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Cornish artists dream start
Four of Cornwall's young artists have the chance to kick start their careers and get their commercial prospects off to a dream start. The artists are competing head-to-head for the annual Midas Award, a business bursary providing funding for studio space
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Rare plant flowers at Eden
A very rare plant which could help combat obesity has flowered spectacularly at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Hoodia gordonii, a spiky succulent plant with a pungent odour found in the Kalahari desert was grown at the project's nursery by skilled horticulturalist
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Cornish gig team take full honours
A Cornish team of gig rowers who took on the mighty Cambridge University Boat Club in the first Doom Bar Challenge, walked away with full honours after victory by its A team The race, which was organised by Rock based Sharp's Brewery and hopes to be
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Empty oyster shells to go back into the water
Falmouth Oyster Festival will be embracing sustainability this year, with a new initiative to return the empty oyster shells to the oyster beds around the River Fal. Permission has been given by Truro Harbour Master, who administers the Truro Oyster
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Truro students celebrate
Students at Truro College have been celebrating their completion of the Certificate in Personnel Practice. The certificates were presented by Alison Williams, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) Branch Professional Development
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College "bowled over" by open evening success
Staff at Helston Community College described themselves as "bowled over" at the amount of people attending their open evening. Visitors flocked from as far away as Hayle, Lanner and Stithians to attend the event, which was designed to give 11-year-olds
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Midnight walk through Truro
Decked in flashing bunny ears and holding glow sticks, 200 women joined together in a very different girl's night out, to support Cornwall Hospice Care, on Saturday night. Wearing their limited edition, Midnight Walk T-shirts and anything and everything
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Livestock markets to re-open
Farmers and the NFU in the south west have welcomed the announcement by Secretary of State Hilary Benn that livestock markets in low risk areas can open from next Thursday October 4. That could mean livestock markets in the south west, including Devon
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Falmouth's Princess Pavilion and Gyllyngdune Gardens given huge grant
The National Lottery has today offered a funding pledge of £1 million to restore and improve the Carrick council owned Falmouth's Gyllyngdune Gardens and Princess Pavilion. A total of £58,100 of the money will be available immediately. A National Lottery
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Search for new Bishop of Truro begins
The search for a new Bishop of Truro has begun. The Prime Minister's appointments secretary, William Chapman, and the Archbishops' appointments secretary, Ms Caroline Boddington, spent time in Cornwall last week, conducting a series of interviews with
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Gig club raises £13,000 for RNLI
The intrepid team of Cornish gig rowers who earlier this year successfully completed the first ever Row Round Cornwall have handed over an impressive £13,000 to the RNLI and Charlestown Rowing Club. The rowers gathered at St Austell Brewery to officially
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Students shine with university success
Two former Cornwall College A-level students, Rebecca Coath and Theo Cushion graduated with first class Masters degrees in Electronic Engineering at Southampton University. Southampton University is considered to be the top electronics university in
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Boundary review for Cornwall
Members of Cornwall County Council have agreed that a Boundary Review should take place before elections to the new Unitary Council are held to ensure that members of the public in the county receive the best possible level of democratic representation
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Transformation for historic site in Camborne
One of Camborne's most prominent former industrial sites is set to be transformed by a £8 million investment. The regeneration of the former Holmans No 3 Rock Drill Works on Trevu Road, which once exported rock drills around the world, will see the best
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Car fire in Redruth
POLICE were called to a car fire in Carmenellis Hill, Redruth at around 7.53am this morning. One crew from Camborne attend the fire and used two hosereels and two breathing apparatus to extinguish the blaze. Crews helped divert traffic whilst awaiting
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College wins charter standard for football
Cornwall College has been awarded the prestigious FA Charter Standard College' status as a kite mark for the football provision at its Football Development Centre on the Camborne campus. The College is the first in Cornwall to receive the award that recognises
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Crews respond to bedroom fire
FIREFIGHTERS from Truro and Falmouth were called to a bedroom fire in St Clement earlier this morning.The fire broke out at around 8.47am. Crews used one hosereel and two breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. Crews then ventilated the property.
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Memories of the tramway search
Anyone with memories of the mining area along the Mineral Tramways and who might be willing to have their experiences recorded for posterity is wanted by Cornwall county council. The Mineral Tramways Heritage Project is looking for stories, anecdotes
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Speedy response to car theft report
THERE was a speedy response to a report of stolen car when the vehicle was found two minutes before it was reported missing. At 8:26 am Sunday police received a report of a cream Rover car having been stolen overnight from Helston. At 8:24 am two minutes
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Lifeboat takes small boat in tow off Falmouth
A small open boat on passage from Falmouth to Helford River was taken in tow by the Falmouth RNLI lifeboat after becoming lost in poor weather on Sunday evening. The vessel got into difficulties after being strongly advised by the Coastguard not to make
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500 more students for Penryn university campus
University College Falmouth and the University of Exeter welcome 525 new students to Penryn this week with the opening of the second phase of the Tremough Campus and the launch of nine new degrees ranging from Law to Digital Animation. Jointly managed
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Slovenian students visit Cornwall
Nineteen students from Skofia Lokja Grammar School in Slovenia have visited Cornwall to conduct their Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Gold expedition. During their time they were hosted by Truro School as part of a developing exchange programme between the
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Ben Fogle at maritime museum
The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth received a special visit from TV presenter and celebrity Atlantic rower Ben Fogle. Countryfile presenter Ben Fogle, who rowed across the Atlantic with Olympic rower James Cracknell in 2005, visited the Maritime
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Why can’t we have ‘give and take’ days?
I AM one of the many who were angered and disappointed by the change of use of the Helston recycling/re-use centre to just a recycling centre on "health and safety grounds." The centre at Hayle in no way makes up for the loss of the Helston centre. I
