Cornwall has three of the top ten beaches in the entire country, according to TripAdvisor users. Cornwall celebrated the joint most entries in the UK top ten, along with Dorset. The renowned surfing beach of Fistral in Newquay was named as the number two UK "travellers choice" beach of 2016 by TripAdvisor users, behind Weymouth Beach in Dorset, while St Ives' Porthminster Beach came sixth and Perranporth scooped ninth. Read next: Victim fighting for his life after being punched in...

From the ruggedness of the Lizard peninsula to the iconic Penzance promenade and the castle island of St Michael's Mount, the soft sand beaches of St Ives and Sennen and the paradise islands of Scilly, the constituency of St Ives is picture postcard Cornwall.A world-famous artistic heritage, a healthy fishing and farming industry and a beautiful coastline - this constituency has everything that comes with such a blessed landscape, including a thriving tourist trade. But it's also an area of...

The body of a 21-year-old man has been pulled from the water by police divers in Exeter.Police were alerted just after midnight on Wednesday to reports of a concern of welfare of a man on the River Exe at Exeter Quay.Two fire engines from Exeter and Specialist Water Rescue Teams from Exmouth and Bridgwater, were mobilised to Exeter Quay following a call from police stating they had reports of a person in the water at 0.49am.Read more: What to do if you need to call police on 999 but it's not...

This is the moment an 'out of control' caravan jack-knifed and blocked the busy A30 into Cornwall - forcing the driver to perform a three-point turn as he straddled the lanes. The heart-stopping dashcam footage shows the black Mitsubishi Shogun driving in the outside lane of the dual carriageway before snaking across the busy highway as he tried to move lanes. HGV driver Rob Holmes claims the man towing the caravan who "should have stayed in a hotel", clipped his mirror with the...

Police have issued a reminder about a potentially life-saving tool that very few people are aware of. There's a simple way of calling the police if you find yourself in trouble but it's unsafe to talk - and it's been around for 15 years. There may come a time when a 999 call needs to be made but talking will put a person or others in more danger. Read next: 'King Cornwall' jailed with drugs gang who flooded Cornish towns with crack and heroinThe solution? Press '55' when given the option to...

Now in their 16th year, anyone who has ever attended one of the Eden Sessions will know they are one of the most unforgettable concert experiences you can have – not just in Cornwall but the whole world.As the Evening Standard wrote, they are "the nearest you can get to watching a gig on the Moon".There is nothing quite as magical as seeing one of your favourite acts up-close, as the biomes pulsate in the background on a warm Cornish summer night. Even when it's raining the gigs...

Fans of Cornwall based BBC period drama, Poldark, will no doubt be pleased to hear that the season three release date has been confirmed - which promises to kick-off its most explosive series yet. Starring Aidan Turner as handsome leading man Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as his fiery wife Demelza, the popular show hooked viewers far and wide with its turbulent relationships, good-looking scenery and even better looking cast, when the first series hit screens in 2015. Read more: Dad...

Six men responsible for flooding Cornwall with thousands of pounds worth of class A drugs over the period of a year have appeared before a judge to receive their sentences. The London-based gang made more than 40 trips between the capital and the South West bringing with them crack cocaine and heroin that was then broken down and passed to dealers on the streets of Penzance, Camborne, Truro, St Austell and Bodmin. Fidel Barzegar, 23, of Enfield in London, Pouria Najafpour, 23, of Islington,...

Two years of roadworks on the A30 near Temple will be concluded soon - bringing an end to misery for thousands of Cornish motorists and visitors to Cornwall. For the past two summers, traffic heading in and out of Cornwall has been hugely congested thanks to the A30 roadworks. The major programme, which started in June 2015, has regularly brought Cornwall's busiest road to a standstill between Temple and Higher Carblake. Read more: Massive hornet twice the size of a 1p coin was found in Bodmin...

Revellers who lost themselves in the madness of the Masked Ball music festival at Porthleven might well have lost a something else more significant. Organisers have posted pictures of several mobile phones and car and house keys - all found after the three-day event had come to the end on Sunday. As well as picking up various items of clothing, they also found 16 wallets or purses, 12 driving licences and 15 bank cards. The haul of lost property is now being slowly handed back to grateful...

