THE jailing of four bikers after a violent dispute between motorcycle clubs sends a message to anyone likely to cause disruption on the streets of Newquay, a judge has said.Karl Burrows, 47, and Liam McTiernan, 46, who are members of the West Coast Hell's Angels, and Paul Hope, 50, and Kieron Vasey, 56, members of The Defiant Few Motorcycle Club Cornwall, denied causing violent disorder on Bank Street in Newquay on Saturday, September 17, 2011, when their trial started at Truro Crown Court last...
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Bikers jailed for violence in street
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Truro man accused of bomb hoax
A TRURO man has appeared in court accused of a bomb hoax.
Nicholas Rimmer, 55, of New Bridge Street, entered no pleas, when he appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court this morning charged with communicating false information to The Money group that a bomb was present in the Money Group building on Charles Street, Truro on March 19 this year.
Rimmer is due to appear before the court again on September 5.
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Court round up July 24
A MAN charged with taking a car and driving it dangerously on the A39 between Camelford to Davidstow in North Cornwall appeared at Truro Crown Court yesterday.
Graham Budge, 30, of Granary, East Lake Farm, Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon, entered no pleas to the charge, which relates to October 9 last year.
Budge was given unconditional bail and is due to appear before the court again for a plea and case management hearing on October 9.
A CARBIS BAY woman who glassed her then boyfriend in a Truro...
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Man who released bus handbrake spared jail
A VANDAL who caused more than £13,000 damage when he "stupidly" released a handbrake sending a double-decker bus smashing into parked vehicles has been spared jail despite committing a string of offences while on bail.Luke Anthony Pentecost, 20, of Meadow Road, Falmouth, was told he was lucky not to have killed someone when he appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for criminal damage to the bus and two counts of criminal damage to a Hyundai Santa Fe car and a...
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Blinded Tina's boyfriend jailed for assaulting her
THE NEW boyfriend of Hayle mum Tina Nash – who was blinded in an horrific domestic assault in 2011 – has been jailed for attacking her.Mother-of-two Tina, 33, permanently lost her sight in April 2011 when Shane Jenkin, 34, gouged her eyes out.The 18-stone bodybuilder was jailed for life and ordered to serve at least six years in a secure mental health unit before being considered for release.Tina, a former beautician, launched a media campaign urging other victims of domestic...
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Cornish crew guilty of illegally entering Senegal in Africa on...
Two seamen from Cornwall have been found guilty of entering Senegal illegally after their converted warship was seized by marine commandos.
Skipper Chris Enmarch, 53, from Penryn, was handed a six-month suspended sentence, while Saltash man Andrew Bayliss, who crewed on the decommissioned Defender, received a one-month suspended jail term at Dakar Criminal Court in the West African country earlier this month.
Enmarch, an ex-Royal Navy submarine engineer, was also convicted for operating a...
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Fines for failure to pay BID levy
LEGAL action has been taken against dozens of businesses that have not paid a business levy.Cornwall Council was granted 54 liability orders at Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday, allowing it to enforce collection of missed payments to the Business Improvement District (BID).Companies pay a levy to the BIDs, which have been set up in Truro, Falmouth and Camborne to improve town centre trade.Cornwall Council supports the BID by issuing invoices and reminder notices and transferring BID income to...
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Would-be Pezance killer told he might die in jail
A JEALOUS builder from Penzance who attempted to murder his former wife's new lover has been told he may be jailed indefinitely.Raibeart Browne, 69, could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of trying to kill Robert Norrington in a frenzied knife attack on December 30.Browne, who tracked down his former wife of 36 years, Sally Gale, to the home in Mount Hawke she was sharing with Mr Norrington, had denied the charge, saying he was trying to deliver a New Year gift.The...
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Suspended jail term for driver who killed teenager Jamie
A PROFESSIONAL lorry driver from Falmouth who caused the death of an "inspirational" teenager by careless driving has been given a suspended sentence.Matthew Collins, aged 31, of Watersmead Park, Budock Water, was driving his car between Bissoe and Chacewater on November 13, 2011, when it crossed into the opposite carriageway and collided with a 125cc motorbike ridden by fencer Jamie Ackerman, 17, who died at the scene.Collins, who works for Cornish Linen Services, was found guilty of...
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Would-be Penzance killer told he might die in jail
A JEALOUS builder from Penzance who attempted to murder his former wife's new lover has been told he may be jailed indefinitely.Raibeart Browne, 69, could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of trying to kill Robert Norrington in a frenzied knife attack on December 30.Browne, who tracked down his former wife of 36 years, Sally Gale, to the home in Mount Hawke she was sharing with Mr Norrington, had denied the charge, saying he was trying to deliver a New Year gift.The...
