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The family of a Tavistock woman killed when her car rolled off the slipway while waiting for the King Harry Ferry in Falmouth have today paid tribute to her.
Ann Pewter died when the car she was in rolled down the slipway into the deep water harbour...
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The Bishop of Plymouth has spoken of his surprise as Pope Benedict XVI today announced he would resign at the end of the month.
Bishop Christopher Budd said he was 'as surprised as anyone else'when he heard on the news that the pope would resign bec...
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A 16-year-old Plymouth boy is still missing after apparently jumping from a Torpoint Ferry at 9.15pm yesterday - New Year's Eve.
Jordan Cobb, 16, is said to have jumped into the River Tamar sparking a major air, land and sea search which went on ...
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Plymouth Albion v Cornish Pirates from 3pm at Brickfields, follow it live.
Plymouth Albion v Cornish Pirates
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The A38 has been closed in South East Cornwall after a fuel tanker crashed onto its side spilling up to 10,000 litres of fuel across the carriageway and damaging the road surface.
The route closed at 7pm last night, stayed closed through the night a...
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A paramedic has been struck off after taking pictures of a female colleague in the shower.
William E Chamberlain, 63, of Liskeard, has been struck off by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) after a hearing.
Chamberlain was convicted of...
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A NEW video by pop superstar Kylie Minogue filmed when the Australian stayed in Cornwall this summer has now been released.
Kylie weas runmoured to be staying at the Trelowarren Estate in Mawgan in August, and her self-directed video for the track F...
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Tributes are being paid to a teenager from South East Cornwall who has died suddenly.
Two tribute pages have been created for Charlie Alford, from Landrake, believed to have been 16-years-old.
One page on Facebook, which has more than 400 'likes'...
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A 16-year-old boy has died after collapsing in the toilet block at his school.
Police were informed at around 5.30pm yesterday that a 16 year old boy had died.
Staff at the Saltash site of Cornwall College found the boy, named by his friends as...
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A CYCLIST angry at being confronted by a motorist punched the car's windscreen and shattered it before cycling off, police have said.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the road rage incident on St Stephens Road in Saltash.
Police say a mo...
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A warning of heavy rain has been issued for parts of Devon and Cornwall with forecasts of localised flooding.
The Met Office has put a yellow warning in place for heavy rain between 11am on Saturday into the evening covering the whole of north and m...
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RESIDENTS and businesses have begun to count the cost of the weekend's torrential rain and floods.
Following the Met Office's warnings during Friday, Saturday morning saw Ivybridge, Yealmpton and Modbury hit worst, while there was also localised flo...
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RESIDENTS and businesses have begun to count the cost of the weekend's torrential rain and floods.
Following the Met Office's warnings during Friday, Saturday morning saw Ivybridge, Yealmpton and Modbury hit worst, while there was also localised flo...
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RIVERS have burst their banks and roads across Devon and Cornwall have been blocked by flash flooding after heavy rain swept in last night following a red warning issued by the Met Office.
The River Yealm has burst its banks with the centre of Ivybr...
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RIVERS have burst their banks and homes and roads across Devon and Cornwall have been flooded after heavy rain swept in last night following a red warning issued by the Met Office.
The River Yealm has burst its banks with the centre of Ivybridge, Mo...
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THE Met Office has issued a red warning of severe rain across the South West from Friday night through Saturday.
Devon and Cornwall Police have activated their Gold Control Centre ready to dispatch units to weather-related incidents in the two count...
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FIREFIGHTERS have dealt with a serious fire at flats for older people in South East Cornwall.
Crews from Looe, Liskeard, Polruan, Lostwithiel, Bodmin, Launceston and St Austell were sent to the fire in Barbican Road, Looe.
Emergency services were...
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A MAN has died and a 48-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Emergency services were sent to Darite near Liskeard at 10.30am on Sunday.
Ambulance crews found a 48-year-old man with serious chest injuries and requested a police...
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Devon and Cornwall have been battered by winds of up to 50mph which have brought down trees, closed businesses, damaged properties, blocked busy routes and cut power supplies.
Woodside animal shelter in Plymouth revealed via Facebook that it had bee...
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Devon and Cornwall have been battered by winds of up to 50mph which have brought down trees, closed businesses, damaged properties, blocked busy routes and cut power supplies.
Woodside animal shelter in Plymouth revealed via Facebook that it had bee...
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A SAILOR is missing after a tugboat on its way to Plymouth sank off Cornwall.
The small boat Aquarius sank 45 miles off the Lizard with three hands on board, two were rescued from a life raft.
Merchant ships and a cruise ship went to the rescue, ...
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