The family of a Porthleven great-grandfather has hit out at the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust after he was transported 300 miles from home for treatment.

News that Porthleven could be on the verge of losing a post office has opened a debate on how to retain such an important community service.

A county-wide speed enforcement campaign has been launched by the police, which has predictably caused some members of the public to bemoan it as a cynical money-making enterprise.

‘Comedian’ Jim Davidson has hit out at a Cornish venue after he performed to his smallest crowd ever.

For many parents the summer holidays means quality time spent with the family or exhaustingly counting down the days until children go back to school – or maybe a bit of both