AN HIV patient who has lived with the virus for 36 years has called for all pubs to hand out free condoms and sexual health information. John Percy, who lives in Truro, said most gay venues promote sexual health and hand out condom packs.Now he is calling on other clubs and pubs to follow suit.Read more: This is what the law says about when slow tractors, cyclists, caravans and lorries should pull overThe 57-year-old has lived with HIV since the 1980s and is thought to be the UK's longest...

Cornwall has an incredibly rich mythology and a lot of the county's legends are nationally and even internationally famous. They include everything from a supposed location for the mythical underwater city of Atlantis and legendary giants to Piskies and the ill-fated lovers Tristan and Isolde.Here are 13 of the best stories that were originated or took place in our county. 1. St Piran Of course we have to start this list with St Piran. For this year's national day, Cornwall Live made a video...

Have you ever fancied running your own seaside business? From cafes to guest houses and marinas, here are some of the current commercial ventures on the market in Cornwall. Stones Bakery, Falmouth Those partial to coffee and cake in Falmouth will be well aware of Stones Bakery, which offers a range of freshly baked bread, hot drinks and sweet treats. But don't panic - it isn't closing for good. The outlet is moving four doors along High Street to a larger premise due to its...

Is there anything worse than being stuck behind a tractor or a slow-moving vehicle?Whether it happens in town, on an A30 single carriageway or on our famous narrow countryside roads, it is undeniably one of the most frustrating things Cornwall road users experience every day. And traffic is about to get worse with the tourist season. Read more: From Atlantis to St Piran: Discover 13 of the most fascinating myths and legends from CornwallBut, fortunately, there are rules regarding this road...

Second home owners are robbing Cornwall Council's coffers of tens of millions of pounds a year by exploiting a tax loophole and letting their property out for a just a few weeks. Under the current system of business rates holiday homeowners get a generous tax break if they let out their property for 140 days a year. Real estate consultancy Colliers, which has examined the market in Cornwall, said this means many second home owners pay nothing in business rates, while others pay a fraction...

Everyone in the capital is getting ready for the London Pride but Cornwall definitely won't be missing out. The county's own event will take place soon. London's parade, one of the most popular in the world, starts this afternoon. But Cornwall will have its own next month. Read more: Woman dies after falling from Tamar Bridge in SaltashThis year marks the tenth anniversary of the annual celebrations and it looks like it is going to be big. Pride looks to give the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...

News that a Cornish nationalist group has claimed responsibility for a fire at a Rick Stein restaurant and to have a member willing to "pay the ultimate price in the battle for Kernow" has been ridiculed in the most hilarious way. The self-styled Cornish Republican Army (CRA) said it had to change its name from the Cornish Nationalist Liberation Army because its name had been used by others - and as you'd guess, the Monty Python 'Judean People's Front' jokes were not far behind,...

English Heritage has prioritised 23 properties in Cornwall as being in immediate danger of rapid deterioration out of 243 sites within the region that are on the at risk register. There are three new additions to the list for 2016 - St Clement in Truro, St Martin ijn Lewannick and Saint Maugan at Mawgan-in-Meneage churches - which the organisation said are at risk of rapid deterioration or loss of fabric. There are a further 39 buildings or sites which are classes as having extensive...

The much-anticipated tickets for superstar Ed Sheeran's tour are going on sale this morning. The singer announced two weeks ago that they would be available from 10am in the UK - and 11am in the other European countries.But you better be quick - all tickets for Ed Sheeran's concerts are usually sold within minutes. Plus, there has been no pre-sale tickets and fans will be fighting to make sure they get at least one.Read more: Woman dies after falling from Tamar Bridge in SaltashAlthough Sheeran...

It is not often you see a Samurai warrior lurking in the bamboo at a Cornwall public gardens, but that is just what happened at Trebah this week. The presence of a model dressed head to toe in an incredible costume was part of a photo shoot by John Mason and Terry English for a new calendar. But this is not just any calendar, it features creations by one of the world's leading armourer who lives in Angarrack, Hayle, shot in infrared to give them an unusual look. It is the result of an idea...

