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Miles and smiles as Caroline Quentin & Co take to the road for air ambulance
Actress Caroline Quentin led a fundraising event at a Victorian gothic mansion in the Westcountry.The actress, who lives on a smallholding in Devon, got on her bike to raise funds, along with Olympic...
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Ferdy the teenage duck quacks on with her retirement
At 15, Ferdinand the duck is believed to be the oldest of his kind, having lived 13 and a half years longer that she should have.At 18 months her breed are considered to be at the right age for a roast...
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Controversial Atlantic Array wind farm plan 'is in disarray'
A Westcountry MP has said there is "growing momentum" against one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world.Conservative Geoffrey Cox spoke of a "very strong" surge of opposition in his Torridge...
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Planning approvals leap by 22 per cent in a year
Planning approvals for new homes in the South West leapt by 22% in the last year, showing house builders' "increasing confidence", market experts said.A report out today by the Home Builders Federation...
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Dropping cull would 'knock living daylights' out of farmers - NFU
The leader of Britain's biggest farming union has criticised Labour's pledge to halt badger culling, warning it would "knock the living daylights" out of the industry.As reported in the WMN earlier...
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'Tell easyJet it must save Gatwick flights from Newquay'
NEWQUAY'S MP Stephen Gilbert is calling on 20,000 people to help him convince easyJet bosses to save an air link between the resort and London Gatwick.The service, currently operated by Flybe, is due...
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Bude farm worker Jeremy Hawke guilty of rapes
AN ILLITERATE Bude farm worker has been found guilty of raping two women and sexually assaulting two others.Jeremy Hawke, known as Jerry, 48, stood trial last week accused of 14 counts of rape and...
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Mevagissey man, 41, jailed for abusive messages
"DISGRACEFUL and threatening" text messages were sent by a Mevagissey man to his former partner in breach of a court order.In some of the 61 texts sent by 41-year-old Lee Hersey to the woman over a...
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Labour would build us out of affordable housing crisis
Gas and electricity prices will be frozen for homes and businesses for 20 months after the 2015 general election if Labour wins power, Ed Miliband announced yesterday.The dramatic announcement – which...
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Jubilant Truro residents win battle to re-open city shortcut
Residents in Truro are celebrating after a city centre shortcut, blocked off by the landowner last year, was finally reopened on Friday. Philip Perryman, part owner of Truro City Football Club, was...
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Local farm invites children to learn more about food processes at harvest time
A LOCAL farm is welcoming children in to learn more about food processes and celebrate harvest time.Over a two-week period, which began on Tuesday, primary school pupils can benefit from finding out...
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Traders' £1k donation
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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Rush to join as boxing academy opens
THERE were plenty of putative pugilists signing up at the launch of Hayle Boxing Academy on Sunday.The club, affiliated with St Ives Bay Amateur Boxing Club, enjoyed a busy morning, said its founder...
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TV's Prof Cox is admirer of Davy
PENZANCE'S famous chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy has come in for high praise from top TV scientist Professor Brian Cox in a BBC TV programme.In his new three-part series Science Britannica the...
View ArticleFingers crossed for skate event
ST JUST'S planned skating competition was postponed at the weekend and will now take place this Saturday.Lafrowda Skate Jam was cancelled due to poor weather, but organisers are now hoping skaters and...
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Youth worker and popular community group buoyed by £16,000 grant
A YOUTH worker's salary and a popular community group are being buoyed by a £16,000 grant.The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales awarded west Cornwall's 3 Villages Project the sum to help the...
View ArticleStaff wait for £500k lottery win to be validated
A GROUP of Penzance supermarket workers are currently facing an anxious wait for official confirmation of a £500,000 lottery win.The win, last weekend on a lucky dip on the Thunderball lottery and...
View ArticleReward for bike theft information
THE owner of a stolen Kawasaki motorbike is offering a "substantial reward" for its safe return.The black KMX 125cc off-road bike was taken from outside a property in Commercial Road, Hayle, some time...
View ArticleElderly left homeless after burst pipe flood
RESIDENTS of a block of St Ives flats were evacuated by firefighters during the early hours of yesterday morning after a burst water pipe flooded their homes.Several people living in the sheltered...
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Finally: Hayle to get its own fire station
HAYLE'S first fire station could be built within a year after it was granted planning permission.Cornwall Council approved the plans for the new community fire station this week with the area planning...
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