Three injured in A38 crash

THE main A38 at Lantoom Hill near Dobwalls was blocked for about three hours yesterday afternoon, after a serious accident involving two cars. Much of the heavy traffic coming back from the Royal Cornwall Show was held up leading to huge tail backs on both sides of the dual carriageway.

There were three people travelling in the two vehicles, both soft tops, one a white Peugeot cabriolet and the other a green Ford Escort cabriolet, and all were taken to Derriford Hospital.

A female passenger in the Peugeot was trapped by her legs and had to be cut free by Liskeard fire brigade. She had sustained multiple fractures and was flown to hospital by the Cornwall air ambulance which had landed in the road.

Plans for new-look Torpoint on display

PLANS and ideas for the regeneration of Torpoint are on display in the Town Council Chambers today and tomorrow as part of a public exhibition.

The focus of attention is the Torpoint Regeneration Study which has been funded by Caradon District Council, the European Regional Development Fund and the South West of England Regional Development Agency, and has been supported by Torpoint Town Council and Torpoint Community Development Forum.

The study proposes changes to make the town more attractive and more prosperous.

Running with dad in mind

AMONG those taking part in the Kit Hill run on Sunday will be teacher Caroline Soady - who will be tackling the hill with her father in mind.

Caroline will be raising money for the RNLI, as her father, Alan, was saved by Looe's lifeboatmen when he fell overboard from his fishing boat three years ago while cleaning his nets. Caroline, a 35-year-old maths teacher at Saltash community school, said that her father, of Nomansland, would have died, if it had not been for the lifeboatmen's quick actions. She has already raised £420 in sponsorship, but is aiming to make this £1,000.

The run is due to start at 11am at Callington community college, with a fun run beginning at l0am.

Para glider's high voltage clash

A para glider was lucky to escape with his life on Wednesday just after 2pm, when he became entangled in high voltage cables on his descent into a field at Struddock, between Seaton and Looe. He was able to release himself from the glider and fall safely to the ground. Liskeard and Looe fire brigades went to the scene as a precaution while SWEB disconnected the power and released the equipment. Some 700 homes were without power for 90 minutes. Station Officer Paul Devenish from Liskeard described the incident as potentially very serious. 'This man was extremely lucky not have been electrocuted' he said.

Full peal for Queen Mum

A FULL peal of bells is due to be rung in Fowey in August, to mark the l00th birthday of the Queen Mother - and it will only be the fifth time in a century that a full peal has been rung in the town. To enable this to take place the bells will start to ring at 4.30pm, and will not finish until around 7.30pm.