Cornwall and Isles of Scilly County, England News

The Cornwall Council building firm, CORMAC, started works on Tamblyn Way steps last week with the aim of re-opening them to the public next spring.

The switch on was preceded by a parade through the town led by Lanner Brass Band with local children carrying lanterns made of withy and tissue paper.

The company at the centre of concerns over the out-of-hours GP contract in Cornwall has left the contract early.

ST AUSTELL is remembering a townsman whose work more than a century ago helped pave the way for the late Nelson Mandela to end oppression in South Africa.

An angler who lost his life in a fishing accident off the Lizard Peninsula has been described by his grieving wife as her "rock."

David Haigh, managing director of Leeds United Football Club, businessman and banker, presented Gabriel Lucas-Green with a special journalism accolade for showing exceptional promise in the field.

THE trial of a Perranpoth accountant accused of defrauding his clients out of A 150,000 has been adjourned for a retrial.

A now retired police officer on duty the night two police officers died when their car was swept into Porthleven Harbour has handed over the proceeds of a book about the experience to the police Compassionate Fund.

CONCERNS were expressed about where the proceeds of any future sale of Poltair Hospital would go as the consultation period over the future of the hospital began with a meeting at Penzance's St John's Hall last night.

MULLION produced the shock of the Cornwall Senior Cup second round on Saturday with a 2-1 victory at Wadebridge Town.

THE DETECTIVE who brought a man to justice for trying to stab a teenager to death said he was capable of kindness and hard work as well as horrific violence.

THE teenaged victim of a crazed knife attack has been left suffering violent flashbacks of the night he woke up to find a smiling Aaron Odgers standing over him with a carving knife.

A 15-YEAR-OLD St Austell burglar was warned by a magistrate that he faced a "slippery slope" if he did not change his ways.

A group dedicated to making the seas and beaches pristine is celebrating Christmas by making their presence felt at some of the Westcountry's most beautiful locations.

THE PARISH of Wadebridge has welcomed a new rector, the Reverend John Hereward, who was instituted by the Bishop of St Germans, the Right Rev Chris Goldsmith.

With the departure of Dr. Dibbs, Dr. Ellingham moves back into his old surgery, agreeing to stay for a couple of months until a replacement can be appointed.

National Italian food chain Prezzo has chosen White River Place shopping centre in St Austell as the location for its latest restaurant.

Commercial sculptor Richard Austin is bringing people face to face with their creative sides through clay sculpting kits produced at his workshop in Wadebridge.

More than 40 rural filling stations across the UK have applied to a government scheme that offers a 5p a litre discount in fuel duty.

A REDRUTH man said his life has been saved by a piece of "junk mail" that revealed he had bowel cancer.