Plans are being considered to introduce fortnightly bin collections in Cornwall instead of the weekly collections currently in place. The idea by Cornwall Council has received a lukewarm reception so far from households up and down the county, with many people arguing that the bi-monthly bin collection will only work if households are given wheelie bins to accommodate the growing amount of rubbish. The move is part of the council's review of its waste and recycling contract, with the...

A yacht which was sinking off the coast of Cornwall has been successfully towed back to safety. The alarm was raised at 8am this morning after the boat began taking on water. It was reported that the three crew members, from Ireland, were waist-deep in water. Coastguards sent out the rescue helicopter from Newquay and they were joined by another rescue helicopter from Waterford in Ireland. Read next: Firefighters tackle a huge barn fire amid fears there could be an explosion Sennen RNLI...

While spending Christmas in Cornwall is hard to beat, helping Santa himself in a world of elves, snow, reindeer and huskies, sounds like a festive fantasy too good to miss. There's no need to pinch yourself - UK airline group Monarch is recruiting elves right now to assist Santa through his busy winter period in Lapland. Read next: Cornwall job vacancies near you The group says that the exciting role involves a range of duties with no two days the same. Helping to provide families with the...

Seagulls are the bane of our lives and when they dive bomb you for your food, they can seem massive, but these ones spotted in Newquay are gigantic. Luckily they are just cloud formations - otherwise we could be in serious trouble! Ann Bruton spotted the unusual sight as she looked across from the White Acres Holiday Park towards Mawgan Porth. She posted the photos on Facebook, where it raised a laugh. Last year Cornwall Live reported on Tesco, Truro having to evacuate its store after...

If, like us, you love Cornwall, whether as a holidaymaker enjoying some of the best beaches in the world, or our fine food and drinks, heritage, history and coastal walks, then you can do your bit to ensure Cornwall remains as pristine and plastic-free as possible. Ahead of the summer school holidays we look back at some of the worst incidents of plastic pollution in the county as a warning to all that if you don't want Cornwall to look like this... ...then take your rubbish with you or put...

Do you know your Watergate from your Widemouth or your Polzeath from your Porthcurno? Well now you can prove it by taking part in our Big Cornwall Summer Quiz. Our biggest ever quiz will really sort the Cornish from the blow-ins, testing your knowledge of our stunning beaches, our myths and legends, our amazing food and drink and even our current affairs.There's 50 questions in total to really separate the jammy beggars from the clotted cream of Cornwall. If you think you know your onions when...

The busiest day of the year is expected Cornwall's roads as tens of thousands of holidaymakers flock to Cornwall for the start of the summer holidays and we'll be bringing you live traffic updates through the day. The new A30 dual carriageway opened at Temple a week ago, which is expected to ease traffic congestion over Bodmin Moor after two summers of roadworks. But there are still likely to be traffic hotspots on the A38 and around Carland Cross near Truro, where one section of the A30...

Dogs die in hot cars and this is why they should never be left in one no matter how short the time frame. It's something that many people dismiss with the naivety that it will never happen to them. Yet two-thirds of us have stumbled across a dog locked inside a hot car on a sunny day, according to figures from the Dogs Trust. The AA adds that its breakdown patrols rescue around 1,000 pets locked in hot cars each year. The sun doesn't need to be anywhere near intense however to pose a...

It has now been exactly two weeks since Finnian Layland-Stratfield went missing and people are still searching every day. This is what we know so far about the teenager's disappearance. Finnian, a 17-year-old from Tintagel was last seen near the town's youth hostel by a walker on Saturday, July 8, between 6pm and 6.30pm. He was also spotted on a local pub's CCTV footage. Read more: Messages from around the country keep mum of missing Tintagel teen Finnian Layland-Stratfield going The...

One of the worst days of the year on Britain's roads looks set to continue with long delays being reported on the M5 this Friday night. Highways England are currently saying that the M5 is blocked in both directions, between junction 26 and junction 25.Initial reports suggest that a caravan has blown over and police have closed the motorway. Reports suggest the road has now reopened but there are still long delays.Tens of thousands of motorists are expected on the roads in the south for the...

