Penwith: Bomb scare at St IvesSt Ives was cordoned off when two suspect packages were reported. The reports followed concern after the London bombings. One package turned out to be a bag of nappies while the other, what was reported as a electrical device held together by sticky back plastic, was in fact an illuminated lollipop holder. |
Cornwall News
Surf lifesaving event in jeopardy Son sat on post office robber An axe-wielding robber is thwarted at a Cornwall Post Office after the postmistress's son sat on him until police arrived. Driver dies after car leaves road A driver from Plymouth dies after his car leaves the road and careers down an embankment in Cornwall. Plans in gear for speedway track Speedway could be coming back to Cornwall if a planning application for a track at Bodmin is accepted. Rescued girl's parents at bedside The parents of a French teenager in intensive care after nearly drowning off Cornwall are at her bedside. Independent review team is named Review of management at the Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust to be lead by former nurse with 50 years NHS experience. Charity hospices in £1m shortfall Two hospices that care for thousands of terminally ill adults could be forced to close in a funding shortfall. Man admits unrelated sex attacks A man arrested in Cornwall admits sex offences and an attempted murder committed nearly a decade apart. |