Popular St Ives chef Lee Skeet has heaped praise on the "special" St Ives community who are helping him on his road to recovery after he was crushed by a crane as it ploughed into a wall. Lee Skeet and his two-year-old son Jackson were hit by the vehicle in the Ayr area of St Ives this time last week - just missing his partner, Emily Weaver, who is seven months pregnant. While Emily and Jackson's injuries were not serious, Lee was hospitalised, having had his left leg crushed in...

An election forecaster has revealed what would happen, both in the UK and in Cornwall, if the 2017 general election was held now.The Cornish are set to go to poll stations on next Thursday to decide the future of their county as well as their country.Although next week's results are currently too close to call in Cornwall, numerous polls give us an idea of what might happen - though we all know they've been wrong in the past.Read more: A30 Temple roadworks: People think they will not finish in...

A man has been jailed for perverting the course of justice after he volunteered to be electronically tagged in place of his housemate. The judge in the case said the sentence must send a clear message to those who attempt to abuse the curfew tagging system – used by courts as an alternative to prison – that they will face jail themselves. Miles Guiver, of Chapel Road, St Just, in west Cornwall, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at Truro Crown Court. Read next:...

Plans have officially been submitted for a breathtaking new footbridge at the historic Tintagel Castle. English Heritage has announced that its proposals for the spectacular span, which will link the divided landscape of the famous site, have been submitted to Cornwall Council. The dramatic footbridge has been designed to follow the path of the original crossing between the mainland and headland. Read next: Visitors forced to use beach as toilet as Trebarwith Strand loos remain closed...

What's the most bizarre job you've ever had? Chances are it won't be quite as odd as any of these. Featuring bed warmers, pet food tasters, and golf ball divers, here are the 10 wackiest occupations. Getting bored of your current job and fancy something a little more out of the norm? Well you'll be pleased to hear that there's an abundance of quirky roles that require little to no experience for you to get involved in. Read more: Find your dream job among Cornwall's vacancies here That...

We've all heard rumours about speed cameras that don't actually work and ways to wriggle out of getting points on your licence.You may even have heard that if you're only two miles an hour above the speed limit you won't get fined - or that if you drive fast enough the camera won't catch you.But now the road safety charity Brake has spoken to our colleagues at Chronicle Live to lift the lid on some popular speed camera myths.Read more: People think the A30 roadworks won't be finished by summer...

A drug dealing teenager who was found in possession of thousands of pounds worth of illegal substances told police officers he "just found it." Jake Fielder, 19, from Hawkins Way in Helston, appeared at Truro Crown Court today after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply MDMA. Prosecutor Michael Brown told the court how on August 19 last year Fielder was in the back of a BMW parked in an industrial estate in Helston and when...

An 18-year-old girl who was mowed down by a car and left impaled on metal railings on Christmas Eve has been locked up by a judge. Ruby-Tuesday, 18, suffered horrific leg injuries after hit-and-run driver Ashley Godber ploughed into her at 60mph on a pedestrian crossing outside Drake Circus in Plymouth on Christmas Eve. Godber, 27, was jailed for 28 months at Plymouth Crown Court on May 25 after previously pleading guilty to driving dangerously and being over the drink-drive limit when he...

A woman who played a significant role in a huge cannabis growing operation in Cornwall has been jailed. Police seized almost £17,500 worth of cannabis and equipment after raids on five houses in Liskeard, Looe and Drakewalls, Gunnislake. Julie-Anne Anthea Painter, of Eastern Avenue, Liskeard, had denied the charge of conspiracy to grow the class B drug cannabis but was convicted by a jury in a previous hearing. Read next: Outpouring of support for teacher and dad fighting for his...

