A St Blazey charity shop was burgled by two men in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police revealed the male offenders forced entry through a door between 2.30am and 3am on Saturday, July 8. Read more: Police are 'urgently' looking for this missing teenager The offenders were wearing black clothing and made off with a quantity of cash. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Officers are investigating a report of burglary to a Charity shop in Middleway, St Blazey,...

A marine energy company is looking to recruit highly-skilled staff to work on renewable offshore projects and oil rigs all over the world. Headquartered in Roche, UTM Consultants Ltd is aiming to address the immediate and long-term skills needs of the global marine energy sector. Founded by managing director Richard Tozer and operations director Alex Meeks, the company specialises in the acquisition and deployment of highly-qualified and accomplished professionals from a range of technical...

The bank Santander has announced that it is to close its branch in Helston due to a lack of customers. It follows the closure of the HSBC branch from the town and many similar closures elsewhere in Cornwall by Lloyds. Santander said its bank in Meneage Street will close on December 14. It is one of 36 branches earmarked for closure around the UK by the bank. There are no other planned closures in Cornwall. Read next: Revealed: 9 terrifying near-misses by aircraft above Cornwall by UK...

Bosses at St Austell Healthcare have announced changes to the appointment booking system which they hope will reduce telephone congestion. The healthcare provider has faced criticism over the system in the past, with patients having set up a Facebook group to discuss experiences. Read more: Police are 'urgently' looking for this missing teenagerIn March, patient Wayne McIntosh told Cornwall Live that he would be forced to dial 999 at a "tremendous cost to the NHS all because the local...

Average speed cameras have been removed on a section of the A30 as part of the final week of a long-lasting roadworks scheme. More than a dozen speed cameras were located on the A30 between Temple and Carblake. Read more: The history of St Lawrence's hospital: From the 'lunatic asylum' to the urbex hotspot They have now been removed as contractor Kier enters the final week of a two-year scheme to build a dual carriageway near Bodmin. A spokeswoman for Cornwall Council confirmed the...

Residents who had been living through nine-months of hell while a roadwork scheme was being carried out in their town centre are now saying the new roads are dangerous and chaotic. In June, Bodmin residents were relieved to see the end of a roadwork scheme which started in September of last year and had paralysed the town centre since then. Read more: The history of St Lawrence's hospital in Bodmin: From the 'lunatic asylum' to the urbex hotspotHowever, many of them are now saying that the...

Police said the A38 crash which claimed the lives of three people including a young child happened after a car stopped on the side of the road. Officers have confirmed that a 32-year-old woman and her six-year-old son, from Saltash, and a 53-year-old man, from Plymouth, died in the crash. Police said the crash between the villages of Landrake and Tideford occurred after a vehicle stopped on the side of the road. The man from Plymouth got out of the stopped car on the Plymouth-bound carriageway...

A woman living in sheltered accommodation in Truro has had a statue that reminded her of her beloved greyhound Cassie stolen from her home, just weeks after her companion died.Michelle Marlow, 37, described the dog as the "most diabolical dog ever to have lived" and said that she was desperate to get the statue back.Read more: Cornish coastal homeowners sought for new Robson Green showMs Marlow had a brain injury 17 years ago that left her paralysed from the neck down, although she now...

Angry councillors say a bypass desperately needs to be built between Saltash and Trerulefoot after three people died in a five-car horror crash on a notorious stretch of the A38 between Landrake and Tideford. Nine people were also left injured following the crash, which happened on Sunday morning. A 32-year-old woman and a six-year-old child from Saltash sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene, while a male pedestrian, a 53-year-old from Plymouth, was also...

A police sergeant estranged from his wife committed suicide while overwhelmed with guilt after finding his policewoman girlfriend's body the day after he broke up with her, an inquest heard.Shaun Keen discovered the body of PC Kimberley James after she took her own life. He had ended the relationship when he learned she was romantically involved with other men. He had also been arrested for allegedly watching "indecent pornography".The inquest in to his death on August 7 of last year...

