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Section of popular beach out of bounds after fears of falling rocks
A FARMER has closed his part of a popular beach used by the public for generations amid fears of falling rocks and a crumbling cliff face.Portheras Cove, private land to the north of Pendeen, has been...
View ArticleMan dies after falling from cliffs at Whitsand Bay
A MAN has died after he slipped and fell from cliffs at Whitsand Bay in the early hours of Sunday.A police spokesman said the 25-year-old, who has not been named, sustained serious head injuries after...
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X Factor star Lotte has high hopes for single
A NEWQUAY singer-songwriter has just released her own music video which is being shown on MTV and is set to support pop superstar Jessie J in concert.Lotte Rundle, one half of urban duo MK1, found...
View ArticleSpeeder fined
ANDREW Ronald Hawke, 50, of St Kew Highway, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on June 28 to speeding at Carland on January 23 and was fined £35.
View ArticleGorse fire tackled
NINE firefighters from Padstow attended a gorse fire on the cliffs at Trevose Head on Saturday afternoon.The two crews used one hose reel to extinguish 10 square metres of gorse.
View ArticleScrap business rates on public toilets, says MP
NORTH CORNWALL MP Dan Rogerson has launched a campaign to scrap the charging of business rates on public toilets to help keep more public conveniences open and free to use.Town and parish councils that...
View ArticleMan dies after falling from cliffs at Whitsand Bay
A MAN has died after he slipped and fell from cliffs at Whitsand Bay in the early hours of Sunday.A police spokesman said the 25-year-old, who has not been named, sustained serious head injuries after...
View ArticleArson inquiry: man is arrested
POLICE have arrested a man after a suspected arson attack on a house in Bodmin which left two women needing hospital treatment.The 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to...
View ArticleCool: Blue's great day in sun
Happy hound: Waiting to go into the dog show ring at Liskeard Show is Blue the Great Dane – who was keeping cool with his hat. For the full story and all the pictures, see pages 42 and 43.
View ArticleBikers appear in court
A VIOLENT and scary dispute between three motorcycle clubs that spilled onto the streets of Newquay left a witness so disturbed she "could not dial 999 properly", a court has heard.Karl Burrows, 47,...
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Brenton and Luckett enter the record books with massive score
LUCKETT all-rounder Andrew Brenton modestly admitted that it was 'just one of those days' after smashing his way into the record books on Saturday.The 39-year-old hit a remarkable 53 fours and 11 sixes...
View ArticleStithians Show results
ResultsFull details of prizes were not available from event organisers before The Cornishman went to press.Cattle – Holsteins: heifer calf born on or after January 1, 2013: 5 RBP Nicholls, Rosemodress...
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Heatwave continues as Met confirms longest hot spell since 2006
We are in the throes of the longest hot spell since 2006, the Met has confirmed. Temperatures have been over 28 degrees somewhere in the UK for the last eleven days making it the longest hot spell for...
View ArticleMP deserves praise for taking stand on energy subsidy
Anyone who cherishes the countryside of Cornwall should be grateful to Sheryll Murray MP for joining with two Devon MPs to persuade the Energy Minister, Greg Barker, to halt the absurd free-for-all...
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Twin town visitors enjoy Cornish culture
FRENCH visitors from Penzance's twin town visited west Cornwall to take part in the Golowan celebrations.A group of five visitors from Concarneau were entertained by members of the town council and of...
View ArticleSchool's job losses 'will be devastating for community'
A WEST Penwith school is to make four members of staff redundant this summer following government cuts and a fall in pupil numbers.Cape Cornwall School in St Just will shed both teachers and support...
View ArticleCollision leaves one trapped
A CRASH on the A30 left one vehicle ablaze and a person trapped in another.Fire crews from Penzance and St Just were called to the two-vehicle collision near the Cardinney campsite between Drift and...
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Buses bump
A SHUNT at Sennen left a pick-up truck sandwiched between two double-decker buses.The Western Greyhound and First vehicles collided with a Mitsubishi truck at around 11.50am on Monday.No one was...
View ArticleMP hits at 'haste' over head
MP ANDREW GEORGE has hit out at Cornwall Council's "indecent haste" in replacing the head teacher of St Ives School with its own troubleshooter after a damning Ofsted report.When inspectors placed the...
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Police swoop reveals £350,000 drugs farm
POLICE have uncovered a sophisticated cannabis farm at a house in a quiet rural hamlet outside Penzance that could have reaped criminals £350,000 a year.CID officers found nearly 300 mature cannabis...
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