Prince Charles and Camilla braved torrential downpours as they wrapped up their annual summer tour of Cornwall today. During their first engagement of the day, the royal couple attended a church service in Blisland in celebration of Camilla's 70th birthday.The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall were able to warm up after the service of thanksgiving at the village's St Protus and St Hyacinth's Church, when they visited the local combined Post Office, shop and tea room to meet villagers.Read next:...

A Cornish hedgehog rescue centre is bustling with hoglets to be rehabilitated and released and could use a bit of help. Prickles & Paws Hedgehog Rescue currently houses about 45 hedgehogs, most of which are babies. Katy South, 23, who helps her mother Diane at the rescue centre at Cubert near Newquay, said: "We take in hedgehogs across Cornwall so we can rehabilitate them and release them when they are healthy." Katy added that although they have a many hedgehogs in their...

Efforts are under way to have the main road into Coverack reopened by early next week. Cornwall Council has said it hopes to have a one way system set up with temporary traffic lights as soon as possible. The village on the Lizard peninsula was struck by huge flash floods on Tuesday afternoon after a period of intense rainfall. The floods ripped up the roads, swept through around 50 properties and caused widespread damage. You can see a video by Peter Wood of the floods above. Several...

A burst of good weather could make all the difference to Cornwall's tourism industry, which is under a cloud thanks to economic uncertainty and a hung Parliament. As the schools break up for the long summer holidays, the county's tourism supremo Malcolm Bell said this season may not be one of the best on record. "It is not a bumper season, that is for certain," he said. Read more: New A30 at Temple has boosted Cornwall economy by £2.5million in just one week, it's...

A man threw bags of heroin out of his bedroom window just as police officers were raiding his house downstairs, a court has heard. The officers were executing a drugs search warrant on the house near Liskeard. They found 58-year-old Colin John Worboys in his bedroom, wearing latex gloves, with 222 grams of heroin in various bags and a set of weighing scales. Worboys, of Lametton Green, St Keyne, was arrested and appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentencing. He had previously denied...

A Tesco store in Cornwall has been closed for hours this morning after it flooded for the second time in three months. Tesco's Pool branch at Redruth was closed this morning from 9.30am after Cornwall has been seeing heavy rains for several days now.Water was everywhere on the shop floor, a spokesperson for Tesco explained, and the closure lasted several hours. Read more: Torrential rain causes more flooding in Cornwall - live updatesDerek Adrian-Hunt, a regular customer, said the scene of...

A pervert train passenger groped a student after she made fun of the size of his penis when he made lewd remarks to her. Darren Allen, from Camborne, has been ordered to pay compensation to the Plymouth University student who he had sat next to during a journey from Cornwall to Exeter. The pair had previously met as co-workers at meat processing plant and he turned the conversation to sex during the train journey, Exeter Crown Court heard. As he stood behind her in the queue to leave the...

A proposal to change bin collections in Cornwall hasn't gone down well. More than 300 Cornwall Live readers took to Facebook and other social media to join the debate on bin collections and recycling, the rate of which Cornwall Council is hoping to improve with the new bin collection times. Many of you believe the ongoing bin problems and littering which follows each weekly collection stems from the fact that Cornwall Council, unlike other parts of the country, such as Plymouth or Torbay,...

A bride-to-be was stunned after her partner proposed with a giant artistic message - written in the sand. Romantic John Adams, 53, popped the big question to his long-term partner Debbie Girling, 51, with a huge 30ft heart-shaped message at their favourite beach at Looe. The couple visit the town on holiday every year and John thought it would be the best place to ask Debbie to marry him. John, a carpenter, disappeared early one morning before calling Debbie out to the...

An inspiring student is fulfilling his dream after battling incredible odds to beat a brain tumour. Garvey Evans endured a life-changing diagnosis, intensive treatment and several months in hospital and is now studying a diploma in light vehicle maintenance and repair at Cornwall College. The seventeen-year-old's love for mechanics has been evident from a young age. Garvey said: "I saw my uncle's Triumphs at the age of eight or nine and loved them. My passion has developed from there...