Cornwall went to the polls on Thursday and now the wait begins to find out what the county's council will look like. More than 400 candidates stood in 122 wards on Thursday, with St Petroc's ward in Bodmin choosing their councillor next month. There were also 16 seats up for grabs on the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Read more: Local election day in Cornwall as voters head to the polls Counting starts at Carn Brea Leisure Centre and Wadebridge Leisure Centre on Friday. The result is...

A surfer rescued after more than 30 hours stranded at sea has revealed he thought he was going to die just moments before he was found by a helicopter. Speaking from his hospital bed in Belfast as he recovers from hypothermia, Matthew Bryce vowed he would never surf again. Read more: Cornish firefighters scrambled to bush arson in Penzance near bus station He was reported missing by family when he failed to return from a Sunday morning surf off the Argyll coast of Scotland. He was...

Shanay has now been located. The family of a missing 14-year-old from Redruth have been appealing for her safe return on Facebook. Shanay Murton was last seen at 10am on Thursday (May 4) on Church Road, Redruth. Read more: Cornish firefighters scrambled to bush arson in Penzance near bus station Police are said to be "growing increasingly concerned" for the missing girl. Shanay's step-father, Matthew Roberts wrote on Facebook: "PROPER IMPORTANT. "Please share...

Shanay has now been located. Concern is mounting for a missing 14-year-old who was last seen at 10am this morning. Shanay Murton was last seen at Pool Academy, Church Road, Pool, Redruth. Read more: Shocking video shows fox being ripped apart by dogs in Chacewater Shanay is described as white, approximately 5'2" tall of a slight build. She has long, blonde hair. When last seen she was Pool Academy school uniform which consists of a dark blazer, white shirt, black tie with yellow...

Firefighters were in action on the Truro river this lunchtime and drafted in the service's aerial platform vehicle - prompting quizzical glances and questions from passers-by. However, it wasn't for an emergency, but part of ongoing training to make sure they are ready for every eventuality. The huge platform, which can extend to up to 34 metres – the equivalent height of Park House flats in St Austell, was used as part of the crew's training. In recent months the aerial platform...

Cornish firefighters have been dealing with a bush blaze in Penzance this afternoon - arson is suspected. The fire took place behind Sullivan's Diner, near the Penzance bus and train stations. The fire has been successfully put out, it is not yet known how it started but witnesses believe it could have been deliberate. Emergency services, who also suspect arson, attended the scene at around 3pm this afternoon. Read more: Watch as shark circles boat near Penzance "The fire looked a...

"I have had many pleasant surprises during my career as a journalist in Cornwall, but one of the best was when I received a phone call at my home in Truro from the British Embassy in Paris asking: "Would you like to have lunch with the Duke of Edinburgh?" It was May 2000 and I had been making arrangements to travel and go through all the security measures which were necessary to be among the press corps covering the 60th anniversary of the evacuation of the French port of...

Viewers using Kodi boxes have been warned they could face harsher punishments if found illegally watching and sharing copyrighted content thanks to the UK government's Digital Economy Act. Following a recommendation proposed by the UK International Property Office (IPO), the maximum prison term for copyright infringement has been increased from two years to ten, reports The Mirror. Last week the Digital Economy Act received Royal Assent, meaning it officially passes into law. Matt Hancock,...

A sixth student in eight months has died in a suspected suicide at the same university where a teenager from Penzance killed himself. Sam Symons from Barnstaple in North Devon, attended UWE, Bristol and is believed to have died during the night of Sunday, April 30, or in the early hours of Monday, May 1. Read more: Shocking video shows fox being ripped apart by dogs in Chacewater The first year law student is believed to have taken his own life - making him the sixth student from a Bristol...

People are cashing in on the faults in the new £1 coins by selling them for almost £300 a pop on eBay. Huge numbers of the new 12-sided editions, dubbed 'counterfeit proof' by the Royal Mint, have entered circulation with striking errors, including an upside down Queen's head and in some cases a completely missing head. And while the coins are legal tender - meaning you can use them to pay for goods - they're selling like hotcakes online, with one coin - the bestseller so far -...

Motorists will soon be able to benefit from a cut in fuel prices amid a fall in wholesale costs. Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's are reducing the cost of diesel by 2p per litre and unleaded by 1p at all of their filling stations. A drop in the price of oil and a jump in the value of the pound has reduced the wholesale cost of fuel for retailers - although some motorists will argue that prices crept up ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Average pump prices for unleaded and diesel both...

Fancy being a part of the action at Cornwall's top festivals and events? From bloggers to bartenders, here are some of the top paid and volunteer vacancies up for grabs. Digital creatives at Boardmasters Looking for something more permanent? Browse more job vacancies at Fish4Jobs The county's largest music festival is seeking digital creatives to populate their website and social media channels with content. There are opportunities available in the marketing team for guest editors,...

Emergency services were called out to a Newquay beach on Thursday morning after a man suffered a suspected broken leg. The air ambulance and a land ambulance responded after receiving a call shortly after 10am reporting that a man had injured his leg on Great Western Beach. After the ambulance arrived the man was assessed by paramedics and treated for a suspected fracture in his leg. Read next: Homeless army veteran saved from the streets of Newquay after Facebook appeal goes viral He was...

Voters living in the Gwinear Parish are being "denied their democratic right to vote" because Cormac has closed the roads leading to the polling station. Tim Iremonger lives in Carnhell Green and had been due to cast his vote in today's elections at the Wall Methodist Hall half a mile from his home. However, when he went to travel to the hall, Mr Iremonger found that road closed signs were in place in all directions leading to it and as a result, he was forced to proceed...

Voters living in the Gwinear Parish are being "denied their democratic right to vote" because Cormac has closed the roads leading to the polling station. Tim Iremonger lives in Carnhell Green and had been due to cast his vote in today's elections at the Wall Methodist Hall half a mile from his home. However, when he went to travel to the hall, Mr Iremonger found that road closed signs were in place in all directions leading to it and as a result, he was forced to proceed...

The people of Cornwall will today deliver their verdict on how the county has been run for the past four years and who will take charge in the future. Polling stations across the county threw open their doors at 7am and since then there has been a steady trickle of voters as many people made their choices on the way into work or on the school run. Although he is only 21, Matthew Reed, pictured below, is voting for the third time in a major election - having voted two years ago in the general...

A homeless man who converted an old camera into a stun gun in a bid to protect himself against street violence has appeared in court to face firearms charges. Jamie Lynn, 42, who had spent time living on the streets in Penzance, appeared at Truro Crown Court today and pleaded guilty to one charge of being in possession of a prohibited weapon on June 13 last year. Prosecutor Phillip Lee told the court how Lynn adapted two Ilford black and white film cameras so that they could discharge...

The internet once again went meme and tweet crazy as millions of users were unable to communicate. WhatsApp's chat connections failed in Europe, South America, Africa and the US, as well as the UK. A mystery malfunction meant users weren't allowed to connect to their messages - and many took to Twitter to complain and be funny. Life without WhatsApp_

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Thursday, May 4, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic 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 led today by Shanaha. If you've seen something going...

A bid to increase the "merciful" prison sentence of a Camborne pensioner, jailed for the attempted murder of his friend has failed. Michael Wilkes, 71, was jailed earlier this year for six years and eight months after repeatedly stabbing Lynette Newell, 59, in the neck with a four-inch knife when an argument broke out inside his car in December. Read more: The real reason Cornwall Live was banned from filming the PM's visit to Cornwall Wilkes lost his temper and attacked the...