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CRACKDOWN OVER NOISY NEIGHBOURS

Crackdown on 8,000 noisy neighbours

COUNCIL bosses in the Westcountry are vowing to crack down on noisy neighbours as the number of complaints soared to more than 8,000 in the past 12...

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Keeping up with the Royals: BLOG

Keeping up with the Royals: LIVE BLOG

FRIDAY: 4:30pm: There was an ecstatic welcome from 1,800 pupils, staff and parents as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arrived at Penai...

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Family tribute to tragic Laura

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A FAMILY today has paid tribute to a 23-year-old woman found dead in woodlands in Cornwall. Laura Hoskin, a medical secretary at a GP...

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Roof collapses at Truro station

TRURO railway station has been closed after torrential rain caused the roof to cave in above the ticket office on Thursday morning. A spokesperson from First Great Western confirmed that the...

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Newquay Airport gets £24m boost

NEWQUAY AIRPORT GETS £24m BOOST

NEWQUAY Airport has received a huge boost of almost £25 million of Government money to fund its massive expansion plans. European...

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Storms shatter summer sun

Floodwater in the centre of Truro (top) as the clear-up begins

THE hot and sunny spell came to a dramatic end in parts of the Westcountry yesterday as storms swept in, leaving flooding and power...

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Alpaca herd hit by TB

Diane Summers from Busveal, near Redruth in Cornwall,  has lost four of her male alpacas to bovine TB

HEARTBROKEN alpaca owner Dianne Summers is warning others in the South West to be on their guard, after four of her herd had to be put...

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House prices have bottomed out

House prices have bottomed out – experts

THE worst may be over for falling house prices – but it will be some time before prices start climbing again, say market experts....

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Landowner prosecuted for planning failure

A landowner who illegally built two timber buildings and stored materials on his land at Perranwell Station has been prosecuted by Cornwall Council. David Rowe, who lives on land adjacent to...

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Time to fall in love with Kneehigh all over again

Milo Twomey (Alec) and Hannah Yelland (Laura) in Kneehigh;s <I>Brief Encounter</I>.

Brief Encounter

Kneehigh Theatre

Hall for Cornwall

Review by Lee Trewhela

MY LOVE affair with Kneehigh started relatively late. I'd flirted with the coquettish theatre company for a few years but then dived in with abandon in about 2003.

However, in the last year or so it felt like this might actually be a...

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Literary giants at Port Eliot

THIS year's Port Eliot Festival is promising a stellar line-up rich with literary pickings. This magical and truly original festival, which takes place on July 24 to 26, is pleased to...

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Craig's dream will do

Craig's dream will do

WHEN producer/director Bill Kenwright brings his renowned production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Techn...

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Quids in with Miss Money

Quids in with Miss Money

ONE OF the stars of this Saturday's Rhythm and You festival at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, will undoubtedly be Polly...

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Rod Stewart comes Home

Rod Stewart comes Home

LEGENDARY rocker Rod Stewart will perform at Plymouth Argyle's ground Home Park this Thursday for what is now confirmed as his only UK...

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Robeson re-explored with Willard

SUPREME bass-baritone Willard White makes a welcome return visit to the Hall for Cornwall on Friday, July 17, when he presents Robeson Re-explored . This one-off performance will see...

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Cornwall's got talent

One of Neil Shepherd's success stories, Laudate.

MORE and more people are joining choirs and taking up singing as a hobby. There are rock choirs, school choirs, male voice and ladies'...

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Truro brewery boosts Britain's World Surf Games bid

Truro brewery boosts Britain's World Surf Games bid

TRURO-based Skinner's Brewery has stepped in with an 11th hour sponsorship deal to boost Britain's prospects at next month's ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica.

The recession has struck a double whammy, with surfers struggling to meet travel and accommodation costs and the British Surfing Association (BSA) finding it harder than ever...

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Helen's Henley Regatta honour

Helen Glover

PENZANCE rower Helen Glover scooped the biggest prize of her career to date when she rowed to victory at the recent Henley Women's...

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City set to lose FA Vase captain

City set to lose FA Vase captain

TRURO City manager Sean McCarthy seems resigned to losing fans' favourite Tom Smith to local rivals Falmouth Town. The central defender...

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St Just bid to make it six of best in Vinter

ST JUST CC will be going for a sixth successive Vinter Cup triumph when they take on Paul in the final at Camborne on Wednesday July 15 (6pm). They are through after beating Falmouth by 25...

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New signing boost for newly-promoted Truro RFC

New signing boost for newly-promoted Truro RFC

TRURO's rugby players begin preparations for life back in Tribute Western Counties West this evening when they start pre-season trainin...

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Keith set to keep it green at Turnberry

West Cornwall Golf Club course manager Keith Kemp.

WEST Cornwall Golf Club Course Manager Keith Kemp will be walking in the same footprints as Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington later...

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Consolidation the key for Amateurs

Consolidation the key for Amateurs

MOVES have taken place during the past few days whereby the Pirates Amateurs are looking to take action to consolidate a future which...

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