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Navy experts call defence re-organisation 'ludicrous'
The Government's "grandiose ideas" of reshaping the Armed Forces for the long-term future while slashing manpower and equipment has proved "ludicrous" given recent world events, a Westcountry military...
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Flood-hit train passengers now swamped by price rises
Rail travellers across Devon and Cornwall were yesterday hit in the pocket as inflation-busting fare rises took effect.Regulated fares, which include season tickets, are increasing by an average of...
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Green energy incentives are branded 'bribes for blights'
Towns and villages across the Westcountry could see a massive windfall from power plants built on their doorstep under new Government plans branded "bribes for blight" by critics.Rural communities hit...
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Youngsters in South West 'damaged' by ongoing recession
More than a fifth of youngsters in the South West believe their prospects have been "permanently damaged" by the recession, a new report claims.More than a third of the so-called "lost generation" in...
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Arson attack probe as three people rescued from Liskeard fire
Arsonists are thought to have started a fire in the hallway of a block of flats in Cornwall in which three people had to be rescued. Dozens of firefighters were called to the blaze in Bodgara Flats,...
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Former Truro City keeper Matt Armstrong-Ford set for Middlesbrough tie
FOUR years ago Matt Armstrong-Ford couldn't get into the Newquay team. On Saturday the 23-year-old will be lining up against Championship side Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup.It's safe...
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Search goes on for missing ferry teenager Jordan Cobb
The girlfriend of Jordan Cobb, who leapt from a ferry, joined volunteers in the desperate search for him yesterday and vowed to "never give up hope".Jordan, 16, of Plymouth, is missing, feared drowned,...
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'Help, police – I've run out of toilet roll'
Running out of toilet roll and difficulty ringing a Chinese takeaway were just some of the frivolous calls that clogged up 999 police lines this year.Emergency call handlers in Devon and Cornwall are...
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Camborne and Redruth celebrate New Year's Eve peacefully
POLICE in Camborne have thanked the public and publicans for a peaceful New Year's Eve.There were no alcohol related crimes in Camborne while in Redruth just one man was arrested for an...
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Appeal for missing pet cat stolen just before Christmas
THE OWNER of a pet cat, which went missing just before Christmas, has appealed for his safe return.Anne Shaw's four-year-old male cat, Jethro, hasn't been seen since December 17 at his Nancledra...
View ArticleBustophers, Truro, makes Michelin Guide
Bustophers Bar Bistro, Truro, has been recognised in the 2013 Michelin Guide to restaurants and hotels across Great Britain and Ireland.Tom Hancock, general manager, said: "I'm delighted and extremely...
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2012 - The Second Wettest Year Since Records Began
It's official – 2012 was the second wettest year ever since records began in 1910.Met Office statistics released today show the exceptionally wet weather of 2012 was just a few millimetres short of the...
View ArticleFirst panto to be held in St Just for seven years
THREE drama societies in St Just in west Cornwall have merged to put on a pantomime in the town for the first time in seven years. The West Cornwall Theatre Group, St Just Amateur Operatic Society and...
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Prisoner on the run should not be approached - police warning
Police said a prisoner who could be on the run in Cornwall should not be approached.Sean Cawthray, 41, went missing from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire on Sunday and is known to have links to the...
View ArticleStudent causes Newquay bomb hoax havoc
A 17-year-old student caused havoc when he pretended to have a bomb at Newquay Cornwall Airport.The male from Sussex was immediately detained at the airport and searched following the incident on...
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Impressive Newquay prove too strong for St Austell
Newquay 3 St Austell 2Newquay turned on an impressive second half display to take the honours in an entertaining tussle against St Austell in the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League on Friday...
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Lee Hodges sets players 'achievable' target for Truro City to beat drop
Truro City player-manager Lee Hodges has set his side a points target to avoid relegation from Blue Square Bet South.Hodges, 39, revealed the target to his players ahead of their confidence-boosting...
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Cornish Pirates' Ian Davies sad to lose prop Alan Paver for big games
Cornish Pirates head coach Ian Davies said he is disappointed to be without suspended prop Alan Paver for three important games.The club took a decision to ban influential forward Paver for "an...
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Runners to create a buzz at Wadebridge Point-to-point
Point-to-point action returns to the Devon and Cornwall area tomorrow with the North Cornwall Foxhounds hosting its meeting at the Royal Cornwall Showground, just outside Wadebridge, where fortunes can...
View ArticleNominations invited for Friends' award in Helston area
Do you know someone worthy of receiving an environmental award in the Helston-Lizard area?If so the Lizard peninsula Friends of the Earth would love to hear from you.Back in 2001 Porkellis resident...
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