New recruits join Cornwall Air Ambulance crew

Three new critical care paramedics have joined the crew of Cornwall Air Ambulance to help save lives across the county. Kris Lethbridge, Thomas Hennessy-Jones and Pete Storer became members of the Cornwall Air Ambulance crew after a rigorous selection process, including written exams, emergency scenarios and fitness tests. They take the total number of air […]
Fly a 360 degree Cornwall Air Ambulance mission from your phone

People can fly a Cornwall Air Ambulance mission from their phone, tablet or computer screen thanks to the release of a 360-degree film to coincide with Fund a Flight Week (11 to 17 September). Previously the film has only been available to view through the use of specialised 360 viewers, but the lifesaving charity has […]
Airport names Cornwall Air Ambulance as charity of the year

Cornwall Airport Newquay is taking being a good neighbour to new heights by choosing Cornwall Air Ambulance as its charity of the year. Workers at the airport chose to raise money for the lifesaving charity during a staff vote which saw Cornwall Air Ambulance come out on top. Jackie Southon, the charity’s Head of Income […]
Signing off: Saying goodbye to paramedic Paul

In 2002, Paul Symonds joined the ambulance service with the dream of one day making it onto the crew of Cornwall Air Ambulance. A decade later he fulfilled that dream, climbing onboard the helicopter for the first time as part of a tightknit team on their way to help someone in desperate need of help. […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance 2017 six-month stats revealed

Cornwall Air Ambulance flew 387 missions in the first six months of 2017, new figures have revealed. The charity, which relies on donations to keep flying, has released its mission statistics for January to June 2017, to show the people of Cornwall and beyond the difference their support has made in the first half of […]
Air ambulance flies to woman with head injuries

Cornwall Air Ambulance flew to the aid of a women who had fallen and suffered head injuries in the Helston area. Following a 999 call for help at 10.39am, on Thursday 18 January, the air ambulance paramedics arrived to find the elderly women’s injuries were serious enough to require hospital treatment. She was taken aboard the helicopter and flown to Derriford […]