A FACE-SLAPPING incident between two women in a pub resulted in the landlord getting a "football-style" kick as he tried to separate them.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Isabelle Ipas, 43, of Croft Parc, The Lizard, pleaded guilty to assaulting Adam Weston on March 15 at The Witchball in the village and was fined £250 and told to pay him £100 compensation.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said Ipas had been at the pub with her partner when there was an argument about his...
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Isabelle Ipas kicked landlord after slap fight in Witchball pub...
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Second-time drink-driver had her children in the car
A MOTHER involved in a continuing custody battle was in court for a second drink-driving offence.Sarah Jane Eaton, whose three children were living with her husband as a result of a previous offence, appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court, where she admitted to driving at Mullion while more than three times the limit.Alison May, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the 42-year-old, of St Mellans Terrace, had been seen driving through Mullion erratically by a police officer at 11.30pm on April...
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FALMOUTHBike missing
POLICE are appealing for information after a mountain bike was stolen in Falmouth.The black Olmo bike was taken from the High Street between 3am and 8am on Thursday, May 22.
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Defendant overpaid £5,000 in pension credits
A REDRUTH man who made false claims to the Department of Work and Pensions for pension credits was paid more than £5,000 to which he was not entitled.Alan Howells, 65, of Tolgus Mount, Redruth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to failing to declare he had capital in excess of the prescribed limit in 2010.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he had been claiming pension credits between August 2010 and July 2013 receiving a total overpayment of £5,194.He said he had capital...
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Police make fresh appeal to public over "horrific"...
POLICE have made a fresh appeal over a suspicious death which they have described as "horrific" and shocked officers.
Terry Oldham, 63, was found dead at his home in Dolcoath Avenue on April 1. His death is being treated as suspicious.
Three men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder and have been bailed until June 17.
Speaking at a press conference today Detective Inspector Costa Nassaris, from the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: "The appeal we would like...
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Redruth drunk-driver Marek Kawczynski's victim Brian James may...
AN ILLOGAN carpenter has had his life changed forever after he was injured in a head-on collision caused by a Polish man who had drunk two bottles of vodka before driving.
Brian James was a passenger in a car driven by his stepson Simon Bennie at the time of the smash on December 15, 2012, Truro Crown Court heard on Tuesday.
Drunk-driver Marek Kawczynski, 57, of West End, Redruth, was jailed for dangerous driving but Mr James said he has been left with a serious knee injury which may never heal...
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Road rage chef Paul Layton hit man with a hammer after collision...
A HAMMER-WEILDING "mad man" hit another driver on the head with the metal weapon during a road rage incident in Truro city centre, a court has heard.
Chef, Paul Layton, 42, of Ventongimps, Callestick, denied using the hammer to hit Mark Ferrell in the incident but after a trial of issue at Truro Crown Court on Thursday, Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, QC, ruled that he had.
Philip Lee, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Mr Ferrell was a dentist from abroad who had since left the country and...
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VIDEO: Thieves target Truro City Football Club
This video shows the moment Truro Football Club say thieves made off with thousands of pounds worth of equipment from its grounds.
In the early hours of Friday morning CCTV at the Treyew Road grounds, released this weekend by the club, appears to show two people removing a brand new power washer just days after it was purchased.
The club said other items were also taken before the alleged thieves made off in an estate car at around 3am on Friday May 30.
In a statement, a spokesman for the club...
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Slurry pervert jailed once again
A pervert with a fetish for rolling around in slurry has been jailed for five years for waging an eight-year vendetta against the farmer who banned him from stepping foot on his land.
David Truscott threatened to burn down the farm in Redruth and to attack owner Clive Roth, his wife Jackie, and their family.
He was being treated at a hostel in Exeter when he made a series of chilling threats about how he wanted to take revenge on the family by burning their farm and tying their 17-year-old son...
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Shoplifter Simon Spencer of Penryn hands himself in on his...
A SHOPLIFTER handed himself in to police on his birthday because he had heard there was a warrant out for his arrest and wanted to "clear things up", magistrates heard.Recovering heroin addict Simon Spencer, of Rame Croft, Penryn, had been identified as stealing from Wilkinson in Falmouth following a media appeal. An anonymous person spotted him in a CCTV photo in a newspaper and alerted police, said Graham Calderwood, for the prosecution.He was arrested and released on bail, after...
