A VOLUNTEER project providing wellbeing services to people on Saturday nights in Falmouth is opening to the public.SafeSpace's open door session next Saturday, from 8pm until 10pm at the Methodist Church, will highlight the partnership project which runs on Saturdays from 10pm until 3am in the foyer.It offers a safe environment to those requiring emotional or physical support by providing a first aider from Cornwall Resus and two trained volunteers.Members of the team will be available to...
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SafeSpace Falmouth holding open event to explain its work to help...
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REDRUTHAffray case
FOUR men appeared before Truro magistrates accused of affray in June at Redruth and the case was sent to Truro Crown Court for December 12.Shane Lee, 25, also faced a further charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Clarence Richards at Redruth.He and Luke Lee, 21, and Tyron Lee, 22, live at a caravan site in Boscowen Lane, Truro, together with the fourth defendant, Joe Howard Birmingham, 28. No pleas were entered.
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Claim of fraud at dog charity is investigated
POLICE have launched an investigation into allegations of fraud and theft at a dog welfare charity near Truro.Officers are investigating an allegation of fraud and theft from the K9 Crusaders charity. A statement posted on the police's Facebook page stated: "At this time the police would like to assure supporters of K9 Crusaders that any future donations to the charity will be safe. The charity has been the victim of crime which has not only affected its reputation, but has been disruptive...
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Man from Carleen Helston killed himself after marriage break-up
A MAN from Carleen took his own life after the breakup of his marriage.Kenneth Roger Dowe, of Gilberts Row, was found at his home on May 28.An inquest into his death heard he had split with his wife Sarah after 11 years of marriage.Assistant coroner Barrie van den Berg said he believed from the evidence that Mr Dowe had intended to kill himself.He recorded a verdict of suicide caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Woman 'force-fed' by home staff, daughter tells inquest
THE daughter of an 84-year-old woman told an inquest she was dismissed by staff when she phoned a doctor after finding her unresponsive mother being "force-fed" in a residential home.Gladys Woodland, who suffered from type two diabetes and vascular dementia, died on July 11, 2011, in the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, after being admitted unconscious and registering a high blood sugar level – 47.8 – four days earlier.An inquest in Truro on Monday heard that Mrs...
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Robin Campbell from Mawgan has sentencing hearing adjourned after...
TRURO magistrates adjourned a case of domestic violence to allow reports on the defendant who was said to have suffered a serious head injury as a young boy which had affected his hormones.Robin Campbell, 41, of Mawgan, pleaded guilty to three offences of assaulting Vivienne Campbell, at Mabe, last month.Graham Calderwood, for the prosecution, said on one occasion he had pulled a bed cover over her head while she was in bed, pushing it down on her, which shocked and horrified her, although she...
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TRUROElected trial
DENISE Lynne Huntley, 45, a carer, of Alma Road, Truro, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing £2,850 from an elderly man, Ronald Hutton, between May and July, at Truro. She elected trial at Truro Crown Court and the case was sent there on December 5.
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Police appeal to public following Camborne burglary
Police are appealing for information after thieves stole items including a handbag, purse, iPad, camera, passport and a driving licence during a burglary on Monday evening.The thieves entered the house in College Street, Camborne, through an unlocked back door between 7pm and 7.30pm.
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TRUROLit firework
A LIT firework was pushed through the letterbox of a family home in Truro.Police are appealing for information about the incident which happened at about 10pm in Carclew Close on November 9.Nobody was injured but the firework caused some damage to the hallway.Sergeant Marc Sayers, of Truro police, said: "This very dangerous act has caused criminal damage to property and could have caused someone to have been seriously injured."Anyone with any information is asked to call 101, quoting...
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Police detention of mental health patients may end
POLICE and crime commissioner (PCC) for Devon and Cornwall, Tony Hogg, has said there may come a time when the police will be unable to detain members of the public under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Speaking on a visit to Camborne police station, he proposed officers would instead take them to accident and emergency departments until they can be seen by medical professionals. Mr Hogg said: "I won't be party political but the Government has got to listen. It has got to a...
