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Chalet-style home
THIS two bedroomed timber chalet-type detached bungalow is in need of extensive modernisation and is situated in an elevated position in a tucked away setting in the rural hamlet of Lowertown. The accommodation comprises an entrance hall, lounge, kitchen
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Bill of sale for Falmouth shop bought on-line
A Bill of Sale, bought on eBay by a couple from Penryn, is real proof that Falmouth's Old Curiosity Shop traded in the weird and wonderful. The Bill of sale, dating from 1897, bought from John Burton importer of foreign merchandise from every region
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Opie exhibition in Truro one of the best
A groundbreaking exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of Cornwall's greatest artist has opened at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. John Opie was the son of a St Agnes carpenter but his modest upbringing didn't prevent his genius as an artist being
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From frying pan to fishing fleet
Researchers from the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) part of the University of Exeter, are testing the first commercial fishing boat to run on environmentally friendly bio-diesel made from vegetable oil. The 30' fishing vessel, named Ma Gandole, has been
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Prominent notices would help control ‘flying rats’
AS a former Penryn resident, now living in Bristol, I have read with interest the proposals put forward in relation to Falmouth's seagull "menace." Indeed, after being assailed by gulls while eating lunch on Custom House Quay during a recent visit to
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National housing crisis hits Cornish young
FOLLOWING new evidence which shows that young people in Cornwall have the worst chance of getting on to their local housing ladder than anywhere else in the country, local MP Matthew Taylor has pledged his commitment to finding a solution to the problem
