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A MUM with terminal cancer has spoken of the ultimate betrayal by a best friend who stole thousands of pounds raised to help the family.Debt-ridden Zoe Head, 30, pictured far right, of Trenance Road, Camborne, used the money collected for a dream holiday for Ashton Stafford, 29, and her family, to pay for the deposit on a rented property. On Friday at Truro Crown Court, Head was jailed for a year.Miss Stafford said Head concocted a tale to friends and supporters that she was lying about her...

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June 7, 2016, 1:37 am

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Truro has its second sector inspector in less than a year following the retirement of top cop Mark Richards who served three decades with the police force.Mr Richards, 51, retired last September and his role was taken over by Jo Arundale.Inspector Arundale, 33, left the role last month after she was promoted to strategic support inspector for Cornwall.Left Inspector Jo Arundale and inspector Mark Richards last year. The new man at the helm is father-of-two Pete Thomas, 46, who was previously...

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June 8, 2016, 5:01 am

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FEARS have been raised of illegal immigrants being smuggled into secluded coves in the dead of night on the Lizard peninsula.Two possible incidents have been reported in the past week, including one on the Helford River, prompting the police to urge people to be vigilant.But one coastal resident said officers failed to take her concerns seriously when she heard men talking in what she believed was Arabic.The woman, who asked not to be named, said she became aware of a car parked next to a beach...

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June 8, 2016, 8:39 am

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A GARDEN centre has issued an appeal after two women walked out of its shop with armfuls of expensive blankets.The two suspects were caught on CCTV at Trevena Cross Nurseries in Breage, near Helston.The shop shared the footage on its Facebook page and appealed for help to trace the culprits.The incident happened yesterday (Tuesday) at 3.07pm. The two women left the premises via the back exit from the shop and into the overflow car park.They drove away in a Green Renault Scenic registration...

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June 14, 2016, 7:10 am

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A GROUP of men who were caught on CCTV appearing to steal donations from outside a charity shop have been branded "the lowest of the low".The images released by Cornwall Animal Hospital were taken on Sunday and show the three men rummaging through donations left outside its shop at Wilson Way, Pool, before making off with a number of items.READ MORE: Close friend of tragic Pool Academy teen Dagmara Przybysz 'still in shock' a month after her deathThe men all appear to be over 40 years...

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June 14, 2016, 11:30 pm

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KAELAN DUMBAR, 20, of Budock Water, Falmouth, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to using a vehicle with lamps not in good working order, defective tyres, and with a steering gear not maintained in good and efficient working order, and was fined £160.

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June 17, 2016, 8:45 am

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A BABYSITTER has been jailed for sexually abusing a brother and sister more than 20 years ago. Shaun Burton, 40, groomed the horse-loving girl by encouraging her to ride on his back in return for sexual favours. The two siblings attended Plymouth Crown Court to see justice done two decades later. Police and prosecutors did not pursue the case when they first complained eight years ago because they believed there was insufficient evidence. Burton was jailed for three years at Plymouth...

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June 23, 2016, 4:58 am

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Police have released CCTV images of a man with "distinct piercings" they want to speak to after a student's rucksack and games console were stolen from a bus in Penryn.The theft happened at about 11.30pm on Friday, May 6.A student on the U1 bus, which runs from The Moor in Falmouth and goes to the Penryn university campus, was sitting in the wheelchair area of the bus with a friend. The student and his friend left the bus at the Penryn campus just after 10pm, leaving the bag behind.But...

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June 26, 2016, 1:36 am

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THREE SERIAL offenders with more 240 offences between them have been sent to prison for their latest crimes.Jamie Jackett and William Pascoe, both 25, and Austin Richards, 27, were handed custodial sentences by Recorder Elisabeth Bussey-Jones at Truro Crown Court after pleading guilty to a group attack in Camborne which left landlord Terry Madden with a broken nose and severe bruising.Jackett, from North Roskear Road, Camborne, pleaded guilty to common assault and was also sentenced for causing...

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June 30, 2016, 4:50 am

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A pervert who groped a schoolgirl in a shop has walked free from court as police appeal for other potential victims to come forward.Truro Crown Court heard on Thursday that Andrew Boakes, formerly of Perranporth and now of Fore Street, Pool, followed the girl and her friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, into the New Look store on Pydar Street, Truro, on November 2. When the friends separated, Boakes targeted the 11-year-old and squeezed her buttocks.He pleaded guilty at an earlier...

