A petition has been launched to get barriers installed on the Tamar Bridge to prevent further deaths. Helen Harrington started the petition after several deaths of people falling from the bridge were reported, including two within the past two months.She said locals have been traumatised by the number of deaths and is now urging the Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee to install suicide prevention barriers on the bridge.Read more: Three dead including a child and nine injured after...

While a housing development is being built on the site of the former St Lawrence's hospital in Bodmin, Cornwall Live looks back at the history of the former mental hospital. Nothing of the old St Lawrence's hospital is left on Westheath Avenue, Bodmin. A housing scheme is currently being carried out where the iconic star-shaped building designed by Plymouth architect John Foulston used to stand. Although the facility was destroyed in 2003, it has held a fascination for many people through...

A Bude woman has been left devastated after her late father's jewellery was stolen from her mother's home near Launceston. Siobhan Jeffery's father passed away 17 years ago and left her a sovereign ring and bracelet, which she kept safely at her mum's house. Read more: Farmer calls for government action over TB after fourth outbreak at award-winning farm She said the whole family was distraught on Tuesday (July 4), to discover that a burglar had broken into the Langdon cottage, near the...

A new restaurant and takeaway will shortly be serving up some Italian delights at St Austell Business Park. Unit Four Pizzeria and Bistro is set to open fully on July 15, offering a selection of pizzas and authentic Italian dishes, served in rustic industrial surroundings. Read more: Man takes Cornish holiday park to court over 'filthy' chalet It's being opened by St Austell father and son Nick and Sam Warren, who have been working to open the new restaurant. Sam said: "We're...

Two people were airlifted to hospital after a car ploughed into a house in north Cornwall. The Mercedes CLK crashed into the garage of a home at St Teath at about 11am while the occupants were out. Two of the five people in the black car were said to have been taken to hospital by the Cornwall Air Ambulance. The garage of the detached home of a couple in their seventies just off the junction of the B3267 coming out of St Teath and the A39 was badly damaged. Read more: Fatal crash involving...

The A38 has been closed in both directions following a fatal crash near Landrake and traffic has been particularly heavy for a couple of hours. Traffic alert website Inrix reported that the road was likely to remain closed until late evening tonight and there are also long delays on the Torpoint Ferry. Police decided to close the A38 after a five-vehicle crash caused several casualties including one presumed dead and two seriously injured. They said a full collision investigation needed to be...

The police and coastguards were requested at Newquay in the early hours after reports of a man entering the sea and not coming back. Newquay coastguards and RNLI were called to Towan beach yesterday at 4.23am to assist a police incident.The coastguard helicopter was also called in to help.Read more: Fatal crash involving five vehicles closes A38 between Tideford and Landrake - liveMembers of the public reported seeing a man enter the sea and not come out. His clothing and personal belongings...

One north coast hotel is in the running for the quirkiest in the UK title. The Camelot Castle Hotel in Tintagel is the only South West hotel to be shortlisted in the Eviivo Awards 2017 in the 'quirky hotels' category. The Victorian folly stands out on the cliff and stares at the Tintagel ruins where as legend would have it King Arthur was born. The Tintagel hotel attracted the limelight last November when its owner John Mappin, a self confessed Donald Trump super fan, made £100,000...

A casualty had to be airlifted from the beach after getting stuck on rocks. The coastguard helicopter was called in due to the location of the man at Perranporth Beach. The coastguard teams cleared people from the area so that the Rescue 924 helicopter could land just after midday yesterday (July 8). He was winched to safety and returned to the beach. The Newquay team was assisting the St Agnes Coastguard Search & Rescue Team at the scene. Read more: Fatal crash involving five vehicles...

In July 2016, dressage competitor Sherbert the horse was having subtle and occasional lameness issues which owner Libby Gill said was "frustrating" because "one day, or literally one minute he would be fine, the next he would feel lame". Lameness is an abnormal stance of an animal, usually caused by pain or a mechanical dysfunction. Sherbert suffered from it so badly during a competition at the Badminton Championships last year, that Libby and him were unable to continue...

