Cornwall Community Volunteer Services in Camborne to confirm service closures...
CAMBORNE volunteers and staff working with some of the most vulnerable people in the county were today told it was time to "draw a line in the sand" over the impending redundancies and service...
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Teenagers rescued by lifeboat after being cut off by Falmouth tide
Four teenagers had to be rescued in Falmouth yesterday evening after they got cut off by the tide.The group were at Stack Point, between Swanpool and Maenporth at about 6pm when they realised they had...
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Jobs cuts planned at Eden Project in bid to slash costs
The Eden Project is to cut up to 70 jobs in a bid to cut its annual costs by £2 million, it has been announced. Staff at the visitor attraction at Bodelva, near St Austell, were informed of the...
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Power Cuts Close Truro College
Power cuts in the Truro area meant all evening classes at the city's college were cancelled this evening.The power cuts were understood to have hit the Highertown area of Truro and the Feock area.Truro...
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Harriet Harman courts rural vote at regional conference
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman has said the party is targeting scores of Westcountry seats at this year's local elections as it positions itself as the region's opposition to the...
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£10m Exchange building hailed as crowning glory of Tremough campus
A new multi-million pound teaching, learning and research building has been officially opened at a Westcountry university.£10 million was spent on the new-build at Tremough Campus in Penryn, Cornwall,...
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Police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg quizzed over selection of advisers
Police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg has promised a "transparent" recruitment process after being quizzed over the appointment of his senior adviser.Mr Hogg, a former Royal Navy commander, has so...
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Coalition MPs at odds over Devonwall
Westcountry coalition MPs were last night embroiled in a war of words ahead of a crucial Commons vote that would create a parliamentary constituency straddling the Devon and Cornwall border.MPs will...
View ArticleCallers warning of computer virus are bogus
Trading standards officers in Cornwall have issued a warning that local residents are being targeted in a telephone scam.Rogue traders have been contacting people and scaring them into believing their...
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NHS trust condemned over job-cut 'secrecy' at Royal Cornwall Hospital
Bosses at Cornwall's main hospital have been condemned as "grossly insensitive" for failing to consult on plans that could see nearly 700 posts axed.Unions say the possibility of sweeping reductions in...
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Severe weather warning means more flooding is on the way
The Westcountry was last night on flood alert after forecasters issued a severe weather warning which predicted that more than two inches of rain could fall overnight in some areas.Low-lying areas...
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Children 'graduate' from extra-curricular activities at Tremough
Young children donned caps and gowns at a graduation ceremony in Cornwall.The Children's University event celebrated the achievements of 50 Cornish children at Tremough University Campus, near...
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70 jobs under threat at Cornwall's Eden Project
One in seven staff at Cornwall's flagship tourist attraction the Eden Project could be made redundant, it emerged last night.For the second time in 12 months, staff at the environmental attraction,...
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Increase agreed for funding for flood defence projects
A 20% rise in local funding for flood defence projects reflects the need to address the "backlog" of schemes in the Westcountry.The Environment Agency's South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee,...
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Widow tells inquest of husband's 100ft fall down Cornish cliff
A grief-stricken mother told yesterday how her "happy, loving" husband plunged 100ft off a cliff after the family group stopped to take holiday snaps of the Cornish coast. Engineer Harry McCabe, 54,...
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LIVE webcast and blog: Cornwall Council meeting
Cornwall Council meets in full today at 10.30am. Watch the meeting live on the webcast below and join in the debate on the blog. Please note the blog is moderated by Cornwall Council.Loading...Webcast...
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Childcare Reforms Welcomed by Cornish Firm
The changes to childcare announced by the Government this morning have been broadly welcomed by a leading childcare provider in Cornwall.Elizabeth Truss, the early years minister, is to propose that...
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School celebrates
LISKEARD School and Community College's sixth form is celebrating after being ranked the top performing state college in the county in the latest A-level league tables.Statistics released by the...
View ArticleBenefits of £41k claimed illegally
A WOMAN from Polruan who amassed savings of £41,271 in benefit payments to which she was not entitled has avoided prison after the court was told that she had lived so frugally she was "punishing...
View ArticleHowling hounds disturb peace of Bodmin Moor visitors.
HOWLING hounds on Bodmin Moor are disturbing the peace of holidaymakers, and local people fear action could now be taken to cut their numbers.The North Cornwall Hunt has kept its foxhounds in kennels...
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