Woman cyclist dies after hitting wall
A 24-year-old woman has died after hitting a wall while cycling in Branscombe over the weekend. Police confirmed that at about 2.15pm on Saturday, a single vehicle road traffic collision occurred on an...
View ArticleMan, 28, arrested on suspicion of assault
A man was seriously assaulted following an altercation in Watchet, near Bridgwater in Somerset, on Saturday morning. A 25-year-old man suffered a serious head injury after he was thought to have been...
View ArticleFire on train started behind panelling
Fire crews tackled a blaze on a train at Exeter St Davids Railway Station on Sunday evening. The fire was found to have started behind the panelling of Coach E of the 5.25pm Penzance to Paddington...
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RNLI carry out 33 rescues in strong rip tides
Lifeguards patrolling the beaches along Whitsand Bay in Cornwall have reported their busiest week so far with a total of 33 rescues.Chris Wafer, RNLI lifeguard supervisor, said the majority of the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 19, who died in crash is named
A 19-year-old motorcyclist who died after he was involved in a collision in Paignton on Sunday morning has been named. Gregory Taylor, from Buckfastleigh, was pronounced dead when he was involved in a...
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POLL: Minister warns of 'monstrous desecration' of countryside
A Westcountry MP and Government minister has launched a withering attack on the "monstrous desecration" of the countryside being caused by huge solar energy farms.Jeremy Browne, Liberal Democrat MP for...
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Warning to beachgoers as jellyfish numbers rise
Lifeguards on Devon and Cornwall beaches have reported a noticeable rise in the number of jellyfish washing up on shore in recent days, leading to a reminder to beachgoers on what to do if they come...
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Satirist Armando Iannucci knocks MP Ben Bradshaw for 'very dull' tweets
Hostilities have been renewed between satirist Armando Iannucci and Westcountry MP Ben Bradshaw, with the politician claiming hair – or lack thereof – is at the root of their disagreement.Mr Iannucci,...
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Thousands raised for RNLI at record-breaking lifeboat day
Bumper crowds digging deep into their pockets helped make a picturesque Cornish village's annual Lifeboat Day a record breaker.The event at Coverack on the Lizard peninsula on Saturday saw a crew from...
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New test promises to reduce death risk from C. diff superbug
Experts in the Westcountry have created a new formula promising to reduce the number of people across the globe being hit by a deadly superbug.Scientists at the University of Exeter have established a...
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The great outdoors really can re-tune our out-of-sync bodies
Scientists have just discovered that a spot of camping could be good for many people's health – Martin Hesp says he isn't at all surprised.Once upon a very, very long time ago, someone discovered a...
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Game shooting enters a new season soon, but has the sport's reputation improved?
Next week sees the start of the game shooting season with August 12 marking the first day on the grouse moors. It has been, traditionally, a time for protest from the anti-shooting brigade but Philip...
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CORNWALL is the second biggest earner from parking charges outside London, as councils rake in more than £565 million each year from motorists, a report claims. The authority was said to have made £7.9...
View ArticleChemical could have caused mass fish death at Par Beach
INVESTIGATORS probing the deaths of more than 1,000 fish in a stretch of the Par River say they have found a chemical in the water.The Environment Agency classed the incident as Category 1, the most...
View Article'Vicious' attack left two men injured
A ST AUSTELL man has been curfewed after carrying out a "vicious" attack on two people he saw on his way from a Truro nightclub.Both victims were taken to hospital. One had a broken tooth and both had...
View ArticleBlast alert at blaze
FIRE CREWS feared explosives could be set off after fire swept through a storage shed in Millbrook on Wednesday night last week.Firefighters from Torpoint and Saltash were called to the boat storage...
View ArticleTen rescues carried out by lifeguards in one day
THE FIRST day of August proved to be one of the busiest this year for the RNLI lifeguards at Polzeath when they carried out ten rescues.Conditions were perfect with a good two to three-foot surf and an...
View ArticlePub and homes plan backed
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to reduce the size of a popular North Cornwall pub and build houses on part of the site is recommended for approval when it comes up for a decision on Monday.Stephen Rudman, owner...
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Investigation into Bugle scaffolder's death in St Mawes
FAMILY and friends have paid tribute to a popular scaffolder as an investigation is launched into his death.Roger Stoddern – known as Podge – from Roche Road, Bugle, was working on the scaffolding at...
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Padstow ex-priest's 'anxious' final days about Savile enquiry and hernia...
A RETIRED priest found dead in the sea off Padstow was anxious and depressed in the months leading up to his death, and was concerned that the Jimmy Savile police inquiry was spreading to Cornwall.The...
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