A DISTRICT judge has turned down a request by two farmers from Gweek to adjourn their trial, set for January, on animal welfare charges.However, District Judge Kevin Gray set an interim hearing for next week after being told by brothers Paul Collins, 49, and Thomas Collins, 66, that they wished to have time to appoint a new solicitor, having withdrawn their instructions from their current legal representative.The brothers, both of Trenoweth Farm, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on...
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Trial not to be put back
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Police wait at home to catch drink driver Emma Spargo of Helston...
A DRINK-DRIVER was caught by police who waited at her house after being alerted by a witness who had seen her in a drunken state, staggering, and then get into a car at Helston.The car's details were checked and police officers went to the driver's home and waited for her to arrive.At Truro Magistrates' Court Emma Spargo, aged 28, of Trelawney Road, Falmouth, pleaded guilty to drink- driving at Falmouth on September 14 when she tested at 54mcg, 19 points over the legal limit.Gail Hawkley, for...
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David Williams returned to his father's house in Truro to cause...
A SON who was arrested for damaging his father's house and released on bail returned the next day to trash it further.At Truro Magistrates' Court David Williams, aged 26, of Chain Walk Drive, Kenwyn, Truro, pleaded guilty to two offences of causing damage at the home of his father Malcolm Williams, costing £725 in total, and to assaulting Mr Williams.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said police answering the father's call after he had to leave the house had taken a considerable time to...
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Mark Michael Aldridge of Redruth gave former friend a headbutt as...
AN ARGUMENT between former friends ended in one butting the other – which he referred to as a love tap.At Truro Magistrates' Court Mark Michael Aldridge, aged 22, of Montague Road, Redruth, pleaded guilty to assaulting Paul Cook at Redruth on September 6.Alison May, for the prosecution, said Aldridge had confronted Mr Cook, with whom he had previously been friends, in Fore Street, Redruth.Aldridge referred to an incident with his sister, which Mr Cook denied, and walked away.Aldridge...
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Simon Rowe pushed wife outside in her bra and pants after...
A DOMESTIC row led to the wife being pushed outside on the doorstep wearing only her bra and pants.At Truro Magistrates' Court Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said Simon Rowe and his wife Janet had been in a volatile relationship since 2012.Rowe, 44, of Pengover Parc, Redruth, pleaded guilty to assaulting her and damaging her property.On August 4, Ms Hawkley said, the couple argued; he pushed her down, picked up an ironing board, then a picture frame and chairs, throwing them about and at...
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Christopher Clarke, of Truro, has application for a restraining...
A TRURO man who threatened to burn down a house in Plymouth containing his partner and her mother has been told a restraining order banning him from going to the city will remain in place.Christopher Clarke, 33, of Charles Street, had asked Bodmin magistrates to vary the order to allow him to go to Plymouth to get work and see his children, but they refused the application, saying he had not offered any evidence of a job offer and could see his children outside of the city.The bench also stated...
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Mylor residents invited to get involved with community speed...
MYLOR residents are being encouraged to be part of a community speed watch.The police are looking for volunteers to use a speed gun to measure vehicles in various locations in the village.Data collected will be fed back to police who will contact speeding drivers and warn them of their actions.PCSO Chris Braddon said: "The driver details are stored on a database and, should they reoffend, they can be targeted by police to catch them speeding and issue tickets."This scheme favours...
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Matthew Hopkins of Camborne, pleaded guilty to being drunk in...
A DIABETIC claimed the effects of his low blood sugar levels due to the disease made him appear more drunk than he was.Matthew Hopkins, 45, had been found lying drunk on a roundabout outside Camborne police station on one occasion and on another was drunk and abusive to police in Tolcarne Street.At Bodmin Magistrates' Court Hopkins, of Bassett Road, Camborne, pleaded guilty to being drunk in public and being drunk and disorderly. He also admitted failing to turn up for a court hearing at Truro...
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Computers stolen from Falmouth School and cash register taken...
A DOZEN computers were stolen from Falmouth School during a burglary overnight on Monday.A spokesman for the school said: "Falmouth School is really disappointed to have suffered a break-in and at the moment we are doing all we can to help the police to further their investigation."We are currently helping students to identify if any work is missing."Police are investigating the incident.The same night Tava Salon at Boslowick was broken into and the cash register taken.Anyone with...
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£5,000 trail of damage
TEEN vandals are thought to be responsible for £5,000 worth of damage to Penryn College's sports building.Staff at the college are said to be "disappointed" after panels of the tented structure, which houses tennis courts and other sports facilities, were slashed last Wednesday evening.Police said two teenagers were seen running from the area between 8.30pm and 9pm when the incident is understood to have happened.A spokesman for the college said: "Naturally as a school we...
