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Mentally ill mum sparks concern

Thursday, November 20, 2008

AN ALLEGATION by a grandmother that a social worker left three small children in a house with a mother suffering from serious mental problems is being investigated.

Dean Ashton, the head of Cornwall's Children's Services Authority, is making urgent inquiries into...



Offenders to face victims of crime?

Offenders to face victims of crime?

Thursday, November 20, 2008

PORTHLEVEN could be among the first places in Cornwall and Devon in which a new police initiative is put to the test. It is called 'restorative...

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New homes are needed but these are too tall – residents

Thursday, November 20, 2008

RESIDENTS have criticised the height of some of the 19 homes planned for Luxulyan – although villagers agree there is a need for...

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Westcountry mourns loss of "true good Samaritan"

Ken Lakeman

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Ken Lakeman, one of the Westcountry's best-known D-Day veterans and a pioneer of vegetable and flower marketing in Cornwall and Devon, has died...

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Rare disorder means friendly Phoebe, 4, is trapped in a soundless world of her own

Teacher Nicky Rowland at Doubletrees School with Phoebe, who has been chosen as the recipient of money to be raised at the annual Christmas singalong in St Austell. Picture: Jonathan Jacobs

Thursday, November 20, 2008

FOUR-year-old Phoebe may never be able to talk to her mum because she has a rare physical disorder which limits her development. Her mum Karen...

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Truro lights up for famous festival

Truro lights up for famous festival

Thursday, November 20, 2008

The spirits of the people of Truro soared skyward as the annual City of Lights Festival filled the streets with a warm glow. Thousands of...

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Fight for funds to rebuild Helston School gains momentum

Helston School and Community College

Thursday, November 20, 2008

HELSTON School and Community college still does not know whether it will be in the running for a £40 million rebuild. There are a number of...

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Rent paid since January 2006 on empty NHS dentist rooms

Rent paid since January 2006 on empty NHS dentist rooms

Thursday, November 20, 2008

TWO purpose-built NHS dentist rooms in Roche have been lying empty for nearly three years – despite the Primary Care Trust forking out...

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Much-loved trader who drowned was haunted by cancer

Susan Cookson-Phillips.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

ONE of Penzance's most-loved market traders drowned in the mistaken belief she might be suffering from cancer, an inquest heard this week....

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Falmouth fire rescue reinforces campaign

Falmouth fire rescue reinforces campaign

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A Falmouth man is lucky to be alive after being overcome with smoke when fire broke out in the early hours this morning. The rescue has...

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Post Office Cuts POST OFFICES are a lifeline in rural areas and should not be a political football. Our local PO is a MUST and can survive with the support of local people. The mood/swing is away from LARGE DICTATORIAL outlets.Times they are a changing.
P W Murray-Clarke , Polgooth


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