Funding cut has left me high and dry 2008-05-07
A RECORD breaking swimmer from Newquay has received backing from a leading charity to help him gain entry to the Paralympic Games. Ben Proctor, 18, is a talented swimmer who suffe ...more

Fast growing church plans to spread faith to villages 2008-05-07
NEWQUAY’S fast growing Christian Centre has unveiled exciting, multi-million pound expansion plans to create a 800-seater auditorium in the town and to establish ‘satellite’ places ...more

MP blasts plan to axe payphones 2008-05-07
NEWQUAY’S MP has criticised British Telecom over plans to remove phone boxes across the Newquay area, labelling the move 'pointless'. The telecom giant has outlined plans to remov ...more

Squirrel meat on the menu 2008-05-07
A LOCAL butcher has been struggling to meet the demand of the amount of customers wanting to try squirrel meat. County Butchers at Kingsley Village have been selling the delicacy ...more

Second person wanted after fire in Trebarwith closed hotel 2008-05-07
NEWQUAY police are looking for a second person in connection with a fire on Wednesday at a disused hotel in Trebarwith Crescent. A massive emergency response was mobilised t ...more

Awards for our good citizens 2008-05-07
A 'brilliant' and 'humbling' experience is how Restormel’s mayor described the annual Good and Youth Citizen awards held at the borough council offices in St Austell. Outstanding ...more

Spring gardens burst into life 2008-05-07
BRASS BANDS, belly dancing, fancy dress and an eight foot tall robot - all part of another fun-filled family day at the Trenance Gardens Spring fayre. Now in its third year, the f ...more

Top surfer certain of return despite breaking his arm 2008-05-07
NEWQUAY’S most successful surfer, Russell Winter, will be out of top-flight action for, “some time” after breaking his arm while surfing off the Cornish coast this week. The champ ...more

The man who puts pop stars in the frame 2008-05-07
They once depicted saints and were revered by church goers now they contain pop-stars and can be seen in domestic homes. And now taking on something of a renaissance stained glass ...more

'We're loving it here, apart from the cold' 2008-05-07
A SOUTH African school rugby team visited Lusty Glaze Adventure Centre as part of a cultural exchange that has seen them fall in love with Newquay. Thirty boys aged between 15 an ...more