Cornish Times

The Cornish Times is a weekly publication that comes out every Friday from its location in Liskeard, Cornwall, UK. The newspaper is situated in the historic Webb’s Hotel building, which is now known as Webb’s House. It serves the South East Cornwall area, featuring news from towns like Callington, Fowey, Liskeard, Looe, Saltash, and Torpoint. The front page of the paper proudly displays a chough as its emblem. The Cornish Times is part of the Tindle Newspaper Group.

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Swim in Charlestown Harbour raises hundreds of pounds for charity

6 days ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Andrew Townsend

SWIMMERS who braved the cold sea in Charlestown Harbour at Christmas have raised hundreds of pounds for a charity that keeps a watch on the coast to help save lives. Also in the newsA total of £600 from the swim has been given by the organisers, Charlestown Rowing Club, to the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI). Club chair lady Jo Zimber presented Richard Parks and Steve Lloyd from the NCI with a giant cheque.
Visitors once again given free access to inner harbour at Charlestown in Cornwall

6 days ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Andrew Townsend

PEOPLE visiting an historic harbour in Cornwall are once more being given free access to the cobbled quayside. Charlestown Harbour, the UK’s only open 18th century Georgian harbour, is again inviting visitors to explore the quayside without a charge. The grade II listed inner harbour at Charlestown, near St Austell, is home to a collection of seasonal pop-ups, offering food and drink and retail therapy.
Hallworthy Livestock Market Report: Thursday, April 17

6 days ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Ben Howe

320 Stores at Hallworthy to a top of £2660 (Submitted)320 Stores at Hallworthy to a top of £2660, AP & DJ House of St Issey stole the show with an outstanding run of Simmental and Charolais x Cattle. Their top a pair of 23 month Simmental x Steers deep and long bodied to £2660 next a trio of similar types away at £2440. Their next pen slightly smaller at 20 months to £2260.
Sixty apartments for over-55s will be ‘highly prominent’ but needed

6 days ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

Laity House, which will be demolished to make way for the 60 apartments (Pic: Cornwall Council) (Cornwall Council)A CORNWALL Council planning meeting has heard that 60 extra care apartments for over-55s would be “highly prominent”, particularly in relation to a neighbouring Grade II listed building, but they are much needed. Cornwall Council has applied to its own planning department to build the apartments on a site near Liskeard town centre.
Football and rugby fixtures for Easter bank holiday weekend

1 week ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Ben Howe

Friday, April 18 - FootballAveley v Chelmsford City, Chippenham Tn v Weston-super-Mare, Dorking Wanderers v Hampton & Richmond, Eastbourne Borough v Worthing, Enfield Tn v St Albans City, Farnborough v Bath City, Hemel Hempstead Tn v Chesham Utd, Slough Tn v Boreham Wood, Tonbridge Angels v Hornchurch, Truro City v Torquay Utd, Welling Utd v Maidstone Utd, Weymouth v Salisbury.
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey ‘swans’ around in Bude ahead of election

1 week ago | cornish-times.co.uk | James Davies

WITH a local election looming, leaders of some of the country’s political parties have been touring the country in an effort to persuade voters of their cause before May 1. Off the back of Nigel Farage’s visit to Camelford earlier in the week, leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey met with some of his party’s candidates in Bude this afternoon (April 16).
Motorists urged to make space for cyclists and horse riders

1 week ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Ben Howe

Sgt Messenger with a horse rider at Haldon Forest (Submitted)OFFICERS from Devon and Cornwall Police organised an informative event at Haldon Forest near Exeter to speak to members of the public about road safety. Roads Policing Officers are using the two-metre close pass mat as a visual aid to help visitors to the park understand how much room should be left when drivers pass a horse or bicycle.
Anger at Spaceport scandal dominates council meeting

1 week ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

Cllr Conway and Cllr Arthur took made their protest known as they donned NASA space suits (LDRS)INCENSED councillors ignored their own lawyer’s warning and hammered Cornwall Council’s leadership with a barrage of difficult and awkward questions concerning the growing scandal about a top Tory councillor being given a head role at Spaceport Cornwall – which is run by the council-owned Corserv company – when other more qualified applicants did not even receive an interview.
An evening of storytelling, puppetry and shanties for the family

1 week ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Ben Howe

Bodmin will welcome a nautical comic show (Submitted)NAUTICAL comic show Sam O’Shanty is visiting Warleggan Jubilee Hall in Bodmin on Friday, May 9. Also in the newsThis is a performance in which storytelling, puppetry and the singing of shanties will entertain, enthral and delight, as well as being crammed with fact, farce and fantasy. Sam O’Shanty has lived his whole life at sea, ever since he first stowed away when he were just knee-high to a kipper.
Dobwalls win derby to guarantee highest ever league finish

1 week ago | cornish-times.co.uk | Kevin Marriott

Dobwalls congratulate goalscorer Josh Johnson (centre) after his stunning finish sealed the Dingos' 2-0 victory at Callington Town on Friday night. Picture: Colin Hilton (Colin Hilton)SWPL Premier West latest round-upAlso in the newsDOBWALLS, arguably the surprise package of this season, will finish third in the table after their 2-0 win at Callington on Friday night combined with other weekend results – and they still have three games to play.