Thieves rip safe from wall in Cornwall cider shop raid after horror sledgehammer break-in

Thieves rip safe from wall in Cornwall cider shop raid after horror sledgehammer break-inThe Bearded Brewery in Cornwall is going cash-free across all its sites after thieves smashed into its St Agnes shop with a sledgehammer and stole a substantial amount from the till and safeNewsWilliam Telford17:37, 04 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesThe Bearded Brewery in St Agnes, Cornwall(Image: The Bearded Brewery)A Cornish brewery has announced it will go cashless after thieves broke into one of its shops and tore a safe clean off the wall.‌Police are now probing the break-in at The Bearded Brewery bar and bottle shop in St Agnes, with brewery bosses urging anyone with information to contact officers immediately. The cider shop was targeted at 2am on Wednesday, April 1, with raiders making off with a "substantial" amount of cash from both the till and safe.‌The incident has prompted the business to stop accepting cash across all its sites in Newquay, Mawgan Porth, St Agnes and its headquarters in St Mawgan.‌View 3 ImagesRobbie Langouroux-Fay and 'Sparky' (left) at the Bearded Brewery in St Mawgan with their cider 'Unshaven Maiden' which the industry body The Portman Group is trying to ban as being too sexual(Image: Bearded Brewery)READ MORE: Goalkeeper escorted off pitch by security after 'punching a fan' during matchREAD MORE: Storm Dave forecast to hit UK with 90mph horror winds in just HOURS - full list of 25 areas at riskKris Gillespie, site manager at the St Mawgan brewery, told CornwallLive: "People broke in and took cash from the till and the safe. A substantial amount for us. The lock was punched out with a sledgehammer. They ripped the safe off the wall.‌"We are a micro brewery with small premises and this will have a knock on effect for us. So unfortunately we will go cash free from now on."Mr Gillespie confirmed police had been notified but believed no arrests had been made at this stage. He said: "We are appealing...