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Match-winner Moore, Williams and Green catch eye of City boss Hodges

Truro City manager Lee Hodges has admitted that he has been impressed by his crop of youngsters in pre-season play, following Saturday's 3-2 home win over Falmouth Town at Treyew Road. Summer find...

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CRICKET: Murray seeks victory over Bovey as Sidmouth eye title charge

Sidmouth can smell a chance of snatching the Francis Clark Devon League Premier Division title in the last month of the season after closing in on leaders Bovey Tracey with a 66-run win over...

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Scientists probe the happiness of dairy cows

The link between human happiness and productivity was understood by economists long before "social networking" became a buzz phrase.Now in the first ever study of its kind, a team of Westcountry...

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Plymouth couple married in ancient Celtic rite with Medieval traditions

Happy couple Jez Menis and Kate Deler literally tied the knot when they married in a Medieval-themed wedding this weekend.Against a beautiful backdrop at Terawhiti Farm at Thurlestone, near...

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Johnson will demand better after Rovers draw at Yeovil

YEOVIL TOWN 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 1Gary Johnson called for more leadership from his Yeovil team after Bristol Rovers struck a late equaliser to earn a draw in their friendly at Huish Park.A lapse in defence...

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Police investigate teen assult on Cornwall train

British Transport Police officers are appealing for information after a teenager was assaulted on board a train as it travelled between Bodmin and Liskeard. The victim, a 16-year-old student from...

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Suckers List: Cornwall Council reveals extent of junk mail scams

Over £160 million has been fictitiously awarded to 'Lucky Prize Draw Winners' residing in Cornwall. These are the findings of Cornwall Council Trading Standard's "Scamnesty" appeal for people to hand...

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Man airlifted to hospital after falling on to rocks on Cornwall beach

A 45-year-old man has been airlifted to hospital after falling on to rocks on a Cornish beach this afternoon.He is believed to have sustained head injuries on Portholland Beach near St Austell.It is...

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Cannabis factory discovered at property in Indian Queens

A woman has been arrested following a drugs bust in Indian Queens today. Police officers executed a search warrant at a rural cottage and on arrival discovered a 'cannabis factory'. A 44-year-old local...

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Cannabis factory discovered at Indian Queens property

A woman has been arrested following a drugs bust in Indian Queens today. Police officers executed a search warrant at a rural cottage and on arrival discovered a 'cannabis factory'. A 44-year-old local...

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Taxi assault at Perranporth sparks police appeal

Police are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Perranporth. The 44-year-old driver was punched by a man, sustaining stitches to his lip and bruising to his chin on St Pirans...

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Police investigate weekend pub assault in Torpoint

Police in Torpoint are appealing for information after a 47-year-old woman was assaulted in the town. The incident took place opposite The Standard pub on Fore Street between 11.30pm and 11.45pm on...

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Carbon-based energy and nuclear power keep lights on

Your editorial last week on Energy Policy and the letter from Edmund Ousley provide a useful demonstration of the issues surrounding the Policy.Firstly, Edmund Ousley and many others, completely fail...

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Auctioneer's research lands £65,000 for painting

A religious scene painted by a disciple of one of Italy's greatest artists has sold for almost £65,000 at a Westcountry auction.The Holy Family, by Spanish/Flemish artist Pablo Esquarte, smashed its...

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RIDING HIGH

Shooting star Peter Wilson, who grew up on a Dorset farm and only took up shooting when a snowboarding accident forced him to give up other sports, won gold for Britain in the double trap competition...

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Country notebook

When I was a tacker at East Knowstone in the early 1950s I had to travel on the rust bucket school bus to Bishops Nympton, the school "over town" in Knowstone a mile away having closed before I was due...

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IN THE MIRE

This spring's bad weather appears to have delayed the ripening of countryside fruits such as bramble, rowan and elder, conservationists warn. Blackberries, rowan and elder berries are all ripening much...

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The children have been adjusting to American distances. "Where are we going today Mummy?" they said on day four. "To visit Auntie Caroline," I replied. "Is it a long drive?" they asked. "Not really," I...

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Rural town remembers the day the bombs fell

The daylight raid came without warning. Two Focke-Wulf 190s arrived off the Cornish coast near Par and followed the Fowey until the pilots could see the town of Bodmin ahead of them.There has been...

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A culinary mystery tour to land of their fathers

Food is the best way to explore modern China, according to writer and chef Ken Hom, the main who introduced the wok to Britain more than 30 years ago.For this culinary exploration of a country that is...

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