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Police photograph appeal of suspected St Agnes shop burglar
DO you know this man? The police want to speak to him in connection with an attempted burglary at a shop.
They have now released this picture, taken from the store's CCTV camera, in an appeal to trace him.
A police spokeswoman said the picture shows the man inside the Nisa convenience shop in Churchtown, St Agnes.
The attempted burglary happened back on Friday, June 21.
At the time, the police issued an appeal for information but have now produced this image in an attempt to find him.
The...
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Ex-partner is cleared
A MAN has been cleared of beating his former partner's father on the doorstep of the man's Saltash home.Marc Nicholson, aged 33, of Channel Park Avenue, Efford, Plymouth, was accused of causing Phillip Connolly actual bodily harm in an argument that erupted after Nicholson verbally abused Mr Connolly's daughter.A jury heard Nicholson's 11-year relationship with Michelle Connolly, which produced two daughters, had broken down in 2011.At Nicholson's trial, which began on Thursday at Truro Crown...
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'Glassed' her boyfriend
A CARBIS BAY woman who glassed her then boyfriend in a Truro pub has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.Laura Mackay, 26, of Higher Boskerris, pleaded guilty to assault on June 1 this year at Wetherspoons when she appeared at Truro Crown Court last Wednesday.The court heard that Mackay hit her former boyfriend in the face with a glass because they had been arguing and she "flipped" and that he had one tooth knocked out in the incident and another damaged.Sentencing...
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Curfew after benefit fraud
A HAYLE woman has been given a 10 week curfew after pleading guilty to four counts of benefit fraud at Truro Magistrates' Court.Corrina Wilkie, 25, of Treloweth Close, received the community order in respect of a housing benefit, council tax benefit, income support and jobseekers' allowance benefit fraud totalling £11,597.94.Miss Wilkie pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to promptly report to Cornwall Council that her partner was living with her and two counts of failing to report...
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Mum weeps as her drug dealing son goes to jail
THE mother of a 21-year-old Hayle drug dealer wept as he was jailed for two years at Truro Crown Court on Friday.A large amount of drugs were found in Richard Stowell's car on February 19 after he was stopped by police near Loggans Roundabout for speeding.The officer noticed that Stowell seemed nervous and was sweating and he said he had a bag of cannabis on him, the court heard.Elaine Hobson, for the CPS, said officers then found a shoulder bag which contained MDMA – ecstasy –...
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DVD thief jailed
A REPEAT Launceston offender who admitted trying to steal a Hobbit DVD from a Bodmin store has been jailed.Frazer Soul, 28, of Western Road, also admitted dishonestly receiving stolen goods between May 15 and 18, including credit cards, a driving licence and a camera, when he appeared at Truro Crown Court last Wednesday.The court heard that Soul, a drug addict, tried to take the DVD from the Launceston Road, Bodmin Asda store on April 23.The court heard that Soul had a number of previous...
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DVD thief jailed
A REPEAT Launceston offender who admitted trying to steal a Hobbit DVD from a Bodmin store has been jailed.Frazer Soul, 28, of Western Road, also admitted dishonestly receiving stolen goods between May 15 and 18, including credit cards, a driving licence and a camera, when he appeared at Truro Crown Court last Wednesday.The court heard that Soul, a drug addict, tried to take the DVD from the Launceston Road, Bodmin Asda store on April 23.The court heard that Soul had a number of previous...
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Court appearance
A MAN charged with taking a car and driving it dangerously on the A39 between Camelford to Davidstow in North Cornwall appeared at Truro Crown Court last Wednesday.Graham Budge, 30, of Granary, East Lake Farm, Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon, entered no pleas to the charge, which relates to an alleged incident on October 9, 2012. Budge was given unconditional bail and is due to appear before the court again to enter a plea on October 9.
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Woman faces trial over child neglect and abuse
THE case against a woman from the Helston area accused of neglecting a child has been committed to Truro Crown Court.The 26-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was due to appear at Truro Magistrates' Court on Thursday on two charges.The first charge is of assaulting, ill-treating or neglecting a child under the age of 16 at Penzance between July 15 last year and May 13 this year.She is also accused of assaulting the same child causing actual bodily harm in the same time period.She...
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TRUROHoax alleged
A TRURO man has appeared in court accused of a bomb hoax.Nicholas Rimmer, 55, of New Bridge Street, entered no pleas when he appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court, charged with communicating false information to The Money Group that a bomb was present in its building on Charles Street, Truro, on March 19 this year. Rimmer is due to appear before the court again on September 5.
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