Cornwall

Tributes paid to doting father killed in speedboat accident

Tributes have been paid to Nick Milligan, the 51-year-old father killed in a tragic speedboat accident in the Camel Estuary near Padstow on Sunday (5 May).

Mr Milligan and his eight-year-old daughter died after they and four other members of their family were thrown out of the boat into the water. They are believed to have been hit by the vessel as it circled the vicinity.

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Speedboat accident in Padstow kills father and daughter

A 51-year-old man and his 8-year-old daughter have been killed and four other members of the same family injured in a speedboat accident in the Camel Estuary near Padstow harbour.

The man has now been formally identified and named as Nicholas Milligan, from Wandsworth in London. Nick Milligan was a television sales executive for Sky. His daughter has not yet been named.

The...

Adventure Segway comes to Mount Edgcumbe

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is about to welcome a brand new venture. Adventure Segway launches at the popular visitor attraction on 1 May, and will be a daily fixture at Mount Edgcumbe.

Adventurers will be invited to join the all new experience that’s as big as the park itself, aboard an all-terrain Segway on which you will be able to navigate a selection of fun features...

A CLEAR plan leaflet and video for emergencies is launched

A new video and leaflet to help people prepare for an emergency is being launched this week.

The leaflet and video are part of a campaign by the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Resilience Forum (LRF) to make sure that people know the steps that they can take to ensure they are better prepared during an emergency.

Both the video and the leaflet encourage people to...

Police appeal for public help over missing Helston man

Police in Cornwall are appealing for the public’s help in locating a man, missing from the Helston area overnight.

David Hawke-Treener, who is 37, has been missing since last night (Wednesday 10 April) from his home near Manaccan in Cornwall.

Police are becoming concerned for his welfare and have provided details of the car he is believed to have been driving - a red Toyota MR2...

Police concerned for missing Cornwall woman

Police in West Cornwall are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Meryl Cameron who has been missing from her home address in Canonstown, Hayle since the evening of 29/3/13.

Meryl Cameron is described as white and 54 years old, of slight build with blonde hair cut into a bob.

She is the owner of a Renault Megane car WK62 YMC cream in colour, which was located at a...

Police appeal to public to trace prison absconder

Police are appealing for information to trace a man who has absconded from prison and may be in the Devon and Cornwall area.

John Loveridge, 28, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for offences including burglary and theft. He absconded from HMP North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire on Monday 11 February. It is believed that Loveridge may be in Somerset or Devon and Cornwall and...

My first 100 days in office by PCC Tony Hogg

I am writing this on my 100th day in office. If I’m honest it feels more like a hundred minutes because we’ve packed so much in to these first 3 months, and at times there’s hardly been time to catch my breath.

I am really pleased with what I’ve managed to achieve so far. The appointment of a new Chief Constable, publication of police and crime plan and setting the budget quite...

Thieves target heating oil across the region

Devon and Cornwall Police are warning people to be aware that thieves continue to target heating oil from both domestic and business premises across the region.

In the last seven days (between 8th and 15th March 2013) the force have received 14 complaints from across the two counties where quantities of between 100 and 750 litres of oil have been stolen. 11 of those reports have been...

Calstock Jazz & Blues Festival 2013

Calstock Jazz and Blues Festival 2013 latest:

Theadline act will be The Jacqui Dankworth Trio on Saturday 26 October , with saxophonist Jean Toussaint on Sunday 27 October . Jean will be performing with the three musicians from the late Abram Wilson's quartet, en route for a memorial concert at the London Jazz Festival. The line-up includes Reuben James, the outstanding pianist who was part of Clark Tracey’s Quintet in last year’s festival.

More details as we get them on www.calstockarts.org , Facebook...

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