What better way to spend a summer's evening than cycling to the pub?But what are the rules for cycling and drinking alcohol?Firstly, it is illegal to ride a bicycle on a road or other public places while unfit through alcohol.So if under the influence of drink and not in proper control of the bike, you are committing an offence.The advice given is not to drink alcohol if you intend to cycle.Read more: Sales of 'illegal' weight loss products probed in Cornwall - here's what we know so farThe...

A 14ft man-eating snake named Satan caused a block of flats to be evacuated amid widespread panic when she escaped into the vents.A major hunt for the giant African Rock Python - dubbed the 'man eater' - was launched at just before midnight on Friday.The Exeter flats, run by Devon Community Homes, were evacuated - with one man even fleeing to sleep in his car - after the snake, which had not eaten for a month, escaped. The reptile was eventually found by owner Samuel Maule, 20, 48 hours later...

Emergency services are at Plymouth railway station where there are reports a man has been arrested and another is in an ambulance. A man in his thirties has been taken to hospital after being stabbed on the concourse at Plymouth station this morning. British Transport Police officers were called at 10am and attended alongside Devon and Cornwall Police and the South Western Ambulance Service. The victim was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries considered to be life threatening. A...

It's not hard to see why many regard Cornwall as the foodie capital of the UK.We're lucky to have some of the nation's top chefs serving up culinary delights in hotels and restaurants across the county, alongside heart pub grub and stellar local ales.Here's how you can become a part of the thriving food and drink industry.Food and beverage manager, St ColumbRetallack Resort is recruiting a food and beverage manager with a salary of £25k-£27k up for grabs.The successful candidate will...

A mum has spoken of her horror at not being able to wake up her baby at an inquest in Truro. The investigation into the death of four-week-old baby Cooper, who died after sustaining skull fractures and whose father killed himself while under suspicion of his murder, is in its second day. The inquest of Cooper Eddie Johnson-Hicks was opened by senior coroner for Cornwall Emma Carlyon yesterday (August 7) and she is expected to deliver her conclusions on Wednesday. Cooper's mother, Miss...

A nine-year-old girl has been putting skaters twice her age to shame by ripping it up at her local skate park in Saltash.Fearless, Lola tilts her board over drops four-feet high at the Junkyard skate park and flies off at what must feel like 50 miles per hour."It feels like I can fly. You go really fast," she said.Lola started skating three years ago when her natural curiosity got the best of her."I watched this guy called Matt Beer and I saw him skateboarding. I asked him if I...

A PC is ready to get on her roller skates in West Cornwall with the aim of working with youngsters and discouraging them from getting involved in antisocial behaviour.PC Jodie Fellows, a youth intervention officer, will be patrolling skate parks in the Truro , Camborne and Penzance areas on her roller skates armed with support service leaflets, police contact details, stickers and fingerprinting sheets for younger children.PC Fellows said: "As youth intervention officer, most young people...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic from 7am until this evening, 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 Charlotte. If you've seen...

A stunning drone video has been shared to reveal major renovations at the UK's first ever commercial dirt park, The Track near Portreath.The site at Parc Erissey first opened in 2006 as little more than a flat field with a couple of bike jumps, but this year the park has undergone a complete transformation.After months of hard work the transformation is complete and the park has been reopened, unveiling bigger and better jumps, new camping facilities, a games area and improvements to the...

A four-week-old baby sustained "unsurvivable" injuries after being dropped by his father at home in St Blazey, an inquest has heard.Newborn Cooper Eddie Johnson-Hicks was found to have fractures to his skull and ribs by paediatric consultants when he was conveyed to hospital around four hours later.His parents Tristan Hicks, 20, and 22-year-old Bryony Johnson, were arrested on suspicion of murder shortly after the death of their son.Two days after being released on police bail for the...