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Lib Dem candidate lays into PCC Hogg over number of local visits
CORNWALL'S police and crime commissioner (PCC) has been criticised for having made just three visits to Camborne and Redruth and none to Hayle this year.Prospective Liberal Democrat MP Julia Goldsworthy has renewed her call for the PCC role to be abolished after obtaining information under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act showing that Tony Hogg, the successful Conservative candidate for the post, has officially visited Camborne twice, and Redruth once, in 2014.Last month Mrs Goldsworthy, who...
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Phone scammers con victims out of £138,000
POLICE are warning elderly and vulnerable people about a recent spate of phone scams which has led to victims being conned out of thousands of pounds.The latest incidents of telephone fraud have resulted in victims losing £138,000 in Cornwall and Devon.Police are asking people to report any attempts of the crimes to the police, by calling 101.This is how the scam works: Victims receive a telephone call informing them that their accounts have been fraudulently accessed or that the bank has...
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Police 101 service "not acceptable" and technology "not...
THE police non-emergency service is "not acceptable" and technology is "not fit for purpose," according to police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg.Half of all callers to the 101 number have to wait more than 10 minutes to be answered and one in five callers waits more than 20 minutes, according to the findings of the review undertaken by Mr Hog's office into the Devon and Cornwall Police phone service.According to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), which carried out the ...
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Father fraudulently claimed more than £20k for child that...
A FATHER who claimed carer's allowance for a child who did not live with him has escaped jail despite making the fraudulent benefits claim worth more than £20,000 because his wife had a vendetta against social services.
The 43-year-old man from the Hayle area, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had claimed child tax credits for his son since 2007 and then put in a claim for carer's allowance in March 2011, even though the child had been taken into care in December 2010, Truro Crown...
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Police unveil new camera network to track criminals moving around...
POLICE will soon be able to track criminals as they drive around Cornwall thanks to a new network of static cameras being introduced across the county.Until now police could only track vehicles using the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system through cameras in patrol cars.As part of the £150,000 project expected to be completed by April, 24 new cameras will be installed at key locations around the county to capture car registration information and send it to police control...
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Police turn to public to help identify suspected bike thief
POLICE have asked the public for help identifying a man they'd like to speak to in connection with a stolen pedal cycle in Camborne.The pedal cycle was taken in Commercial Square on the evening of Friday October 24.Police then recovered the bike a few days later and have CCTV footage of the suspect they would like help to identify.Any information can be passed to police by calling 101 and quoting CR/117561/14 or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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Police in Camborne, Redruth and Pool move to tackle festive...
POLICE in Camborne, Pool and Redruth are currently carrying out operations to try and reduce shoplifting in the towns this Christmas.The neighbourhood teams at the Camborne, Pool and Redruth stations are currently employing a variety of tactics to minimise the impact of shoplifting at local businesses in the run up to Christmas and beyond.The police have vowed to increase both high visibility and plain clothes patrols to deter offences taking place and maximise every opportunity to catch...
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Alcoholic Daniel Gwennap punched his mother four times in the...
AN ALCOHOLIC punched his mother four times in the face after pushing her to the floor when she asked him to leave her house, despite knowing that she had recently undergone chemotherapy treatment.
Daniel Gwennap denied causing the injuries and told police his mother Linda Andrews had mental health issues – something which she does not accept – and tried to put the blame on her for the incident, Truro Crown Court heard on Monday.
Elaine Hobson, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said...
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Police appeal after 15-year-old is assaulted during Truro's City...
POLICE are appealing for information after a teenager was allegedly assaulted during the City of Lights festival.The 15-year-old boy is believed to have been punched in the face twice by another youngster outside Central Grill on Calenick Street at about 7.30pm on Wednesday last week.Inspector Mark Richards, from Truro police, said: "The schoolboy was involved in an altercation with another lad about a young lady. "That must have been seen by several members of the public."The alleged offender...
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Prolific offender from Falmouth Daniel Stamp admits possession of...
A PROLIFIC offender who admitted possession of cannabis with intent to supply it to another has had his case adjourned for a pre-sentence report.
At Truro Crown Court last Wednesday, Daniel Stamp, 22, of Dracaena Avenue, Falmouth, admitted possession of Class B drug cannabis with intent to supply it to another on July 29.
Asking for a pre-sentence report to be prepared by the probation service, Fred Howell, defending, said Stamp had recently lost a finger in an accident as a passenger in a...
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