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Marathon runner Jamie raises £7,400 for the Cove Appeal
A FUNDRAISING funeral director has raised thousands of pounds for Cornwall's first specialist cancer unit by running the London Marathon.Jamie Richards, from Gweek, has raised more than £7,400 towards...
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Students strike gold at international tournament
STUDENTS struck gold at an international tournament in the United States.The 21 students from the Camborne School of Mines, based at the University of Exeter's Cornwall campus at Penryn, competed as...
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Schoolchildren from Porkellis near Helston sow seeds from space
SEEDS from space have been sown by primary school children as part of a new experiment.The pupils of Halwin School in Porkellis sowed 200 rocket seeds – of which 100 have spent time on the...
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LIFESTYLE: Finding your inner primal self through archery
WE'VE all seen it in the movies – the effortless raising of the bow, the gentle drawing back of the string, and the graceful release of the arrow, which inevitable spears the centre of whichever target...
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Fiery meeting as universities grilled by town councillors
UNIVERSITY officials were put in the hot seat as local councillors demanded a rethink of expansion plans in a fiery meeting.Representatives from Falmouth University, including vice-chancellor Anne...
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Last Truro nun celebrates 100th birthday
THE last surviving nun to have been based at Alverton in Truro has celebrated her 100th birthday.Sister Elizabeth Mott – known as Betty to her family – was a member of the Community of the Epiphany...
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Padstow prepares for annual 'Obby 'Oss invasion
Thousands of people are preparing to visit Padstow tomorrow ( Monday May 2) for the town's Obby Oss festival.Yesterday, volunteers were encouraged to pick up litter and tidy the narrow streets to help...
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Drizzle set to spread across Cornwall
Cornwall is waking up to a cloudy, drizzly day this morning. It may be dry in the east of the county early on but cloud will quickly increase from the west with patchy rain and light drizzle reaching...
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Injured teenager found on rocks after pleasure boat crashes on...
A young man was airlifted from the Isles of Scilly to the mainland after the pleasure boat he was driving crashed into rocks.The 19-year-old was found by coastguards after two neighbourhood police...
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Vehicle driven into Helston property this morning
Police officers and fire crews attended an incident in Helston this morning where a vehicle had driven into a property.Firefighters went to Pasmore Road at around 6.15am to make the vehicle safe.Police...
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UPDATE: Man in custody after car crashes into house in Helston
A CAR crashed through a fence and ploughed into a house in Helston this morning.Residents on Passmore Road were awoken by a large bang at around 6.15am.Several people gave chase as the car was...
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Mackerel skies in Penzance
These photos of a mackerel sky were taken in Penzance yesterday by Goldsithney resident Beth Williams.A mackerel sky is a common term for a sky with rows of undulating and rippling cirrocumulus or...
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First ever world title for Caradon ladies on St Mary's
Ladies from Caradon Gig Club are celebrating with champagne after winning the World Gig Championships in their boat Amazon on St Mary's this afternoon.It was the first time the East Cornwall ladies...
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Cold weather puts paid to Flora Day Lily of the Valley sprigs
A key component of Helston's Flora Day celebrations is unlikely to be seen - at least in its natural state – this year.The plunging temperatures that Cornwall have put paid to any hopes that the...
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Falmouth men win sixth successive world title
FALMOUTH underlined their supremacy in men's gig rowing by winning their sixth successive world title on St Mary's this afternoon.Challenged strongly by Looe, in Talisman and Caradon, in Amazon, in the...
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May Day holiday in Cornwall will start wet and windy, brighter...
Met Office weather forecasters say we will see cloudy skies to start with, with prolonged rain around the middle of the day. It will also be quite windy. Brighter skies will follow later in the...
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Artist uses creative skills to produce film to tackle diabetes in...
AN ARTIST is to use her creative skills to help produce a film about tackling diabetes in Africa.Megan Clarke, 28, is going to help Falmouth charity Legs4Africa through a film project she aims to...
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Former Culdrose aircraft engineer swaps Cornwall for Tanzania...
AN aircraft engineer who rode a motorbike across Africa has been inspired to take up a job with a leading international development charity.Ex-Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Steve Houghton set off on...
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Museums' military heritage project receives £17,000 grant
A PROJECT celebrating Helston's rich military heritage and supporting links between its civilian and forces communities has been given a £17,000 grant.Run by Cornwall Museums Partnership, Helston...
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Falmouth councillors reluctantly support plans for 100 homes at...
PLANS to build more than 100 homes on the outskirts of Falmouth have been supported by councillors, though with some reluctance.The town council's planning sub-committee agreed to support proposals...
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