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No plea entered
DANIEL MARK GWENNAP, 29, of no fixed address, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting his mother Linda Andrews, causing her actual bodily harm, at Gwinear, on September 9 and the case was sent to Truro Crown Court on October 24.
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Perranporth man Reuel Briscoe accused of supplying Class A drugs...
A PERRANPORTH man is set to stand trial accused of being in possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply them, and threatening to kill a woman.
At Truro Crown Court last Friday, Reuel Briscoe, of Wheal Leisure, denied three counts of possessing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine between July 4 and 7, with intent to supply the drugs to another. He denied two counts of making threats to kill Catherine Barnes between July 4 and 10.
Briscoe was remanded in custody to appear before the court for...
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Falmouth man Roy Hawken denies fraud and burglary
A FALMOUTH man has denied breaking into a house and stealing a bank card and PIN number.
At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Roy Hawken, 57, of Old Hill Flats, pleaded not guilty to counts of burglary on May 27 and fraud by making a false representation that he was authorised to use a bank card at an ATM on the same date.
Hawken was granted conditional bail to appear before the court on December 19.
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Sexual offences up in Cornwall but overall crime is down say...
Sexual offences are on the increase in Cornwall according to new police statistics released today.A report by Devon and Cornwall Police shows a 6.1% increase in sexual offences in the county.Across Devon and Cornwall the figure was 10% higher along with violence against the person, which includes domestic abuse, which was up nearly 5%.The number of recorded shoplifting incidents has also shot up by more than 12%.Chief constable Shaun Sawyer, of Devon and Cornwall police, said: "Although we have...
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Falmouth beauty salon burglary is the third this week
"THOUSANDS of pounds" worth of equipment and hair product has been stolen from a salon in Falmouth following a break-in.Burglars smashed the glass door of Ultimate Beauty salon on Tregoniggie Industrial Estate last night with a crow bar and caused damage to the premises, which is shared with a hairdresser.The thieves emptied a dustbin over the floor before filling the empty black bag with hair treatment products from the hairdressers' salon.They also grabbed two GHD hair straighteners, worth up...
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Christian James Ford from Tuckingmill crashed into van and fled...
A PASSENGER suffered several broken bones and was left scared to get into a car again after accepting a lift from a neighbour and ending up in a crash.At Truro Magistrates' Court Christian James Ford, 25, of Edward Street, Tuckingmill, pleaded guilty to careless driving on April 30 and to failing to stop after an accident.Appearing at court on his birthday, he told the magistrates that his next- door neighbour Karen Gillett was a very good friend and he felt absolutely terrible about what had...
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Do you know these people?
Police have released an image of two suspects who they would like to identify in relation to a burglary at a Falmouth school.The break-in at Falmouth School happened overnight on Monday last week, when 12 computers were stolen.Anyone with any information should contact DC Simon Rafferty on 101, quoting reference number CR/114330/14.Police said they do not think this burglary is linked with any other crimes in the area.
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A shoplifter with a drugs problem stole box sets - of Breaking...
A FALMOUTH man who stole two box sets of the TV series Breaking Bad has been given a "last chance" by magistrates.Kieran Church, 27, of Dracaena Avenue, was conditionally discharged for 12 months at Bodmin court on Thursday (October 16), fined £30 and ordered to pay £40 compensation.Church pleaded guilty to theft committed in breach of a suspended sentence order with a drug rehabilitation requirement which had been imposed in September for offences of burglary and possession of...
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CCTV: Police appeal for help with Falmouth crimes
POLICE are appealing for information after staff at Penwerris Store and Post Office were tricked into giving a man money.The fraudster went into the store on September 17 and asked for a large quantity of money to be changed into different notes.PC Mark Eyres said: "He then asked staff to change the different currency and finally changed his mind a third time and asked for the original notes to be given back."In the confusion he has walked out with an extra £400."Officers...
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Michael Janes, 19, of St Austell caused criminal damage at a...
A TEENAGER has admitted causing damage at his partner's mother's Truro home.Michael Janes, 19, had spent the day "drinking and smoking weed" at the property in Threemilestone, Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, told Bodmin magistrates.Janes, of Boldventure Road, St Austell, had pleaded guilty to criminal damage to items belonging to Lynne Brimicombe and at court on Friday charges that he had assaulted his partner Carla Case – which he had denied – were discontinued.Mrs...
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