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Cricket: Redruth and Penzance receive relegation lifelines after Paul withdraw from ECB Premier League
Redruth and Penzance have been spared from relegation following Paul's withdrawal from the ECB Cornwall Premier League. At the end of last season Redruth were relegated to County 1, and Penzance to County 2. But after Paul annouced their decision
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Annear on target but Port are beaten by Callington at Gala Parc: PICTURES
Porthleven 1 Callington Town 2 Porthleven narrowly missed out on causing an upset - and in the process doing close neightbours and promotion contenders, Helston Athletic, a favour - after Callington came from a goal down to claim victory at Gala
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Dent disappointed with Falmouth performance against Blazey AUDIO
Falmouth Town manager John Dent reacts to his side's 0-1 home defeat against St Blazey. The only goal of the game came in the 28th minute when Town midfielder Jason Robertson scored an own goal following a Dan Evans header for St Blazey. Falmouth
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Home hoodoo strikes again as Town are beaten by St Blazey
Falmouth Town 0 St Blazey 1 Jason Robertson's own goal midway through the first half was enough to hand victory to St Blazey and condemn Falmouth Town to their second home defeat on the bounce. Robertson was the last to touch the ball after
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The Bosun's Locker in Falmouth slips anchor for new home
Britain’s oldest chandlery business, the Bosun’s Locker in Falmouth, has slipped its mooring for a new berth inland on the town's main shopping street. The Bosun’s Locker Chandlery business had been situated in an early 18th century building at
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Children of Culdrose service families dedicate 'HMS Heroes' standard at Truro Cathedral
Children of service families serving at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose gathered in Truro Cathedral for a special service of dedication for a new standard for their Helston and Lizard group. The school children are part of the Her Majesty’s School
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Is it fair to fine or jail parents if kids bunk off school?
The mother of a pupil at a Cornish school has been fined £230 for failing to ensure that her child attends school on a regular basis. Magistrates sitting at Bodmin Magistrates Court on March 24 were told that the Budehaven School pupil had 89 sessions
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Falmouth Pilot Gig Club honours its founder
Falmouth Pilot Gig Club has honoured the late Ted Pentecost, its founding member, mentor and former president, by unveiling a memorial plaque to him in the gig shed. Ted’s daughter Sue unveiled the plaque in a ceremony attended by his son, Andrew
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Prolific train baggage thief jailed after South West stealing spree
A man who went on a theft spree on trains across the South West has been jailed for two years. Sean Paul McIlroy appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday, 27 March 2014, having pleaded guilty to 19 counts of theft, following a British Transport
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Roland's Happy Plaice 'chips' in for Culdrose charity
Roland’s Happy Plaice in Porthleven has been serving up a storm to help raise funds for the 771 Squadron Search and Rescue charity. Every year the popular fish and chip takeaway chooses one charity to support, with Cancer Research and Children’
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Can you help police find missing man?
Police are hoping the public can help trace Paul Smith, who has gone missing from Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. The 58-year-old was last seen in the Parkhurst area of Newport on Saturday 22 March 2014. He is described as white, stocky build
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Children asked to tell Tall Ships story
CHILDREN from across Cornwall and the country are being encouraged to put pen to paper or paint to canvas and take part in the Big Art and Storytelling Tall Ships Project which was officially launched this week. Falmouth’s John Dyer is the artist
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Culdrose based chief petty officer clocks up 3,000 days at sea
A Fleet Air Arm Chief Petty Officer from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose has reached a significant milestone that is going to be hard to beat amongst his peers. Clocking up a staggering 3,000 days at sea throughout a career spanning 29 years,
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Michael Buble tribute to raise children's hospice funds in Penryn
A charity night featuring a Michael Buble tribute and raffle will be held at the Penryn RAOB Club from 7pm on Saturday with all money raised go to the Little Harbour children’s hospice at St Austell. Tickets cost £5 and can be bought on the door
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How much has your council tax increased by? Not as much as Perranporth's 193 per cent hike
While council tax bills flopping onto door mats is never a welcome sight, it could be worse! People in Perranporth and the surrounding parish of Perranzabuloe have been told to pay 193 percent more. Already hard pressed residents of the parish
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Helston and Lizard pupils are good sports for charity: PICTURES
Pupils across Helston and the Lizard showed their sporting spirit last week when they took part in all manner of exercise to raise money for Sport Relief. They included youngsters at St Michael’s Primary School, where each class took it in turns
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Dolphins the stars of Helford conservation group talk tonight
Dolphins will be the stars of the Helford Marine Conservation Group’s annual meeting taking place at Gweek Village Hall on Saturday, March 29. Guest speaker will be Dr Simon Ingram, marine lecturer from Plymouth University whose illustrated talk
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Freddy Zapp back on the radio as sexual assault case dropped
Charges against BBC Radio Cornwall DJ Freddy Zapp have been dropped, with the entertainer due to return to the airwaves on Saturday April 12 Mr Zapp, 62, of Dopps Terrace, Redruth, had faced allegations of assault by beating a female and a charge
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Can you give a home to evicted Falmouth charity chickens?
A Falmouth woman is hoping someone will come to her rescue and offer her the use of some land to house her 30 chickens and ducks which are being evicted from their current home this weekend. The roosters and hens, which are all show breeds, are
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Dinosaurs found in Paradise
In the deepest, densest forests of Hayle, things are stirring, with the arrival of a rather rare species at Paradise Park. At five feet tall, with 56 serrated teeth and big curved claws, which have similarities to the wing bones of modern birds
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My dog ate it! What were Cornish Mutual's top 10 strangest insurance claims?
Dentures flushed down a toilet, a hearing aid eaten by a dog and curtains set on fire after a lighter was used to burn away a loose thread are just some of the more unusual claims that rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual has dealt with in recent years
