Cornwall and Isles of Scilly County, England News

A teenage sailor, stranded after his boat capsized, was lucky to be found by a lifeboat crew as he tried to swim to safety late last night.

Cornwall is to receive A 500,000 from the Big Lottery's HeadStart programme for a project to help young people prevent the onset of mental health issues.

The 18-year-old was tossed into the water when his dinghy capsized and managed to cling on long enough to reach his handset.

Firefighters were called to The Strand, Newlyn, in the early hours of this morning after a report of smoke pouring from a commercial premises.

Agung Mantra, originally from Indonesia, owns two shops in Perranporth, has lived there for 14 years and is a married father of one.

Falmouth is preparing to welcome 47 tall ships and sail training vessels from around the world for four days of celebrations, entertainment and festivities from 28th to 31st August this year.

College musicians will be at Coronation Park boating lake for a four-hour back to back "musical extravaganza", between 11.30am and 3.30pm.

THE last of just over 400 Armed Forces Community Covenants in the UK will be signed whilst the Landing Platform Dock is at anchor off St Mary's.

Greenpeace activists target the South Downs National Park Authority meeting with a Not For Shale roadshow, on the launch of a new investigation into fracking in Sussex.

With less than a week to go, a packed programme has been announced for Penryn Week and the town's carnival, with a strong emphasis this year on the centenary of World War One.

An inquest into the death of Charles Arnold Dobson, 63, known as Charlie, who lived at Retanna Country Park between Helston and Falmouth, heard that the effects of inhaling the gas caused by the fire, and of wine he had been drinking, may have limited his ability to help himself or to get assistance from others.

A charity which helps people with alcohol problems is to present a fact-filled book about drinking to schoolchildren across Huntingdonshire.

Details are still being sought on 14 men who appeared on the St Keverne Role of Honour for World War One.

Camborne and Penzance crews have been busy this morning rescuing an eight-month-old pup from an 80ft mine shaft at Gwinear near Hayle.

Helston Community College should be given "the chance it deserves" according to the area's MP, who has given the council an ultimatum.

Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers' union said: "Teachers deeply regret having to take strike action.

A decorated search and rescue serviceman from RNAS Culdrose killed himself just hours after being told he would be investigated by police.

A NEIGHBOUR risked his own safety to save a woman from her burning house in Penryn by pulling her from an upstairs window.

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

Two vehicles, a heavy goods vehicle and a box van, collided between Bodmin and Launceston at about 15:45 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said.