Cornwall

Police investigating the death of 72-year-old David Alderson from Falmouth have launched a murder inquiry.

Mr Alderson’s body was found on Saturday 18 January 2014 within the grounds of the mine works at Wheal Maid near Carharrack in Cornwall.

Initial enquiries suggested he may have suffered a cycling accident but as the investigation has progressed, the death is now being...

Recorded crime across Devon and Cornwall continues to fall, new figures announced on Thursday, January 23, 2014, reveal.

Overall crime between 01/01/13 and 31/12/13 fell by 2.6 per cent – a reduction of 2,235 crimes.

The Force has continued to see reductions in dwelling burglary, (down 8.6 per cent), non-dwelling burglary, (down 11.7 per cent), and vehicle offences, (down 14...

A three-week operation aimed at reducing the danger on Devon and Cornwall’s roads caused by rogue hauliers has been hailed a great success.

Operation Fatigue ran over a three-week period across November and December 2013 and involved the stopping and checking of goods vehicles as they travelled through both counties.This included both national and foreign-based vehicles.

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Police were called to Porthleven Sands Beach in Cornwall this morning (2 January) after the discovery of a man’s body.

Officers attended the beach around 9am after a call from a member of the public.

Next of kin are being informed although formal identification has not yet taken place.

The death is not thought to be suspicious....

Two police dogs with more than 18 years service between them will retire from the Force next month.

German shepherd ‘Asbo’ and sprocker spaniel ‘Springo’ (pictured) have both enjoyed long careers under the watchful eye of police dog handler, PC Ian Tolchard, based at Camborne.

Asbo, a nine-year-old general purpose police dog, joined the Force in 2005 and has been highly...

HLM Architects Plymouth have won a 'Sustainable Construction New Build' award at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2013 for their work on Brannel School.

The aim of Cornwall Sustainability Awards is to encourage, reward and gain recognition for some of the excellent work businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are doing to improve their sustainability.

The ‘...

A 41-year-old man has today (6 December 2013), been given a 12 month prison sentence at Truro Crown Court for committing fraud against a popular Cornish fete.

Kingsley Bennett, who pleaded guilty last month to a charge of fraud by abuse of position, was treasurer of the Poughill Revel and Cuckoo Fair near Bude between 2008 and 2010.

During this time, the court heard that he...

A brand new charity Christmas single released by Rotarians in South West England is set to take on the X Factor winners song in the hunt for the coveted Christmas No 1 single after storming into Amazon’s Top 10 ‘hot new releases MP3 chart’ since being released on Monday.

The song – Christmas Time (Children Sing) – is sung by Cornish singer and TV presenter Shane Solomon and has been...

Police have made three further arrests in connection with the Murder of 43 year-old Stephen Crook who was killed last week (Thursday 21 November).

A 40 -year-old man from Okehampton was arrested on Monday (25 November) and a 39-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth were arrested in Conventry yesterday (26 November).

All three men are being held at Launcestion Police station, in...

Police have issued images of a man and a woman they would like to speak to following a series of thefts at Superdrug stores across both Devon and Cornwall. To date there has been fourteen separate incidents of theft of ‘Loreal’ cosmetics at Superdrug stores involving the same two suspects. The series commenced in August when two suspects entered Superdrug stores in Penzance, Falmouth and...