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July 6, 2016, 1:17 am

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A member of a drugs ring which flooded Cornwall with cocaine from Liverpool has been told his eight-year jail term was not a day too long.Anthony David Bennett, 31, played a "leading role" in the narcotics gang, which organised regular car journeys from Merseyside to Launceston and Southampton.Read next: NHS silence about costs of winding up community interest company after taking back hospitalsLarge quantities of cocaine were transported in 13 car loads between February and May 2014,...

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July 6, 2016, 10:51 pm

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A teenager who issued bomb threats to two US airlines and attacked foreign government websites has been convicted of computer related offences.The 16 year-old boy was convicted at Plymouth Youth Court of three offences under the Computer Misuse Act relating to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, and two offences under the Criminal Law Act relating to the communication of bomb threats.This conviction results from an investigation undertaken by the South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit...

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July 11, 2016, 8:46 am

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An ex-parish councillor has been found guilty of two sexual assaults.A jury found Ian Littlefield, 46, a former St Eval parish councillor was guilty of the assaults in the Wadebridge area.The Truro Crown Court trial heard Littlefield, whose address was given as Rialton Heights, Newquay, had already harassed one victim and made her uncomfortable before the incident.Read next: Saltash College pay tribute to "bright young man" who died after a fall from the Tamar BridgeOne of the vitctims...

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July 12, 2016, 11:30 pm

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DANIEL John Worledge, 32, of no fixed address, admitted at Truro Magistrates' Court that he had breached an antisocial behaviour order on June 7 in Truro and was conditionally discharged for a year.

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July 12, 2016, 11:30 pm

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TYLER Corpe, 28, of Falmouth Road, Truro, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Tegan Benney at Truro on June 2 and destroying her property and was given a two-year community order and had to pay compensation of £1,370.

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July 14, 2016, 7:29 am

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TWO South East Cornwall men avoided jail after beating up and attempting to rob a mentally ill man.Anthony Thacker, 23, of 13 Lower Lux Street, Liskeard, and Rory Jones, 32, who now lives in Cambridgshire, attacked an autistic man in his home and tried to take his Xbox and laptop.The two men were introduced to Joshua Shelly by some of his friends and spent time at his flat. They later returned after planning to knock him out and take his possessions.Read next: Boy, 3, hospitalised after Tehidy...

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July 19, 2016, 1:21 am

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A drunk who subjected people to a tirade of vile language and used racial and homophobic slurs has been banned from swearing anywhere in the UK.Homeless David Bellman, 44, (pictured) was also banned from being drunk anywhere in public by Bodmin magistrates. Bellman was handed the criminal behaviour order (CBO) after he was arrested for subjecting railway staff and passengers to a "tirade of abuse" at Par train station on July 7, the day he was released from Exeter prison.Magistrates...

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July 22, 2016, 5:20 am

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Modified BMWs tearing through the centre of Helston at speed are putting lives at risk, the police were told.In the last two months, drivers have been accused of using the narrow town centre streets as a racetrack.Helston police constable Ann Butcher was told of the concerns from town councillors at their monthly meeting yesterday evening. Councillor Jonathan Radford-Gaby, who lives in Wendron Street, said: "I am very conscious, when I am in my sitting room at night, when someone comes...

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July 23, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A DRIVER reached more than twice the speed limit while trying to catch a flight to France.Self-employed bricklayer Giles Burgess Whitcomb was caught driving at 84mph in a 40mph area at Temple on September 13. He pleaded guilty to speeding at Truro Magistrates' Court.The case was heard at Truro Magistrates' CourtWhitcomb, 30, of Waterloo Place, Falmouth, said he had been driving to London to catch a flight to France. The court heard he had not realised the speed he was doing as he usually drove...

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August 1, 2016, 5:05 am

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Truro police are warning parents to be alert following a report that a man attempted to snatch a three-year-old girl from Perranporth beach.Officers are reminding parents to "remain alert but not alarmed" after a man wearing a hat and combat clothing allegedly tried to "lead a young child" off Perranporth beach.According to reports on Facebook the girl who the man attempted to snatch is just three years old and was only stopped when a woman intervened. The post says that the...