Teenager guilty of raping sister, 4
A NEWQUAY man has been found guilty of raping his four-year-old sister when he was aged 14.The man, aged 23, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was unanimously convicted by a jury at Truro Crown...
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Tate takes down pictures after child abuse verdict
A SERIES of prints by disgraced artist Graham Ovenden has been removed from the Tate's online collection following his conviction for child sex offences.The Tate said the gallery was reviewing the...
View ArticleAssault admitted
BENJAMIN DEREK HOLMAN, aged 21, of Mellanvrane Lane, Newquay, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on April 2 to a charge of assaulting James Heacock at Newquay on November 17 and causing...
View ArticleVehicle interference
WITNESSES are being sought following damage to a parked vehicle in Newquay.Between 6pm on Tuesday, March 19, and 9am on Wednesday, March 20, a vehicle was interfered with and damaged outside an address...
View ArticleVehicle damaged while on driveway
POLICE are seeking information about what they describe as a "malicious" act of vandalism in St Tudy.A black Ford C Max hatchback was damaged between 5pm on March 29 and 8.30am the following day while...
View ArticleCaravan break-in
A BURGLARY from a caravan on the Trevelgue campsite has led to a police appeal for information.Cash and a black Compaq laptop computer were stolen during the incident, between 7.30am and 4.10pm on...
View ArticleDamage to garage
POLICE are appealing for information after a garage door was forced open and damaged in Polwhele Road, Newquay.Anyone with information about the incident, which took place on the night of Wednesday,...
View ArticleHatchback attack
A SILVER Rover 45 hatchback was damaged while parked on Colvreath Road, Newquay, between midnight on Friday and 9.30am the next day.Anyone with information is being asked to call Newquay police on 101,...
View ArticleIncapacity charge
A 62-YEAR-OLD man from Towan Blystra Road in Newquay has been charged with being drunk and incapable in public.He was detained on Saturday in East Street, and later bailed to appear at Bodmin...
View ArticleThree bikes stolen
THIEVES who broke into a shed at St Columb on the night of March 17 stole three motocross bikes.Two Beta Rev3s and a Honda CRF 150cc, a distinctive Airoh helmet and jacket were taken from the shed in...
View Article20pt headline in here please
A CORNISH Guardian-backed campaign to get every street in Newquay signed up to Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) has been a resounding success.For several weeks this newspaper has published a table similar to...
View ArticleVehicle vandalised
A RENAULT Megane was attacked in St Mary's Road, Bodmin when paint stripper or brake fluid was poured over it.The damage was caused between 8pm on Tuesday, April 2, and the following morning.Witnesses...
View ArticleCars damaged
POLICE are increasing their patrols in Padstow after a spate of criminal damage to vehicles.Officers believe a group of youths armed with a knife are responsible for slashing tyres and scratching...
View ArticleTeenager assaulted
POLICE have been carrying out house-to-house inquiries at Delabole following a report that a teenage girl was assaulted around midnight on Saturday, March 30.It is believed the girl was taken to the...
View ArticleFencing stolen
THIEVES stole large wooden gates and fencing from a property, Treravel, along the A389 between Highlanes and Padstow, between March 28 and April 2.Police are appealing for information from anyone who...
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Single mum must sell Newquay flat to pay back benefits
A SINGLE mother from Newquay who admitted illegally claiming benefits has been ordered to sell a flat she bought to repay the cash.Sally Mottershead, 38, of Morrab Court, received £70,000 in...
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Gang who hid £50k of heroin with Cornish pasties jailed for...
A drugs gang which brought an estimated £1 million of heroin into Devon and Cornwall have been jailed for a total of more than 70 years.Three generations of the same Cornish family took part in the...
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Heartless thieves target Lanner's new band room
A community project in Lanner has been targeted by burglars for the second time in three months.Thieves smashed their way into Lanner Band's new headquarters at about 11.15pm on Monday evening.They...
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Trago Mills suspected thief
POLICE are searching for a woman who stole £80 of goods from Trago Mills, near Liskeard.After her card was declined at the checkout, she left the shop with the items saying she would return with cash....
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Crime level in Cornwall drops by six per cent
Crime in Cornwall fell by six per cent last year, according to the latest statistics release by Devon and Cornwall Police.Just under 25, 000 crimes were reported across the duchy between March 2012 and...
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