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Accusation of cheating led to assault on partner with cider can...
AFTER being accused of cheating on her by his partner, a Falmouth man threw an open can of cider at her, striking her on the head and causing a cut.At Truro Magistrates' Court Sturgis Watts, 40, of Ferndale Road, Falmouth, said he had never meant to hurt Margaret Richards, but pleaded guilty to assaulting her at Falmouth on September 13.Graham Calderwood, for the CPS, said the couple had been in a relationship since 2012, with separations between them.On September 13 Watts had come home and then...
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Transgender Alice Carlyle threw hot tea on fellow Truro Foyer...
A TRANSGENDER woman who said she had been insulted and abused by fellow residents at The Foyer, in Truro, threw a cup of hot tea over one of two men she saw in its office.At Truro Magistrates' Court Alice Carlyle, 18, of The Foyer, Lander Court, Strangways Terrace, Truro, pleaded guilty to assaulting Adrian Reynolds.Alison May, for the CPS, said there had been some upset between her and Mr Reynolds that developed into an issue.He and another man were talking in the office when Carlyle arrived,...
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Drink driver Jason Peter Curnow of Camborne told police a friend...
A DRINK driver told police a friend had been behind the wheel when his car crashed, but refused to name him.Jason Peter Curnow, 34, c/o Foundry Road, Camborne, was found guilty of drink driving at Camborne on May 3, failing to report an accident, and possessing 1.77 grams of amphetamine.Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said the car, which was insured in his name, had crashed head-on into a telegraph pole near Duchy College at Camborne in the early hours of May 5. Curnow was found nearby in a drunken...
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Drink driver Jason Peter Curnow of Camborne told police a friend...
A DRINK driver told police a friend had been behind the wheel when his car crashed, but refused to name him.Jason Peter Curnow, 34, c/o Foundry Road, Camborne, was found guilty of drink driving at Camborne on May 3, failing to report an accident, and possessing 1.77 grams of amphetamine.Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said the car, which was insured in his name, had crashed head-on into a telegraph pole near Duchy College at Camborne in the early hours of May 5. Curnow was found nearby in a drunken...
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Heads you lose: Search on for statue's body
THE owner of a Penryn wine bar is desperately trying to reunite this statue's head with its body.Ed Hartgill arrived for work at Number 20 last week to find a window smashed and the nymph head lying in the pile of glass."It was bizarre," he said. "I like post, but not the way this one arrived."I got inside the bar and pulled the blinds back to find glass everywhere, saw the hole in the window and then a head on the floor."I am thinking of making her guest of honour at...
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Power tools and bikes stolen from property in Shute Meadow,...
BURGLARS could have trouble selling on tools and bicycles stolen from a Penryn home.Most of the items taken in a break-in at Shute Meadow on the night of October 10 were marked with the postcode TR10 8PE and additional lettering FPS, say police.The tools were a Stihl Kombi KM135R engine unit, an FS-KM straight shaft brush cutter, an HT-KM pole pruner, an HL-KM 135 long-reach hedge trimmer, an FH-KM135 Scuba cutter and advance harness, a carbon fibre extension shaft, tip protector and carry...
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Sports therapist found guilty of sexual assaults on patients
CLIFFORD Pill, 67, of Oakland Park, Falmouth, denied three offences of sexual assault but was found guilty by a jury at Truro Crown Court in September.Passing sentence at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday last week, Judge Graham Cottle told him: "All these women went to you for treatment at a time when you had a business as a sports therapist, and had done so for some years."They placed their trust in you to treat their complaints but in each case you behaved in an identical, wholly...
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Homeless Thomas Gordon trashed girlfriend's Porthleven flat and...
SHUTTING herself away in the kitchen to avoid further argument with her boyfriend a woman came out after five minutes to find he had trashed her flat and then left.At Truro Magistrates' Court Thomas Gordon, 26, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to doing criminal damage to property belonging to Denise Bicknell, at Porthleven, on September 22.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said the couple had known each other for the past five or six years, and had been in a relationship since December. ...
