Liskeard

Burglary warning to Liskeard residents

Police are urging householders in Liskeard to be vigilant after burglars broke into two homes through the cat flap.

Offenders targeted an elderly woman’s home in Bodgara Way, overnight on 22-23 February by putting an unknown instrument through the cat flap to reach the key in the back door. They made an untidy search of the ground floor while the woman, in her 80s, was asleep. They...

Adam Smart, the motorcylist injured in A38 collision has died

Police have confirmed that Adam Smart, the young motorcyclist seriously injured after a collision with a tanker on the A38, died in hospital last night.

The 20-year-old local man's motorcycle collided with the heavy good vehicle on Monday 10 June at around 7.45am at the Carkeel roundabout in Saltash.

Mr Smart was taken to Derriford Hospital where he was joined by his family....

Police name motorcyclist seriously injured in A38 tanker collision

Police have issued a statement on behalf of the family of the motorcyclist seriously injured in a collision with a tanker on the A38 on Monday (10 June). The man has been named as Adam Smart.

Mr Smart's injuries are described as potentially fatal and he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The statement reads as follows:

"On the morning of Monday 10 June, at...

A38 closure following motorbike and tanker collision

Devon and Cornwall Police report that a motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a road traffic collision on the A38 at Saltash this morning, Monday 10 June 2013.

The collision took place at around 7.45am on the Carkeel roundabout and involved a motorcycle and a tanker.

The A38 was closed on the Liskeard side and one lane of the Saltash Tunnel was...