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Church gravestone removal is "wanton act of desecration" says vicar
A vicar slammed maintenance workers at a Cornish graveyard, who removed a gravestone, saying it was a "wanton act of desecration." Reverend Stewart Turner criticised CORMAC Solutions workers after they...
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St Agnes Players bawdy comedy opens in Trevaunance Cove
St Agnes Theatre Players are performing their latest summer production, 'Tartuffe' set against the dramatic cliffs of Trevaunance Cove. Moliere's play, which opened at the Driftwood Spars Beer Garden...
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Falmouth police cadets awarded Olympic medals
Police cadets in Falmouth have been awarded Olympic medals in recognition of their community work during the Olympic torch relay as it passed through the town. Ten members of the Falmouth Community...
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Falmouth residents angry at state of streets dump rubbish inside council...
On the day that Britain in Bloom judges were visiting Falmouth protestors dumped weeds and rubbish inside Falmouth Town Council's headquarters demanding action to keep the streets spick and span. It...
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Sailors guilty over Senegal 'gunboat'
Two seamen from Cornwall have been found guilty of entering Senegal illegally after their converted warship was seized by marine commandos.Skipper Chris Enmarch, 53, from Penryn, was handed a six-month...
View ArticleMan found dead on rail line named
A man whose body was discovered on the railway line at Scorrier in West Cornwall on Tuesday has been named as 58-year-old Stephen Curnow from Redruth.The coroner for Cornwall had been informed.The...
View ArticleHere's how you can support Have A Heart For Syria
You can sponsor as many flags as you wish, for Ā£1 each, via the dedicated Just Giving page at justgiving. com/heart-for-syria. You can also donate here if you love the heart once you've seen it.To keep...
View ArticleTide is turning at Cornish coastal town
Hayle is on the north coast of Cornwall, just across the bay from St Ives. Its name comes from the Cornish heyl, meaning estuary. Sadly, though, there have been times in its fairly recent past when...
View ArticleTripAdvisor investigates reviews for fake restaurant
A South Devon restaurant is at the centre of a TripAdvisor investigation after it received dozens of glowing reviews ā when it does not even exist.Oscar's, said to be a restored fishing vessel...
View ArticleWhy artists are sending a message of love to Syria's refugees of war
As a symbol of love, the heart is universal. Two thousand hand-made red flags make up the giant one that will beat out an artistic message of compassion next month ā all the way from a Cornish hillside...
View ArticleWoman dies, child critical after crash
An 87-year-old woman has died and a child is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash in Williton, West Somerset. The collision on Priest Street occurred around 8.10pm on Thursday,...
View ArticleLifeboat tows yacht back to safe harbour
Ilfracombe lifeboat was launched late on Thursday to tow a yacht back to harbour after its propeller became snagged. The RNLI was called at 11.53pm by sailors aboard the 39ft Maia of Dart, which...
View ArticleFive tonnes of straw catch light in barn
Firefighters tackled a blaze at a farm in Sutcombe, near Holsworthy, in North Devon, after a barn containing more than five tonnes of straw caught fire. Four fire engines from Holsworthy, Bideford,...
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Low-tech approach for Barry's show
Sidmouth FolkWeek, ThursdayBarry Cryer says he hasn't had a career in comedy... "It's just a series of incidents." Those "incidents" have kept him in work for 50 years, making people laugh as a writer,...
View ArticlePoetry, music and Mr Tumble... what more do you need?
Lulworth Castle, DorsetThe madcap family party that is Camp Bestival returns to the Dorset coast for its sixth year on Thursday. Curated, like its big brother Bestival, by BBC Radio 1DJ Rob da Bank...
View ArticleA burning desire to have a good time at weekend festival
Week St Mary, near BudeLeopallooza has been described as the friendliest little festival on the Cornish summer menu.What began as a humble but ambitious house party, with live music, in a field at Week...
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MP backs calls to put pay day lenders out of business
A Westcountry MP has backed calls for locally established credit unions to push payday lenders out of business.Andrew George is already a sponsor of a Private Members Bill to control irresponsible...
View ArticleRNLI rescues kitesurfer and capsized couple
A novice kitesurfer and two people in the water whose sailing boat had capsized have been rescued in incidents off Exmouth. Exmouth RNLI first launched at 9.34am on Thursday to assist the kitesurfer...
View ArticleHot properties on the market this week for boating enthusiasts and eco types
Sticklepath, West DevonĀ£695,000A handsome six-bedroomed house on the edge of Dartmoor near Okehampton, Tawside House was once part of a large aristocratic estate. Its 3/4 acre garden is bordered by the...
View ArticleOpen invitation to coastal home
Marchand Petit is holding an open day today at a property in Salcombe, on the coast in the sought-after South Hams area of South Devon.The Garden House is a recently completed detached house in a...
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