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Hospitals lose £79m in staff sickness
The burden of staff illness in Westcountry hospitals has cost them over £79 million in sick pay in the last five years.Over that period, a minimum of 142,000 days have been lost to staff forced to take...
View ArticlePainting musical pictures connects to nature and the past
Goldcoast Oceanfest, FridayA deep connection with nature and heritage defines the passionate and rousing songs of Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd. Creativity and compassion go...
View ArticleCat-camera experiment confirms timeshare trend
My cats, Bobby and Tally, are very different in both looks and personality. He's a loveable rogue, a sleek and solid, short-haired black and white chap; a talkative Del Boy character, he's always on...
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Suspected arson in Hayle leaves building severely damaged
A SUSPECTED arson attack in this early hours of this morning in Hayle has left a large building severely damaged. Several 999 calls were made to a derelict dive school near Jewsons on Carnsew Road,...
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Objectors renew battle against Ladock wind turbine
A RENEWED campaign against a community wind turbine has kicked off following government guidance saying local people's concerns should outweigh the need for renewable energy.Residents of New Mills,...
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Electric pole catches light during repair in Newlyn
An electric pole caught fire during a repair in Newlyn yesterday evening. Western Power engineers were working on a faulty cable when it caught light at around 7pm.Penzance Fire Station responded to a...
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Wadebridge march against 'anti-disabled' Councillor Collin Brewer goes ahead
A protest calling for Collin Brewer, the Cornwall Council member who said disabled children "should be put down", went ahead in Wadebridge today.The march began at around 11am, with approximately 50...
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Falmouth Coastguard co-ordinating international effort to rescue injured...
Falmouth Coastguard is co-ordinating a four-country effort to save an injured yachtsman stuck 120 miles out to sea.The Dutch national, who is the only person on board the boat, reportedly phoned his...
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Falmouth Week festivities announced
THIS year's Falmouth Week festivities will take place from August 9 to 18. The annual event combines world class regatta racing with a mammoth 10-day music event under the huge marquee on Events...
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Rugby quartet are off to the Chiefs' Academy
FOUR gifted young Cornish rugby players have the opportunity to develop their sporting careers.Matt Bolwell, a flanker from Wadebridge, has played for England at under-18s' level, Tom Hendrickson,...
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Tracey's years of work for charity recognised
A TRURO mother has been honoured by a national charity for supporting people with autism for a decade.Tracey Mears set up the west Cornwall branch of the National Autistic Society (NAS) ten years ago,...
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Matthew Tooke's meets his cycling challenge
A PRIMARY school teacher has succeeded in fulfilling his promise to repay the people who saved his life and is on course to raise £4,500 for Devon Air Ambulance.Matthew Tooke's courageous and...
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TV spy star was on trail of port store's antiques
TELEVISION spy star Hermione Norris tracked down a different target in Charlestown when she took part in a celebrity antique show.The BBC One Spooks actress, who also played Karen Marsden in the comedy...
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Heaven for both horses and humans in the South Hams
Becky Sheaves visits a property designed with horses in mind.If you'd like a home that is perfect for both horses and humans, then California Farm in the South Hams could well be just what you are...
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Property pro in gruelling 100km Dartmoor Classic cycle challenge
Nick Jones, a director at Savills, Exeter is taking on the gruelling terrain of Dartmoor this month in aid of The Josh Carrick Foundation.Held on June 23, the 100km Dartmoor Classic is one of the most...
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Richard Austin's Animal Magic
Yet another casualty of life is now on the mend at Secret World Animal Rescue in Highbridge, Somerset.This rescued fallow deer fawn is taken out twice a day for a walk around the buttercup field where...
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Suspected arson at second car fire in Penzance
A second car fire in Penzance this week was initially being treated as suspicious this morning.Penzance Fire Station got a call out at approximately 1am today to a car that was alight on Penalverne...
View ArticleMurdoch Day hailed as best ever staged
A Cornish town has celebrated its most famous citizen by staging a day long jamboree that saw residents dancing through the streets.Murdoch Day in Redruth saw an array of free, live entertainment, a...
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Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival full of song in 10th anniversary year
Falmouth's Sea Shanty Festival is in full swing this weekend as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.The event, which takes place in aid of the RNLI, kicked off at 6.30pm last night with 39 groups spread...
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Woman found in car in St Austell believed to have taken own life
A woman from St Austell is thought to have taken her own life in the town.Police confirmed that the 47-year-old was found dead in a car in St Austell at 9.15am yesterday.Police were called to a vehicle...
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