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MOUNT HAWKERape charge
A MOUNT HAWKE man has appeared in court accused of raping a woman.At Truro Crown Court on Friday Sean Rollason, aged 45, of Charlotte Close, denied one count of rape between September 2009 and November 2011.Rollason was granted unconditional bail to appear before the court for a further hearing on November 14.
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PERRANPORTHThefts denied
A WOMAN has been accused of stealing tens of thousands of pounds from her mother at Perranporth.At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Julie O'Connor, 51, of Palmerstown, Dublin, denied four counts of theft of money from her mother Pauline O'Shea. She is accused of stealing £27,528.14 from a bank account and a Post Office account on dates between January 2011 and January last year.O'Connor was conditionally bailed to appear for trial on March 16.
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Eight computers stolen
STUDENTS at a Falmouth school are in shock after computers containing coursework were stolen by burglars.Eight Apple Mac computers were stolen from Falmouth School overnight on Monday last week.Police have released an image of two suspects they would like to identify in relation to the burglary.Head teacher Brett Miners said: "Video footage shows the robbers carrying the computers off the school site."Later footage shows the intruders running as the security alarm is set off during...
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Craig Josiah Williams of Praze-an-Beeble admits touching woman's...
AN UPSET bar customer was shocked when a man she did not know put his hand down the front of her top and touched her breast.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Craig Josiah Williams, aged 25, of Carwynnen Close, Praze-an-Beeble, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female on September 20.He told the police he had drunk ten pints of beer or cider that day and was drunk when he committed the offence in the Lounge Bar at Camborne, but could not remember much. He had previous convictions.Martin Pearce,...
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Learner driver Andrew Haughton from Tuckingmill ended up in roof...
A LEARNER driver lost control of his car after overtaking a vehicle and it ended up embedded in the roof of an empty agricultural building causing £14,000 in damage.After being taken to hospital, Andrew Haughton was found to have a broken hip.At Truro Magistrates' Court Haughton, aged 24, of Pendarves Street, Tuckingmill, Camborne, admitted driving without due care and attention, without insurance and with an inappropriate driving licence.Alison May, for the prosecution, said the accident...
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Police appeal for information after Camborne bike theft
POLICE are appealing for information after a mountain bike was stolen in Camborne on Friday.The thief entered a shed in North Roskear Meadow and took the silver bike.Anybody with information is being asked to contact police on 101 quoting crime reference number CR/115740/14.
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Falmouth hotelier died of natural causes
A FALMOUTH hotelier died of natural causes while in hospital, an inquest into his death has heard.David Bowerman, who ran Arwenack Hotel with his wife Janet, died on June 4 at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, aged 68.Mr Bowerman suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, cirrhosis of the liver and fibrosis of the lungs and bowel.
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PORTHLEVENTrial date set
A MAN from Porthleven has denied breaking into a property on Cove Road, Sennen.At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Alan Reynolds, 54, of Wheal Rose, pleaded not guilty to burglary between January and December last year.He also denied one count of stealing clothes from a man between November and December 2013.Reynolds was granted unconditional bail to appear before the court for trial on March 30.
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Community Speed Watch initiative seeks residents to help combat...
CIVILIANS are being offered the chance to pick up a speed gun and help snap speeding motorists.Community Speed Watch is a locally driven initiative where active members of the community join with the police to monitor speeds of vehicles using speed detection devices.Vehicles caught exceeding the speed limit are then referred to the police with the aim of educating drivers to reduce their speeds.Training will be provided and anybody interested is being invited to e-mail Cornwall Council...
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Landlord of jailed estate agent Tim Glasson describes "tenan...
THE FORMER landlord of a convicted fraudster has lifted the lid on his web of lies and deceit.As reported in last week's West Briton, crooked Camborne estate and letting agent Tim Glasson was jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to 10 counts of fraud at Truro Crown Court.Glasson, 51, collected rent from tenants and failed to deliver it to landlords, and kept deposits for himself instead of paying them into a Deposit Protection Scheme.As well as defrauding hardworking and retired Camborne...
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