Police are appealing for help finding a missing man who fled Royal Cornwall Hospital in a cut up pair of jeans this morning. Concern is growing for the male believed to be called Mark Harris aged 49, who attended Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro for treatment and has left prior to being fully treated. Mark is described as about 6ft and a white male. Read more: Old enough to know better - seven over-50s jailed at Truro Crown Court this yearThe man who police believe is Mark Harris leaving...

A former BT worker who went missing has told of how he made an incredible recovery after living for weeks in a tunnel with no access to food or water. James Thompson said he returned from deaths door when he had to survive underground on his wits when he became sick, frostbitten and dehydrated. Mr Thompson, aged 51, was sleeping rough in Plymouth in March and felt he had been "let down by society" as he struggled to cope with severe mental health problems. He was scared for his...

There are reports of delays on the roads around Cornwall this morning with traffic queuing in various spots around the county. There are reports of an accident on the A30 eastbound between Liftondown and Broadwoodwidger and motorists are being advised to approach with care. There's also slow traffic on the A30 near Zeela and Three Burrows with delays expected in the area.Read more: The next big roadworks scheme on the A30 will cost £36,250,000 per mile#Cornwall On the A30 Eastbound,...

Surfing is as much part of Cornwall's DNA as pasties and St Piran. No longer seen as just a healthy past time associated with fans of 1960s Americana, it is a multi-million-pound industry and Cornwall is leading the way. From pioneering wetsuits to surf fashion and board-shaping, Cornwall is at the forefront of the surfing industry and now proudly exports its technology and its world champion pro surfers to all four corners of the world. Long gone are the days of wooden surf boards. Surfing...

The Tamar Bridge was closed by police during the early hours of this morning following reports that someone was at risk of falling. The bridge was completely closed to Cornwall-bound traffic as emergency services were sent to the scene. Both Plymouth Lifeboats were also launched at about 2.30am "to assist police with an incident", the RNLI said. Witnesses described how there were fears someone was at risk of falling from the bridge. Tamar Crossings tweeted that the bridge was...

A jury trying a company boss over the deaths of a Cornish man and three other people on board the Cheeki Rafiki yacht has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on manslaughter charges. Douglas Innes was convicted of failing to ensure the safety of the vessel. But trial judge Mr Justice Dingemans discharged the jurors at Winchester Crown Court after they were unable to reach a decision on the four manslaughter allegations, which they had been deliberating over since Tuesday...

Tributes have been paid to a landlord and "true gentleman" who passed away yesterday (July 14) on the eve of one of his pub's busiest days of the year. St Just Lafrowda Day celebration, for many, will not be the same following the news of the passing of The Commercial, Paul Woolcock. Two ambulances and a Cornwall Air Ambulance could be seen in the centre of the town after Mr Woolcock, in his early fifties, was taken ill. The respected all-round sportsman also excelled on the pool...

The dream of travelling along a smooth dual carriageway all the way through Cornwall took a step closer on Friday when the first completed part of the roadworks at Temple was officially opened. By the time peak season comes around visitors and locals will be unhindered by the seemingly everlasting roadworks which, let's face it, have made any trip upcountry a real pain. But as the A30 scheme over Bodmin Moor fades into a distant memory, in another three years time the project to...

We've already received a large number of amazing pooch competition entries and these are some of our favourites so far. On Wednesday, July 12, we launched the How Cool Is Your Dog? campaign which is seeking to raise awareness around the dangers of leaving dogs in cars. It doesn't take long for heatstroke to take effect on dogs and the number of owners who leave their canine pals alone in hot cars is staggeringly high. In association with Carrs Volkswagen & Helston Garages we are asking...

More than £10,000 has been raised for a Saltash family which was ripped apart in an accident which claimed the life or a mother and her son last week. Laura Hopes, 32, and sons Alfie, six, and Tommy, four, were travelling along the A38 near Landrake on July 9 when they were involved in a five-car collision. Laura and Alfie were killed in the incident, as well as a 53-year-old man who has not been formally named. Tommy is still recovering from his injuries at Bristol...

