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Incredibly rare cotton-top tamarins get new home at Newquay Zoo
Newquay Zoo in Cornwall has just become home to a pair of incredibly rare cotton-top tamarins. The new pair – male, Santiago, and female, Febe – both have a distinctive crest of white hair that runs from their forehead to the back of their neck and
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Small business advice roadshow rolls into town
Falmouth will be in the spotlight tomorrow as the Small Business Roadshow rolls into town. The tour forms part of the official countdown to Small Business Saturday campaign – which takes place on December 2 – and celebrates small business success
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Cornish fishermen lead on national policy change
NEW measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of an important South West fishery have been announced after Cornwall’s fishing industry led the way. Two years ago, the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation went above national regulation and
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Christmas Parade to take place on the city’s first Late Night Shopping evening
TRURO's Father Christmas Parade is to take place on the city’s first Wednesday Late Night Shopping evening. Following Truro’s Christmas Lights Switch-on, which takes place on November 24, celebrations continue in the city with The Father Christmas
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Public search halted as police send out sniffer dogs in hunt for missing Dave
The family of a man missing in Cornwall for more than a week have described every day that goes by without finding him as “torture.” Friends and family of David Newby, known to many as Dave, had to stand down a public search on Saturday to give
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WATCH: Boat company comes to the rescue to replace hoist badly damaged in accident
People out and about on the Penryn River on Saturday afternoon (November 11) were treated to a highly unusual spectacle – a 20-tonne boat hoist being floated across from one boatyard to another, writes Lisa Young Three Falmouth companies collaborated
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Step Back in Time: Cornwall in 1976
THIS week's batch of historical photos, courtesy of the Falmouth History Archive at The Poly, is still in 1976. Included in this week's collection are: Presentation of awards to Penryn St John Ambulance members Falmouth Youth Club 5-a-side
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Hayle fishing club hopes to 'reel in' donations for a sheltered facility
A charity which teaches children in Cornwall how to fish has launched a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs for a new sheltered area with better facilities. The Mighty Anglers CIC is a fishing club based at Kernow Coarse Fishery in Hayle. The
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Culdrose sailors help Cornish village community to 'step into Christmas'
Sailors from RNAS Culdrose have helped members of a local village community get ready for Christmas. The sailors arrived on the Lizard Peninsula on Wednesday to help people living and working in Cadgwith put up their Christmas lights. Following
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Magical lanterns and enchanted evenings at Heligan Night Garden
Pretty lights are synonymous with the festive period – but a tourist attraction in east Cornwall always takes it to the next level each year, with a lantern trail through its famous gardens that attracts people from all over the Duchy. Heligan
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'My house shook!' Small earthquake recorded in Cornwall in early hours
A small earthquake has been recorded in Cornwall in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). People in Helston reported hearing "a thud, followed by a rumble" shortly before 1am. Residents at Gwealdues and Bulwark are among those hearing the
