UPDATE @ 2.55pm: The road has reopened. The female casualty from Camborne remains in a serious condition at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske in Truro.
AN ELDERLY woman pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital with serious leg injuries following...
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A Westcountry hospital is facing a multi-million pound pay-out to 130 women who have joined a mass action over the alleged botched work of a former consultant.In a further development, the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT) has confirmed to the Weste...
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The burden of staff illness in Westcountry hospitals has cost them over £79million in sick pay in the last five years, the Western Morning News can reveal.
Over that period, a minimum of 142,000 days have been lost to staff forced to take time off wi...
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A Truro pensioner who had been missing for nearly two days has been found safe and well.
Emergency services had carried out an overnight search for Jane Shalloe, 65, who was last seen on Tregolls Road at 6pm on Tuesday.
The coastguard found the w...
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The family of a 27-year-old man who died in a car crash in Newquay on Saturday have said a special place will always be kept in their hearts for him.
Tom Robins, from the Penzance area, lost control of the white Peugeot 306 he was driving and collided...
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A MAN has died after suffering severe head injuries when he fell on rocks at a North Cornwall beach.The 54-year-old, believed to be from Lincolnshire, had been reported missing by his wife on Thursday evening after he went for a walk along Constantine ...
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"HE WAS almost too nice and too good for this world."Those were the words of a heartbroken mother after the inquest into the death of her son Gavin Beckerleg, described as a "gentle giant", who was a renowned scout leader in the Clay Country.It conclud...
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A Former Bodmin man who stands accused of murdering his 11-month old son, said his baby's fatal head injury was caused when he dropped him onto a storage heater.
Shane Hawkins, 25, is standing trial Truro Crown Court charged with the murder of his so...
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A FATHER from Falmouth has spoken of the moment his son tumbled from rocks and had to be rescued from Swanpool beach.George Harris, 21, was exploring the cliffs with his girlfriend and his sister Emily when he slipped and fell about 8ft.A major rescue ...
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THE FAMILY and friends of a popular multi-award-winning Hayle photographer and surfer have paid tribute to a free spirit, who died doing what he loved.Jacob Cockle drowned last week at Carnsew Pool in Hayle while taking close-up pictures of a whirlpool...
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A BEAUTIFUL blue-eyed baby boy has launched his acting career with an appearance in the hit series Doc Martin.The budding star from St Erme was born in the week of the funeral of his grandfather, whose plane crashed into cliffs in Cornwall last summe...
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Drivers speeding through a village near Truro were reduced to tears when confronted by schoolchildren asking them to explain their actions.
Pupils from Threemilestone Primary School asked those caught exceeding the speed limit if they knew what spee...
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A MOTHER of two from Wadebridge who is undergoing treatment for an aggressive tumour is fighting back against cancer by taking part in a charity event later this month.Sarah Derry-Wilson has a rare form of the disease and is supporting Cancer Resea...
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The emergency services have been praised for their team effort in helping a man who suffered serious head injuries after becoming trapped under scrap metal in Penryn.
A spokesman for the Coastguard Rescue Team said it was a "great example of multi a...
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THE FATHER of a student who escaped any serious injuries after falling off rocks on Swanpool beach earlier this week has spoken of his relief.
George Harris, aged 21, from the Midlands was exploring the cliffs with his girlfriend and sister Emily on T...
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THE FATHER of a student who escaped any serious injuries after falling off rocks on Swanpool beach earlier this week has spoken of his relief.
George Harris, aged 21, from the Midlands was exploring the cliffs with his girlfriend and sister Emily on T...
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A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries after becoming trapped underneath scrap metal at the back of a lorry this afternoon.
Falmouth coastguard, firefighters and ambulance were called to Eastwood Road near Challenger Mar...
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A Westcountry NHS trust has released its final review into a former consultant whose alleged botched work led to thousands of women being recalled to a hospital, which now faces a million-pound lawsuit from at least 60 patients.Consultant obstetrician...
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A LONG Rock couple have been left suffering continuing agony and feelings of guilt after they were ordered not to visit a dying relative.Barry Morse, 77, had emphysema and had been in and out of hospital for a number of years, supported by his loving s...
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THREE engineers were in the right place at the right time to save the life of a jogger who collapsed on the Isles of Scilly.The 62-year-old man had been running in a quiet area of St Mary's when he fell to the ground and stopped breathing.Luckily he w...
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A LOCAL man has died after a crash on the A30 at Loggans, near Hayle, at the weekend.The fatal accident, at 3am on Saturday, involved a single vehicle, a green Jaguar XJ Sport, which ended up on its roof.The driver of the vehicle, a 38-year-old man fro...
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