A burst of good weather could make all the difference to Cornwall's tourism industry, which is under a cloud thanks to economic uncertainty and a hung Parliament. As the schools break up for the long summer holidays, the county's tourism supremo Malcolm Bell said this season may not be one of the best on record. "It is not a bumper season, that is for certain," he said. Read more: New A30 at Temple has boosted Cornwall economy by £2.5million in just one week, it's...

A man threw bags of heroin out of his bedroom window just as police officers were raiding his house downstairs, a court has heard. The officers were executing a drugs search warrant on the house near Liskeard. They found 58-year-old Colin John Worboys in his bedroom, wearing latex gloves, with 222 grams of heroin in various bags and a set of weighing scales. Worboys, of Lametton Green, St Keyne, was arrested and appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentencing. He had previously denied...

A Tesco store in Cornwall has been closed for hours this morning after it flooded for the second time in three months. Tesco's Pool branch at Redruth was closed this morning from 9.30am after Cornwall has been seeing heavy rains for several days now.Water was everywhere on the shop floor, a spokesperson for Tesco explained, and the closure lasted several hours. Read more: Torrential rain causes more flooding in Cornwall - live updatesDerek Adrian-Hunt, a regular customer, said the scene of...

A pervert train passenger groped a student after she made fun of the size of his penis when he made lewd remarks to her. Darren Allen, from Camborne, has been ordered to pay compensation to the Plymouth University student who he had sat next to during a journey from Cornwall to Exeter. The pair had previously met as co-workers at meat processing plant and he turned the conversation to sex during the train journey, Exeter Crown Court heard. As he stood behind her in the queue to leave the...

A proposal to change bin collections in Cornwall hasn't gone down well. More than 300 Cornwall Live readers took to Facebook and other social media to join the debate on bin collections and recycling, the rate of which Cornwall Council is hoping to improve with the new bin collection times. Many of you believe the ongoing bin problems and littering which follows each weekly collection stems from the fact that Cornwall Council, unlike other parts of the country, such as Plymouth or Torbay,...

A bride-to-be was stunned after her partner proposed with a giant artistic message - written in the sand. Romantic John Adams, 53, popped the big question to his long-term partner Debbie Girling, 51, with a huge 30ft heart-shaped message at their favourite beach at Looe. The couple visit the town on holiday every year and John thought it would be the best place to ask Debbie to marry him. John, a carpenter, disappeared early one morning before calling Debbie out to the...

An inspiring student is fulfilling his dream after battling incredible odds to beat a brain tumour. Garvey Evans endured a life-changing diagnosis, intensive treatment and several months in hospital and is now studying a diploma in light vehicle maintenance and repair at Cornwall College. The seventeen-year-old's love for mechanics has been evident from a young age. Garvey said: "I saw my uncle's Triumphs at the age of eight or nine and loved them. My passion has developed from there...

A homeless man pulled a Stanley knife out of his pocket during an argument with staff at a shop in Truro just days after his release from prison. A court heard how Michael Paul Abbott was barred from The Junction shop, opposite the bus station on Lemon Quay. When staff asked him to leave he reached into his pocket and pulled out the knife, saying to the shop assistant: "I could do something if I wanted to." Abbott pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to possessing a knife in a public...

Recycling rules have changed in Cornwall which means households can indulge in more ice cream and chicken roasts with a clear conscience. There has always been some confusion as to what is acceptable to put out on the pavement in the council seagull-proof sacks. Some plastic bottles and packaging could be recycled, but not all of it. Now plastic pots, tubs and trays will be collected in the same way plastic milk or juice bottles are. But only clear plastic ones - not the black plastic...

Calls have been made for the tolls on the Tamar Bridge to be scrapped after the Government announced it would be scrapping the charges on the Severn Bridge next year. The tolls will be scrapped for people travelling into Wales from the end of 2018, it was announced by Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns. However, no plans are in place for a similar move on the bridge between Cornwall and Devon. It has been claimed the move will boost the economy of South Wales by around £100 million a year and...

A six-year-old Cornish girl made the brave decision to cut off at least twenty centimetres of her hair in memory of the grandmother she lost to cancer. Elowen Reeves, from Liskeard, had her hair cut on Thursday (July 20) at Craig Chapman Hair Design in Launceston. This comes after the passing of her grandmother in February this year. Carol Lay, Elowen's grandmother, died "after a short and very dignified battle with cancer". Carol had spent her life supporting children as a special...

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall are spending Friday here in the county and we're covering their visit live. We'll have regular updates from Newquay as Charles and Camilla head to Newquay. Read next: Here's what happened when Prince Charles and Camilla visited Porthleven, Truro and Bodmin today The Duke and Duchess will start by visiting the Tregunnel Hill estate, where they will award prizes to the winners of a hanging basket competition. They will then attend a street party on the...

The team behind Cornwall's magnificent Man Engine is recreating its world-famous tour across Cornwall to celebrate its first birthday with an ambitious bid to take to the world stage. The astonishing 10 metre high recreation of a Cornish miner brought out massive crowds to the streets across the Mining World Heritage Site last year proving to be one of the most successful events ever under taken. In a series of celebrations today and tomorrow, the team behind Man Engine will visit and thank...

People in Cornwall are being warned to look out for rogue traders. Police in Newquay have sent out the advice after reports of residents being charged excessive amounts of money for minimal or low grade building work. The force in Newquay were alerted on Thursday (July 20) to an incident of rogue traders operating in the Mayfield area. Read more: Newquay bites back at national paper's damning article dubbing the town the 'Shagaluf of the UK' "Two males of Irish origin who were...

Two mums have been prosecuted for failing to send their children to school, with one being tagged and ordered to stay indoors at night. Michelle Odgers, 49, of Trenance Road, Camborne, must wear an electronic tag and stay at home between 7pm and 7am at weekends for eight weeks after magistrates heard she failed to make her daughter attend school over a two-month period. The absences took place between April 17 and June 9 of this year at Pool Academy. Her son's age was not given to Truro...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, July 21, 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 Dave here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Tom. ...

An official planning application has been submitted by the RNLI as a Cornish crew moves closer to getting their much-anticipated new station. The plans to build a new station and home for Penlee RNLI, in Newlyn, have been lodged – which has been welcomed as "another big step in the right direction" by the crew. "This application marks the next stage of the RNLI's upgrade to provide modern crew facilities in Newlyn Harbour," said a spokesperson for Penlee...

A week after opening the new dual carriageway stretch of the A30 at Temple has carried nearly 300,000 vehicles and could have boosted the Cornish economy by a whopping £2.5million, it is estimated. The three-mile section of road over Bodmin Moor was formally declared open for business one week ago, bringing to an end two years of roadworks misery. Read more: A30 Bodmin Temple Cornwall opens and ceremony is gatecrashed by irate farmer People living in the villages dotted around the...

Music fans around the world are in mourning after Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington was found dead. A coroner in California has confirmed the death of the 41-year-old. According to reports, Bennington hanged himself at his residence in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County. Read next: Coroner gives verdict on teen Dagmara Przybysz who was found hanged in school toilets Law enforcement officials say his body was found shortly before 9am local time (5pm GMT). The star has...

Police in Cornwall are appealing for information about a missing person. Devon and Cornwall Police shared an image of a man they are trying to trace, on their Penzance Police Facebook page. Read more: This was the moment dolphins gave young Sennen surfers a rare and unforgettable treat "Police are concerned for the welfare of Jamie Howe pictured below," read the Facebook status. Penzance Police shared the following information on their Facebook page. "He's believed to be in...