Cornwall and Isles of Scilly County, England News

After taking over in 1999, Mr Johns led the band to the West of England Bandsman's Festival title in 2011 and narrowly missed out on retention when it finished runner-up a year later.

ASK Newquay residents for a list of their top bugbears and the issue of derelict buildings is likely to feature on most.

HIT coastal towns in Cornwall are being encouraged to bid for a cut of a A 64 million fund to help regenerate their communities.

A GAS tank began leaking at an address at Tresowes Hill, Ashton, sparking an emergency response by firefighters last night.

A DOORMAN at a Newquay pub was taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning after he was attacked with a bottle.

A cheque for A 3,000 was presented to John Buddle Chairman of the Camborne Branch of Cancer UK recently.

A BUSINESS forum has been dismissed as a "talking shop" full of "corporate chums" after it offered support for a possible new bid to build a shopping complex near St Austell.

A CAR snapped an electricity pole in half and ended up on its roof in an accident in Bodmin this afternoon.

Radstock Kawasaki star Luke Hawkins begins his defence of the Premiership Motocross Championship in the first round of the new Phoenix Tools-backed series at Kingsteignton, near Newton Abbot, tomorrow.

The first darts knockout competition held at the Three Tuns Hotel in St Keverne proved so successful it will become an annual event.

There was both delight and dismay across the Westcountry when the winners and losers of a A 27million fund to boost the fortunes of seaside towns were unveiled.

A WEST Cornwall man associated with licensing trade, together with the proprietor of an award-winning Isles of Scilly hotel, are taking over Scilly's popular waterfront public house, The Mermaid.

Woodlands, parks and gardens cared for by the trust have seen the worst damage for more than two decades, and in some cases since the "great storm" of 1987.

On Seaways Farm the crop of scented narcissi is in full bloom. Since December the family-run farm on the Isles of Scilly has been dispatching its fragrant harvest to the mainland by the armful.

Parc Eglos Primary in Helston is preparing to celebrate 50 years with a large reunion for former pupils and staff.

Police have arrested a number of people and seized drugs and "significant quantities of cash" following a series of drugs raids in Hayle.

FISHERIES minister and Camborne Redruth MP George Eustice visited Newlyn on Friday to meet the county's storm-ravaged fishermen.

Concerns have been raised that plans to protect three rare birds which spend the winter in Falmouth, could prove a "nail in the coffin" for the port's future development.

BLONDIE, Queen, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Kate Bush and Dire Straits on one bill - that's not bad for a weekend in Looe.

Mr Rogerson set-up the group with the help of the British Cheese Board following his election as local MP in 2005 and has served as its chairman until the announcement this week.