A yacht had to be towed back to port by RNLI volunteers after suffering from engine failure off the Isles of Scilly. The St Mary's RNLI Lifeboat station was called out tot he incident after the single-handed yacht broke down 17nm out north west of the islands. A spokesman for the St Mary's RNLI lifeboat station said: "We were paged at 4.30pm on Thursday, June 22. Read more: Speak Cornish Week is back - here's what you can do to promote your Kernow identity "We launched our...

A year ago today, Britain voted to leave the EU. The referendum effectively split the country, with 52% of voters saying they wanted out, and 48% wanting to remain. In Cornwall the vote was more decisive - with 56.5% voting to leave. Since that momentous day the country has experienced a period of political turmoil, and increasingly divisive rhetoric from both sides. Read more: Hard Brexit vs Soft Brexit what does it really mean the pros and cons as negotiations get under way We have...

More than 800,000 broadband customers are being urged to change their passwords immediately over security concerns. Virgin Media said the risk to customers with a Super Hub 2 router was "small", but advised them to change both their network and router passwords if they were still set as the default shown on the attached sticker. The advice followed a Which? snapshot investigation which found that hackers could access to home networks and connected appliances in as little as four...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, June 23, 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 Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team. If you've seen something going on and want...

A garage located on the A30 near Bodmin is going under because of the roadworks and Cornwall Council won't help, its owner has claimed. Penlan garage has been seeing a dramatic drop in its sales for the past two weeks, its owner Tanya Jey said. Read more: Cornwall burger van man £27,000 out of pocket after admitting illegal tobacco sales Tanya said the nightmare started two weeks ago when contractor Kier changed the access to the business as part of the A30 Temple roadworks. She...

A new fast food delivery service has arrived in St Austell which promises to fulfill your Kentucky fried needs. One Delivery is a new franchise which aims to get KFC, McDonald's, Subway and Burger King to your door within 45 minutes of placing an order. Read more: Drugs seized and one arrest after police raid on housing estate We've all been there - it's the end of a long day and you only have mouldy cheese and a carrot in the fridge. Maybe you've overindulged the previous evening and...

High-rise residents of Cornwall's only tower block have revealed that antisocial behaviour is more of a worry than fire safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy last week. Devastating news of the west London blaze, that ripped apart families overnight and killed up to 79 people, hit home for Park House tenants in St Austell. Read more: Drugs seized and one arrest after police raid on housing estate Many began to question if the same safety issues identified in the Grenfell fire, could...

The backstage request lists for three of this year's biggest Glastonbury festival stars have been revealed - making for some very interesting reading. A-list celebrities are known for outlandish requests of food and drink to be made available to them backstage. According to rock legend Eddie Van Halen used to request a big bowl of M and M's, with all the brown ones removed, as part of his backstage "rider". Read next: Everything you need to know to survive the festival season in...

A team of 16 firefighters was called to rescue a pony which was stuck in a hedge near Camborne. A crew on three appliances attended the incident at Carn Entral Farm at around 9am on Thursday (June 22). On arrival they were tasked with rescuing a pony which was entangled in thick brambles between a hedge and a wall. Read next: Naked man chases shocked woman and her children down a Padstow street The Tolvaddon-based firefighters used a harness and lines to rescue the small pony from behind...

This was the scene on a busy road in Par on Thursday afternoon after a large haulage lorry got stuck while attempting to take a tight corner. The lorry was carrying a JCB when the driver realised he wouldn't be able to manoeuvre his vehicle around the corner under the railway bridge close to the docks on Harbour/Par Moor Road. Read next: Naked man chases shocked woman and her children down a Padstow street The road was blocked in both directions while recovery teams worked to remove the lorry...

Diggers spotted moving tonnes of sand from the dunes at Perranporth beach have sparked a huge debate in the seaside town.Many locals have been left angry by the steps taken by The Watering Hole and the Surf Life Saving Club to re-disperse sand build up behind the buildings.Complaints were made to the parish council by residents claiming that the work was being undertaken to build a stage area for the upcoming Tunes in the Dunes festival.Read more: Drugs seized and one arrest after police raid on...

Almost one fifth of St Agnes Beacon lies blackened, still smouldering and smoking two days after a devastating gorse fire.Fire crews and rangers from the National Trust could still be seen hosing hot spots where flames were still reigniting from the ground, earlier today.Read more: Bishop of Truro left appalled by report into abuse cover up by the Church of EnglandWe met with lead ranger Steven Sudworth, who took us around the area opposite St Agnes Head to show us the extent of the damage...

Three tower blocks in Plymouth are clad using the same flammable material that was used on the Grenfell Tower in London, it has been revealed. The 16-storey tall towers in Devonport, known as the Lynher, Tamar and Tavy buildings, are now having their fire p[recaustions checked urgently and will be monitored round the clock by security teams. Residents have been informed of the of the potential fire risk to their buildings, the Plymouth Herald reports. One lady said residents of the red,...

Penzance turned out in force this morning to welcome Great Western Railway's new and advanced 'bullet' train on its maiden journey to Cornwall. GWR's new 10-carriage Intercity Express Train promises to bring passengers more seats, more services and reduced journey times with the special journey from London to Cornwall hoping to highlight the benefits. "We know how important the railway is to the economies and communities of the South West", said GWR Commercial Development...

Redruth is set to be at the heart of a new Cornish energy revolution after a £10 million investment in a geothermal technology project was announced for the town. Geothermal Engineering Ltd, (GEL) who recently re-issued tender for drilling a geothermal heat well at Jubilee Pool in Penzance, is set to begin exploratory drilling at Union Down.If the test site proves a success, a power plant could be operational by 2020, and could produce enough electricity to fully supply up to 1,500...

A woman and her children were left startled after a naked man chased them down a street in Padstow. The woman called police at around 5pm on Monday (June 19), reporting that a man wearing only a backpack came out of a churchyard as she was walking along Church Lane with her children. The man pursued the family for a short distance before running off into a nearby wooded area. Read next: Body of an elderly man found in Padstow as police investigate unexplained death Police scoured the...

We all know someone who has a ridiculous phobia about something which actually is harmless. My friends and colleagues have me... and my trypophobia. Basically, trypophobia means "fear of holes". Yes, while you are scared of spiders, confined places or heights, us trypophobic have a fear of holes. Read more: Skirts for schoolboys in mass protest at 'no shorts' policy in heatwave weather Technically, I am not afraid of them. I won't run away screaming when I spot a hole somewhere. I...

The Bishop of Truro has admitted feeling 'appalled and deeply saddened' after an independent report was published showing how the Church of England "colluded" with and helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one its bishops. The report says the church showed little care for the victims of abuse and tried instead to support Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes, who was jailed for 32 months at the Old Bailey in 2015 after pleading guilty to a string of historical...

Lloyds Bank has closed five of its branches across Cornwall this month claiming a dwindling number of face-to-face customers. The latest to close is the branch in St Ives, which follows on from closures at Perranporth, Padstow, St Columb and Torpoint. Lloyds said more people are now using internet banking and none of these branches have a large number of regular customers. In St Ives, the bank said there were only 24 regular weekly personal customers in its High Street branch and two per...

Rumours circulated on social media last night around the possibility that live music outside could be banned on Penzance's Mazey Day, due to licensing issues. However, Golowan organisers have now shed some light on these worries ahead of the midsummer festival's main day. Thankfully nothing has been cancelled, though some events have been moved inside. "Our understanding is that licensing authorities have contacted a couple of local licensed premises who have historically put on outside...