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MPs repeat call for off-grid gas bill probe
Families living in rural homes which are not on the mains gas network face fuel bills up to 120% higher than those connected to the grid, MPs said in a report yesterday.An all-party parliamentary group...
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Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, on the Government's deeply flawed policiesWe are looking at a government and a Prime Minister showing all the signs of terminal decline – and I should...
View ArticleWhy work experience scheme is good for all
I know that the vast majority of young people want to work. They want to get their foot on the career ladder, and they want to get on in life. Often the biggest stumbling block to this is a lack of...
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Floating wind farms could become part of Devon and Cornwall's landscape
Floating wind farms could become a feature on the Westcountry horizon if tests of a multi-million pound offshore prototype prove successful.While often-controversial onshore turbines have become part...
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Fire in St Austell dishwasher
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in a dishwasher in St Austell last night.Two fire engines attended the Larcombe Road home at about 11.30pm but when crews arrived the fire was already out.
View ArticleFowey Town Council seeks consultation with residents
Fowey Town Council are hoping for a good turn out to their annual Parish Meeting on, March 27, where they will be looking to consult with parishioners on a couple of thorny topics.The councillors will...
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Phill Jupitus for small Mylor show
COMEDIAN Phill Jupitus is bringing his new show to Tremayne Hall, Mylor, for the Spring Bank Holiday - Sunday, May 5."You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here…..?" is a tremendously...
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Free cooking sessions with Kernow King tomorrow for out-of-work people in St...
THE EDEN Café is opening its doors tomorrow for a free cooking event for people receiving out-of-work benefits, 11am-3pm.Hosted by Fifteen Cornwall and comedian the Kernow King, the sessions will cover...
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RNAS Culdrose to hand over Search and Rescue to American firm
MORE than half a century of search and rescue at RNAS Culdrose in Helston is to come to an end as an American owned firm moves in to take over the service.The Department for Transport has signed a...
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Search and rescue helicopters to be based at Newquay airport
TWO search and rescue helicopters will be based at Newquay airport from 2015 when the service transfers from the RAF and Navy to a private company.The Bristow Group, a UK company that has its corporate...
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Tourist attraction lifts decade-long dog ban
A SEASONAL dog ban at a tourist attraction has been lifted for the key tourist months. After a decade of forbidding pooches on-site during the summer, the Lost Gardens of Heligan has decided to allow...
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Vandals hamper restoration work at historic Cornish mining site
A £270,000 project to preserve historic mine buildings on the outskirts of Redruth is being hampered by vandalism.Work began in February at the Taylor's and Davey's sites in the Wheal Maid Valley at...
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New speedway season starts at Plymouth this weekend
Plymouth Devils launch the new speedway season with home and away challenge matches against West Country rivals Somerset Rebels this weekend.The teams meet in the first leg at the Oaktree Arena on Good...
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Woman trapped in car in crash near Perran Foundry on A39 between Truro and...
UPDATE 12.30pm The road has now been re-opened. Police confirmed that a woman suffered serious head injuries and has been airlifted to Derriford Hospital by an RNAS Culdrose Sea King helicopter. The...
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Exotic Macaws from Hayle travel to Bolivia to bolster endangered species
SIX rare Blue-throated Macaws bred in captivity at Paradise Park in Hayle have been flown to their native Bolivia and released into the wild to help restore what experts say is an endangered species....
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POLL: Truro City Council to mount legal challenge to plans for Waitrose and...
Truro City Council will go ahead with a legal challenge against plans for a Waitrose and new park-and-ride in Truro.Councillors voted unanimously to launch a Judicial Review to challenge Cornwall...
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Attention Cornish hippies ... Hawkwind play Falmouth's Princess Pavilion
SPACE rockers Hawkwind return to Cornwall, their spiritual home, on Friday, August 16.The band will be playing the complete track list from the Warrior On The Edge of Time album. Hawkwind are...
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Wot 'appened woz ... Jethro to perform at Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
PROVING there was Cornish humour before Kernow King, Jethro returns home for a performance at the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, on Saturday, July 20.Always slightly on the edge, Jethro's fruity Cornish...
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Launceston's answer to The Pogues, Crowns, return to play Carnglaze Caverns
FOLK-PUNK band Crowns are to play an exclusive, underground gig near Liskeard on Friday, April 19. The subterranean stage venue at Carnglaze Caverns offers superb natural acoustics, and a unique and...
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VIDEO: Protesters gather at Carlyon Bay
Protesters have sent out a rallying call for a developer to clean up its act at Carlyon Bay. Up to 60 people turned out for the demonstration this morning (Wednesday). Waving flags and holding banners...
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