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Police investigate "worrying" rise in criminal damage attacks on moorland...
POLICE in west Cornwall say they are investigating a "worrying increase" in offences of criminal damage to isolated local hill farms.The attacks started in 2008 and over recent weeks police said they...
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Cornwall Council Tory group leader Fiona Ferguson quits Cabinet post over...
THE leader of the Conservative group at Cornwall Council has sensationally quit her role on the Cabinet in a row over the use of lie detector tests on people claiming single person's council tax...
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Freeze brings roads chaos in Devon and Cornwall
Gridlock gripped the Westcountry yesterday as frozen hail on the region's main roads sparked a series of serious accidents.Commuters faced treacherous conditions during the morning with hail stones...
View ArticleBurglars take rings from elderly woman in Looe
Police are hunting thieves who stole wedding rings from an elderly woman's home in Cornwall.Burglars forced open the back door of the pensioner's property in the Brentfields area of Looe, South East...
View ArticleCornish village Lanner 'likely' to appeal High Court homes ruling
A Cornish parish council is considering appealing a High Court decision in favour of 25 new affordable homes on the outskirts of the community.Lanner Parish Council took legal action against Cornwall...
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Benefits claimants in Cornwall to face lie detectors
"Big Brother-style" lie-detectors will be used by Cornwall Council leaders to trap benefit cheats, according to a cabinet member who last night resigned.Fiona Ferguson, portfolio holder for corporate...
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Police discover "potential cannabis factory" in Newquay home
A MAN and a woman have been given official drugs warnings after police officers discovered a "potential cannabis factory" in their Newquay home.Police carried out a search of the property on Tor Road...
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Work to install 10 100 metre wind turbines between Newquay and Truro underway
CONTROVERSIAL plans to install 10 100 metre wind turbines between Newquay and Truro are underway.It forms part of an on-going project to repower Carland Cross wind farm - close to St Newlyn East...
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LIVE webcast and blog: Cornwall Council's Extraordinary Cabinet meeting
Cornwall Council's Extraordinary Cabinet meeting takes place today at 2pm. Watch the meeting live on the webcast below and join in the debate on the blog. Please note the blog is moderated by Cornwall...
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Arson attack on a paper bank in Pool, Camborne
ARSON is suspected following a rubbish fire in Pool last night.Two fire crews from Camborne fire station were called out at 1.45am to deal with the blaze thought to have been spread to a building.On...
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'Don't give well-off older people winter fuel payment'
A Westcountry MP wants cuts to benefits for well-off pensioners to be considered after a former constituent revealed they claim the winter fuel allowance – despite living in Greece.Andrew George, MP...
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POLL: Green light for solar farm near Hayle as councillor asks 'how many is...
"Where does it stop?", is the question being asked by a Hayle councillor after plans to build a new solar farm close to the town were passed by a Cornwall Council committee last week.Cornwall...
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VIDEO: Has a UFO been sighted off Land's End?
Could this be a UFO that has been spotted off the coast at Land's End?The mysterious footage, that has been posted on YouTube, was shot earlier this month and shows two white lights, one far larger...
View ArticleLostwithiel seeks more on-call Firefighters
The Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service are actively seeking to recruit new on-call firefighters in the Lostwithiel area.Tony Penrose, Lostwithiel Station manager, said: "Cornwall Fire and Rescue...
View ArticleFowey students make memorial models for Holocaust Memorial Day
A group of students at Fowey Community College are marking Holocaust Memorial Day with their own memorial models.The Year 9 History students made the models for display around the school to mark the...
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Fowey students make memorial models for Holocaust Memorial Day
A group of students at Fowey Community College are marking Holocaust Memorial Day with their own memorial models.The Year 9 History students made the models for display around the school to mark the...
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Police on the hunt for wheelbarrow thief in Hayle
Police are searching for a thief who thought it was a 'wheely' good idea to steel two community wheelbarrows.The wheelbarrows were both painted red and were for the use of people who have allotments in...
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Cornwall Council Cabinet pushes for minimum 25% council tax charge
CORNWALL Council's leading Cabinet will tell full council next week that they must start charging every household a minimum of 25% council tax or vital services will be lost.The Cabinet met this...
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Last chance for St Austell traders to vote for Business Improvement District...
THIS IS the last week for St Austell businesses to vote for a scheme which could see the town receive a £750,000 windfall.Voting for the St Austell Business Improvement District (BID) closes at 5pm on...
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Could you be the new St Austell Business Improvement District (BID) manager?...
AS THE end of the ballot draws closer, the BID steering group is on the hunt for a dynamic manager to take the reins of the scheme.Voting for the St Austell Business Improvement District (BID) closes...
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