornwall has admitted carrying out a robbery and breaking into a hotel room while he was transferring from a train to a bus. Michael Brickley had been travelling around Britain for months before he decided to return to his home in Bude in May. He got off a train at St Davids in Exeter and carried out two crimes in a short space of time before transferring to a bus to north Cornwall. Brickley, 34, formerly of Briar Road, Bude, but no of no fixed address,...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, June 9, 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 Charlotte. If you've seen...

Newly re-elected Conservative MP Sarah Newton said she would hit the ground running and be back in her office this weekend. After a tense count at Carn Brea Leisure Centre, which saw the Truro and Falmouth MP face strong opposition from Labour, Mrs Newton called on all parties to work together in the nation's interest. She said that with Brexit negotiations due to start imminently, it was vital that all political groups came together to get the best deal for the UK. Read more: Who will be...

Cornwall has been ridiculed on social media after voters were kept waiting for the results of the general election. At 6.30am, four of the six constituencies that were still waiting for their results were in Cornwall after the country's fate had already been decided. Results for Camborne and Redruth as well as Truro and Falmouth have already been announced, however the Cornish are still waiting for North Cornwall, South East Cornwall, St Austell and Newquay and St Ives.Read more:...

Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election in April in order to get a clear majority for the Conservative party - and she has spectacularly failed.The Tories cannot now win an overall majority, which means a hung parliament.The exit poll, published last night, showed the Conservatives on 314 seats, Labour on 266, the Lib Dems on 14, SNP on 34 and UKIP on zero. 326 seats are needed to get an overall majority.Read more: Cornwall General Election 2017 results and exit polls - liveSo far,...

Residents of one Cornish ward had to vote for two different elections yesterday after the Cornwall Council vote was delayed following the death of their former councillor. Today, in Bodmin St Petroc's, people will not only have a new MP but also a new Cornwall councillor. Read more: High turnout at polling stations in Cornwall as General Election results promise some surprises Steve Rogerson, former councillor and candidate for the Liberal Democrats, suddenly died in April as he was...