Motorists have been left facing substantial queues on their way home from work this evening due to a loose power cable over the A30. There are long tailbacks on the A30 eastbound at White Cross, between Long Rock and St Erth due to the cable blocking one lane. The cable has fallen near the Lamb and Flag pub.Read more: Cornwall man jailed for sexually assaulting daughter and saying they should "get it on"Slow traffic and part blocked due to fallen cables on A30 near Lamb & Flag....

An irate farmer gatecrashed a formal ceremony to mark the opening of a landmark scheme to dual the A30 at Temple accusing project leaders of leaving her massively out of pocket. An MP, former MP, council leaders, business executives and tourism leaders gathered on a newly constructed bridge at Preeze Cross, overlooking the new road, to celebrate the four lanes of traffic flowing freely beneath. But the air of congratulation was thrown out of gear when Dawn Gibson, pictured below, of...

A Camborne father has been sent to prison after admitting sexually assaulting his own teenage daughter and telling her they should "get it on", the day after her birthday. The 39-year-old, who can't be named to protect the anonymity of his daughter, was sentenced at Truro Crown Court today after admitting one count of the sexual touching of his biological daughter, pleading guilty on the morning of his trial. Prosecutor Jason Beal told the court how the girl went to her father's...

A 16-year-old girl collapsed in the street in Newquay on Thursday night after drinking alcohol supplied by her parents, police say. Newquay's most senior police officer, Inspector Dave Meredith, said the youngster was taken to hospital after the incident. Ten days ago Inspector Meredith took to social media to issue a stark warning for mums and dads as part of Operation Exodus. Read more: Newquay View Resort hits back at police claims its under-18s ban is making their job...

A man whose beloved mastiff dog ran away from home near St Austell has been told by Cornwall Council to cough up cash or they will rehome it.Well-known chainsaw artist Mark Berridge, who became a familiar sight in Cornwall after spending more than 10 years set-up at the side of the A390 carving sculptures, said that he can't afford the charge to get his canine companion back.Read more: Dog owner's desperate plea for help finding beloved spaniel she suspects was stolen near TruroThe...

This picture shows the only thing that survived when a police officer's car was destroyed by fire - his fruit lunch. The fully marked patrol car, a BMW 530D, was engulfed by flames and exploded on a four land section of the A38. The dramatic scene near Exeter, Devon, was filmed by shocked on-lookers and the traffic officer inside was able to flee unharmed before the blaze took hold. After police confirmed that the occupant had not suffered any injury, the force pastor Father Peter...

Summer looks set to return in Cornwall, according to the Met Office. Mind you, Cornwall was promised a second heatwave earlier this month which didn't materialise - but if the weather experts are correct it is just coming to us dreckly. The highlights of the next 10-day forecast, according to them, suggest that weather will be turning warmer and summer scenes will be returning. Although there is also the risk of thunderstorms due to the high humidity. "Some signs in the longer...

A dairy farm which has been producing milk for almost 100 years from the same site will stop producing milk altogether because prices are not right. The owners of Carwinnick Farm in Groundpound, near Truro, have written to milk giant Dairy Crest at Davidstow, to say they will no longer be producing milk for them because it is no longer economically viable to do so. Daniel Morcom, the fourth generation dairy farmer at Carwinnick, said the farm his great grandfather has set up back in 1928,...

A knife was plunged through the skull of a man who was found dead in a St Austell park, a court heard today. Two men accused of murder have appeared at Truro Crown Court for a third day of a trial that is expected to last around four weeks. Three residents of the town's Cosgarne Hall hostel were arrested and charged with the murder of Stephen Bull, 31, earlier this year. Read more: A30 dual carriageway is officially opened after two years - live His body was found by an early...

The partner of a man left brain-damaged after a single punch by a stranger says the man she chose to spend the rest of her life with has never returned from that night out.Dad-of-five Mathew Spencer was assaulted on a night out with friends in Looe. He was punched in the head and knocked to the ground, suffering a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain.His attacker, Ashley Randle, 23, was spared jail by a judge at Truro Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm.Mr...