A main road in Cornwall has been closed due to a serious accident believe to have caused a death. The A38 is said to be shut in both directions between Tideford and Landrake. Congestion is building up around the scene and there are knock-on effects with westbound traffic reportedly slow at Liskeard. Police have told the Plymouth Herald they believe there has been a fatality. The live feed will load below in a few moments

We are told the wait is finally about to end. After two years of dread every time we faced the prospect of crawling along the two-mile stretch of the A30 bogged down in roadworks and then gritting our teeth when everything grinds to a halt, we are assured the nighmare almost over. As a final insult, many of us have to deal with complete closure of the road overnight all this week.But we are assured the end is in sight. We have asked several times - 'are you really sure there won't be nay more...

Hair-raising reports of near-misses by aircraft in the skies above Cornwall have now been revealed. They include airliners taking action out of Newquay Airport, incidents involving the police and Cornwall Air Ambulance and a frightening near-miss between a navy helicopter and Hawk fast jet after a mishap by air traffic control. In one case a navy Merlin helicopter crew flew less than 50 feet below a mystery object - which they spotted seconds before. In total, since the year 2000, there...

An inquest tomorrow (July 10) will try to get to the bottom of the tragic death of a police officer weeks after he found the body of his policewoman girlfriend. Shaun Keen, who was a police sergeant who served at Camborne, died on August 7 of last year. The 49-year-old who had competed in triathlons for Great Britain had spent 27 years with Devon and Cornwall Police. Known as 'Keeno', he was originally from Camborne and was believed to have attended Pool Comprehensive School. At the time of...

An organisation which manages Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall is to continue tackling food poverty in the county by encouraging people to cook for themselves thanks to a successful online fundraiser. Cornwall remains one of the most disadvantaged regions in Europe, with several wards in the 10% most deprived in the country. In a bid to help tackle local food poverty issues, Cornwall Food Foundation has appealed to the public and raised £40,000 to expand its FoodWorks programme. Read...

Men are being encouraged to masterbate because of the findings of a study which said it could help reduce the risk of cancer. The findings, which were published in the journal European Urology, concluded that ejaculating at least 21 times a month could reduce their risk of getting prostate cancer. The peer-reviewed study was compiled by researchers from Harvard and Boston medical schools and universities. They studied 31,925 men in good health through a questionnaire about their ejaculation...

Tucked away in an unlikely corner of a Launceston industrial estate is a magical teddy bear community busting at the seams with more than 2,500 bears. Handcrafted Charlie Bears of all shapes and sizes are on display in the life-size model village on Pennygillam Industrial Estate. Read more: Mass brawl involving more than 100 teens broke out after Newquay club's 'no alcohol' event For FREE families can explore the streets and visit bears in the greengrocer, post office, sweet store and...

A Penzance man reaffirmed his faith in Jesus by being baptised in the UK's coolest pool. Chris Hawke was first baptised in 2002 at Redruth Baptist Church but 15 years later he decided he wanted to consolidate his original baptism and wondered whether he could do so at the world-famous Jubilee Pool. Just after 10am on Friday (July 7) Chris was joined by Andrew Chapple, from Redruth Baptist Church, and the pair made their way down to the children's pool to conduct the ceremony.Read more: Jubilee...

Margaret Ferrell lovingly places freshly made cream rolls and Saffron buns on the window shelf early Tuesday morning, inside the very bakehouse she was born in 59 years ago. Early morning walkers pass by the tiny SH Ferrell & Son Bakery at the end of Fore Street in St Ives inspecting the contents of the windowsill as Margaret fills them with tempting goods fresh out of the oven. The shop has been in the family for nearly 200 years, originally selling coal and tobacco before Margaret's...

Experts have said seagulls are suffering as they are getting 'drunk' on flying ants and being affected by the hot temperatures which has led to an unusual amount of dead birds across the country. The problem reported across the country is more apparent this week as the nation experienced the annual 'Flying Ant Day'. The logic behind it all? According to the Bristol Post, it's all thanks to the Queen ants leading the males on a wild chase, with the fittest gaining the right to mate - in what...