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St Ives September Festival is 'fantastic'
"THE VIBE in the town is fantastic."That's the opinion of Alan Shepherd, chairman of the St Ives September Festival, now under way and well into its fourth decade as an institution in the town."St Ives...
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Public money is to be spent demolishing wall to lay 'path to nowhere'
A PUB landlord says he can't believe Cornwall Council plans to move one of its outside walls 1.2 metres to put in a footpath that will "go nowhere".Paul Green, 55, who runs the Plume of Feathers in...
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Pall Newquay bosses assure workers their jobs are safe
BOSSES at scientific engineering company Pall have assured workers at its St Columb site their jobs are safe – despite the news that the company's Redruth plant will move to Slovakia.A source close to...
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Then of an era for Helston Clarks shoe shop staff
TWO staff will say an emotional goodbye to the shop in which they have worked for a combined 72 years – when it closes its doors for the final time on Saturday.The end of an era looms for Betsy Baker,...
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Luxulyan solar farm heats up debate at meeting
DOZENS of people attended a heated public meeting to discuss controversial plans for a solar farm near Luxulyan.Elgin Esco Ltd's plans for a 34-acre solar farm on land close to the hamlet of Bodwen...
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Here comes the West's sun-powered solar 'gold rush'
Four years ago Cornwall Council predicted that it was "preparing for a solar power gold rush".With companies eager to benefit from the guarantees of the Government's Feed in Tariff (TIF), as predicted,...
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Camborne residents' rally round for community litter pick
Volunteers in Camborne took part in a community litter pick in Roskear, organised by Cornwall councillor Paul White. The group concentrated their efforts on the tramway near Camborne Cricket club,...
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Portreath resort granted David Bellamy Conservation Award
Gwel an Mor Resort in Portreath has been awarded Gold in the prestigious David Bellamy Conservation Awards for the fifth year running. Gwel an Mor, which includes Feadon Farm Wildlife Centre, has...
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Redruth man injured in unprovoked attack in town centre pub
A Redruth man in his 50s was punched and hit over the head in an unprovoked attack in the Oxford Inn on Fore Street. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries, including a cut...
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Redruth man fined £400 for repeatedly dumping scrap metal and rubble on land
A Redruth man has been fined £400 and ordered to pay £1246.45 legal costs after dumping scrap and building materials on private land. Robert Frederick Mallaber of Foxes Row, Carharrack, was fined £400...
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Drenge triumph on heading west of Kanye
Drenge Bunters, Truro (and New Inn, Tywardreath, and Studio Bar, Penzance) Review by Lee Trewhela SANDWICHED between their appearance on last Tuesday and Friday nights' Later ... With Jools Holland,...
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Penzance traders hand over £1,000 to town's flora group
A HAPPY partnership between town traders and the group set up three years ago to bring an extra dash of colour to Penzance was celebrated on Monday. Causewayhead traders handed over a cheque for £1,000...
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Tolvaddon fire headquarters given go-ahead in Camborne
Plans to close Camborne and Redruth fire stations and replace them with a new purpose built headquarters in Tolvaddon have been given the go-ahead by councillors today. The new larger base is also...
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Redruth actresses so good they both got part in Annie
TWO girls are to share the leading role in Redruth Amateur Operatic Society's forthcoming production of the musical Annie at the Regal Theatre.Emily Bradley, 12, a pupil of Mounts Bay Academy who has...
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School unites in PE teacher Matthew Upsher's tribute
PUPILS and staff at Hayle Community School donned checked shirts and hats to pay tribute to a teacher who died suddenly three years ago.Head of PE Matthew Upsher suffered an epileptic seizure while...
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Newquay surf shop Broadwalk receives boost from Barclays
A NEWQUAY surf shop has been chosen to take part in a pilot project which will see it advertised on up to 50 Barclays cash machines in Cornwall.Boardwalk, on Cliff Road, is one of 67 businesses...
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Redruth farmer hits out at anonymous threat to blacklist his products
A Redruth beef farmer has hit out at an anonymous group that threatened to blacklist his products if he failed to declare his views on the controversial badger cull. Ashley Wood, who is chairman of...
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'Friend' left OAP with £3 in bank after robbing her of thousands
A BUGLE man befriended an elderly woman and then swindled her out of thousands of pounds leaving her with just a few pounds in her bank account.Cynthia Foxall, 79, thought she had a friend in Mark...
View ArticleFatal cancer caused by asbestos
A BODMIN man died from a form of lung cancer – as a result of exposure to asbestos more than 50 years ago, an inquest has heard.Thomas Edmund McFadden of Tredanek Close, died on March 20 of this year...
View ArticleRailway plan favoured by town council
COUNCILLORS in Launceston are backing plans for a full-time rail link from Okehampton to Exeter.Plans are being drawn up to create a new Parkway station at Okehampton offering a freight and passenger...
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