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Bodmin's biggest WW2 tragedy, which tore a family apart and destroyed some of the town's major buildings.The relative calm of Bodmin was shattered on August 7, 1942, at around 1.20pm, when two German Focke Wulf 190 aircraft dropped bombs in a working-class quarter of the town.Within moments of this mini-blitz Bodmin's gasworks were ablaze and both aircraft were sweeping in low through the valley, each dropping a 500lb bomb and strafing with cannon fire.One...

Cornwall Council's Trading Standards team is investigating after former Miss England finalist Charlotte Thomson admitted selling weight-loss products she claims are illegal.The company, Valentus, employs representatives around the world to promote and sell weight-loss products including "Slim Roast Weightloss Coffee".The product is being sold in Cornwall by a number of representatives, including Miss Thomson, who joined the team in January.She confessed in a Facebook Live post that...

Gramasows, granny granshers or chuggypigs? What do you call the common woodlouse and why does it have so many names? It seems or every place in the country has a different name for a woodlouse and in some places, it's different depending where in the county you've grown up. It does not matter where you go or how many of the little creatures you see, there will be someone who will leave you baffled by giving them a name that sounds as though it cannot be made out of English. What is more...

The man who was found dead in a garden in St Austell over the weekend was only 28 years old, police have revealed.His body was discovered on Saturday around 8pm by a visitor at the side of a house in Ocean View in the Carclaze area.Police were called by a member of public and attended the scene, where they found the man's body outside the house, along the side of the building.Pick-up truck destroyed by fire in Lostwithiel following arson attackOne resident said he returned home to find several...

A video of two police officers responding to an incident by speeding at 140mph on the M5 has sparked a strong debate on social media. Devon and Cornwall Police sergeant Harry Tangye posted a video of himself and a colleague travelling at break-neck speed on the motorway while on their way to an ongoing suspected theft of metal from a scrapyard 15 miles away. The video shows the BMW X5 marked cars, with lights and sirens on, travelling at more than twice the legal speed limit on motorways and...

Police in Newquay say they have no plans to take any further action over cliff safety following two major incidents in the town.Father Adam Fenton, 32, fell to his death last month following a night out in the resort.His body was discovered at the foot of cliffs on Towan beach in the early hours of Saturday, July 29, after he failed to return from his first night to the pub with pals since being given the all-clear from cancer.Three days later, a woman fell 40ft from a cliff at the same beach....

If you thought Cornish bodice-ripping drama Poldark couldn't get any better - how about putting it to music. Winston Graham's tale of love lost and found (and lost again) against the backdrop of the eighteenth century tin mining skullduggery could be set for the ultimate modern make-over. According to scriptwriter Debbie Horsfield, Poldark - The Musical could be hitting the board and she reckons it would rival long running stage triumph Les Miserables. The now obligatory picture of a...

A pick-up truck has been found destroyed by fire in what is believed to be an arson attack.The incident took place in Lostwithiel in the early hours of this morning. A vehicle was reported to be on fire on Bodmin Hill at around 1.18am.A crew from the town's fire station attended the blaze and two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hosereels to deal with the flames.Read more: This is when Merlin Cinemas' proposal to transform Bodmin Public Rooms into a cinema will be decidedA...

Whether you are looking to return to healthcare after a career break or are seeking to take the first step onto a career ladder in the industry, the NHS wants to hear from you.The NHS and the local authority is looking for the 'brightest and best nurses, health care assistants, social care workers and health professionals' to help deliver exceptional care in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The aim is to do this through 'One Workforce'.Sharon Linter, director of nursing, explains:...

Rebellious customers of celebrity chef Rick Stein's posh fish and chip shop have dubbed him "rip off Rick" after being asked to fork out up to £1.25 for dips to accompany their meal. The restaurant and takeaway based in Padstow is hugely popular with visitors to the Cornish town and long queues form to sample the food, which goes for an eye-watering £11 for cod and chips. Read next: Rick Stein Porthleven fire could have destroyed restaurant and arson investigation under...