Cornwall and Isles of Scilly County, England News

Cornwall reached the County Championship final at Twickenham for the first time in 14 years with a thrilling victory over reigning champions Hertfordshire, writes Nigel Walrond.

A four-year-old dog had a lucky escape last night after chasing a rabbit and falling 10ft down an open mine shaft at Scorrier, near Redruth.

Winnie Sevier's family joked that Her Majesty could have hand delivered the telegram sent out for reaching the milestone.

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Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin cut the first turf to mark the beginning of works on the 27 million Camborne, Pool and Redruth link road.

The Queen is visiting St Ives and St Michael's Mount today, with Her Majesty stopping off at the town's RNLI lifeboat station and Tate St Ives before travelling to lunch on the iconic island.

A Westcountry nursery which showed creations at the very first Chelsea Flower Show 100 years ago is putting the finishing touches to its display at this year's centenary show.

It may be a tale as old as time but the young members of Helston's ACT1 theatre company are putting their own polish to a forthcoming production of Beauty and the Beast.

Owner Marina Developments Ltd has joined forces with planning specialists the St Francis Group to establish Port Penlee Waterside Developments Ltd.

A pair of tourists have been jailed after they went on a two day crime spree raiding a club and a hotel in Padstow and crashing their getaway car during a high speed police chase.

Wreck hunters are back in town ready to salvage silver bullion from the depths of the Atlantic.

HELSTON Athletic manager Sid Taylor admits it is almost 'inevitable' that the club's best players will attract interest this summer following their achievements this season.

THE Marazion cycle path has been designed to provide a traffic-free connection between Penzance and Marazion, to encourage people of all abilities to cycle and walk more between the two towns in safety and away from the local road network.

Police were called to Brillwater Road at 4.25pm to reports of a 33-year-old from Camborne inside a property with a knife.

MAY 18: David Beckham holds the Olympic Flame as it arrives at RNAS Culdrose near Helston on May 18, 2012 in Cornwall, England.

The former Penair School pupil from Truro, who played for Penryn and Truro as a youngster, enjoyed an illustrious career with Bath, Wasps, Gloucester and this season London Welsh.

Miss Molly's Tearoom, Dolcoath Road, Camborne will be opening next week to serve the Community of Cornwall some delicious homemade treats.

Last Bank Holiday my wife and I spent some time exploring the centrepiece of the Bronze Age Cornish economy.

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A YOUNG woman had a lucky escape after her car lost control on a Lostwithiel bend and landed in a hedge, just yards from where a young woman died last October when her car collided with a tree.