Burglary-hit town renews watch call
NEWQUAY residents are being sought to help with a police initiative to get every street at the resort signed up to Neighbourhood Watch (NHW).The town has been hit by a spate of burglaries since...
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Artist guilty of child sex offences
AN INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed artist was convicted of sex offences against children.A jury at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday found Graham Ovenden, 70, guilty of four charges of indecency with a child.They...
View ArticleArtist guilty of child sex offences
AN INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed artist was convicted of sex offences against children.A jury at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday found Graham Ovenden, 70, guilty of four charges of indecency with a child.They...
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Artist guilty of child sex offences
AN INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed artist was convicted of sex offences against children.A jury at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday found Graham Ovenden, 70, guilty of four charges of indecency with a child.They...
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Artist guilty of child sex offences
AN INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed artist was convicted of sex offences against children.A jury at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday found Graham Ovenden, 70, guilty of four charges of indecency with a child.They...
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Bank staff spotted OAP fraud
A SERIAL fraudster was caught red-handed in a bank at Launceston when staff became suspicious as he tried to pull off another scam.Pensioner Brian Kiddell has been jailed for six years for a fraud in...
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World-renowned artist is found guilty of child abuse
An internationally renowned artist from Cornwall has been found guilty of a string of sex offences against children.Graham Ovenden, who studied under the so-called "Godfather of Pop-Art" Sir Peter...
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Man stole Xbox games worth £1,000 from Callington Tesco
Police are appealing for help to identify a suspected thief who is believed that have stolen more than £1, 000 worth of items from Tesco in Callington.Police said CCTV footage of the suspect shows him...
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West Briton story about Nathanial McIntosh goes round the world...
WHAT two violent thugs thought was a joke on the West Briton backfired spectacularly when the story was published around the world.In February, the paper reported on the front page of the Falmouth...
View ArticleSt Austell burglars cause hundreds of pounds of damage
POLICE are investigating a spate of bungled burglaries which have caused hundreds of pounds of damage.Four homes were targeted in the latest in an on-going crime wave across St Austell during the...
View ArticleMan, 20, admits
A FALMOUTH hotel nearly lost £12,000 to a burglar who found a manager's bank card and used it in a "sophisticated" transaction to steal money.Truro magistrates heard Gary Malcolm Johnstone used...
View ArticlePENRYN18-month ban
STUART IAN RICHARD BROWN, 37, of Kernick Road, Penryn, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Falmouth on February 17 and was fined £310 and banned from driving for 18...
View ArticleDrink banning order
FOR USING threatening behaviour, a Penryn man was before Truro Magistrates charged with the public order offence and pleaded guilty.Michael Shaun Barringer, 32, of Glen Road, Penryn, told the...
View ArticleDriver had no licence or insurance
A MOTORIST was caught driving without a licence because it had been revoked on medical grounds, Truro magistrates heard.He also had no insurance.Stuart Charles Lee, 36, of Nanscober Place, Helston,...
View ArticleDog must be destroyed
A PIT bull terrier-type dog called Sally has to be destroyed following an order by Truro magistrates who heard she had bitten two people and been aggressive towards an experienced police dog...
View ArticleForensic teamwork led to arrest
SCOUSER John Oliver Brew was known to police as a criminal who mixed with the criminal fraternity in Liverpool, but was not a burglar.He only embarked on a series of break-ins in the Bristol, Widnes...
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Serial burglar jailed for stealing from Cornish homes
A SERIAL burglar who stole thousands of pounds of jewellery and brought misery to his Cornish victims has been jailed for three years.Disabled John Oliver Brew, 29, from Liverpool, travelled by train...
View ArticleHELSTONSpeeder fined
STEPHEN CHARLES LANE, 30, of Coinagehall Street, Helston has been fined £100 after he admitted speeding at Camborne on September 24.
View ArticlePENRYNDriver fined
ARRAN GREEN, 25, of Lower Treluswell, Penryn, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to failing to comply with a traffic sign between Helston and Penryn on November 14 and was fined £135.
View ArticleFALMOUTHPampas blaze
A GRASS fire at Marlborough Avenue in Falmouth on Sunday evening is believed to have been started intentionally.A fire crew was called out at 6.45pm to reports of pampas grass ablaze.The police have...
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