Bude collision
TWO casualties were rushed to hospital after a head-on traffic collision in Bude shortly before 8.30pm on Monday.The pair were left trapped in separate vehicles after the crash in Poughill Road. One...
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Councillor to resign?
CONTROVERSIAL councillor Collin Brewer has said he will resign for a second time following a damning report into his latest remarks about disabled children. The recommendations made after an...
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Balloon lands in sand dunes
A HOT air balloon, piloted by a Newquay hotel owner and carrying three passengers, made a "precautionary" landing in sand dunes near Crantock on Sunday evening.John Armstrong, of the Headland Hotel,...
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Doc absent as controversial car park opens
THERE was no fanfare and no sign of Martin Clunes or any other cast members of Doc Martin when Port Isaac's controversial £400,000 car park was opened on Monday.Instead, local schoolchildren did the...
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Tributes paid to Looe woman Louise Beard
A LOOE widower has paid tribute to his inspirational and beautiful wife who lost her battle with cancer last month.Describing his wife Louise Beard, who was 54 years old when she died, Brian Bluett...
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George Best is a lot older but still kicks it in the back of the net
The Wedding Present Princess Pavilion, Falmouth Review by David Thomas Pictures by Brian Robinson THERE is nothing quite like music for helping you mark the passage of time. You know the feeling - you...
View ArticleBusinesses bask in the glory of a heatwave
Westcountry businesses have benefited from a £100-million boost after a week of scorching weather in which average temperatures were on a par with some of the region's Mediterranean rivals.Sales of ice...
View ArticleMoor death plunge of mother and son, 5
Police are investigating whether a mother killed her two-year-old son at home before taking her five-year-old boy to a local beauty spot where she jumped off rocks – killing them both.The 24-year-old...
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Couple flee their Falmouth home after son raises alarm of blaze
A COUPLE and their son fled their home in the middle of the night as flames engulfed the conservatory and started to spread.Peter and Anne Dunn, of Grenville Road in Falmouth, said they were...
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Lily heads back to nature to get close to American bears
A CORNWALL College Newquay student will travel more than 4,000 miles this summer to fulfil her dream of working with black bears in America.Lily Moffatt, wildlife education and media foundation degree...
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Boats that stand the test of time
A CONNOR Downs boatbuilder is celebrating more than three decades of making an innovative small fishing vessel.Robb Lello, who owns Treeve Boats on Treeve Lane, started making his distinctive 16ft...
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Cornwall Wildlife Trust launched appeal to buy threatened land
CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST has launched a public appeal to raise £20,000 to help it buy 84 acres of threatened land.The trust wants to buy 58 acres of Bostraze Bog, between Newbridge and St Just, and...
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Jean's piano secret: you must enjoy it
A PIANO teacher from Harrowbarrow has retired after 51 years – with a 100 per cent exam pass rate.Every student taught by Jean Nelson made the grade with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of...
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Approval for Walker Development's scheme for 41 homes at College Farm, Penryn
PLANS to build 41 homes at College Farm in Penryn have been approved.Walker Developments has been given permission for the scheme, despite objections from neighbours.The proposal is part of a wider...
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Jessie J turns up the heat at Eden Project on the hottest day of the year
Jessie J Eden Sessions, Eden Project Review by Lee Trewhela Pictures by Andy Soden / Clean Slate Music ON THE hottest day of the year, families arrived from 10am to catch a glimpse of the golf...
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Shipwreck divers discover last secret of Nelson's Colossus gunship
Two faint blips on a sonar screen have led a pair of modern day shipwreck hunters to the final piece of a 200-year-old puzzle.HMS Colossus, one of Admiral Lord Nelson's warships, sank in waters around...
View ArticleMP Ben sports Lycra for glitzy drinks party
Westcountry MP Ben Bradshaw attended a champagne reception in London in skin-tight cycling shorts and no trousers.The Labour MP for Exeter raised a few eyebrows at David Miliband's farewell party by...
View ArticleFresh hope to secure controversial ferry landings
A previously troubled plan to upgrade dilapidated harbours at either end of a lifeline ferry link has been given a "positive" reception at Westminster.Cornish councillors and an MP met with Transport...
View ArticleHistoric pub damaged after blaze breaks out
An investigation has been launched to establish the cause of a fire which threatened to engulf an historic South Devon pub. Firefighters from Teignmouth and Torquay were called to the Church House Inn...
View ArticleTwo people treated in suspected arson strike
Arsonists are suspected of setting fire to a house in Bodmin causing a blaze which left the two occupants requiring medical treatment. Fire crews were called to the terraced bungalow on St Georges...
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