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Boy, five, died in fall from harbour wall while fishing

A five-year-old boy died after he fell into a popular tourist harbour while fishing and crabbing with his family, an inquest has heard. Benjamin Cullis hit his head on the side of a yacht in the incident at Padstow in June last year and died later in h…

Death and funeral notices this week as loved ones pay tribute

Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long-standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to share these. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk[1] – the UK’s …

Three cars damaged after multi-vehicle crash on A689

Three cars have been damaged after a multi-vehicle crash in Hartlepool[1].
Emergency services were called to the A689 Stockton Road, near its junction with Truro Drive[2], after two vehicles collided around 2.50pm on Saturday. Images from the scene sho…

Megan Gendall, Camborne in court for entering railway tunnel

Megan Rachel Louise Gendall[1], aged 28, of Trenance Road, Camborne appeared at Truro Magistrates’ Court this week charged with a breach of the order made back in March.
She was charged with commissioning further offences whilst the subject of a 12-mon…

Bedowan Meadows, Newquay concerns over skatepark noise

Cornwall councillors decided to defer making a decision on proposals for the homes on land at Bedowan Meadows in Newquay.
A meeting of Cornwall Council’s central sub-area planning committee on Monday heard that the application by Treveth Holdings – a c…

Live: A3078 near Truro shut both ways after crash

The busy A3078 at Tregony is currently shut both ways due to a crash. According to roads traffic and monitoring service, Inrix, the road is shut in both directions due to the incident near Frog Lane.
Traffic is reportedly coping well. Inrix reports: “A…