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St Nonna's Church is just the right TV setting for saying 'I do'
A Cornish church known as the "cathedral of the moor" is set to star on prime time TV this autumn, after being declared a suitable venue for Doc Martin's wedding.The production team behind the ITV...
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Century-old Cornish stout recipe to be brewed once again
A 100-year-old stout recipe has been extracted from ancient journals and re-launched to celebrate St Patrick's Day.St Austell Brewery's 1913 Cornish Stout will first be available this Sunday in time...
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St Austell Brewery managing director urges MPs to support beer tax freeze
ST AUSTELL Brewery is urging MPs to join calls to stop beer prices rising.Managing director James Staughton has written to every local MP in Cornwall and Devon asking them to back the campaign for a...
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New project aims to get Penryn growing and sharing their own food
A community project is being set up in Penryn to encourage residents to grow their own vegetables, share produce and buy locally grown food. A public meeting is taking place next Thursday (March 21) in...
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Cornish Pirates players make mark for England Under-20s
Penzance and the Cornish Pirates are well represented in the England Under-20 rugby squad who travel to north Wales on Friday night knowing that victory in their final Six Nations game against the...
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Busy day for Falmouth lifeboat crews
A man rescued from a sinking boat in Falmouth was just one of the shouts lifeboat crews were involved in on Sunday.It was a busy day, with three call outs in 12 hours, including a yacht with engine...
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Bodmin Town player to take a break from football
Bodmin Town manager Darren Gilbert has confirmed that midfield man Shane Krac is taking a break from football.The 27-year-old former Plymouth Parkway player is, however, likely to return for Bodmin's...
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Top Cornwall cyclists open up 2013 campaign
The opening event of the Cornish Cup Cycling Timetrials for 2013 season took place at the weekend, hosted by Penzance Wheelers (PZW), over a two lap 20-mile sporting course at Laddock Valley near...
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Officers remain concerned for man's welfare in Stithians in sub zero conditions
A man seen wandering around Stithians yesterday without shoes has not yet been traced, according to the latest police update.Officers raised the alarm yesterday after the man was seen in various...
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Cornish Pirates boss set to step down
The Cornish Pirates are set to confirm that their Chief Executive, Rod Coward, will step aside from his role at the end of the month, Dick Straughan reports exclusively.Mr Coward joined the club in...
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Egyptian High Priestess causes panic in Truro
The realm of the dead returned to a Par market over the weekend as the Valley of the Kings hit the alley of antiques and caused a panic in Truro.Antique Fairs Cornwall have become a regular site at...
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Derelict motel on Helston road is sold to a mystery buyer
There is hope that a derelict motel will be cleaned up after the site near Ashton was sold to a mystery buyer.Cornwall councillor for Breage, John Keeling, said he had been fighting to get something...
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Cornwall Council owed more than £250,000 in parking fines
CORNWALL Council is owed more than a quarter of a million pounds in parking fines new figures show.The council currently has more than 3,300 fines which have not been paid – ten times more than there...
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Voluntary redundancy plans announced at Truro and Penwith College
Voluntary redundancy plans have been announced at Truro College as it looks for ways of dealing with reduced funding.Concerned staff at the college contacted the West Briton after receiving a letter...
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Wife of Cornish 9/11 hero to visit Hayle school
The widow of a Hayle hero who was killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks in America will be visiting the town this week.Susan Rescorla will visit Penpol School on Friday where her husband Rick...
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POLL: Paramedic gives his view on Long Rock crossing debate
A PARAMEDIC claims the closure of a railway crossing in Long Rock will hamper the ambulance service when responding to incidents on the beach.Chris Taylor, who is based in Penzance, said that with the...
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Plummeting morale among 'undervalued' Westcountry hospital staff
A depressing picture of thousands of hospital staff worn down and utterly demotivated has been painted in a sweeping survey which has put two Westcountry hospitals at the bottom of the league.Across...
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Multi-million pound refurbishment of St John's Hall, Penzance, given go ahead
A COMMITMENT to Penzance will see Cornwall Council pump millions of pounds into saving an iconic town landmark.The authority's Cabinet this morning gave its unanimous backing to plans to redevelop St...
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Police release CCTV images in connection with a spate of art gallery thefts...
Police are on the hunt for a man and a woman in connection with a spate of thefts from art galleries in Penzance and Marazion.On February 15 several hundred pounds worth of pottery and art books was...
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Father from Cornwall wins £1 million on lottery scratchcard
A young Cornish father has won £1 million on a scratchcard.Lee Orchard, 30, from Roche, bought the lucky Gold National Lottery Yellow Scratchcard on a whim on Thursday (March 7) using a £5 note from a...
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