Cornwall and Isles of Scilly County, England News

Shouts of "I know him!" could be heard echoing through Helston and across the Lizard Peninsula last Wednesday when a Cornish face could be spotted on BBC 1 show The Apprentice.

A Trio of car and motorbike thefts in Penryn, Mylor and Falmouth over the past month have the police appealing for witnesses.

A drunk robber who held up a petrol station whilst wearing a see-through plastic bag over his head has been jailed for two years.

Noel Perry lost a courageous battle against cancer and passed away at his home on Tuesday with is family at his bedside.

A missing Dorset man has been spotted in Portreath and Redruth area and police are asking for the public's help.

Officers were called to Hornick Hill in High Street, near St Austell, at about 9.15am on Saturday after concern was expressed for the welfare of the 46-year-old and they were notified of a car being parked in an unexpected location.

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company is extending an open invitation to all neighbours, local businesses and interested parties to find out more about its plan for new facilities at Land's End Airport for the future.

Now, the Cornish Buildings Group has appealed to Community First Cornwall, which owns the Foster complex of buildings, to consider saving Foster Hall for future community use.

George Osborne will next week commit the Government to funding another 50 per home cut in South West Water bills to relieve the burden on hard-pressed Westcountry households.

Officers also searched the Cat and Fiddle pub looking for stolen property and have said they will be applying to close it down for the second time within two years.

Anonymous e-mails have been sent to villagers along with computer discs exposing Paul Williams, 56, as a convicted conman.

And it was a double celebration, as this year also marks the 18th year of the two companies working together.

However, contact must be made with Camborne Property Office 01209 614748 at least 48hrs before collection, quoting lot number, to allow any necessary transfer.

Three teenagers who went to the rescue of an injured kayaker stranded on rocks at Maenporth have been praised for their quick and calm actions.

Man believed to be Dutch fell from mast after customs officers boarded yacht in St Mary's harbour on Isles of Scilly An investigation is under way following the death of a man who tumbled 40 feet from the mast of a yacht after the vessel was boarded by customs officers.

Northumberland County Council's trading standards service was contacted by a consumer from Wales who had seen the Audi advertised online, supposedly from an address in Berwick.

The A38 was closed for more than an hour as police negotiated with a man who had climbed into the rigging of the Tamar Bridge.

Trainee aircrew and Naval airmen from RNAS Culdrose joined forces with the Sustainable Trust to clear two areas of woodland, Crevner and Fox Groves on the Praze-an-Beeble Estate near Camborne, after both had become overrun with rhododendron and cherry laurel bushes.

The UK Border Agency are believed to be involved with police also investigating, however details are sparse at the moment The twitter account for St Mary's Harbour said: "Harbour staff are facilitating the police with their investigation and will endeavour to open the quay fully as soon as we can.

TELEVISIONS, speakers, stereos and games consoles were taken from a noisy neighbour in Saltash after they refused to stop making a disturbance.