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Dedicated breast care centre for Hayle
A £6 million re-development plan for St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle, which will secure its future as the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust’s dedicated centre of excellence for breast surgery and orthopaedics, has been given the go ahead. The Strategic Health
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Tremough campus development passed by planners
Celebrations are underway after the expansion of the Tremough university campus was supported by planners. Outline permission has been given to develop the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) site with a £160 million expansion. It will create
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Cornwall will be wet and windy
In a marked change to the quiet and frosty weather of the winter so far, Met Office forecasters are expecting a mix of windy, wintry weather this weekend and next week. Atlantic weather systems will bring gales to many parts with spells of
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Cornish company picks up litter
A Cornish company took the beach and found themselves in for a tidy up. Staff a the Media Design House wanted to give something back and decided to clean up Porthtowan beach after noticing a build up of waste along the high-tide mark. Based in Redruth
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Falmouth coastguards in international rescue bid
Falmouth Maritime and Rescue Coordination Centre are currently coordinating the search and rescue of 'La Mondiale' the British ocean rowboat and its 14 crew. 'La Mondiale' is attempting to break the current record by rowing from Gran Canaria
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Falmouth support announced for Ruarri Joseph at Princess Pavilion
Celebrated Cornish singer songwriter Ruarri Joseph will play a headline show to support the release of his new album ‘Both Sides of The Coin’, at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth on Friday 6th February. Support for the show comes from local singer
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Helston's RNAS Culdrose appoint first woman to post
A woman has been appointed as base warrant officer at RNAS Culdrose for the first time in the Helston air station’s history. Warrant Officer Julie Wilde will advise the commanding officer on matters affecting the welfare and morale of the men
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Were Falmouth smugglers harmless?
The traditional image of Cornish smugglers is of generous, jolly, harmless chums who just enjoyed a drop of untaxed brandy and used peaceful persuasion to get the co‑operation they needed. But just how accurate is this cosy stereotype? Were real-life
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Thumbs up to Truro library
Representatives from local community groups have given the thumbs up to plans to transform Truro Library into a beacon of 21st Century community learning. More than 40 guests were able to see for themselves how the library will look and hear details
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Pool communication tower fire
Fire crews have put out a small blaze at the base of a communication tower in Pool. Crews from Camborne and Redruth were called to Trevenson Road at 7.45pm yesterday where they found the fire had broken out in electrical communication equipment contained
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Penryn ASDA worker is "shining star" of the UK
ASDA Penryn is celebrating the success of staff member Len Lewis today, who picked up the company's most coveted award, the ASDA Service Hero Award 2009, at the company's "Oscars" ceremony. Customers and colleagues are all able to put forward nominations
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Wealth of character
THIS versatile double-fronted cottage in Praze-An-Beeble is well placed for the towns of Helston and Camborne and has undergone improvements by the current vendor. The home provides a wealth of character throughout and comprises a lounge with open
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Helston Woolworths will not be Iceland
Rumours that Helston’s Woolworths store is to be turned into an Iceland store appear to be unfounded. The frozen food supermarket chain has released a list of 51 Woolworths stores it has bought around the country and the only one in Cornwall is in Bodmin
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Help save the Porthleven lights for years to come
IT’S that time of year when the Christmas decorations are returned to their usual place of residence – the loft! The same applies to Porthleven’s Christmas displays, stored away until the next year; and I must take this opportunity to thank the people
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Christmas card recycling in Truro
Truro MP Matthew Taylor is asking people to recycle their Christmas cards to help raise cash to restore woodland. Mr Taylor will be recycling his Christmas cards at 10am this morning at Tesco in Truro. The event is part of the the Woodland
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Truro charity ball
The Truro Support Group for Marie Curie Cancer Care has started preparations for their annual fundraising ball. The Black and Gold Ball will take place on Saturday, March 14, at the Green Lawns Hotel in Falmouth. The evening promises delicious
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Helston vets to keep bunnies bouncing
A Helston veterinary practice will be helping rabbit owners keep their bunnies bright eyed and bushy tailed from next week. Head and Head vets at Water-Ma-Trout will be offering free health checks to owners of rabbits from January 24, as part of National
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Redruth launch for music project
An exciting new project will bring the joy of music to deaf children in Cornish schools. The project called Sing Up will see professional musicians working with deaf children and young people in Cornish schools. It is due to launch at at Roskear School
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Truro firm wins top award
A firm of independent financial advisers based in Truro has won two best in Britain awards. TMS Financial Solutions Ltd triumphed over some of the biggest names in financial services to win not once, but twice, in the annual Compliance Register
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Falmouth meeting is postponed
This month’s meeting to discuss the workings of Falmouth has been postponed. The meeting of the Falmouth Transport Infrastructure Group had been scheduled for this coming Tuesday. However, town manager David Pollard has written a letter to the councillors