HELSTONDenies rape
A HELSTON man denied raping and defrauding a woman when he appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday.Brian Marshall, 59, of Godolphin Road, is set to stand trial accused of a fraud of £26,470 from a...
View ArticlePenzance mother jailed after her children found living in...
A PENZANCE mother jailed after her children were found living in "Dickensian squalor" has seen her sentence halved.The woman, then 46, who cannot be identified, admitted two counts of cruelty to a...
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Police arrest three men following a house fire in Redruth
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a house fire in Redruth early this morning. Fire fighters from Camborne, Redruth, Helston and Falmouth were called to Sea View Terrace at...
View ArticleOne-armed regular beaten by Camborne pub landlord
A FORMER landlord assaulted a one-armed regular at the pub he was running in Camborne, a court heard.Alan Wilson, 45, was working as a temporary manager at the Waggoners Arms last March when a fight...
View ArticlePolicewoman was called a liar and assaulted by drunk
A POLICE officer was called a "lying slag" and had her face scratched by a woman in a wheelchair who then bit the thumb of a paramedic.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Sara Jane Hopkins, 36, of no fixed...
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Footballer shot himself in similar circumstances to father,...
A FOOTBALLER who was left traumatised after witnessing his father shoot himself took his own life in similar circumstances, an inquest has heard.Matthew Oke used an unregistered Russian shotgun to...
View ArticleMetal thieves target Trewirgie Junior School in Redruth
METAL thieves have targeted a primary school in Redruth. Police in Cornwall are urging people to be extra vigilant following a spate of thefts from schools around the county since the summer holidays...
View ArticlePorkellis man pleads guilty over pictures
A 63-YEAR-OLD man who admitted six counts of making indecent photographs of children and four of possessing extreme pornography involving animals has been ordered to complete an internet sex offenders'...
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Bodmin pub Cat and Fiddle faces closure for a second time
A BODMIN pub could be closed down for the second time in two years.Police have asked Cornwall Council to review the license of the Cat and Fiddle at St Leonards, following a high-profile raid in...
View ArticleHayle man Andrew Perkin shot a defenceless cat dead
A CRUEL pet-owner shot a cat in his garden at close range leaving it to suffer a painful death.Andrew Perkin, 41, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after a trial...
View ArticlePolice warn of dangers of "legal highs'' in Cornwall
Police in Cornwall are warning users and potential users of so called 'legal highs' of the risks particularly with the summer influx of tourists and festival-goers. The psychoactive substances (NPS),...
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Police warn tourists over "legal highs'' in Cornwall
Police in Cornwall are warning users and potential users of so called 'legal highs' of the risks particularly with the summer influx of tourists and festival-goers. The psychoactive substances (NPS),...
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Would you let him clean your windows?
DETECTIVES believe a "violent and unpredictable" window cleaner who admitted assaulting a man may have left further victims fearing attack.A lengthy investigation into David Merrett, 45, of Trelawney...
View ArticleSt Keverne postmistress cleared of false accounting charges
THE case against a St Keverne postmistress accused of false accounting involving sums of up to £22,500, has been dropped as part of a nationwide review into allegedly inaccurate Post Office accounting...
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Burglary spate in St Austell prompts police appeal
POLICE are appealing for information after a spate of burglaries to homes in the daylight hours of Monday, July 29. Burglars broke into a St Ewe house between 11am and 3.30pm by forcing a window open....
View ArticleDriver sought by police following a crash in Camborne
POLICE in Camborne are looking for a man they say was involved in an accident on Saturday night. At about 11.15pm on August 3, a red 147 Alfa Romeo collided with traffic lights and railing on Tolvaddon...
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Jailed for his unprovoked attack an another man
A MARAZION man has been jailed for an unprovoked attack on another man on Penzance's Market Jew Street.Ryan Baldock, 27, of Trevenner Lane, admitted punching Gordon Campbell and smashing his head into...
View ArticleDangerous pursuit
A ST AUSTELL man who admitted driving dangerously was playing "cat and mouse" with police, a court heard.Josh Ratty, aged 24, of Pondhu Crescent, was driving along the Truro-St Austell road on June 2...
View ArticleSold goods he stole to pay for fare
A THIEF stole items from Costcutters in Penryn worth nearly £23 because he needed money to pay for a train journey.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Floyd Gradidge, 33, of Park an Pyth, Pendeen, pleaded...
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Mum weeps as drug dealer goes to prison
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...
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