A murder hunt was launched following a suspicious death outside a pub. A man has now been charged with manslaughter. The incident at about 12.40am on Sunday resulted in the pub being cordoned off as ambulance crews were called to concerns for the welfare of a man in his sixties.The paramedics found the man collapsed and made several attempts to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene at The Clarence pub in Stonehouse, Plymouth, according to the Plymouth Herald.Police have now...

Producers of TV show Don't Tell the Bride are about to launch a new series and they are looking for engaged couples. Brides-to-be in Cornwall could have their dream wedding paid for... but only if they are prepared to let the groom do all the planning.The Bafta-nominated show, originally aired on the former BBC Three channel, has moved to Sky1.Read more: This garage was closed and sealed off after safety concerns raised due to fuel leakCameras will follow brave grooms as they plan every single...

Consumers on low incomes in Cornwall could see their energy bills capped under plans being considered by regulator Ofgem. Under the proposal, a price cap on energy bills could be extended to two million more households on low incomes. A limit on the cost of gas and electricity for those on pre-payment meters already saves about four million people £80 a year. The proposals come after a much wider cap in the Conservative manifesto was absent from the Queen's Speech. Read more:...

A family are facing fines of £300 after staying for just 12 minutes in a car park outside a Starbucks coffee shop on the A30. They were stung with fines for each of their three cars after pulling into the car park for a family rendezvous at the outlet at Chiverton Cross near Truro.They went to buy a coffee but discovered the shop had recently closed for the day. After saying their goodbyes to each other, the family split up and drove away, but they had stayed in the car park for 12 minutes...

You remember the salad and courgette crises earlier this year when Spain suffered from too much rain? Consumers in Cornwall now face a far worse food shortage. An olive oil and wine shortage could be on its way because this time it's too hot on the Costas. International supplies of olives and wine are under threat due to a drought ravaging Spain. And farmers in Spain have warned that if rain is not forthcoming any day soon this year's harvests could be a write-off. Read more: Suffering...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Monday, June 3, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic from 7am until this evening, so keep checking back to make sure you get wherever you're going as quickly and safely as possible. We will of course also be breaking news as it happens and keeping an eye on the weather. It's Dave here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Hannah. ...

Residents are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed after a fire broke out at an industrial estate near St Austell last night. The blaze at the Gwindra Industrial Estate, which involved tyres, was tackled by fire crews from St Austell and Mevagissey. The firefighters used jets to prevent the fire from spreading, but smoke from the fire is affecting residents in nearby Trewoon. Read more: Crime in Your Town: These are the Truro streets where 173 crimes took place in just one...

A make or break scrutiny of Cornwall's main hospital will begin tomorrow (tues) when a team of inspectors will visit for the fifth time in two years. The Care Quality Commission will be returning to the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) just weeks after delivering a scathing report branding it wholly inadequate in two key areas.Read more: Praise for hospital staff despite damning CQC report on Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustMary Cridge, head of hospital inspections for the South West,...

A decade ago a new law changed the face of British culture forever. Gone were the smoke-filled saloon bars of pubs, restaurants and public transport where people could pretty much puff away to their heart's content. In their place, pubs in particular became clean air zones with smokers banished to kerbsides or shacks in the corner of the beer garden. Read more: Smoking could be banned inside new council houses to protect children The smoking in public places ban made it illegal to smoke...

In just one month in Truro City Centre, a total of 173 crimes were reported to police, here's what offences took place on your street. The area that stretches from Highertown to Malpas experienced a range of offences reported in April, according to the latest figures available from Devon and Cornwall Police. Read more: This is how all GP surgeries in Cornwall scored in national ratings In just 30 days, 71 antisocial behaviour offences were reported. There was also a shocking number of...

The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession has risen 51% in just four years, with those under the age of retirement citing low pay and poor working conditions. New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show that for the first time in recent history more midwives and nurses are leaving the register than are joining, with homegrown UK nurses leaving in the largest numbers. Between 2016 and 2017, 20% more people left the register than joined it, and among those...

Hundreds of thousands of houses are planned for Green Belt land, but the vast majority will not be "affordable" homes, campaigners have warned. Some 425,000 homes are proposed for land released from the Green Belt under local and regional planning policies, analysis by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) suggests, up 150,000 from its last study in March 2016. The assessment suggests that more than 70% of those homes will not be expected to be "affordable" –...

Rail passengers heading in and out Cornwall are facing severe delays this evening after a signalling problem at Exeter. Many services are being terminated at Exeter or Taunton and buses are being used instead. It is understood the problem will last several hours. National Rail said a fault with the signalling system between Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple / Taunton is causing disruption to journeys between these stations. Services may be cancelled or delayed. Services between Exeter St...

A major improvement to Cornwall's road network has been confirmed by the Government which has included the dualling of the A30 between Chiverton and Carland Cross in a £6billion transport spending spree. Minister Jesse Norman has revealed that the scheme will go ahead which will remove one of the last bottlenecks on the main A30 route in Cornwall and leave only the section of single carriageway between St Erth and Marazion in Penwith. Read more: This is when the A30 roadworks at Bodmin...

Let's face it, we have a pretty good life in Cornwall, but sometimes things happen that make us question where we are living - humorously of course. We have taken a look at social media to see what you are talking about. From traffic jams caused by sheep and missing ferrets to wanting a pasty when you are out of the county and waiting for trains, #cornishproblems and #onlyincornwall has it all. #CornishProblems pic.twitter.com/mq2f8BDnTj — Jessica S (@JessicaS_PZ) April 28,...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say, and while it's true that a lot of Cornwall's natural environment is truly stunning, some of the built environment leaves a lot to be desired, writes Lyn Barton. Here we give you an entirely unscientifically chosen list of some of the biggest offenders. This compilation of Cornwall's ugliest buildings was put together with the main criteria not so much that it was an eyesore, but that the building is out of place, out of time or just...

A controlling boyfriend sent to prison for breaching a restraining order handed to him for beating his partner rang her from prison 910 times in a month, a court has been told. Philip Smyth, formerly of Newquay, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for a charge of controlling and coercive behaviour carried out between August 1 and September 12 of last year, having pleaded guilty to the offence. Prosecutor Philip Lee told the court how Smyth, 34, had been in a relationship...

According to figures released earlier this year by the Office for National Statistics, more than 22,000 crimes were reported in Cornwall alone in 2016 - with just a quarter resulting in convictions and up by just over 1,000 from the previous year. Devon and Cornwall Police have urged people not to panic and said the force area reports the third lowest crime rate in England and Wales. Read next: Newquay police would like to speak to this woman after a house was burgled in Mount WiseThis...

A gang that flooded Cornwall with drugs has been jailed for a total of 70 years for stabbing a rival dealer in a turf war. The court heard that the victim was left for dead with 18 knife wounds after two men were drove from Penzance and Camborne to lead the vicious assault. In total, five young dealers were sent to Exeter to attack a courier from London who had refused to heed an earlier warning. The five men recruited two local junkies to help their plot, one of whom bought the knives and...

If you want to know the name of a sex offender in Cornwall, chances are it could be Kevin. Equally, you may want to be wary of sharing too many personal details with a David, as that's the name of the person most like to rip you off. Emmas are most likely to be convicted criminals while watch out for Daniels - they're the ones most likely to settle scores with their fists rather than over a nice cup of tea. Devon and Cornwall Police has released the commonest first names of male and female...