Rescue call
FIREFIGHTERS from St Ives Community Fire Station were called out to help rescue a dog after it was thought to have fallen down a Carbis Bay mineshaft. The owner raised the alarm on Monday morning but...
View ArticleStaff left devastated as care home closes
A HAYLE care home is to close with the loss of 45 jobs after the owners claimed the high cost of nursing had left them with no choice but to shut.Nineteen elderly residents will be left homeless when...
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Falmouth Poly members force extraordinary meeting into director's shock depature
Members of a Falmouth arts venue have forced its board to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) into the shock resignation of its director. Producer and writer Charles Savage stood down from his...
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Does coastal living produce sunnier smiles?
Ask the average person why they enjoy living in the Westcountry and it is more than likely being near the beach would feature high on their list of reasons.And now a study carried out in Truro, by the...
View ArticleStepping back in time for drama and documentary
Monty Python's Flying Circus sprang to mind while watching Channel 4's new Sunday night historical drama, The Mill. In one sketch Graham Chapman enters a Victorian parlour to announce "there's trouble...
View ArticleMandola stolen in North Devon burglary
A £600 mandola musical instrument was just one of the items stolen during a burglary at an isolated house in North Devon. The burglary took place in Guineaford between 8.45am and 2.45pm on July 18....
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Dreamboat Mark returns to golden era
Hall for Cornwall, Monday to SaturdayWhen Mark Wynter walks on stage in the hit-packed musical Dreamboats and Petticoats, he steps back into the golden era of his youth. The early 1960s were a time...
View ArticleSisters allow a sneak preview of new LP
Exeter Phoenix, ThursdayThere is a chance to enjoy a sneak preview of some of the songs on their forthcoming fifth album from folky bluegrass twins Charlotte and Laura Carrivick when they stage a show...
View ArticleIndia's top brass herald terrific bill
Sidmouth FolkWeek, ThursdayIndia's Jaipur Kawa Brass Band (pictured) join a stellar line-up at Sidmouth FolkWeek, which is already in full swing in the South Devon seaside town. With a vibrant...
View ArticleUSA spent millions on Bude spy station, says Snowden
The United States paid £15.5 million towards the redevelopment of a secret spy base in Cornwall, according to latest documents exposed by former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.The papers...
View ArticleWoman cut free from overturned vehicle
A woman escaped serious injury when her car crashed and overturned in Exeter Road, Exmouth. Police and fire crews were called to the incident near a petrol station at 11.10am yesterday. Fire crews cut...
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Learn how to 'scully' a boat across the harbour
Visitors to St Ives harbour tomorrow afternoon will get a chance to try their hand at a traditional method of propelling a small boat as part of a campaign to reinvigorate the town's maritime past.The...
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Heatwave 'bounce' for tourism in Devon and Cornwall
The heatwave has sparked a dramatic rise in visitors to the Westcountry with numbers up nearly two-thirds on last year's washout summer.The first prolonged spell of hot weather for seven years has...
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A verandah does not just have to be for summer – it's great all year too
Prolong the shades of summer with a verandah or similarly flavoured indoor/outdoor living area. Ideally, this will be an extension of the home, where a roof extends out beyond the footprint and...
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Talented dancing girls set to host workshops for charity performance
TWO TALENTED dancers are looking for volunteers to take part in a charity production to raise money for disadvantaged children.Ella and Charlotte Gilling, 15 and 21, ran a series of dance classes last...
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Newly-wed couple's heartbreak over lost wedding ring in Newquay
A NEWLY-WED couple were left heartbroken when they lost a wedding ring while on honeymoon in Newquay – just three days after the ceremony.Kimberley and Chris Guyan-Lowe are now appealing for people to...
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Stone set to honour win by St Stephen's Paralympian Jonathan Fox
PLANS for a £2,000 commemorative stone recognising the achievement of St Stephen's Paralympic hero are taking shape.On the first anniversary of that incredible gold medal win by Jonathan Fox, St...
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Falmouth protestors fed-up with state of streets dump waste in council chamber
ON THE day Britain in Bloom judges visited Falmouth, fed-up protestors dumped waste inside the town council's headquarters.It was the second time frustrated Greenbank residents targeted officials...
View ArticleHayle man Andrew Perkin shot a defenceless cat dead
A CRUEL pet-owner shot a cat in his garden at close range leaving it to suffer a painful death.Andrew Perkin, 41, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after a trial...
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Ambulance group backs Cornishman's work to install 'defibs'
THE CORNISHMAN'S campaign to get more public access defibrillators in public places has received backing from the South Western Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST).The Cornishman has been working with the...
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