A young girl with severe autism whose family had raised nearly £40,000 for treatment has died. Coco Bradford, who was six, died at Bristol Children's Hospital on Monday. Her parents Rachel and Luke, from St Ives, launched an appeal two years ago to raise money for therapy and treatment to help her live a normal life. Rachel wrote movingly on Facebook on Tuesday: "With the deepest sadness in my heart I have to tell you that our darling, beautiful Coco has passed away. She lost...

The mother of a legal secretary said she was "in a really happy place" in the months before she crashed into a tractor's trailer on the A30 and died with her partner's baby in the car. Mum-of-one Tammy Platow, 31, from Penryn, died on the A30 near Avers roundabout in Redruth on January 11 of this year. An inquest on Wednesday (August 2) into her death heard from witness Owen Monk and tractor driver Curtis Odgers as well as PC James Stuart Keenan, who investigated the crash. The...

The confusion filled moments after a car crash can sometimes be just as dangerous as the collision itself. Every year, dozens of people are hurt after a crash because they don't follow the correct procedure to keep away from the vehicle or because they move a casualty who is not in any immediate danger. Cornwall Live has produced this video above detailing the essential dos and don'ts of how to react after a car crash. Read more: Gridlock on M5, A38 and A30 as traffic grinds to a halt after...

A homeless man who fire-bombed an Asian cultural centre drowned after getting drunk and taking heroin-substitute methadone, an inquest heard.Anthony Patrick Foster, who had only been released from Exeter Prison three months before his death, was so drunk that even the CCTV monitoring team at Newquay police station could track his movements as he stumbled about near the town's harbour.The 46-year-old was an alcoholic drug user with scabies who was known to police for petty crimes and sleeping...

A 12-year-old girl who has raised more than £50,000 for charity by busking has been forced to put down her violin and bow.Madison Glinski has raised the incredible amount through her tireless busking in St Ives during her school holidays.But she has now been told she has a severe curvature of her spine and must stop playing until further medical treatment.The enterprising youngster raises money for Children's Hospice South West's Little Harbour hospice at St Austell. Last year she received...

Locals and visitors to Newquay have received a summer treat after one of the resort's most popular beaches reopened.Cornwall Council closed the road leading down to Tolcarne beach in November last year to ensure public safety following the collapse of part of the cliff above the beach.The beach was set to be closed until the autumn due to delays in completing works to stabilise the cliff face but the installation of wire netting has now enabled the road to be reopened.Read more: The video a mum...

Traffic is at a standstill for miles on end around M5 in Exeter with long queues snaking back to the A30 and A38. Highways England is reporting stationary traffic around the final junction of the M5 where it becomes the A38 heading towards Plymouth and Torbay and the road branches off to the A30 in Cornwall. Read next: Britain's biggest shark caught off the Cornish coast According to Highways England, the southbound carriageway of the M5 is severely affected as a knock-on effect on...

American food chain Subway has revealed the opening date for its newest outlet in Cornwall.In May, the food outlet started to advertise for a new location in Liskeard. It announced the new store would open on Dean Street behind the Spar shop however no opening date had been put forward.Read more: Everyone thinks Subway and Greggs are coming to Bodmin and this is what the companies sayA spokesman for Subway told Cornwall Live: "The Spar has closed for refurbishment and remodelling, part of...

A blue shark thought to be Britain's biggest record has been caught off the Cornish coast.Amateur angler John Dine hooked the 9ft monster during a fishing trip off Penzance.His three friends lent a hand as he spent an hour reeling the shark into the 30ft Bite Adventures catamaran owned by Penzance skipper Robin "Chippy" Chapman.The group heaved it on board where they measured its length and girth. From that, they calculated its weight at 256lb, well above the 58-year record holder of...

If you want a track-orientated car that's also fun for the road then there are a few names that tend to come up. Caterham, KTM, Lotus and the like are sure to be on your list.But, if you want something really special and unique, you need look no further than a little workshop on the outskirts of St Austell.Because that's where Toniq is based, at Wheal Rose Business Park. The guys there have created the Toniq CB sports car, which gives the aforementioned big names a serious run for their money...

