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"We have to keep the run going as long as we can" says Town boss John Dent

  Falmouth Town manager John Dent reacts to his side's 2-0 victory over Tavistock at Bickland Park. With the game played in atrocious conditions, Dan Richardson and Rob Wearne were on the scoresheet as Town moved six points clear of both

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Wearne and Richardson on target as Town brave the elements to beat Tavistock

Falmouth Town 2 Tavistock 0 Goals from Dan Richardson and Rob Wearne helped Falmouth Town see off relegation rivals Tavistock in atrocious conditions at Bickland Park. The Devon club, without a game since December 14, never recovered from Richardson's

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Cornwall's storm bill tops £21million

The latest estimate for the cost of the storms in Cornwall is more than £21 million, according to councillor Alex Folkes. He said: "This is made up of £3.8 million for immediate response and making safe and £17.5 million for full repairs and remediation

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Cornwall incident centre stands down, with next bout of severe weather expected on Tuesday

The multi agency Silver Control centre at County Hall closed at 2pm today. There have been no major incidents experienced as a result of the strong winds and large waves, with the heavy rainfall which was forecast to affect Cornwall later today

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Matchday Live: Falmouth Town 2 Tavistock 0 FT

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Ant music comes to St Ives jazz club

St Ives Jazz Club plays host to |guitar hero Ant Law on Tuesday, February 11, providing a perfect antedote to the current gloom, Ant was a scholar at both Edinburgh University and Berklee College of Music until moving to London in 2008. Upon arrival

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First Great Western cuts walk-up fares by 25% on journeys affected by Dawlish railway closure

First Great Western has confirmed a 25 per cent discount on walk-up fares for services affected by the closure of the railway at Dawlish. Yesterday, Network Rail confirmed that the damage to the track will take at least six weeks to fix, and trains

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A 50-year storm? Just how unusual is this run of huge waves? EXPERT VIEW

So just how unusual is this massive storm? Here is what forecasting gurus Magic Seaweed have to say. "The huge swell hitting Europe tomorrow is quite probably going to create larger waves in coastal waters than the previous three in 2014. The question

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Lunatic or legendary? Worlds best windsurfers arrive in Cornwall for 'Storm Chase' event: AUDIO

UPDATE: The competition is in full flow, with round three out on monstorous surf and gale force winds at the bluff. Here are a few of the shots tweeted out today. Thomas Traversa in Cornish airspace in Round 3 at the Bluff http:

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National award nomination for Falmouth lifesaver

The woman who saved the life of a pensioner after he suffered a major heart attack at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth, has been nominated for a national award. If it wasn’t for the quick-thinking of Ceinwen Morgans, 82-year-old John Ollerenshaw

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Man accused of assaulting wife has charge dismissed

A woman who was previously a man’s housekeeper before becoming his wife was the alleged victim of an assault by a 67-year-old Gunwalloe man, who appeared before Truro magistrates. William Vernon faced a charge of assaulting Anne Vernon at Wheal

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Primary school kids enjoy 'amazing' day at Lizard lifeboat station

With the rescue work of the Lizard lifeboat so much in the news recently, it was a particularly poignant visit to the station for pupils from Landewednack Primary School. They took a tour of the station at Kilcobben Cove last Friday, to mark the

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Jim Moray comes to the Tolmen Centre

IF music is the food of love, then head to the Tolmen Centre this Valentine’s Day and prepare to fall in love. Jim Moray is one of the most |consistently inventive musicians |working in English traditional music today. Winner of five BBC Radio

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FlyBe puts on extra Newquay to Gatwick flights due to rail disruption

Cornwall councillor Alex Folkes said the Cauthority has been "quick off the mark" and has been working with FlyBe over the past few days to secure extra flights to London to help during the rail disruption caused by the track being washed away at Dawlish

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Helston flooding action plan discussed

As storms continue to batter Cornwall, talks have begun into the need for an action plan in case of flooding in Helston. A meeting was held at the Guildhall on Tuesday evening last week, which was attended by around 70 residents – including many