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Interview: Quick thinking teenager saves his family from Helston house fire
A family of five were lucky to escape with their lives on Saturday after their kitchen became engulfed in flames as most of them lay fast asleep. It was only thanks to the actions of the family's eldest son that the Hamers were able to get out
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Round the world sailor's yacht lost in vastness of southern Pacific
Lone yachtsman Andrew Halcrow, who sailed from Falmouth last November on an attempted 40,000-mile, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, has given up finding his beloved yacht Elsi Arrub after he was airlifted to safety off Cape Horn earlier this
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70-year-old Falmouth man faces trial over £13,500 cannabis growing charge
A trial date has been set for a 70-year-old Falmouth man accused of growing cannabis worth £13,500. Ivan Barnett, aged 70, of Oakfield Road, Falmouth, entered no pleas at Truro’s magistrates’ court to charges of being concerned in the production
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Ticketless drunk man from Falmouth threatens train staff
Two train staff travelling between Truro and Falmouth Docks were threatened and made to feel unsafe by the behaviour of a 20-year-old passenger who did not have a ticket. He had told the conductor, Tracey Croucher, when she asked for the ticket
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Helston council ponders £250,000 town cash questionnaire results
The results of a town-wide questionnaire on how to spend £250,000 in Helston have been released, with the row over pedestrianisation taking centre stage at a recent meeting, despite not being a definite proposal. Martin Searle, the Helston Town
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Macsalvors in Penryn hosts sea safety day tomorrow
Macsalvors in Penryn is again hosting a sea safety event at The Boathouse in Penryn’s Commercial Road this weekend with experts on hand to give advice. Representatives from the RNLI, the coastguard, fire and rescue service and the police will be
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Prescott and Channon return as Pirates prepare for derby battle with Albion
Motivation is never a problem for local derby games between the Cornish Pirates and Plymouth Albion, and this will again be the case on Saturday when the Pirates travel the short distance across the Tamar to Albion's Brickfields ground (ko 3pm).
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Royal Cornwall Hospital 'requires improvement'
Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske has been told it requires improvement. The inspection by the Care Quality Commision looked at the quality and safety of the care provided, looking at whether the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive
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Did you speak to Alan Jeal in Truro the day before he died?
Police are appealing for a witness in Truro who may have seen Alan Jeal on the day before his body was found to come forward. The man detectives would like to speak to was in The Leats area of Truro at around 6.30pm on Monday, February 24.
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Popular 80s sitcom comes to the stage
STARS from of one of the UK’s best loved romantic sitcoms are getting back together for one last fling in Last of the Duty Free, which is coming to Cornwall this May. Keith Barron, Gwen Taylor and Neil Stacy will be playing out the next hilarious
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Cricket: Vinter Cup finalists Paul withdraw from ECB Premier League
Last season's Vinter Cup finalists Paul have stunned the Cornish cricketing fraternity after announcing that they have withdrawn from the ECB Cornwall Premier League for 2014. The Jolly’s Drinks Cornwall Cricket League said it had reluctantly accepted
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Redruth appoint Larkins as new head coach for coming season
Redruth have annoucend that former player Steve Larkins will take over as head coach after Ashley Morcom steps down at the end of the season. The club said Larkins had been selected for the role from a pool of 'strong contenders.' The Truro
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New 38,000 play park to officially open in Helston tomorrow
A £38,000 play park will be officially opened in Helston this Saturday at noon. Work installing the new equipment at the Carey Parc Play Area was completed last week. The project has been led by Helston Town Council’s play and young people
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First Fal Mussel Festival this weekend
The fifth Fal Oyster Gathering and the first Fal Mussel Festival will take place on Prince of Wales Pier in Falmouth this weekend. Between 9am and 10pm on Friday and Saturday and 10am and 6pm on Sunday there will be top chefs, traditional sailing
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Same sex couples in Cornwall can marry from stroke of midnight
Same sex couples will be able to wed in Cornwall from the stroke of midnight tonight as the new law permitting same sex marriage comes into force. As the clock strikes 12, gay couples will be able to wed in the first ever ceremonies in England
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Helston, Falmouth and Penryn U12s do battle at Hayle Rugby Festival
Festival rugby is all about maximum game time in shorter but more intense games, so having a severely depleted squad with just about enough players to field a team is not the ideal way to compete at these events. Falmouth were drawn in pool one
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Alcohol problem blamed for man's booze thefts
A man with an alcohol problem pleaded guilty to stealing bottles of alcohol from Tesco in Camborne and Marks & Spencer in Hayle when he appeared before Truro magistrates. Jonathan James White, 53, c/o Little Haven, Coverack, Helston, had previous
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New £5.5 million development at Penryn's university campus
A new multi-million pound facility will soon be taking shape on the Penryn Campus ahead of the University of Exeter Business school expansion into Cornwall next year. The £5.5 million Science and Engineering Research Support Facility will provide
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New family trail this April
Helston will be awash with Piskey hunters this week, as familes are invited to search out the magical creatures from April 2 to 8. The Cornish Piskey Pals will be holding a trail throughout the town for families to follow. Working alongside
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Penryn cyclist knocked off bike by hit and run driver
A cyclist who was knocked off his bike in Penryn on Saturday, March 15, suffered a fractured wrist. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened at the junction of Falmouth Road and Eastwood Road between 3pm and 3.30pm to come
