Counterfeit cash was used to buy motorcycle

Counterfeit cash was used to buy motorcycle

Police are appealing for information after counterfeit cash was used to purchase a motorcycle in St Ives. The owner posted the electric off-road bike on Facebook Marketplace for £4,700, and was contacted by an interested buyer. A man, aged around 19, arrived to...
A wet Feast Day, and a runaway silver ball

A wet Feast Day, and a runaway silver ball

Not for the first time, participants in St Ives Feast Day needed wet weather gear and umbrellas, but the rain didn’t stop the fun. Members of the civic parade take shelter in St Ia Church. Phtotographs: Ian Mayou Because of the ongoing Guildhall renovations, the focus...
Two call-outs in two days for lifeboat crews

Two call-outs in two days for lifeboat crews

St Ives Lifeboats have had two call-outs this week, to help a surfer throught to be in trouble, and to assist police in a coastal search. The inshore crew set off. Photograph: Rob Cording-Cook On Tuesday, the inshore crew, helmed by Jake Martin with two volunteer crew...
Council recognises the rights of children

Council recognises the rights of children

Cornwall Council has formally adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Council leader Leigh Frost joins members of Cornwall Youth Council to sign the paperwork officially adopting UNCRC. He is pictured next to Rose, chair of Cornwall...
ASDA Hayle to re-open this morning

ASDA Hayle to re-open this morning

ASDA in Hayle will re-open at 11am this morning, following yesterday’s partial wall collapse to the rear of the store. The scene of the wall collapse at ASDA Hayle on (2nd February) “Following the visit of the structural engineers last night we are pleased...