It's an end of an era in Penzance today as two of the town's longest-serving traders hang up their aprons and white coats after more than four decades. Ian and Marilyn Lentern are officially working their last day on Chapel Street before they begin their well-deserved retirement together. They have both been at the helm of Penzance's last standing butchers - Ian Lentern Butchers - for 42 years, racking up many friendships, customers and stories along the way. "We were just a pair of...

A woman had to be freed from her car by firefighters after crash involving a bus in Luxulyan. The accident took place shortly before 4pm this afternoon (July 7) near St Austell. Read more: Cornish Republican Army claims responsibility for fires and damage to famous restaurant A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "At 3.42pm a Ford saloon collided with a bus near Croft Farm Park, Luxulyan. "Ambulance attended bus driver had a minor injury and the female car driver...

A mother has been told that the clothes her son was wearing when he died have been destroyed after more than 18 months of asking to have the sentimental belongings returned to her.The family of Joseph Michael Moss, who died on October 8, 2015, said that the 33-year-old, who had been struggling with mental health problems for many years, had been "let down by the system".Read more: Inquest to examine whether hanged schoolgirl was bulliedMr Moss, who was described by his family as a...

Two landlords who were promised a large refurbishment when they took over the oldest boozer in town before Christmas will soon be left jobless and with nowhere to live after 'falling victim' to what has been dubbed The Pubco scandal. Shortly before Christmas Clare Nichol and Nikki Barrett signed a contract to take over the running of the Cornish Choughs pub at Treswithian on the outskirts of Camborne. The pair has worked hard to transform the fortunes of the watering hole and their efforts...

A Cornish moorland has received an official dark sky recognition and it is hoped that it will give Cornwall a tourism boost.Bodmin Moor was named an International Dark Sky reserve this afternoon after months of waiting for the verdict.Read more: West Cornwall could soon become a Dark Sky Reserve - but stargazers need to support the bidCornwall Council, with the help of Upton Cross-based Caradon Observatory, applied for the designation on March 28.The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA)...

A police officer who was behind the wheel when his squad car knocked over a 12-year-old girl on her way to school would have been able to see her for at least 75 metres, an investigation has found. Leeta Rossi was hit by the marked police car as she crossed the road on Wednesday, January 6, last year in Trevenson Street in Camborne. Leeta, who lives in the town, sustained serious head injuries and has since made a significant recovery but is still receiving medical treatment. Now,...

There is only one week to go before drivers can discover and enjoy the full four lanes of the new section of the A30 between Temple and Higher Carblake. The £56 million dual carriageway near Bodmin gets set to open to - hopefully - free-flowing traffic from next Friday, just before the start of the summer holiday. Read more: A30 at Bodmin will be closed overnight for a week as roadworks scheme nears completion The mammoth project has been decades in the planning and two years in the...

A group claiming to be 'armed' and calling itself the Cornish Republican Army has claimed responsibility for two fires and damage to a Rick Stein restaurant and even says it has a member prepared "pay the ultimate price in the battle of Kernow". In an official statement posted in an online blog on June 11, the Cornish Republican Army (CRA) says that it has changed its name from the Cornish National Liberation Army as a result of copycats stealing its name. In the statement it adds...

A fire on the A30 near Fraddon was sparked by a discarded cigarette butt, an eyewitness has claimed. Motorists were warned of smoke blowing across the dual carriageway at around 1pm today (July 7) after more than 50 people reported the blaze. Read more: Man takes Cornish holiday park to court over 'filthy' chalet Writing on Facebook, Kit Mellis said: "Good deed done for the day. Called in a grass fire A30 east bound by Fraddon. "Some idiot chucking out fags on a hot...

A man who witnessed the Callington crash that left a two-year-old boy 'lifeless' is raising money to send him to his favourite theme park. Carl Williams, from Plymouth, was in the car right behind two Peugeots that were involved in a serious head-on collision on Wednesday (July 5).Read more: Man collects 35 bags of trash from beach and turns it into amazing art display at Cornwall museumHe said he rushed to the cars as soon as the crash took place."Yesterday lunchtime I was travelling from...