A man fell yesterday from Tamar bridge after a police negotiator tried to talk him down. The man, in his mid-30s, climbed onto the bridge's tower, causing the police to close the A38. He was spotted shortly before 9pm on the Saltash side of the structure. He was seen at the top of the tower, according to Devon and Cornwall Police. Read more: Major delays to be expected on the A38 for hours after fatal accident closed road A spokesman for the force said: "We've got an inspector on...

A Newquay surfer who nearly died after riding a 45ft monster wave is now helping himself recover - by teaching youngsters to surf. Brave Tom Butler, 28, rode the beast at the Big Wave World Tour competition in Nazare, Portugal, last December. But the daredevil ended up in hospital after he came crashing off his board - and nearly lost his life. Read next: Furious Newquay man blocks beach car park in protest over council dog officer's 'threats' The accident prompted a career change...

The use of a much more powerful taser by Devon and Cornwall police has been given the green light. They could be issued by November 2018.The Home Office recently announced the authorisation of the Taser X2 as the conductive energy device model for use in the UK.Read more: Major delays to be expected on the A38 for hours after fatal accident closed roadDevon and Cornwall police will convert to this new model within the next 18 months.Policing minister Brandon Lewis said the change was made after...

Anyone heading towards Cornwall on the A38 in Devon this morning is facing delays after a fatal accident closed a part of the road in Devon. The crash took place around 3.20am on the eastbound carriageway of the A38 near Newton Abbot in Devon. Read more: Live: Breaking news, traffic, travel and weather for Friday, May 12, 2017 Police officers announced just before 6am that the road was closed near Dumbridges and warned it could be closed for some time. #Devon, #A38 eastbound (north) now...

A Cornishman – who has risen to one of the highest posts in the navy in Cornwall – has stood down as second in command at his hometown's air station RNAS Culdrose. Last Friday saw an end of an era as Culdrose's executive officer, Commander Ian Fitter, handed over to long term Culdrose aviator Commander Paul 'Rex' Harrison. Commander Fitter joined Culdrose as the executive officer in April 2015. He said he had thoroughly enjoyed being back home, both professionally, as he spent...

Two railways enthusiasts are planning to visit all 2,563 train stations in Britain and they have started in Cornwall. The ambitious All The Stations project will see Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe travel to and document their findings of all these locations over the spring and summer of this year in order to create an online documentary film. Geoff is a video producer who has twice held the world record for visiting all the stations on the London underground in the fastest possible time....

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Friday, May 12, 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 David here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Hannah. If you've seen...

Water will once again meet fire as two groups of west Cornwall heroes compete against each other for treasured and worthy causes. The annual charity rugby match between RNLI Penlee Lifeboat and the Penzance branch of Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service will once again be played out at The Cornish Pirates' Mennaye Field, this Saturday May 13. The match, which always draws in an impressive crowd, will be raising funds for the RNLI and The Fire Fighters Charity and has already seen a lot of...

Mebyon Kernow, The Party For Cornwall, has revealed it will not be competing in the general election. Leader Dick Cole said the group was "absolutely exhausted" from their work campaigning in the local elections and the party had "very little cash". The party lost deposits in all six seats at the last general election and has now decided to focus on local rather than national politics. "A lot of us are absolutely exhausted. We have been campaigning for six weeks...

A south east Cornwall town is losing one of its two fish and chip shops which dates back decades while it is set to gain new Domino's, Subway and Wetherspoon's. One of Liskeard's popular restaurants has closed after 40 years of service. The popular Royal Cafes in The Parade at Liskeard served its final customer after 40 years on May 6.Read more: Aldi reveals plans for a brand new store in CornwallThe sad news was reported by public Facebook page Liskeardprayers, which stated: "Its owner,...

A Bude mum has spoken out about how her turbulent childhood surrounded by alcohol abuse and violence has inspired her to help other vulnerable young people by foster caring. As the oldest of four children, Louise Edmonds, 42, said she took on the role of carer for her younger siblings, "protecting them in a house where alcohol abuse and violence was present". Read more: Falmouth Docks evacuated after reports of fallen crane - live She said: "I remember feeling neglected and...

