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Grave of Fisherman's Friends star Trevor Grills is vandalised
The grave marker of Fisherman's Friends star Trevor Grills has been unlawfully removed, police confirmed today. Trevor Grills, 54, was a tenor in the Port Isaac-based group Cornish sea shanty singing...
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Swanpool Beach cafe expansion plans back on the table
Just two months after plans to extend decking at Swanpool Beach cafe in Falmouth was refused, a fresh application has been submitted.The new scheme, cafe owner Pete Lochrie says, will address the...
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BUDGET: Marazion mum reacts to childcare support proposals
Thousands of west Cornwall families could be in line for help with childcare costs under plans announced in today's budget.During his budget speech in the House of Commons, Chancellor George Osborne...
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BUDGET: Beer drinkers can toast a cut in the price of a pint
BEER drinkers can toast plans revealed in today's budget to cut the price of a pint.Chancellor George Osborne announced that he will scrap the controversial beer tax escalator as well as 1p from the...
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BUDGET: West Cornwall MP Andrew George praises new tax threshold
WEST Cornwall MP Andrew George has welcomed news in today's budget that lower paid workers will benefit from a new tax threshold.Reacting to the announcement that the personal allowance will be...
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BUDGET: Reaction to no fuel price increase and MAPS of cheapest fuel in Cornwall
Plans to put a 3p increase on the cost of fuel in September have been dropped from the budget and this has been welcomed by many.Tom Arrington, managing director of Abacus Taxi's in Falmouth said: "We...
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LIVE: Budget 2013
5 PM UPDATE: Ben Leach, Mortgage and business finance consultant at Vision Independent Financial Advisers, sent us his reaction to the budget: Any schemes to help get first time buyers and buyers with...
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BUDGET: Truro tax expert - Budget "re-arranges the deckchairs"
The budget amounts to a re-arrangement of the "Titanic deckchairs" according to a tax expert from Truro.James Bailey, tax partner at Robinson Reed Layton sid the budget was: "An interesting mixture –...
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Cornwall's Liberal Democrats launch election campaign in Bodmin
By Mike JarvisCORNWALL'S Liberal Democrats launched their election campaign today with a clear message – we'll get the basics right. Current Lib Dem councillors and those who will fight for seats at...
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BUDGET: Chancellor "the toast of Britain's pubs" according to Cornish brewery...
James Staughton, managing director of St Austell Brewery, welcomed the Chancellor's announcement, which has come after a broad and persuasive campaign uniting the industry and consumers.He said: "This...
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Flushing Ferry company and skipper fined for safety breaches
The operators of Flushing passenger ferry and its skipper have been fined over a series of safety breaches after an allegation it was carrying too many passengers.Flushing Ferry Ltd, based in Kenwyn...
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Budget 2013 key points: beer duty rise scrapped and help for home-owners
THE rise in fuel and beer duty has been scrapped and the personal tax allowance will be raised a year ahead of schedule, the Chancellor George Osborne has announced. In a Budget speech frequently...
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Car in river at King Harry Ferry site near Trelissick
UPDATE 5.10PMA diver is understood to be currently carrying out an underwater search.The King Harry Ferry Company issued the following statement:"We can confirm that at 16.00 on Wednesday, March 20, a...
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Two new air ambulances to provide emergency cover in Cornwall
TWO air ambulances will be providing emergency cover in Cornwall in the future.Cornwall Air Ambulance signed a new helicopter contract on Monday which will see a new operator providing the service from...
View ArticleBUDGET: St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Gilbert backs big decisions
St Austell and Newquay MP has welcomed today's budget, which he claims will help "build a strong economy and fairer society". He singled out the decision to raise the income tax threshold to £10,000...
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Ben Leach from Vision Independent Financial Planning based in Falmouth said any help was appreciated after new mortgage schemes were launched by the Chancellor in today's budget.He said: "Any schemes...
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Mum is found in hedge after a seven-mile sleepwalk in North Cornwall
A FARMER's wife from North Cornwall who sleepwalked seven miles before being found in a hedge is now home, safe and well. Joy Grigg, 50, a mother of two from Treneglos, between Launceston and...
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Prestigious award for Fowey sailors
Two sailors from Fowey have beaten competition from around the world to win a prestigious maritime award.Ken and Ali Wittamore were presented with the Mansura Trophy, an award given every two years for...
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Weather warning for Cornwall as high winds and heavy rain cancel flights
A weather warning has been issued for Cornwall for today and tomorrow. Exeter based weather agency, the Met Office, have issued the yellow 'be aware' warning for the whole Duchy, warning "Persistent...
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Late Fisherman's Friends star Trevor Grills' widow appeals to grave vandal
The widow of Fisherman's Friends star Trevor Grills has talked of her disgust at the vandal who removed her late husband's grave marker. Taking to Facebook, Leslie Grills wrote: "I would just like...
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