A police hunt for an armed robber who targeted a Spar shop in Cornwall this morning has taken an unexpected turn. Armed cops swarmed around the shop at Hayle's Station Hill around 8am as schools were in put into lock down. Police tried communicating with the man who had locked himself in a house behind the Spar. Officers entered the building just before 10am when the incident was expected to be brought to a close. But instead police have moved to a new location at Queensway. Some are...

As filming continues for the penultimate series of ITV comedy drama Doc Martin the show's lead actor Martin Clunes has been snapped posing for pictures using a selfie stick. Regular members of the cast have returned to Cornwall for the filming of eight new episodes which are due to air later this year. Read more: Police swoop on Hayle after armed robbery at Spar shop Last month ITV confirmed that filming has started for series eight of the hit show on location in the picturesque north...

Two of the largest social housing providers in Cornwall and Devon are expected to merge - but what could it mean for council tenants? DCH, formerly Devon and Cornwall Housing has confirmed it has entered merger talks with Weston-super-Mare based Knightstone in a bid to become one of the largest landlords in the region. If approved the merged company could become a 35,000-home landlord spanning spanning 20 local authorities from the Isles of Scilly to South Gloucestershire. Some 70,000 people...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Monday, May 22, 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 Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Thom. If you've seen something...

One of the UK's top supermarket companies is to appear before Truro Crown Court this morning to be sentenced in connection with the death of a customer. The Co-operative Group has previously pleaded guilty to to a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 following the death of shopper Stanley May during an incident two years ago. At a previous hearing, it was found that in July 2015, Mr May, aged 74 at the time, had slipped in water which had accumulated on the...

A man has been charged with the murder of his partner who has not been seen since January this year.Kirsty Noden, 32, also known as Kirby, who was living in Marazion, was originally treated as a high risk missing person after friends and relatives raised concerns for her welfare on Thursday, May 18.Dean Lowe, also 32 and from Marazion, was later arrested and charged with her murder on Sunday, May 21. He is expected to appear before magistrates on Monday.Read more: Body found in town centre...

You may have forgotten or not actually know, but your child could be in for a huge cash windfall. Children born between 2002 and 2010 could have thousands of pounds sitting forgotten somewhere. Under the Labour Government, the parents of young children received £250 to open a Child Trust Fund account, with another £250 coming when they turned seven. Some children in low income families received double this - amounting to a free £1,000 in savings. Your children...

Good old Bodders.People like to run the place down, but anyone who grew up there will still have a soft spot for this historic township. There will be memories aplenty, and things you can only truly understand if you've lived there... ECLIPSE NIGHTCLUB The only place to start. Everyone is so desperate to avoid it at the beginning of the night, but somehow you end up going. By around 11pm on a Saturday, the prospect of going 'up the road' is very real. And we all remember that one time we went...

Two small Cornish villages have topped the list of places in the UK for election registration searches on Google. Pendeen on the Penwith Peninsula and in the St Ives constituency and Ponsanooth, between Penryn and Truro, in the Camborne and Redruth constituency, spiked up on Google for showing the highest number of searches from electors on how to register to vote in the June 8 General Election. According to the BBC the biggest interest in registering to vote came from Cornwall. Read...

Cornwall's Filipino community has put on a traditional Flores de Mayo celebration in honour of the Virgin Mary. Many Filipinos living in Cornwall and Devon descended on Truro to take part in the traditional event. Flores de Mayo is a very popular and traditional festival that is now celebrated in many parts of the world where many Filipinos are residing. Cornwall's and Devon's Filipino communities comes together to Truro to puts on a traditional Flores de Mayo festival in honour...

More than 600 people have signed a petition to see a hard-hitting BBC drama about sexual exploitation shown in schools in Cornwall and Devon. The BBC three-part drama Three Girls first aired on Tuesday night and came to a conclusion on Thursday. It centres on the now infamous Rochdale child grooming and sex abuse scandal - where 47 girls were failed by the authorities after falling victim to a paedophile ring in the Lancashire town between 2008 and 2009. Read more: Cornwall Survey 2017:...

From cattle to horseflies, nettles to bees, wasps and Lyme disease, the countryside may not be as idyllic as you might think. In fact, rural living is full of danger as a new website listing all the dangers lurking in the countryside hasrevealed. Caudwell LymeCo charity and Lyme Disease UK have worked together to create enjoythecountryside.com as a way to raise awareness of Lyme's Disease - a bacterial infection spread to humans via ticks. Read more: Register to vote today in the General...

A man who runs the UK's largest online database of paedophiles says he is refusing to stop his work, despite appeals from the police. The UK database website contains details of over 54,000 convicted sex offenders, including dozens from across Cornwall. It has been viewed more than 50 million times, with in excess of 75,000 people logging on each day. Read more: Body found in Dean Street public toilets in Liskeard town centre In a statement issued on Facebook this week, the site's...

Mentioning Cornwall in conversation tends to conjure up idyllic images of the waterfront of St Ives, the surfing beaches of Newquay or the quaint fishing villages of Mevagissey or Porthleven. Mention Camborne or Redruth in conversation and you're more likely to be greeted with a groan and a response of "what a dive". However, despite not enjoying the best of reputations, Camborne and Redruth are full of energy and bustle and, we believe, among the best places to live in the...

A row has erupted after South East Cornwall constituents accused Conservative candidate Sheryll Murray of blocking them on social media when they asked questions. However, Ms Murray, the sitting MP for the area since 2010, said she will "not tolerate keyboard warriors and trolls" when they are rude, nasty or are not constituents. Many Twitter and Facebook users have expressed their frustration and anger with the Tory candidate for blocking them when they tried to engage with...

Seven million eligible voters have still not registered to vote in next month's General Election - and there are only 36 hours left to apply. The deadline to register is at midnight tomorrow (Monday, May 22), and, according to the Electoral Commission, a third of people aged under 34 have still failed to come forward. More than two million people have added their name to the electoral roll since April 18, the day Theresa May announced the snap election, nearly 40% of who are aged 25 and...

A set of public toilets were sealed off in Liskeard last night after the discovery of a body. Police were called to the public conveniences at around 6pm yesterday evening, and immediately sealed the area off while an investigation took place. A spokesman said: "A sudden death of a female took place in the public toilets at Dean Street in Liskeard. Read more: Woman airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital with suspected broken arm after St Ives cliff path fall "At this time, the...

Dolphins, seals and sharks are often spotted in Cornwall seas and, luckily for us, they do not seem to get tired of our coasts. Yet, in spite of their regular appearances, many of us have never seen one of those marine animals outside of an aquarium. Read more: Lucky Manchester City fan whisked up to the Etihad Stadium to watch first ever match Cornwall, and especially west Cornwall, is one the hotspots in the country to spot such a wide diversity of marine life. Common dolphins are...

A brave widow who took the decision to speak out about mental health issues after her husband died falling from the Tamar Bridge says she has been overwhelmed by the response she has received. Marie Bryant took the decision to talk just days after Trystan, 38, fell, in the hope it would get people talking about mental health. Now she wants to invite everyone who knew him to attend his funeral on Friday, which she says will be a celebration of his life. Trystan, who loved spending time...

Picturesque ports, stunning beaches and some of Cornwall's best-loved tourist attractions have appeared on a list of known 'dogging' site., it has been revealed. Several websites contain lists of popular dogging locations across the region where strangers meet for public sex - including some of the county's best-known landmarks. They include waterfront car parks, public parks, a boating lake, and even a country park. The underground practice – known as dogging – involves...