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COUNCIL ACCUSED OVER SITA LINKS

Council accused over Sita links

CORNWALL Council has been accused of harbouring a "culture of collusion" over the controversial strategy for a £117 million waste incinerator....

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'Dumping ground' fears for surf spot

A planning application has been made to install a surface water outfall pipe overlooking Booby's Bay

MORE than 1,000 people have supported an Internet campaign opposing plans which they say could ruin a coastal beauty spot. Campaigners...

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Councillor is reprimanded over threat to punch officer

Gary Redman

A PROMINENT Newquay councillor was reprimanded after stating he was going to punch a council officer. Town councillor Gary Redman was...

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Dwindling call for meals at home threatens vital service

WRVS delivery driver Sheila Williams presents 89-year-old Edna Bache with her  lunch  –  a hot meal and a pudding to the door of anyone who needs it for  just £4.65.

A VOLUNTARY service which provides hot meals to the doors of those who need it most may be forced to close because of a lack of elderly...

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Hard times force energy company into liquidation

David Crisp, chief executive officer of Orecon Ltd, a renewable energy company which has gone into liquidation.

A BODMIN renewable energy company has gone into liquidation after falling victim to the poor economic conditions. Orecon, which develo...

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Volunteers clear beach litter

Many hands make light work of beach litter

A POPULAR Cornish beach has been cleared of an incredible 54 large bin-bags full of rubbish – by a school surfing group and its...

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Newquay man jailed following mobile phone theft

Newquay man jailed following mobile phone theft

A MAN, described by police as a 'prolific offender', from Newquay was sentenced to jail after he stole a mobile phone. Steven Howard,...


Woman attacked in toilets

Attack occurs at toilets in St Stephen

A MAN who concealed his face with a hat attacked a young woman in a public toilet in Clay Country. The incident, which took place at...


Let there be light

LET THERE BE LIGHT

GORDON Brown could put the clocks forward an hour to extend long summer evenings under a radical plan to boost the tourism industry....

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Paddy looks to kick-start Lib-Dems

Lord Ashdown joins talks to Rhiana Rhodes at St Columb Minor school, with the teddy bear  being used to help raise money for the school's care day

FORMER Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown arrived in Cornwall to help kick-start the party's election campaign. Lord Ashdown joined...

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'Decisive' 18 months in Afghanistan

'Decisive' 18 months in Afghanistan

WESTCOUNTRY troops will play a key role during a "decisive" 18 months for the war in Afghanistan, the Foreign Secretary has told an...

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Kneehigh returns

Carl Grose and Giles King in <I>Hansel and Gretel</I>.

A DELIRIOUS world where literally anything can and does happen, Kneehigh's Hansel and Gretel is astonishing audiences everywhere, and now it's coming home.

The company return to Cornwall for 10 nights of special performances under canvas at Heligan Gardens. With fresh, tasty food supplied by award winning Lobbs Farm Shop, plus a...

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Love onshore

Love onshore

VISITORS to the award winning harbour front St Ives restaurant onshore will find love is more than just in the air this Valentine's...

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Jim Moray's ripping yarns

Jim Moray's ripping yarns

FOLK fans are in for a treat this month as Jim Moray heads to the Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance, on Saturday, February 13, at 8.30pm. ...

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Jools and co set Pavilions date

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​Jools Holland has announced today that he will tour the length and breadth of the UK throughout 2010, including a date at Plymou...

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Wonder Stuff hup on down

The Wonder Stuff

TO CELEBRATE the 21st anniversary of their 1989 HUP album, The Wonder Stuff will perform at Falmouth's Princess Pavilion on Monday,...

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Pirates concede double to Chiefs

Pirates concede double to Chiefs

​Cornish Pirates 15 Exeter Chiefs 32

A powerful display by the Exeter Chiefs completed a league double over the Cornish Pirates cementing their current status as serious promotion contenders.
The Chiefs dominated first half territory and possession playing down the Camborne slope with a biting wind at...

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Sunday Cup finalists decided

St Blazey AFC

Tremough and St Blazey will meet in the final of the Cornwall Sunday Cup on March 21 (10.30am) after winning their respective semi-fina...

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Forward banned for six weeks for butt

Bude RFC

Bude forward David Risdon has been banned for six weeks for butting Camborne's scrum-half Dean Pascoe in their Western Counties West...

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County Youth bow out of cup

Liverpool FA 3 Cornwall Youth 0 Cornwall's fine run in the FA County Youth Cup came to an end in Liverpool on Saturday. The hosts started the fourth round tie well and were 2-0 in the first...

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10-man Magpies earn stunning victory

St Blazey AFC

St Blazey 0, Penzance 3 The 10-man Magpies completed a hat-trick of victories over the Green and Blacks this season with a thoroughly...

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