Bikers jailed for violence in street
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...
View ArticleTruro 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...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleBlinded 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...
View ArticleCornish 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...
View ArticleFines 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...
View ArticleWould-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...
View ArticleSuspended 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,...
View ArticleWould-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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleEx-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...
View Article'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...
View ArticleCurfew 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...
View ArticleMum 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...
View ArticleDVD 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...
View ArticleDVD 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...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleWoman 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...
View ArticleTRUROHoax 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...
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