A mother and daughter have defiantly declared that they will not pay an "unfair" parking fine handed to them both despite them not actually leaving their vehicles. Cheryl Parker and her daughter Danielle, visiting from Bath, drove from Four Lanes to Falmouth on Easter Saturday, entering the Maritime Museum car park around two minutes apart. The pair then drove around for 15 minutes trying to find a parking space, before eventually throwing in the towel and leaving. Read more: This...

This is the moment a French bus got stuck across a road near Tintagel.The incident took place yesterday afternoon, around 2.30pm.The tourist bus, from the other side of the Channel, was attempting to get to Tintagel when it got stuck across the narrow road. A witness said it blocked Bowithick Hill, just off the B3263, near Trebarwith Strand.Read more: Cornwall Conservative MPs will not be charged over alleged discrepancies in election expensesThe bus got stuck yesterday afternoon.Police attended...

The death of a St Austell hairdresser, was not 'directly associated' with breast augmentation surgery she had in the weeks before she died, an inquest has heard. Kandi du Cros, a 32-year-old mother, died of multiple organ failure caused by sepsis in January 2014, the coroner's court in Truro heard, as coroner Dr Emma Carlyon gave her verdict. Kandi developed a fever and vomiting a couple of weeks after breast surgery she had undergone in the private Duchy Hospital in Truro. Read more:...

Cornwall Air Ambulance is hoping that the power of Facebook will be able to catch a crook who stole a paramedic's beloved bike from right outside his house. Critical Care Paramedic Steve Garvey had his Cinelli Strato road bike stolen from his house front door in Hayle yesterday evening and Cornwall Air Ambulance's post asking Cornwall residents to keep their eyes peeled has already been shared more than 3,000 times. Steve had just returned from a ride and whilst going to get the keys to lock...

Cornwall Air Ambulance is hoping that the power of Facebook will be able to catch a crook who stole a paramedic's beloved bike from right outside his house. Critical Care Paramedic Steve Garvey had his Cinelli Strato road bike stolen from his house front door in Hayle yesterday evening and Cornwall Air Ambulance's post asking Cornwall residents to keep their eyes peeled has already been shared more than 3,000 times. Steve had just returned from a ride and whilst going to get the keys to lock...

Emergency services were called out to a Newquay beach on Wednesday morning after a woman suffered a leg injury. The air ambulance, coastguard, RNLI volunteers and land ambulance responded after receiving a call shortly after 11am reporting that a woman had injured her leg at low tide at Bedruthan Steps. After the ambulance arrived the woman was assessed by paramedics and treated for her injuries. Read next: A popular Newquay burger restaurant has been closed down following police...

A Newquay burger restaurant has been closed down following police concerns over licence breaches and the management of the premises. Big Daddy's Gourmet Burgers, on Fore Street, has had its licence revoked following a review by council bosses. Newquay police called for the review to be undertaken due to alleged breaches of its premise licence and concerns over the management of the restaurant. Read next: Drink-driving arrest after car 'driven into the sea' at Newquay's Great Western...

An off-duty lifeguard came to the rescue of a surfer who was in difficulty in choppy waters off the coast of Padstow. RNLI lifeguard Andrew Miller was about to go for an early morning surf with a friend at Booby's Bay near Padstow when he spotted the surfer looking tired in rip currents. Friends of the man in difficulty were about to call the coastguard for help when Andrew paddled to the man's rescue in a two metre high surf. Read next: Cops make arrest after car is 'driven into the sea'...

The number of people in Devon and Cornwall who contacted Crimestoppers over the past year has increased by over 25%. The independent charity runs a UK contact centre, staffed by professionals. It guarantees that all callers or those who use the non-traceable online form remain 100% anonymous. Last year the total number of pieces of information about crime in Devon and Cornwall received by Crimestoppers rose from 2,197 to 2,984. The largest share of information relates to drug offences and...