People have been claiming this week that Greggs and Subway were both to open shops in a Cornish town centre, even sharing precise locations for the new premises.If you believe rampant rumours on social media, it would appear that Greggs - the bakery chain that is in pretty much every part of the UK except for Cornwall - and American fast food giant Subway could be heading to Bodmin.According to residents, both food outlets are opening shops in the town centre.It's the summer holidays, so it must...

Burglars have made off with a haul of hi-tech kit after a raid on a home in Bodmin.The incident took place at a home in Helman Tor View on Friday, July 21.Items stolen included a Silver HP Envy laptop, a Black Sony Vaio laptop, a Black XBOX One, a Silver Cannon DSLR camera, a Silver JVC camcorder, a Black wireless JBL extreme Bluetooth speaker.Read more: Hundreds of hens in desperate need of homes in Liskeard and Redruth could be saved from slaughterAn air rifle, a passport and a drivers licence...

Coastguards from Falmouth took charge of a rescue in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean of a lone sailor on a sinking yacht.UK Coastguard picked up the man's satellite distress signal on Tuesday evening and broadcast a 'mayday' emergency call to all shipping.The Frenchman was some 500 miles south west of Land's End in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean.A coastguard spokesman said: "We took control to coordinate the long-range search and rescue mission after receiving a distress alert from the...

"Don't risk your life at sea, like our boy Anthony". That is the message being delivered by the family of young Newquay man Anthony Miller, who died as a result of misadventure after going skinny-dipping in the sea with a friend nearly three years ago. Anthony, 23, went for a late-night swim at Towan beach after partying with a group of friends during the evening of October 25, 2014. He was around three times over the drink-drive limit when he stepped outside with a close friend...

Police have today named the mother and her twin children who died in a collision on the A361 in Barnstaple, on Monday.Jane Baker-Lockett, 43, and her children, 12-year-old twins James and Amy Gaskin died when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision.Tragically, it was witnessed by their step-father and brother from a car in front.Emergency services were called at 8.25am to the A361 at Barnstaple following a two vehicle collision between a white Kia Sportage travelling towards...

A professional boxer from Cornwall who was found with £4,000 worth of heroin in his car has denied being a drug dealer. Marcus Hodgson, 26, allegedly had 65 grams of heroin hidden in the roof lining of his car when he was stopped in Cheriton Bishop, between Exeter and Okehampton. Hodgson and Charlotte Lacey, 36, of Chapel Court, Holsworthy, both deny possession of 1.63 grams of cocaine and 65 grams of heroin with intent to supply. Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, fixed a provisional date...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic until this evening, so keep checking back to make sure you get wherever you're going as quickly and safely as possible. We will of course also be breaking news as it happens and keeping an eye on the weather. It's Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team. If you've seen something going on and want us to...

Leading GPs have expressed concern over the number of family doctors in training who are already considering leaving the profession. A new poll by the GP magazine Pulse found that around one in five trainee GPs say they expect to have left UK general practice within five years of completing training. The survey of 310 training GPs found that 14% of trainees see themselves working abroad within five years of qualification, while 2% believe they will have left the field of medicine. Read next:...

A three-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after she was involved in a crash in Stenalees near St Austell. The toddler is said to have suffered minor injuries after the collision with the Vauxhall Astra in Stannary Road. Police and South Western Ambulance Service were called to the scene just after 5pm on Monday. Read next: 14 reasons why you will have an amazing August in Cornwall The children was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital to be checked over by medical staff and the...

August in Cornwall is always a packed one. The holidaymakers have invaded, those of us who live here want to get in holiday mode too, so we want to be entertained bigtime.It doesn't get bigger than Boardmasters – now, the fifth biggest festival in the UK, this year the organisers have pulled out all the stops to ensure 2017 is the best one yet.But Cornwall in August isn't just about Boardmasters. There are some amazing outdoor music events, theatrical wonders and some of the most...