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Unsafe garage sign closes Falmouth to Helston road
The main Falmouth to Helston road has been closed by police this evening due to fears a fuel station sign could topple over at any moment. Police have closed the road at the Treliever Roundabout due to fears over the safety of the sign at Longdowns
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Blooming good fun for toddlers
Gyllyngdune Gardens is hosting a fantastic new project for toddlers |beginning on Wednesday, February 26. Little Blooms are a series of weekly |workshops, created especially for under fives, with an aim to provide an |opportunity for toddlers to
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Will Cornwall's coast survive another onslaught of wild winds and massive waves. 'Even bigger Saturday' storm set to hit
With the next run of wild winds and monster waves set to hit on Friday and Saturday, Cornwall is facing what looks like the most damaging storm yet. With coastal defences already damaged, the latest storm, dubbed 'Strike Four' or 'Even Bigger Saturday
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Two trapped after Redruth crash
Firefighters were called out to Treleigh, Redruth, this morning after a crash. One fire appliance, a rescue tender and a whole time officer were mobilised to the scene just after 8am. One person was trapped inside one of the vehicles following
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Where and when Saturday's storm will hit hardest: CHARTS and INFO
The largest waves are set to hit from late Friday night and through Saturday Morning, reaching a peak just before high tide along the south Cornwall coast at approx 10.30am. With the swell changing tack slightly as it approaches, the south coast
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Still Score at the Poly
In February 2013, Tom bought a slide|projector and 500 slides from eBay. The slides were of people he did not know but he could not help asking, what is their story? Songwriter and theatre maker Tom Adams performs a live soundtrack of music, comedy
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Headliners at Boardmasters 2014 announced
Bastille and Chase & Status have been confirmed to headline Boardmasters 2014. The event will take place from Wednesday, August 6 to Sunday, August 10. Ben Pearce, Dan Croll, Palma Violets, Bipolar Sunshine, George Ezra plus many more have
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Valentines treats at the Poly
SKETCH Club Falmouth invite you to follow your ’art to a special Valentine’s-themed exhibition at the Poly this February 11. Fifteen local artists will present their work which will include hand-made |jewellery, photography work, original paintings
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Hox in the Box: Joke Kinnear? Why Newcastle United fans need a reality check
So it would appear Joe Kinnear has been made the fall guy in the Newcastle United saga; the scapegoat for the Magpies’ inability to redress the balance in the wake of their most influential player’s departure. The usual fanfare that surrounds deadline
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Penryn man's work to help stop Brown's Hill flooding applauded
While work is ongoing at Brown’s Hill in Penryn to reinstate a flood-prone culvert, one resident has been commended for his work in stemming the tide. Nick Lauder lives in the Millennium Apartments development at Brown’s Hill, which is bordered
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Protesters gear up to fight second bid to build on Lowertown 'green buffer zone'
Residents have come out fighting against a replacement development plan for Lowertown. Messrs Puckey, Heims and Towers have submitted a planning application for the same piece of land that they previously wanted to build eight homes on back in
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Wreck warning as people raid stricken French trawler
The public is being reminded about the law when it comes to finding wreck material on our coastline, after reports people have been taking equipment from a wrecked fishing boat on the Cornish coast. The warning comes after a number of people have
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Deep foam up to the bus windows at Poldhu was not going to stop this driver: Spectacular VIDEO
The video was posted on Facebook by Rosie Lowe after a very foamy journey to college from Poldhu. She said: "A video I took on the 5th of February 2014, at around 8am going past Poldhu Beach on the way to college. The entire beach and road was
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BBC Radio 4's Today Show visits Porthleven: LISTEN HERE
The Today Show on Radio4 has been visiting Porthleven. Listen here. Live from Porthleven @bbcr4today pic.twitter.com/YGtUzL588K — John Shields (@johneshields) February 7, 2014
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Sport washout expected with more bad weather set to batter Cornwall
Yet more fixture cancellations are expected over the next 24 hours, with the relentless bad weather set to play havoc with the weekend's sport. High winds and heavy rain caused chaos across the county earlier this week, and the forecast for Friday
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Jobs boost as A&P wins wave energy work
A&P Falmouth has won a landmark contract build a wave energy device to be deployed at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility. The company will manufacture, fabricate and assemble the wave energy converting device, Oceanus 2,
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Repairs at Coverack
Following the partial collapse of the sea wall at Coverack yesterday during the storms emergency repairs were being undertaken today. Coverack resident Linda Hawkins said: "Good to see such a prompt response despite so many other problems in the
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Heroin use blamed for Porthleven man's shoplifting spree
A shoplifter found himself in trouble with the police after stealing from two shops and a garden centre, with the spree blamed on funding a heroin addiction. He had been found with two hand-written shopping lists on him, containing all expensive
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Decision on 42 new homes in Mawnan expected on Monday
Plans for 42 new homes on land off Sampys Hill in Mawnan Smith are due to go before Cornwall Council on Monday (10th) when councillors will be recommended to grant approval. The application from Westcountry Land is a re-submission of a previous
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Chiefs face the axe at Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council is proposing a radical shake up of its management structure, with three high powered roles facing the axe. The move could save the authority as much as £400,000 a year, as part of plans re shape the authority to "deliver services
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Helston estate agency The Mather Partnership on the move to former Clarks shoe shop
Permission has been granted for Helston estate agency The Mather Partnership to relocate further up the street to a bigger office. Owner Peter Courtis has been granted conditional permission for change of use of the ground and first floor of the
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Falmouth man had 'one of highest levels of ecstasy drug' ever found
ONE of the highest levels of the drug ecstasy ever recorded in the UK was found in the body of a popular Falmouth man who died after being taken ill whilst attending a rave. Tyre fitter Samuel Thornton, 20, of Glasney Road, Falmouth, also known
