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Artist receives acclaim
When celebrated artist Kurt Jackson talked about his love of crows in Truro City Hall, there wasn't one empty seat in the audience. Part of the Royal Institution of Cornwall's annual series of lectures, Mr Jackson talked from the heart about his enduring
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The importance of hygiene
The infection control team at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals has joined forces with the Trust's Patient and Public Involvement Forum to highlight the importance of good hand hygiene. Representatives from both groups spent the week in the main foyer at
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Talented teenager to take lead role in panto
A talented teenager from Porthleven, Claire-Louise Auguste aged 15 is taking the leading role with Redruth Amateur Musical and Pantomime Society for the second year running. Claire-Louise is no stranger to the Regal stage having performed in all RAMP's
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Ram raid in Lanner - motorcycles stolen
Police in Cornwall are appealing for motorcyclists in particular to keep an eye out for four bikes stolen during a burglary at Lanner. Thieves used a van to ram their way into the building at Lanner at around 1.00 am on Sunday October 7. The four machines
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Launch of the Ripple - the world's only working Cornish fishing lugger
FOUR years after arriving in Newlyn for a major restoration, a 111-year-old fishing lugger called the Ripple is now ready to return to the sea. For fifty years she had been on a mooring in Port Navas. Now she is to go to work again. On Friday, the
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Grow a tree campaign for Falmouth
Falmouth Green Centre are encouraging local people to go out and collect seeds from local Native Trees throughout this month and donate them to the projects tree nursery. The community enterprise project based behind Falmouth School, will grow on the
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Arrow on target for Falmouth harbour commissioners
Despite being in service for just under a year, the Falmouth Harbour Commissioner's new pilot boat ARROW has already passed the milestone of completing over a thousand operations. ARROW was delivered last November and after two months of training and
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Idlewild set for Falmouth gig
After 12 years of playing together, one could be forgiven for assuming that a certain amount of complacency may have crept into the world of Edinburgh's Idlewild, who will be playing a show on October 24 at Falmouth's Princess Pavilion. However, Idlewild
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King Harry Ferry left high and dry by low tide
FERRY passengers were left stranded on either side of King Harry Reach on Monday morning after the ferry was caught out by the low Spring tides and left high and dry on the slipway. Embarrassed staff will have to wait until the high tide in the afternoon
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Car collides with gas main
Police were called to a road traffic collision near Grampound Road village on Friday after a car collided with a gas main. The accident happened on Friday at around 11.30pm. A blue Peugeot 306 was in collision with a gas main near to the entrance of
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Police search for missing woman
Police are concerned for the whereabouts of a vulnerable Cornish woman who has been missing from her home in St Agnes since yesterday. Nicola Samoluk, 39, is described as having a thin build, dark brown hair with a ponytail and looking withdrawn'. She
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Man arrested after 100 cannabis plants found near St Keverne
A 28-year-old man from Helston has been arrested after police discovered 100 cannabis plants being grown near St Keverne. Officers attended the address on unrelated enquiries and discovered the plants, some of which were in excess of 8 feet tall.
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Truro city player allegedly assaulted after match
A TRURO City player has suffered a serious injury after allegedly being assaulted by a member of an opposing team. Police were called to Truro City Football Club in Tregolls Road at 5.45pm on Saturday after receiving a report that a Bristol Manor Farm
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Truro car blaze
TRURO firefighters were called out on Saturday night to extinguish a car fire in Penwethers Lane. The blaze happened at around 9.43pm and the crew used breathing apparatus and two hosereels to put out the fire.
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Car fire in Camborne
CAMBORNE firefighter were called to a car fire in the town on Saturday evening. The incident happened at Carnarthen Road at around 9.51pm and the fire crew used breathing apparatus and two hosereels to extinguish the fire.
