St Agnes motorcyclist, Mark Robinson, has died in collision with lorry
A YOUNG motorcyclist from St Agnes died in an incident when his motorbike was in a collision with a lorry on the outskirts of Truro.The Bissoe road, near the Devoran and Chacewater crossroads, was...
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Smuggled giant clams have new home at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium
A COLLECTION of giant clams seized by customs officials has gone on display at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay.The southern giant clams, which can grow up to 60cm in length, were part of a large...
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Pupils stay at home as teachers at west Cornwall school strike
Dozens of school children were turned away from the gates of a west Cornwall primary this morning after most of its teachers went on strike.Six teachers at Heamoor Community Primary School near...
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First Great Western contract extended - no change for Cornwall Rail Services
Plans for a bidding competition for the franchise to run Great Western rail services into Cornwall have been put off.First Great Western has had its contract to run the service extended until October...
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Family pays tribute to St Agnes motorcyclist Mark Robinson who died last weekend
THE FAMILY of a St Agnes motorcyclist who died following a collision with a lorry have paid tribute to their "caring and gentle" son.Mark Robinson, aged 21, lost his life on a road at Bissoe near Truro...
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Cornwall care worker Michael Callon jailed for abuse
An ex-care worker who admitted sexually abusing two women with mental disorders in Penzance has been jailed for three years.Michael Callon, 40, from Camborne, pleaded guilty to six charges involving a...
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Electric pedal bike abandoned in Newquay
POLICE are searching for the owner of an electric pedal cycle found abandoned at Mayfield Park, Newquay during the evening of Thursday January 24.It is a silver POWABYKE model and police are appealing...
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Campaigners protest against future housing numbers and renewable energy plans
CAMPAIGNERS gathered outside County Hall this morning to protest against plans for future development in Cornwall.Two different campaign groups wielded placards and chanted outside the Truro council...
View ArticlePlans for 90 homes at Treliever Road, Mabe set for approval
A decision on whether to allow a 90-home development at Mabe to go ahead will be made by Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee next week. Taylor Wimpey Exeter, Treliever Developments Ltd and...
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Penzance man adopted at birth did not know football player was sister
A PENZANCE man adopted at birth watched his sister play football for years without realising they were related.Barrie Prowse uncovered the startling news after tracking down his biological mother.Now...
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Cornwall Council offers "unreserved apology" for form gaffe
CORNWALL Council has "apologised unreservedly" after issuing a form which used a single tick box for people to identify as Cornish, Gypsy or traveller.The housing benefit and council tax benefit form...
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VIDEO: Truro City supporters dance the night away at relaunch of The Penalty...
Truro City Football Club has relaunched its legendary bar, The Penalty Spot.Supporters of the club danced the night away to music provided by Not The Beatles playing hits from the fab four.The Penalty...
View ArticlePerranporth widow is to record song in memory of her fisherman husband Brian...
THE widow of a Perranporth fisherman who died while angling off the Cornish coast, has joined a choir in his honour to raise funds for the Fisherman's Mission. Sue Hendriks, 57, and her daughter,...
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Controversial Truro City keeper moves to Oxford United
Truro City keeper Luke McCormick has tonight left the club to join Npower League 2 side Oxford United.The 29-year-old former Plymouth Argyle keeper joined the Blue Square South side earlier this season...
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Over 500 say Cornish is their first language
Some 557 people have claimed Cornish is their main language in the 2011 Census.In Cornwall alone, 464 people stated Cornish is their mother tongue, according to the Office for National Statistics, or...
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Children get in on the act to develop useful life skills
The acting profession has a reputation as a harsh, feast-or-famine industry, sometimes glamorous but often full of rejection, gruelling hours and catty co-stars. But the new owners of the Exeter branch...
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Teenager admits death crash charges
A teenage driver has admitted causing the death of another motorist in a head-on crash near the Devon/Cornwall border.Adam Garthwaite sobbed throughout a ten-minute hearing at Exeter Crown Court, in...
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Woman suffers 'life-changing injuries' in truck collision on A30
A woman was airlifted to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a truck on the A30 in Cornwall. The woman, said by police to be in her 30s, was in collision with a...
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Motorist trapped in vehicle after collision on A30 near Hayle
Two drivers were treated for minor injuries after a collision near a notorious black spot on the main A30 in West Cornwall. A blue Renault Clio and a black Mini collided near Hayle. The incident...
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Devon and Cornwall police and crime boss Tony Hogg defends 6p tax rise bid
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg has defended his newly-revealed draft plans to raise council tax as a small price to pay to keep more bobbies on the beat.Budget proposals released by the...
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