Truro's Primark has been incredibly popular ever since it opened in November last year and it is packed most of the days. But now a former employee of the chain has revealed the inside secret of the Primark stores.This includes the fact that each store has a 'Book of Faces' with CCTV close-up photographs of the customers who have nicked, conned or otherwise behaved badly in the stores.Read more: REVEALED: The fascinating 200-year history of Cornwall's original 'lunatic asylum'George Allen, who...

A total of 108 crimes were logged in Redruth and some of its surrounded villages in just one month according to street-by-street figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police. The data covers the month of April, which are the latest figures released by the force at www.police.uk The interactive map for Redruth (below) is the latest of Cornwall Live's crime offerings, following on from crime guides published for Truro, Penzance, Camborne, St Austell and Helston. You can see what crimes took...

Three people have died and nine people were left injured following the serious five-car crash this morning on the A38 near Landrake, police have announced. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called at 11.15am today following a collision involving five cars between Tideford and Landrake. Read more: The history of St Lawrence's hospital in Bodmin: From the 'lunatic asylum' to the urbex hotspot A woman and a child from one car sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene,...

A petition has been launched to get barriers installed on the Tamar Bridge to prevent further deaths. Helen Harrington started the petition after several deaths of people falling from the bridge were reported, including two within the past two months.She said locals have been traumatised by the number of deaths and is now urging the Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee to install suicide prevention barriers on the bridge.Read more: Three dead including a child and nine injured after...

While a housing development is being built on the site of the former St Lawrence's hospital in Bodmin, Cornwall Live looks back at the history of the former mental hospital. Nothing of the old St Lawrence's hospital is left on Westheath Avenue, Bodmin. A housing scheme is currently being carried out where the iconic star-shaped building designed by Plymouth architect John Foulston used to stand. Although the facility was destroyed in 2003, it has held a fascination for many people through...

A Bude woman has been left devastated after her late father's jewellery was stolen from her mother's home near Launceston. Siobhan Jeffery's father passed away 17 years ago and left her a sovereign ring and bracelet, which she kept safely at her mum's house. Read more: Farmer calls for government action over TB after fourth outbreak at award-winning farm She said the whole family was distraught on Tuesday (July 4), to discover that a burglar had broken into the Langdon cottage, near the...

A new restaurant and takeaway will shortly be serving up some Italian delights at St Austell Business Park. Unit Four Pizzeria and Bistro is set to open fully on July 15, offering a selection of pizzas and authentic Italian dishes, served in rustic industrial surroundings. Read more: Man takes Cornish holiday park to court over 'filthy' chalet It's being opened by St Austell father and son Nick and Sam Warren, who have been working to open the new restaurant. Sam said: "We're...

Two people were airlifted to hospital after a car ploughed into a house in north Cornwall. The Mercedes CLK crashed into the garage of a home at St Teath at about 11am while the occupants were out. Two of the five people in the black car were said to have been taken to hospital by the Cornwall Air Ambulance. The garage of the detached home of a couple in their seventies just off the junction of the B3267 coming out of St Teath and the A39 was badly damaged. Read more: Fatal crash involving...

The A38 has been closed in both directions following a fatal crash near Landrake and traffic has been particularly heavy for a couple of hours. Traffic alert website Inrix reported that the road was likely to remain closed until late evening tonight and there are also long delays on the Torpoint Ferry. Police decided to close the A38 after a five-vehicle crash caused several casualties including one presumed dead and two seriously injured. They said a full collision investigation needed to be...

The police and coastguards were requested at Newquay in the early hours after reports of a man entering the sea and not coming back. Newquay coastguards and RNLI were called to Towan beach yesterday at 4.23am to assist a police incident.The coastguard helicopter was also called in to help.Read more: Fatal crash involving five vehicles closes A38 between Tideford and Landrake - liveMembers of the public reported seeing a man enter the sea and not come out. His clothing and personal belongings...