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Countryside 'at risk' from low farm prices
Westcountry farmers say the continued failure of "big players" in the food supply chain to pay a sustainable farm-gate price could lead to ruined businesses and job losses in the wider rural...
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Ambulance trust takeover will serve 5.3m
Two ambulance services are to join forces and create a single trust for the South West after the bid was granted ministerial approval.South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has been given...
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Rain keeps Land's End airstrip closed
Relentless heavy rain has forced the continuing suspension of flights from the West of Cornwall to the Scilly Isles.Skybus, which is owned by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, has not been able to...
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Nick Clegg's pledge on Westcountry's flood-hit rail line
Nick Clegg has signalled Government cash will be set aside to protect the Westcountry's vulnerable rail network from future flooding.Speaking to the Western Morning News during a visit to Cornwall, the...
View ArticlePeninsula League games badly hit by wet weather
Heavy overnight rain wiped out most of Saturday's Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier division programme.Of the nine scheduled fixtures, only Penzance against Tavistock was still on.The early...
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Police say "little hope" of finding Jordan Cobb
In a statement issued on Friday, Devon and Cornwall Police have said that there is now "little hope" of finding Jordan Cobb, the 16-year-old teenager who jumped from the Torpoint Ferry.Extensive...
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Police appeal for information on bogus caller
Police have warned residents in Cornwall to be on their guard for a bogus caller preying on elderly people in a calculated bank card fraud. Devon and Cornwall Police report that two women, aged 95 and...
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Jimmy Savile investigation: Five victims from Devon & Cornwall area
A newly-released report into abuse by Jimmy Savile has revealed that five victims are from the Devon & Cornwall area. Three victims are from the Exeter area and one from Cornwall. Another victim,...
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Shutters come down on Jessops in Cornwall
Two Jessops stores in Cornwall, at Truro and Penzance, have closed as a result of the photographic company going into adminstration, with the loss of 1370 jobs across the country. The joint...
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Truro City suffer huge blow to hopes of escaping the drop
Truro City 2 Billericay Town 4Truro's hopes of Blue Square Bet South survival suffered a probably fatal blow as they went down to fellow strugglers Billericay, who played for more than an hour with...
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Dobwalls made to work hard for win at Perranporth
Perranporth 1, Dobwalls 2 DOBWALLS ran out deserved winners at Ponsmere Valley, but Paul Andrews' men certainly made hard work of it.The visitors were dominant for long spells of an entertaining game...
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"Gangnam Policeman" video fundraising reaches £10,000
A video released on Monday to raise funds for a young boy has now been viewed more than 170,000 times and brought in more than £10,000. The money is being sought for Joshua, who has had surgery to...
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LIVE BLOG: Cornish Pirates v Dundee High
The Cornish Pirates take on Dundee High today at home from 2pm. Catch the game live via our live blog below:Cornish Pirates v Dundee High
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Cornish hospitals hit out at "inaccurate" staffing report
Two Cornish hospitals have criticised a report naming them amongst 17 in England with "dangerously low" staffing levels. The Sunday Telegraph said health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC)...
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Kayaker rescued from sea near Port Isaac
A man who had fallen out of his kayak off the Cornish coast has been rescued by a lifeboat crew. The kayaker was unable to get back into his vessel and was in the water at Port Quin for some...
View ArticleCornish Pirates into last eight of Cup as win is piece of cake
Cornish Pirates 34, Dundee High 14Six tries from the Cornish Pirates eased them into the quarter-final of the British & Irish Cup as they brushed aside the challenge of a spirited but out-gunned...
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Nick Clegg puts faith in his MPs' local popularity
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg believes his MPs will be able to successfully defend their Westcountry seats on their record – despite almost unprecedented pressure from the Conservatives at the next...
View ArticleBrothers want to trace history of Mabe's fallen war heroes
TWO brothers are researching the history of Mabe men who gave their lives fighting in the First and Second World Wars.Richard and Philip Lanc are appealing for information regarding those men named on...
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Three people in Codballs rescued by Penlee lifeboat near Land's End
THREE people who sailed out of Penzance in a cabin cruiser with no lifejackets or flares and who lost their anchor when their engine failed were rescued by Penlee lifeboat crew on their first 'shout'...
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Rough sea causes problems at Sennen as RNLI lifeboat searches for missing...
A LIFEBOAT crew, helicopter and cliff rescue team were scrambled to search for a missing woman at Sennen on Saturday.The urgent call was received at around 3pm after the 60-year-old disappeared in the...
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