A tale of two towns: overseas visits to Penzance and St Ives.
A DRAMATIC fall in the number of foreign visitors coming to St Ives should be seen as a wake-up call for the town, the mayor has warned.St Ives has seen a 40 per cent drop in the number of overseas...
View ArticleGallery evacuated due to blaze
FIREFIGHTERS have saved valuable artworks following a blaze at a popular tourist attraction in St Ives on Monday.Firefighters were called to the Tate St Ives Gallery at 12.30pm to deal with a fire...
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Police use CS spray to break up fight at Penryn Infant School
POLICE had to use CS spray to break up a playground fight between parents at Penryn Infant School in front of terrified youngsters.Some of the children were so traumatised by the event they did not...
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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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Solicitor calls on farmers threatened over badger cull not to be intimidated
Most protests against the badger cull have been legal, above board, and perfectly proper. Some, however, have resorted to sinister threats – and it could get worse. Philip Bowern reports on how farmers...
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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...
View ArticleSuperb result for Skoda in customer satisfaction survey
The aptly-named Skoda Superb is the car that owners are most satisfied with, according to a survey.And another Skoda model – the Yeti – was second in the list compiled from owners' views by What Car?...
View ArticleSince the war, our lot has been one of relentless decline
In reply to the letters from C Richey and J Woodhall (WMN May 16), I will confine my expose of Churchill's career to the events between the Munich crisis of 1938 and the Yalta conference of 1945.The...
View ArticleCouncil takes Cabinet meetings out on tour
A Devon council is taking its Cabinet meetings out on the road in a bid to stir interest in decision making. Mid Devon district council, which is based in Tiverton, is to hold a meeting of the...
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Historic Bude tidal pool thrown cash lifeline
An historic but threatened tidal swimming pool in Cornwall has been thrown a lifeline in the form of a £15,000 grant. Friends of Bude Sea Pool, formed two years ago after cuts prompted fears for the...
View ArticleMan let dogs foul street in revenge
A Devon man has been fined £370 for letting his Jack Russell terriers foul outside a house whose occupants he suspected had been poisoning dogs. Brian Walley, of Portland Street, Ilfracombe, was found...
View ArticleLucky jackpot-winning ticket takes £6.1m
One winner scooped Wednesday's Lotto jackpot of £6.1 million. The winning numbers were 33, 03, 35, 05, 34, 25 and the bonus number was 14. The jackpot winner will collect £6,123,375 for matching all...
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Rugby wives link up to tackle cancer charity walk
This pack of rugby "wives" are more used to their more illustrious other halves hogging all the attention, particularly from avid fans.But the women, whose husbands all play for the top-flight Exeter...
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Future of Cornwall's South Crofty mine in doubt as investor aims to cut costs
Hopes of restarting production at one of Cornwall's most symbolic mines have taken a blow after a key stakeholder announced it may pull its investment.Exploration work has been taking place at South...
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VIDEO: Farmer devastated after five pigs killed in overnight raid
A farmer has been left devastated after his prized pigs were slaughtered in the latest of a string of crimes targeting livestock.The five Iron Age pigs – valued at £1,000 and with a dead weight of at...
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Strictly Confidential goes behind the scenes for real life tears and laughter
Lisa Riley tells Su Carroll why her magical Strictly Come Dancing experience was tinged with sadness...If you had to sum up Lisa Riley in one word, it would probably be irrepressible.The star of...
View ArticleWestcountry taxpayers run up £60m council tax arrears
Westcountry councils are owed £60 million in unpaid council tax, official figures show.Ministers have urged authorities to do more to reclaim the money amid deep cuts to local government budgets.The...
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CBBC stars Dick and Dom at the Eden Project this Sunday
Come along to Eden on Sunday, June 2, when CBBC will be filming a big TV event featuring Dick and Dom. All welcome. Eden's gates open at 9am and it's also the last day of Freaky Nature with Bugs so...
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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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