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A30 closed after serious crash

A30 closed after serious crash

​ONE person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and two others hurt following a two-car crash on one of Cornwall's busiest roads.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the westbound carriageway of the A30 at Two Bridges, Lewannick, near Launceston, after the crash at 12.53pm.

The crash, which took...



Soldier's mum fights for wounded heroes

Counting the days: Roy and Wendy Buckthought.  1003ID01903HERO

THE mother of a soldier serving in Afghanistan has told how she lives in constant fear of bad news, as her son puts his life on the...

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Residents ask council to reconsider rockpool

Nicola Dewey and Dave Sleeman are prepared to help renovate Towan beach rockpool. 1003tb1802rockpool

PEOPLE power could see Newquay's 100-year-old Towan beach rockpool restored to its former glory. A group of residents is considering...

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Hospital x-ray machine is down to public fund-raising

John Fitter (mayor of Newquay,) Sue sharp, Ges Shilvock, Vasant Maru, Stella Jenkin and David Whitworth (Newquay's community general manager) at the opening of the upgrade and refurbishment of the x-ray department.  1003tb0702xray

A TWO-YEAR fund-raising effort for a new state-of-the-art x-ray machine for Newquay Hospital came to fruition this week with the grand...

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Historic parish church facing closure

Fears for future of historic parish church

A PARISH church that was once the cathedral of Cornwall is to be effectively mothballed because of a decline in worshippers. Just six...

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Judges throw out short-cut appeal

Judges throw out short-cut appeal

A COUPLE at war with their neighbours over a 10-minute short-cut to a picturesque Cornish town had their case thrown out by top judges...


Suspicious gorse fires investigated

County hit by spate of suspicious gorse fires

HUNDREDS of acres of wildlife-rich gorse have been destroyed in series of fires across Cornwall in less than 24 hours. Nine fires, most...

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RCHT chief 'could not contest claims'

RCHT chief 'could not contest claims'

A CORNWALL hospital chief was unable to fight serious accusations of "jokey and laddish" behaviour because they were never spelled out...


Town council to take control of Newquay TIC

NEWQUAY Town Council will take over the running of the beleaguered tourist information centre (TIC), it can be revealed. The council will take over the day-to-day running of the Marcus Hill...

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Councillors in the dark over new store

Councillors in the dark over new store

DISCOUNT retail chain Lidl has been given the go-ahead for a new Bodmin store without the plans being discussed by Cornwall councillors...

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Triplet calves beat 1 in 100,000 odds

Laura, Ben and Tom, the triplet calves born on   a dairy   farm in Landrake, near Saltash. Below: Mr  Bridgeman with the calves   and their mother Caesar

MEET Laura, Ben and Tom, the triplet calves who have beaten the odds after being born successfully on a farm in Cornwall. Mother Caesar...

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Injury forces Pirates' player to quit club

Cornish Pirates utility back Jimmy Moore  who has been forced to quit the club because of injury.

The Cornish Pirates have announced that utility back Jimmy Moore's ankle injury has not responded to treatment as both he and the club hoped and he has decided to give up his career in professional rugby.

Jimmy, aged 27, his wife Clare and baby son Jake are to return to Lancashire, where he is going to pursue a new career in accountancy....

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Under-strength Torpoint too strong for Blues

​Liskeard Athletic 0, Torpoint Athletic 2WITH Saturday’s trip to Carlsberg SW Peninsula League leaders Buckland awaiting them, Liskeard could be sucked back into the premier...

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City suffer play-off blow

Truro City Football Club

Chippenham Town 2 Truro City 1 Truro City boss Steve Thompson has admitted his side's play-off hopes in the premier division of the...

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Gamble pays off in Ashes' victory

SALTASH manager Andrew Hatch took a gamble on the inclusion of goalkeeper Matt Mulroney – and was rewarded with a man of the match performance by the Australian. A series of first half...

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Awesome Ollie blows rivals away to lift title

A huge smile from Newquay Road Runners' Ollie Gibson as he crosses the line to win the Duchy Marathon.  Ref: 1003GH02222marathon

OLLIE Gibson (Newquay Road Runners) blitzed the opposition to win his second Duchy Marathon on Sunday by more than six minutes. The...

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Calvin Harris for Eden Sessions

Calvin Harris for Eden Sessions
ELECTROPOP star Calvin Harris is the latest top name announced for this summer's Eden Sessions. Calvin, who started making music on an Amiga computer while working as a shelf-stacker at Marks & Spencer in Dumfries, will play at the home of the iconic biomes on Saturday, July 3. Calvin's two solo albums I Created Disco and the UK number one Ready...Comment on this story

Pulling out the stops

■ The Organ   Extravaganza will feature the cathedral's   organists, Christopher Gray and Luke Bond, playing a programme that will appeal to all musical tastes.

FOLLOWING the great success of last year's Organ Extravaganza which launched Truro Cathedral's Friday Lunchtime Organ Recital Series, a...

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Portico Quartet play two Cornish dates

Portico Quartet play two Cornish dates

AFTER the huge success of their critically acclaimed second album, Isla (released last year on Peter Gabriel's Real World records),...

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Any more lobsters for Hayseeds?

Any more lobsters for Hayseeds?

APPALACHIAN hellraisers Hayseed Dixie have fond memories of playing Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, writes Lee Trewhela. Lead banjo basher...

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Get involved with development of Miracle's latest

Get involved with development of Miracle's latest

FOR the first time, Miracle Theatre Company is inviting an audience to get involved in one of its productions from the start. A cast...

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