There is only one week to go before drivers can discover and enjoy the full four lanes of the new section of the A30 between Temple and Higher Carblake. The £56 million dual carriageway near Bodmin gets set to open to - hopefully - free-flowing traffic from next Friday, just before the start of the summer holiday. Read more: A30 at Bodmin will be closed overnight for a week as roadworks scheme nears completion The mammoth project has been decades in the planning and two years in the...

A group claiming to be 'armed' and calling itself the Cornish Republican Army has claimed responsibility for two fires and damage to a Rick Stein restaurant and even says it has a member prepared "pay the ultimate price in the battle of Kernow". In an official statement posted in an online blog on June 11, the Cornish Republican Army (CRA) says that it has changed its name from the Cornish National Liberation Army as a result of copycats stealing its name. In the statement it adds...

A fire on the A30 near Fraddon was sparked by a discarded cigarette butt, an eyewitness has claimed. Motorists were warned of smoke blowing across the dual carriageway at around 1pm today (July 7) after more than 50 people reported the blaze. Read more: Man takes Cornish holiday park to court over 'filthy' chalet Writing on Facebook, Kit Mellis said: "Good deed done for the day. Called in a grass fire A30 east bound by Fraddon. "Some idiot chucking out fags on a hot...

A man who witnessed the Callington crash that left a two-year-old boy 'lifeless' is raising money to send him to his favourite theme park. Carl Williams, from Plymouth, was in the car right behind two Peugeots that were involved in a serious head-on collision on Wednesday (July 5).Read more: Man collects 35 bags of trash from beach and turns it into amazing art display at Cornwall museumHe said he rushed to the cars as soon as the crash took place."Yesterday lunchtime I was travelling from...

Two people had to be cut from their car after a crash involving a bus on Friday (July 7) morning. The collision took place on A390 and resulted in the partial blockage of the B3275 at Tresiliian. Witnesses reported the Kernow bus hitting a Volkswagen car shortly after 9.30am between Truro and St Austell. Read more: Kernow bus crashes into Volkswagen car carrying two on A390 live Police and ambulance services attended the scene but no serious injuries were reported. Read more: Kodi box...

Prime Minister Theresa May is calling on the Post Office to avoid potential closures of rural branches in North Cornwall by making it easier for shops to take over its services. The MP for North Cornwall, Scott Mann, says the area's rural Post Office network is "facing significant challenges" at present, which in turn is causing concern and uncertainty among local people. Mr Mann raised his concerns about potential Post Office closures in his constituency with the Prime Minister in...

The NHS body that looks after Cornwall's community hospitals has admitted there is a £20million backlog of maintenance and repair work which means more hospital beds could remain unavailable next winter - and there's no money in the pot. In a report to be presented to its Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust said any work to the 13 community hospitals it manages will have to be considered on its merit and whether it is...

The government is set to launch a clampdown on illegal streaming of movies and TV shows this summer. The move is in response to the latest figures, which show seven million people are watching content without paying. A big part of the problem is the growing popularity of modified set-top boxes, inclduing the Kodi application. Those are the findings of a new report commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office, the official UK body responsible for intellectual property rights. Read...

Residents have slammed the actions of mindless vandals who broke into an outdoor pool and removed a valuable thermal cover before tossing a bin into the water.The miscreants are believed to have targeted Hayle's outdoor pool on Wednesday (July 5) evening and pulled the thermal covers from its rollers before throwing a bin into the water. The news came as a devastating blow to Hayle Town Council members who have worked hard to gain grants to install the solar covers, which keep the water clean...

The French government has set out an ambitious goal for no more petrol or diesel cars to be sold in the country by 2040. The target was announced by environment minister Nicolas Hulot as part of far-reaching efforts to wean the world's sixth biggest economy off fossil fuels. At a news conference unveiling a five-year government plan to encourage clean energy and meet France's commitments under the Paris climate accord, Mr Hulot said French car manufacturers have projects that "can fulfil...

Anyone who has a bad experience on holiday might think about writing a critical review on TripAdvisor – but this man has decided to take a Cornish holiday park to court. Robin Townsend, from Gloucestershire, came to the Lizard peninsula with his family for a surprise short break and stayed at Mullion Holiday Park. But he said their chalet was dirty and poorly maintained and, when they complained, they were told there was nowhere else for them to stay. But a quick check by the family...

A scheme to help keep people with long term illnesses out of hospital is being ditched to save money by cash-strapped health bosses in Cornwall. Telehealth, which helps medics remotely monitor patients and intervene before their symptoms become a 999 issue, was hailed as a major step forward for home care when it was introduced. However, NHS Kernow, which holds the purse strings for health spending in the county, has confirmed to Cornwall Live that it is being abandoned. Read next: This...

A survey has rated health food store Holland & Barrett, bookmakers Ladbrokes and William Hill and Laura Ashley among the worst companies to work for in the UK after staff evaluated their employers. Have you ever had a job that filled you with dread in the morning and made you feel as though you'd just rather be anywhere else than at work? If your answer is 'yes', there's at least some comfort in the fact that you're not alone. Many of the country's most popular high street retailers have...

An award-winning dairy farm on the outskirts of Truro has told of "heartbreak" after 36 cattle had to be slaughtered following a bovine tuberculosis (TB) outbreak.Tragically, two of the cows were in calf when they failed the routine TB testing at Nansmerrow Farm in Tresillian recently.Read more: Horse riders' Pass Wide and Slow safety campaign petition started by Cornish mum hits ParliamentAlthough experienced farmer Paul George managed to induce labour in the cows four weeks early and...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, July 7, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic 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 Hannah. If you've seen something going on and want us to check...

A former picture framer who is part of a beach care team has collected huge amounts of rubbish from a beach and turned them into an amazing art display.Rob Arnold, of Liskeard, picked up thousands of tiny items which filled 35 large bags as he cleared a stretch of Tregantle Beach, near Torpoint, in April.Read more: This is why this town's well-known advertising board has gone after many yearsThe 59 year old said the plastic pollution he witnessed at Tregantle Beach at the time was the worst he...

A total of 155 crimes were recorded in Camborne in one month, according to street-by-street figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police. The data covers the month of April, which are the latest figures published by the force at www.police.uk. The interactive map for Camborne (below) shows the latest of Cornwall Live's crime figures reports, following on from those published for Truro, Penzance, St Austell and Helston. Read more: Controlling boyfriend Philip Smyth sent to prison for beating...

Crowds of people poured in to Truro Cathedral today (Thursday July 6) to take part in a special service in remembrance of Lady Mary. Lady Mary Holborow, Cornwall's former Lord Lieutenant passed away last month at the age of 80. Tributes poured in after her death, from the many people she had touched and inspired throughout her life. Today's service gave people from across Cornwall the chance to pay their respects, remember and most importantly celebrate the life of a true Cornish...

A man has been jailed after a jury found he did intend to cause serious injury when he slashed at another man several times with a Stanley knife, cutting an artery in his arm. A court heard how police arrived at the scene of the fight in Penryn and found the walls of a house splashed with blood. Toby Campbell stabbed and slashed at Adam Halvorsen after they fought on the first floor landing of a house in St Thomas Street on December 16. A blood-stained Stanley knife was discovered next to an...

A German film crew has been told to stop living in shipping containers at a Newquay business park while making Rosamunde Pilcher adaptations for television.Employees of film production company FFP New Media use the Treloggan Industrial Estate containers at Prow Park on a seasonal basis while making adaptations of the Pilcher novels, which are prime-time hits in Germany. In March 2016 a planning application was submitted on behalf of FFP which, if approved, would have allowed the film crew to...