SafeSpace Falmouth holding open event to explain its work to help...
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...
View ArticleREDRUTHAffray 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...
View ArticleClaim 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....
View ArticleMan 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...
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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,...
View ArticleRobin 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...
View ArticleTRUROElected 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleTRUROLit 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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