Firefighters examine cause of caravan fire
The cause of a caravan fire in Exeter early yesterday is under investigation. Two fire engines from Danes Castle and Middlemoor were called to a private car park in Frog Street at 3.30am. Crews found...
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Walker trapped under car in Camborne road crash
A woman was critically ill in hospital yesterday following an accident outside council offices in Cornwall. Emergency services were called to Dolcoath Avenue in Camborne shortly before 5pm on Thursday....
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More rain for Devon and Cornwall as storms threaten Christmas holiday getaway
More wet weather is set to wash-out the final weekend before Christmas as thousands face disrupted road and rail journeys.Vast swathes of the South West remain on flood alert during one of the wettest...
View ArticleRed flag shown to plans for Marazion Festival of Sport
A MAJOR sporting event, which brought thousands of people to west Cornwall and pumped much-needed cash into the local economy, will not return next year.The Festival of Sport was held in Marazion for...
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Homes evacuated and transport chaos after another night of rain and floods...
Homes have been evacuated and roads have been closed following heavy rains and flooding in Cornwall overnight. Up to 40mm of rain fell across the Duchy overnight causing rivers to burst their banks,...
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Flooding causes evacuation in Helston and landslips in Looe
Heavy rain overnight has caused massive flooding to return to Cornwall, with residents evacuated, roads closed and properties underwater.Rail and bus services across the Westcountry are affected,...
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Cornish sport decimated by torrential rain
The horrendous weather has virtually wiped out sport in Cornwall today.The biggest and latest casualty was the eagerly-awaited National 2 South clash between the Cornish All Blacks and Redruth at...
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Further heavy rain in store for flood hit Cornwall
Update 5pm: A 70ft tree has fallen across the A387 in Looe by the police station, blocking the road in both directions.Officials have warned that heavy rain sweeping through the Duchy over the rest of...
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Cornwall prepares for another night of torrential rain and floods
After a night and day of torrential rain and floods in Cornwall, the Duchy is bracing itself for another deluge tonight. Cornwall remains on an amber weather warning from the Met Office, with two of...
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VIDEO and PICTURES: Cornwall counts the cost of floods but remains on weather...
Cornwall is waking up to count the cost of flooding which has affected many towns and villages in the Duchy following strong winds, torrential rain and a high tide which took place in the early hours...
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Forecasters predict no let up in Westcountry's wet winter
More rain is set to exacerbate the flooding chaos in the Westcountry. Another band of wet weather was expected to come in last night bringing up to 30mm – more than an inch of rain – across Devon and...
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VIDEO: Cornwall braced for more rain after weekend of floods misery and chaos
Communities in Cornwall are counting the cost of flooding following another weekend of terrible weather.Strong winds, torrential rain and hide tides in the early hours of yesterday morning brought more...
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'Lucky' mum found clinging to a tree
A mother clung to a tree branch for nearly an hour after she was swept away from her car by rising waters in Devon.Vanessa Glover was with her husband Paul and son when their vehicle became trapped in...
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Devon deluge sees homes flooded and travel chaos
Another deluge of rain has brought festive misery to property and business owners in Devon.Dozens of residents in the county were facing Christmas with floodwater in their homes as heavy rain over the...
View ArticleA year on and Argyle are still looking over their shoulders
Just under 12 months ago – on January 2, 2012 – Torquay United fans sang their way out of Home Park in "pinch me" mood, writes David Thomas.Their team had just completed the club's first derby "double"...
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Probe call over 'staggering' hunt case costs
Politicians have called for a watchdog investigation into whether the "staggering" £326,000 spent by the RSPCA on legal action against a fox hunt was a breach of the charity's obligations.Tory MP Simon...
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Woman dies from injuries following collision in Camborne
A woman has died as a result of injuries sustained during a collision in Camborne. The woman, a pedestrian in her sixties, died in the Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) in Truro on Saturday. Formal...
View ArticlePedestrian dies following collision with car outside council offices in Camborne
An elderly woman, injured in an incident in Camborne last Thursday, has died.According to the police, she died from her injuries in hospital on Saturday.Her family has been notified, although a formal...
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Heavy rain weather warning issued for Cornwall for Christmas Day
A heavy rain weather warning has been issued for Christmas Day in Cornwall with forecasters warning of further flooding. The Met Office has issued a yellow-graded heavy rain warning, the lowest of its...
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Section of A30 closed at Scorrier after slurry tanker overturns and spills load
A section of the A30 is currently closed in Cornwall after a tanker overturned spilling slurry all over the road. The eastbound carriageway of the A30 is closed between Scorrier and Chiverton Cross...
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