This month marks 12 years since Cornwall lost one of its "last travelling gypsies", Alex (Alec) Draper. It has been more than one decade since Alec and his horse Bobby have been seen pitched up with his traditional vardo at Chiverton Cross roundabout, but people still fondly remember him. Read more: This dairy farm is closing after almost 100 years because milk prices are just too low In tribute of Alec, popular Newquay-based singer-songwriter The Belfast Busker, real name Alan...

Devon and Cornwall is the 27th-worst area in the country when it comes to car crime, new figures have revealed. According to a report by number plate sales site Click4Reg.co.uk which analysed crime figures from all police forces in the UK, 4,679 vehicle crimes were committed in Devon and Cornwall in 2016. Metropolitan Police recorded the highest number of vehicle crimes last year with an astonishing 89,900 while West Midlands Police recorded the second highest number of car crimes at...

A huge search and rescue operation was launched following reports of a person seen at the base of a cliff on the north coast of Cornwall. Local RNLI and coastguard teams as well as the coastguard helicopter were called to the scene between Bossiney bay and The Sisters rock near Tintagel. Falmouth coastguard put out the call and the Padstow lifeboat, Port Isaac RNLI, Boscastle coastguard and Polzeath Coastguard Rescue Team and rescue helicopter 924 responded just after 5pm yesterday (July 15)....

An incredible aerial video showing Bodmin Moor from sunrise to sunset has been released and it shows how stunning the moorland is. The footage, filmed by a drone, shows the moor, which lies from Bodmin to south east Cornwall, and the Cheesewring, an iconic granite tor.The amazing landscape was filmed with a drone and was posted by Creative Corn.Read more: A look back at the evolution of the two-year roadworks scheme on the A30 Temple near Bodmin It shows the dramatic hills, rocks, cliffs and...

One person had to be rescued from a car which overturned between Truro and Newquay. Ten firefighters attended the scene on the A3075 at Rjerrah just after 7am. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The crews from Newquay and Tolvaddon Community Fire Stations found the vehicle on its side and used tools to get the driver out. The road was closed in both directions between Scotland Road and High Lanes while the operation took place and Cornwall Council's highway department was...

69-year-old Malcolm Bowmer felt the pull from St Ives harbour the first time he saw it in 1965. Traveling for two days on a moped from his home in Nottingham, Malcolm arrived in the town as a keen 17 year-old interested in art. "Yes it was a moment," Malcolm said. "I was a drummer in a pop group then, and I decided I wanted to live here."Read more: Air show disaster means Red Arrows appearance in Cornwall must change locations Frequently traveling to St Ives from...

The issue of Cornish nationalism has been thrust into the spotlight in recent days amid outrageous claims by a group which has said it was armed and preparing for action to protect Kernow from 'the English'. News that a group calling itself the Cornish Republican Army (CRA) existed in Cornwall was widely ridiculed however and nationalists and other Cornish campaigners have been quick to dismiss such claims. They have also condemned media coverage as scaremongering and tarring all...

On December 17 1963 a group of people stood outside Horfield prison in Bristol to take part in a silent protest against capital punishment. At 8am, inside the prison walls, Russell Pascoe was hanged, making the 23-year-old, according to research, the joint-third-last person to be executed in the United Kingdom. Pascoe, along with Dennis John Whitty, 22, was convicted of murdering reclusive farmer William Rowe at his remote home at Nanjarrow Farm, Constantine, on August 14, 1963. In fact...

After more than two years of roadworks a new stretch of dual carriageway on the A30 at Temple was officially opened on Friday. It is the latest in a history of major improvements to the main route into Cornwall that have been ongoing since the 1970s in a bid to ease congestion. At Temple the existing A30 was widened to create a dual carriageway, but previous improvements have seen completely new sections and bypasses built, consigning parts of the old A30 route to history. Read more:...

Residents of one Truro estate have become victims of an insurance scam having been targeted by people claiming to live at their address in order to get cheaper car insurance. The scam was exposed when Georgie Carter received a letter from Manchester Police saying an investigation had been launched after a man in Manchester was caught using her home address. Read more: Vandalism ruins 'great community spirit' after successful celebrationsHe had claimed to live at Ms Carter's property because...