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Callum Perry from Blackwater was found drunk in charge of vehicle
A DRIVER found by police in a parked vehicle failed a breath test, magistrates were told.Callum Perry, aged 25, of Passmore Close, Blackwater, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to being in charge of a car with excess alcohol in his breath.He tested at 72mcg alcohol in breath, more than twice the legal limit, at Morwenna Gardens, Perranporth, on November 25. Perry also admitted possessing a Class B drug.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he told the police he had a pint to drink and...
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VIDEO: Police release new CCTV of Alan Jeal, the night before he...
Police investigating the death of Alan Jeal have released new CCTV images showing him in Newquay and Perranporth on Monday February 24, the night before his naked body was found on the beach with a sock stuffed into his mouth.
The CCTV shows Alan getting off a bus at Newquay bus station at 8.16pm and walking around the town centre, before returning to the bus station at 9pm. He then caught the 9.15pm bus to Perranporth.
Alan is also captured on CCTV in Perranporth between 10.25pm and...
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More than 100 pregnant ewes stolen from Roseland farm
SOPHISTICATED thieves have stolen more than 100 pregnant ewes from a Roseland farm.
The sheep from Fentongollan Farm had been put out for the winter across farms in the local area.
In total 1,700 ewes had been put out last November but on their return this February for lambing it was discovered that more than 100 had gone missing.
Jeremy Hosking from the farm explained: "They went out to dairy farms in about November and they were all electronically tagged and all scanned before they went...
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Police appeal over theft of car keys from hospital
POLICE are asking for help to identify these two men who stole a woman's car keys and mobile phone from the emergency department at Royal Cornwall Hospital and attempted to drive off in her car.
The incident happened between 2.50pm and 3.12pm at the Truro hospital on Thursday May 8.
The victim had left her coat unattended for a short time in the accident and emergency department when the offenders took her keys and phone from the pockets.
When she discovered her keys were missing she alerted...
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Drink driver Paul William Goldie crashed into another car at...
A MOTORIST knew he was over the alcohol limit when he crashed into another car, panicked and drove off without stopping, Truro magistrates heard.Chef Paul William Goldie, 46, of Sidney Terrace, Redruth, pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Redruth on April 24 and failing to stop after an accident.Alison May, for the CPS, said police were called by a motorist who said Goldie's car had cut a corner and hit his vehicle at about 7pm before driving off without stopping, damaging his bumper. He gave the...
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Volunteer Philip Matthews drove illegally on way to investigate...
A SEARCH and rescue volunteer nearly hit a police car on his way to help investigate a body found in mysterious circumstances on Perranporth beach, magistrates heard.Philip Matthews, a member of Cornwall Search and Rescue team, was also using his flashing blue lights unnecessarily.The 44-year-old expert rock climber, of Roman Drive, Bodmin, was driving to Perranporth on February 27 after the body, later identified as that of Alan Jeal from Wadebridge, was discovered. He pleaded guilty at...
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No pleas given on drug charges
SUKHVINDER SHOKUR, 45, of Marthus Court, Liskeard, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to charges of possessing amphetamine and cocaine with intent to supply at Camborne on August 29 and with possession of cannabis on the same date.The case was sent to Truro Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on June 20.
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£1,000 reward on offer after Truro City theft
A £1,000 reward has been offered after a power washer was stolen from Truro City Football Club – only four days after it was bought.
The £2,000 Kärcher machine was taken from the Treyew Road ground in the early hours of Friday, having been bought on the Monday for a car-wash venture set up six weeks ago.
Club chairman Pete Masters said he and fellow owner Phil Perryman initially loaned the club power washers from their own businesses but decided to buy one after the idea...
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Helston man confronted terrified neighbour with Samurai sword
A HELSTON man has spoken of the moment his neighbour confronted him with a Samurai sword over a dispute about noise.
Robert Sellars said Michael Glanville came at him with the two-foot ceremonial blade in broad daylight on April 14.
At Truro Crown Court on Friday Glanville pleaded guilty to affray by using or threatening unlawful violence but denied having an offensive weapon in a public place. This plea was accepted by the prosecution.
Tensions had spilled over one afternoon between the men,...
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Police launch fresh appeal for information about the death of...
Police have launched a fresh appeal for information following the "horrific" death of a Camborne man.
Devon and Cornwall Police suspect Terry Oldham was being physically and financially exploited before he died.
Devon and Cornwall Police is asking people to come forward with information about the death of Mr Oldham, who was found in his home at in Dolcoath Road, Camborne, on April 1.
The force is treating the death of the 63 year-old as suspicious and believes he might have been the victim of...
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