A broken-hearted husband savagely attacked his wife with a kitchen knife and a hammer while she lay naked in bed in darkness with four children in the house. Truro Crown Court heard how victim Sabrina Johns was lying naked in bed when the hammer blows started to rain down before Daniel Johns picked up a kitchen knife and started slashing and stabbing her. She screamed, waking three of her children and even some neighbours, as she felt the knife blade cut her skin, then managed to escape and run...

Drivers are facing severe delays on the A30 this lunchtime, with long queues forming in several locations. Traffic is particularly heavy heading eastbound towards the Carland Cross roundabout, with queues reportedly several miles long. There are also long delays heading eastbound through the roadworks at Temple, which stretch back to the A391 junction west of Bodmin. The delays are clear to see on Google Maps. Congestion is also reported on the A39 at Penryn, on the A3075 near...

How would you sell a fridge to an Eskimo? Do you know how many calories are in a supermarket? These are among ten strange but genuine job interview questions - and this is how to prepare for them. Experiencing a job interview can be stressful enough without having to endure being thrown a curveball as bizarre as some of these questions. While there are countless online guides covering the most common and basic topics that you'll likely encounter in your next interview, there's little you can...

The family of a pensioner who died after being involved in a four-vehicle crash have paid tribute to the "kind of man who gave Christians a good name". Brian Hartnell, 83, from Truro, was killed in an accident on the A39 between Kea Corner and Playing Place near Truro at about 11am on Friday (May 26). "He was the kind of man who gave Christians a good name," said a spokesman for Brian's family. Read more: Garden shed set alight in suspected political...

Although Cornwall Council announced the A30 roadworks will be completed on time and has given a new finishing date people still don't think it will be done by then - and these photos show why. After two years of frustration for motorists and daily long tailbacks - especially in the tourist season and at school holiday times - the completion date for the A30 dualling roadworks between Temple and Higher Carblake near Bodmin was confirmed recently as July 13 by the council, but now there is a...

The row in South East Cornwall continues as the Conservative candidate for the General Election is said to be refusing to attend local meetings and hustings after she was accused of blocking her constituents on social media. The hashtag #BlockedBySheryll spread across Twitter in relation to Sheryll Murray's habit of refusing to engage with some users, and now the Liberal Democrats are publicly asking "Where is Sheryll?". Read more: Matt Carton's parents and friends pick up the...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, June 2, 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 David here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Mike. If you've seen something going on and want us to check it...

The roadworks that residents said are paralysing Bodmin, causing shop closures, impacting on the independence of disabled people as well as harming the health of schoolchildren will not be finished when they were meant to. Originally scheduled to take nine months from last September, Cornwall Council has now said they will not be completed by the summer. But the good news is the main road through Bodmin will be reopened in time for the Royal Cornwall Show. Read more: Police said the body...

North Cornwall is, as the name suggests, the most northerly parliamentary constituency in the county.Stretching from Padstow to Bude and across to Bodmin, it's famous for its big surf beaches in Polzeath and Bude, rugged coastline through Boscastle and Tintagel, celebrity hangouts of Padstow and Rock and the beautiful but bleak Bodmin Moor. Second homes and housing are an issue in the Wadebridge and Padstow areas, and the prospective MP will also be keen to keep an eye on the scores of housing...

Police are appealing for the drivers of three cars to come forward as potential witnesses to a crash which claimed the life of a young mother. A 29-year-old woman from Redruth, named locally as Hazel Brown, died after her silver Ford Fiesta, left the road and plunged into the isolated Stithians Lake on the evening of Tuesday, May 16. The fatal incident happened just after 8.30pm at Hillside, just outside of the hamlet of Carnmenellis, by the south side of the lake. Read more: Touching...

A steamy new trailer for the next series of Cornwall based BBC period drama Poldark has been released. On Wednesday it was announced that series three of Poldark will debut on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday, June 11. Starring Aidan Turner as handsome leading man Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as his fiery wife Demelza, the first two series of the popular show hooked viewers far and wide with its turbulent relationships, good-looking scenery and even better looking cast. Read next: Poldark...