An annual night of spectacular fireworks is set to explode in the sky near you and this is all you need to know about how and where to best enjoy them. Every year teams from across the UK compete in the British Fireworks Championships. Now the stage is set for the 2017 event next month. All that needs to be hoped for is that the weather holds out for the amazing spectacle of lights and creativity for all the family in Plymouth. Read more: Court round-up: 21 people who recently appeared...

Here is the latest round-up of people who appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court for various offences. The 21 people were all sentenced earlier this month.CAROLE ANN GILLAN, 52, of Pendarves Road, Falmouth, pleaded not guilty but was convicted at Truro Magistrates' Court of two offences of benefit fraud by failing to declare the true extent of her capital to Cornwall Council when claiming housing and council tax benefits between 2011 and 2015, and she was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended...

Video footage of a group of teenagers kicking a hedgehog to death in Cornwall and posted to social media has sparked outrage among local residents. What is worse is that the youngsters brag about it being the third time they have done it this year. The RSPCA and police have been informed of the incident which happened in the Meadowside area of Launceston on Friday night. One woman said she saw the video and recognised some of those in it. Read more: Parents warned after girl of 15 dies from...

A pregnant St Austell woman has relieved the moment her chihuahua was mauled to death by a husky yards outside her home. Elizabeth Martin, who is expecting her first child in four months, said she was terrified the dog might turn on her.Elizabeth had just returned to her Chapel Field home in Bethel when her seven year old chihuahua Chopper was set upon by a much larger dog.Read more: A30 opening ceremony interrupted by irate farmer She said: "I am five months pregnant so luckily I didn't...

A warning has gone out about the dangers of drugs after a 15-year-old girl died when she took a 'legal high' in a park and two others were taken to hospital, according to police. Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating the tragedy and urged parents to speak to their children about the dangers of drugs. Officers said that the girl had taken the 'psychoactive substance' at a park in Devon. The force was called by the ambulance service to Baker's Park in Newton Abbot at 4.50am. The...

Many top football clubs leave these shores for pre-season tours around mainland Europe, North America and Asia, but that has never been a favourite of manager Neil Warnock. Warnock has always preferred to take his teams to Cornwall as the build-up to a new league season gets into full swing. Over the years Warnock has brought several of his teams - including Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, QPR and Leeds United - back near to his adopted home at Stoke Climsland for pre-season. Read next:...

The mother of a teenager who went missing in north Cornwall a week ago said she will continue to search day and night as she has no reason not to believe he is out there alive. Finnian Layland-Stratfield, from Tintagel, went missing last Saturday (July 8), after he was last seen near the town's youth hostel. The last sighting of the 17-year-old was between 6pm and 6.30pm by a walker. A rucksack belonging to the former Truro College student was found the next day. Police officers said they...

Two vicars and a horse walk into a bar – no, this isn't the start of a joke, more a true account of the sight which left pub-goers near Penzance puzzled recently. Regulars at The White Hart near Ludgvan had to double take when seven-year-old nag Creamy was fed crisps at the bar by two local vicars and pub landlord William Saunders. Creamy had been on a ride with owner Lisa Bond, from Penzance, and her mum Kim Johns and the group decided to call in at The White Hart which was having a...

An extensively refurbished Grade II listed hotel in St Austell which dates back to the 18th century is for sale, and it has an intriguing history. Boscundle Manor, which resides between Charlestown and Fowey on the A390, first opened as a hotel in 1978 and boasts three Silver AA stars. The hotel has been in the ownership of its current vendors since 2002 but is now on the market with Colliers International with a guide price of £1.1 million for the freehold. Read next: This is what...

Social media users have been shocked by an image of yet another car attempting a U-turn on a deadly stretch of the A30 in Hayle. "Idiots doesn't describe these people who think it's a good idea to do a U-turn on the Hayle bypass," said Barrie Prowse who uploaded the image (above), taken by a passenger in his car. "In about 30 seconds I have just witnessed five cars complete this illegal manoeuvre absolutely ridiculous. "I only managed to get this one on camera but while...