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Duchy's voluntary tax deal under public scrutiny
The Duchy of Cornwall's private estate has been likened to that of Starbucks, the company famed for using tax avoidance loopholes, by the chairwoman of the House of Commons public accounts...
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Man arrested after woman's body is found in car near Looe
A man was arrested after the body of a woman was found in a parked car in Cornwall.The 28-year-old woman was found in the back of the car shortly after 6pm on Friday, police said.Officers were checking...
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Four rescued seal pups are released back into the wild
These four seal pups looked as if they had never been away as they were reintroduced in to the wild in Cornwall .After months of rehabilitation at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary near Helston, Axel Rose,...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle massive barn fire
Firefighters tackled a huge barn fire near Bridgwater for more than 12 hours on Saturday one of three to take place in Somerset that day. The barn in Cannington, which stored 200 tonnes of hay, was...
View ArticleShoppers evacuated after fridge gas leak
Shoppers and staff in a supermarket in West Cornwall were evacuated yesterday afternoon following a refrigerator gas leak. Firefighters and police evacuated the store in Penryn and sealed off its car...
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Looe food show attracts record crowds as sun shines on event
One of the newest "foodie" festivals on the culinary map has staged a successful follow up to its impressive debut.Organisers of the Looe Food and Drink Festival yesterday said they were on course for...
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Police commissioner defends overnight allowance claims
Devon and Cornwall's police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg has defended his receipt of £650 in taxpayer-funded allowance a month so he can stay the night nearer his office in Exeter.Mr Hogg, who...
View ArticlePlanning reform peer denies conflict of interest claims
A Westcountry peer has denied there is a conflict of interest between his role advising the Government on reforming Britain's planning rules and his links to a major house-building scheme in the...
View ArticleMan recovering after clifftop wedding fall
A holidaymaker is making a good recovery after suffering head injuries following a 20-metre fall off a cliff edge in West Cornwall. The 33-year-old, from Wandsworth in south London, had been attending...
View ArticleThree-car collision closes Cornish road
Three cars were involved in a collision near the Chiverton Cross roundabout close to Truro yesterday morning, causing traffic delays. Police units and an ambulance were called to the scene at 11.25am....
View ArticlePolice search for missing woman, 44
Police said yesterday they were searching for a woman from South East Cornwall who had not been seen since she left her friend's house nearly three weeks ago. Police said no-one has seen or heard from...
View ArticleCrews risk explosions to fight lorry blaze
Firefighters tackled a blaze on a lorry carrying highly combustible ammonium nitrate on Sunday night as it travelled down the M5. Police closed the southbound carriageway between junctions 24 and 25,...
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WMN relocation makes TV news
The Western Morning News and its sister title, The Herald made the news yesterday on the first day in their new headquarters.Editorial, advertising and sales staff took up residence in Studio 5-11 on...
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Get set! summer is back on track
A baking-hot summer could finally be around the corner, with weather forecasters predicting that the country could be basking in warm and sunny weather for the rest of July.It comes just weeks after...
View ArticleRenewable energy hits landmark 1GW target
A surge in renewable energy solar parks in Cornwall has helped push the total electricity generating capacity in the South West past a landmark 1GW target.Green power production in the region grew by...
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Renewable energy hits landmark 1GW target
A surge in renewable energy solar parks in Devon has helped push the total electricity generating capacity in the South West past a landmark 1GW target.Green power production in the region grew by more...
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Newquay pensioners spend £60,000 riding the world's scariest rollercoasters
A PAIR of fun-loving pensioners from Newquay have shunned bowls and golf for a less traditional retirement activity – riding the world's scariest rollercoasters. Dennis Bloor, 73, and wife Sylvia, 65,...
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VIDEO: Sigur Rós stun and Kaiser Chiefs fun at weekend of Eden Sessions
Kaiser Chiefs Sigur Rós Eden Sessions, Eden Project Review by Lee Trewhela SO THE Sessions 2013 started with the fun one and the mindblowing one. With far more of a festival feel this year, the...
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Two dead following serious crash on A30 near Newquay
Two cyclists have died following a crash on the A30 involving a lorry this morning. Click here to read the full story.
View ArticleTorpoint man left unconscious after alleged attack at Harbour Lights...
POLICE are appealing for information following an alleged assault at the Harbour Lights nightclub in Torpoint.A 20-year-old man was reportedly grabbed by the throat and as a result lost consciousness...
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