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Long Rock couple prevented from visiting dying relative at hospital

A LONG Rock couple have been left suffering continuing agony and feelings of guilt after they were ordered not to visit a dying relative.Barry Morse, 77, had emphysema and had been in and out of...

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Ingrid: I just acted by instinct after Woolwich horror

HELSTON woman Ingrid Loyau-Kennett says she is not a heroine – but many would beg to disagree after they saw her confront the suspected killers of Drummer Lee Rigby last week.She attracted...

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VIDEO: Jacob Cockle filming whirlpool in Hayle where he died

A HAYLE surfer and photographer who drowned on Tuesday evening loved filming whirlpools, his friends have said. Jacob Cockle is believed to have been trying to capture more footage of the tidal...

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Coldest spring for more than 50 years

The UK has experienced the coldest spring for 50 years, according to information from the Met Office. The country's average temperature for the last three months is 6 degrees Celsius. That makes this...

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Campaign to standardise cigarette packaging to stop children from smoking

A MOVE to deglamourize smoking is hoped to stop children from taking up the deadly habit. Tomorrow is "World No Tobacco Day" and Cornwall Council's director of public health, Felicity Owen, said she is...

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South Crofty mine in Pool may stop exploration work due to rising cost

EXPLORATION work at South Crofty tin mine in Pool may stop because of concerns over rising costs. The mine has been under redevelopment for the last ten years but today one of the investors, Canadian...

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Pictures: Man airlifted to hospital from Swanpool beach, Falmouth with head...

A man had to be airlifted to hospital this afternoon with head injuries after a fall onto rocks at Swanpool Beach in Falmouth. The Coastguard was called by the ambulance service at about 2.30pm to...

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Cornwall Council leader John Pollard launches first blog and shows fondness...

The new leader of Cornwall Council has launched a blog. John Pollard, Independent councillor for Hayle North, said his first week has been "interesting and very exciting". The new leader also showed a...

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Perranporth brewery to launch new ale at the Royal Cornwall Show

A NEW Perranporth brewery will launch a new ale with a west Cornwall energy saving specialist next week. Visitors to this year's Royal Cornwall Show will be able to raise a glass in the name of energy...

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Arson struck old go-kart track centre in Camborne to be secured

THE RECENT arson attacks on a derelict indoor go-kart track near Camborne have prompted a multi-agency initiative to take action to stop them. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, police and environment...

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"Destruction" of football club facilities at St Agnes as vandals attack

Vandals have wrecked facilities at St Agnes Football Club. Club members found the changing room had been wrecked with chairs forced into the ceiling and windows and doors broken. The club were...

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Acclaimed Kings of Leon record producer Ethan Johns plays in Calstock next month

ACCLAIMED recording artist and producer Ethan Johns - the man behind the recording desk for Laura Marling's sublime Once I Was An Eagle, released this week - comes to Cornwall next month. Johns...

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School treasurer Stacey Murphy stole more than £6,000 from Perranarworthal...

A school treasurer stole more than £6,000 in fees and fund-raising money from a pre-school. Stacey Leanne Murphy, 32, persuaded the required signatories to sign blank cheques and stole the money from...

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Daring skydive set to remember tragic Lostwithiel man

The fiancé of a Lostwithiel man who died suddenly from meningitis last year is set to skydive from 10,000 feet in his memory. Kerran Parish was just weeks away from marrying Shane White, when he was a...

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Tolvaddon renewable energy specialist Enact in administration

A TOLVADDON-BASED renewable energy specialist has gone into administration. All 29 members of staff at Enact Energy Renewables based at Tolvaddon Business Park were made redundant yesterday afternoon....

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Cliff Head Hotel in Carlyon Bay, near St Austell, one of UK's first to have...

AN ECO-MINDED hotel in Carlyon Bay is among the first in the UK to have an electric car charging point installed. Working alongside green charity Zero Carbon World, the Best Western hotel group has...

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VIDEO: Falmouth celebrates university status with pipes and drums procession

Pipes and drums rang out in glorious sunshine as Cornwall celebrated its first university status. Falmouth has had a higher education institution for 110 years but can now boast the county's first...

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Valuable farm machinery stolen from Liskeard farm

POLICE in Liskeard are investigating the theft of a £9,000 dung spreader from a farm. Offenders gained entry to the farmyard in the Pengover Green area between May 23 and 25 and stole the bright yellow...

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Are you an outstanding volunteer in Cornwall?

VOLUNTEER Cornwall is on the lookout for the county's most outstanding volunteers. Dubbed the 'Volunteer Oscars', the event recognises the achievements of Cornwall's estimated 140,000-strong army of...

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Police in Cornwall highlight devastating consequences of drink driving

POLICE in Cornwall are supporting the national summer drink drive campaign launched tomorrow. The primary aim of the month long initiative is to reduce the number of injuries on the county's roads...

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