This is the moment a device dragged up by a fisherman was detonated by bomb disposal experts in Falmouth this morning. Falmouth coastguard rescue team (CRT), who shot the footage, were called out to reports of a suspected phosphorus device on Gyllyngvase Beach at 8.16am. "On scene, we found a local fisherman had dragged the device up while tending lobster pots. He'd very sensibly placed it into a crate and left it in the water."The beach was cordoned off until the device was dealt...

St Austell will shortly benefit from some of the country's fastest broadband in a pilot which will enable downloads of a two-hour movie in just 90 seconds, Openreach has confirmed. More than 3,000 homes and businesses in and around St Austell are set to benefit from the new ultrafast service, known as G.fast, which provides download speeds of up to 330Mbps – more than 10 times the UK average.Read more: Dad who died after being tasered by police was 'funny, loyal and dedicated to his...

General election candidate Sheryll Murray's team said she was the victim of a "Nazi attack" as her campaign posters were vandalised with "incredibly offensive" swastikas - which are actually backwards.Posters for the Conservative candidate for South East Cornwall have been found with swastika-type crosses cut into the text and her photograph.Read more: Massive hornet twice the size of a 1p coin was found in Cornwall and people are scaredThe infamous cross, usually on a white...

To avoid a clash with Ariana Grande's star-studded Manchester bombing benefit concert ITV's Britain's Got Talent (BGT) has moved its final from Sunday night. The decision to switch the show to Saturday (June 3) was made by ITV bosses after the US popstar confirmed she would be returning to Manchester on Sunday to perform a concert in aid of those affected by the terror attack last week. It will now take place live at 7.30pm as BGT bosses don't want the final to distract from the benefit...

There's been an angry backlash against a last-ditch bid to frustrate plans for a new helicopter service to the Isles of Scilly mounted by the company which currently runs all transport to the islands.The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (IoSSSC) has been accused of "greed" on social media after Cornwall Live revealed it had mounted a legal challenge to planning permission for a heliport in Penzance granted to a rival organisation.A petition calling on directors of the firm to...

A 'scruffy' man is wanted by Cornwall's police after he allegedly committed a burglary.Officers are investigating a report of burglary to a home in King Street, Torpoint. The incident took place on Saturday (May 27), at approximately 3pm.Read more: Tribute to teenager Luke Campbell-Tapson who died in suspected drugs incidentThe suspect entered the property via an unlocked door. Police said he then searched the home but left without stealing anything after being distracted.King Street, Torpoint.A...

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) after an attack left a man from Newquay with life-threatening injuries. The 32-year-old was punched in the head during an attack on Beach Road sometime between 4.30am and 4.45am on Monday, May 29. Read more: First look at new bullet trains being built in Italy for Penzance to London line It was believed he was assaulted by people he did not know, causing serious head injuries. He is currently...

Police have warned off-road motorbikers using a popular cycle route after children – one as young as four and using stabilisers - were forced off the track. The appeal for information included pictures of the bikers on the Bissoe trial, a former mining tramway west of Truro that is now a major cycling route enjoyed by thousands of riders and families. It runs from Devoran through Scorrier to Portreath and links with several other routes. The neighbourhood policing team for Truro,...

The family of a teenager who died in a suspected MDMA drugs related incident in Ilfracombe at the weekend have paid tribute to a 'funny, chaotic and shiny presence'. Luke Campbell-Tapson, who was 16 years old, tragically died at Derriford hospital in the early hours of Saturday, May 27 after a house party in Ilfracombe.The teenager, from South Molton in Devon, was admitted to the hospital after he possibly took a recreational drug on Friday night.Read more: Tributes to dad of two Marc Cole who...

West Cornwall's iconic lido swimming pool, which was meant to be reopen for the summer season last weekend, will now do so this Saturday – with free entry for all. There was a strong sense of disappointment in Penzance at the end of last week when it was revealed, a few days before the expected opening, that Jubilee Pool would not open, due to contract negotiations. However, it has now been confirmed that the 'jewel of Penzance' will once again open its gates to swimming and sunbathing...