Inquest opened into deaths of married couple
A husband and wife from Carbis Bay suffered violent deaths, it has emerged.The inquests into the deaths of Derisa and Jonathan Trenchard have been opened and adjourned in Truro.The couple were found...
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End of an era as Richard Austin's trusty old lens develops a fatal fault
There is a single lens – now broken beyond repair – that has witnessed more amazing events in this region than most people have in the past two decades. Martin Hesp has been looking through its...
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A council official who accepted thousands of pounds worth of bribes from contractors will have to wait until the New Year to learn his sentence.A Judge has delayed the sentencing of Anthony Bodgin...
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Bodyboard stars drop in on Duchy
World bodyboarding elite will descend on Cornwall this weekend as part of a UK-wide tour.Hawaiian-born Mike Stewart, who is widely regarded as the godfather of the sport, will be joined by Australian...
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One last mountain to climb: postman to scale Antarctic peak
Cornish postman Ed Buckingham sets his sights on last of the world's seven highest continental peaks. Martin Freeman finds out how he does it.Ed Buckingham is rightly proud of his winter boots – all...
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Dogs could be banned from Stanhope Park in Holsworthy
Dogs could be banned from a park in Holsworthy if new control orders are put in place.Holsworthy Town Council received a number of complaints regarding prolific dog mess in Stanhope Park.Councillors...
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WMN opinion: Archbishop is a man who puts needs of people first
We may be regularly reminded that Britain is a multi-cultural country with a population that follows a number of different religious faiths and – increasingly – no faith at all. But the Archbishop of...
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WMN calendar sales bump One Direction's effort from top slot
Forget the latest boy band, sales of the Western Morning News' calendar of the region's beauty spots are outstripping the one featuring the lads from pop sensation One Direction, writes Sarah Pitt.The...
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Claire Worden from Cardinham will lead YFCs nationally this year
A CARDINHAM woman has been elected as the new chairman of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs.Claire Worden, 31, a member of Lostwithiel Young Farmers' Club for 13 years, was voted in as...
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Lostwithiel's Marcus Harrison shows military how to live off the land
AN EXPERT on edible plants has been teaching Britain's Armed Forces how to survive behind enemy lines by foraging for wild food.Marcus Harrison from Lostwithiel is an authority on what can be eaten and...
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Polgooth mum Debbie Watson calls for screening after daughter's hip condition...
A MUM from Polgooth is calling on the Government to screen all newborn babies for a debilitating hip condition after doctors failed to diagnose her daughter for five and a half years.Ellie Datson, now...
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Connor Downs Primary School's project needs your vote
CONNOR Downs Primary School is hoping to secure enough votes in a competition to secure a £50,000 grant.The school is one of the finalists in the running to win funding from People's Millions, a Big...
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Camborne Brownie Ciara McShane's centenary badge design goes global
A FORMER Camborne Brownie will see her unique Cornish badge celebrating the organisation's centenary worn by members across the world.Ciara McShane's colourful badge has been chosen for next year's...
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Plans already afoot for next year's St Ives Business Fair
MORE than 30 businesses exhibited their wares and services at the inaugural St Ives Business Fair.The event has been declared a success by organisers St Ives Chamber of Trade and Commerce.Nearly 100...
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Camborne engineer John Woodward brings light to Phillack Church in Hayle
A GIANT illuminated cross hanging from Camborne Parish Church was created by a former Holman's engineer in a new venture to bring cheaper light sources to the town.John Woodward, who runs JW...
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Penzance's Penlowarth building, dubbed the 'fourth ugliest in UK', is...
PENZANCE'S movers and shakers turned out in force to celebrate the transformation of the "UK's fourth most ugly building".The Penlowarth building in St Mary's Terrace, once home to the tax office and...
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Praise for St Ives Infant School from the Ofsted inspectors
A GOOD school where teaching is "consistently good and often outstanding" – that's the judgement of Ofsted inspectors on St Ives Infant School.The report praises the children's progress, attainment,...
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Shoplifter Tracy Starling abuses BHS staff and four police officers at Truro
FOUR police officers bore the brunt of a Truro woman's anger at being caught shoplifting in British Home Stores in the city.She kicked out and swore at them after staff in the store had reported seeing...
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Cannabis blamed for Bodmin teenager's descent into crime
CANNABIS use was blamed for a Bodmin teenager's descent from promising student and sportsman to would-be burglar with a need to pay off a debt for the drug.The boy, aged 16, appeared before Bodmin...
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Bipolar Truro bomb hoaxer Nicholas Rimmer is jailed for 18 months
THE 'joker' behind a bomb hoax that caused hours of disruption to three Truro businesses has been jailed.Nicholas Rimmer, 55, left a note outside The Money Group's offices on Charles Street reading: "I...
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