North Cornwall

High alert as farms hit by sheep rustlers

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

FARMS across North Cornwall will need to become like "Fort Knox" in order to deter organised gangs from sheep rustling, concerned farmers have claimed.

In the latest incident 33 Scotch mule ewes were stolen from a Week St Mary farm, a month after a Davidstow farmer...

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Pupils' dinosaur day

Pictured left to right are Henry Lumley, Isobel Tierney, William Harding, Thomas Young, Jamie Loader and Alex Young. 1003NCP2001dino

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A PREHISTORIC monster was seen near Bude on Monday, much to the delight of schoolchildren. But Viv the Velociraptor was not as ferocious as those in...

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Young siblings pay poignant tribute to their late mother

Helping commemorate Mothering Sunday with their daffodils at St John's Church, Delabole, are Rebecca Trewin, Bethany Chapman, Stephanie and Jessica Trewin. It was a poignant day for the Trewin sisters, whose mum died last summer after they all returned from their first family holiday.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A GROUP of children paid a poignant tribute on Mothering Sunday to their mother who died last August, only days after they returned from their first...

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South West Water fined for causing pollution to stream

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

SOUTH WEST WATER has been fined £5,000 after sewage polluted a stream at Crackington Haven. Last week the company pleaded guilty to causing...

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Locals welcome bridge reopening

Completion of work on Trekelland Bridge. Left to right: Michael Screech, Andrew Hoskins, Phil Parsons, Marina Pridham and John Newberry. 1003NCP1801bridge

Monday, March 15, 2010

PEOPLE in South Petherwin and the surrounding villages are celebrating the reopening of Trekelland Bridge. The scheduled ancient monument, has been...

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Boscastle takes great strides for festival fling

Monday, March 15, 2010

BOSCASTLE is looking forward to its most ambitious programme ever, as it prepares for the start of its annual festival next month. The huge programme...

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Cafe helps dementia sufferers

A new memory cafe has opened at Camelford. Pictured with a cheque from Age Concern are, left to right: Pat Barnard (Age Concern); Margaret Ford (Age Concern); Margaret Lovell (Cornwall Care My Option) and Betty Hale (East Cornwall Voluntary Service).

Monday, March 15, 2010

A MEMORY CAFE has opened at Camelford to provide a meeting place for people with dementia and memory problems and their carers. The cafe will be held...

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Jail warning for man who burned partner's clothes

Monday, March 15, 2010

A MAN who set fire to his partner's clothes and went into her home uninvited has been warned he could be jailed. James Tanner, 32, pleaded guilty to...

New stone celebrates 1259 charter

Monday, March 15, 2010

A COMMEMORATIVE stone has been unveiled at Camelford to mark the 750th anniversary of the town being granted its charter in 1259 by Richard, Earl of...

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Richard signs in at Jamaica

Richard Felix at Jamaica Inn with copies of his new book 1003NCP0803haunted

Monday, March 15, 2010

TELEVISION ghost hunter and historian, Richard Felix, was at Jamaica Inn signing copies of his latest book, What Is A Ghost? Richard is best known for...

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