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Are you a Doctor Who fan? Prove it with our ultimate timey wimey quiz
Doctor Who is back on our screens for its monumental 60th anniversary and we have the ultimate timey wimey quiz to help you celebrate. It's time for BBC viewers to once again step into the Tardis for an adventure through time and space with three
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Stunning pictures of a starling murmuration in Cornwall
It is a sight people travel miles to witness – hundreds, and often thousands, of starlings grouped together and flying in spectacular formation, known as a murmuration. The phenomenon can be found in autumn and winter, generally between October
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Police call pick-up times improving - but average 101 call wait still 47 minutes
The costly but heavily criticised Devon and Cornwall police contact centre is finally improving, with fewer people abandoning calls because of long waiting times according to the latest report. However, the average time people have to hang on to
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‘Concerned citizens’ raise cash to fight ‘needless monstrosity’
A group of “concerned citizens” from St Ives have started a fundraiser to get professional advice in their bid to fight plans for a Premier Inn hotel in the town, which they have dubbed a “needless monstrosity”. Brian Selman and Willem Smith have
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The Doctor Who 60th anniversary cast from David Tennant to Miriam Margolyes
David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Doctor Who return to UK television screens on Saturday (November 26) in the first of the 60th anniversary specials of the hit BBC sci-fi show. Doctor Who's BBC centenary special delivered quite the twist in October
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Seaside development dubbed ‘horrendous” and ‘lifeless monstrosity’
A proposed development which would transform an area of Penzance’s seafront has been dubbed “horrendous” and a “lifeless monstrosity” by residents concerned that the design and scale is not in keeping with the historic town. Cornwall Council’s
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Thousands celebrate as Helston lights up for Christmas
Helston was lit up for Christmas last night with thousands of people enjoying the lights switch-on event. It was one of three events to take place locally on Friday, with Truro and Camborne also lighting up for the festive season. People poured
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The Skipper: Hurray for polluters!
WE'RE all aware that Cornwall, and the rest of the country, has suffered from discharges of untreated wastewater and pollution in our waters, and that water firms are dragging their feet when it comes to cleaning up their act. What is surprising
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Cornwall NHS team brings endoscopy care to patients with new van
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has introduced a new initiative which aims to bring care closer to patients' homes. A community trans-nasal endoscopy service, delivered by the team from Bodmin Hospital in a specially equipped van, is
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Letter: Are they REALLY earthquakes?
Over the past few years, every time I've woken up to news reports of an earthquake, I've never felt a thing. Why do all these earthquakes seem to happen in the dead of night? What exactly are they hiding? I'm starting to wonder whether my
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Medieval Baebes to bring torchlit theatrical Christmas procession to Truro
In a holiday spectacle, the Mediaeval Baebes are set to bring their torchlit procession and night of entertainment to Truro next month. The procession will begin outside the library in Pydar Street at 6.55pm on Thursday, December 7. Renowned
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Step Back in Time: Old pictures of 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: Participants in Penryn’s pancake race, c. 1976 The exquisitely painted tank of a motorbike
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GP's call for action following huge surge in missed appointments in Cornwall
GP practices across Cornwall are urging patients to cancel unwanted appointments after recent appointment data shows that so far this year 117,000 appointments have been missed. Almost 15,000 people were no-shows in September alone. NHS Cornwall
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Cornwall residents most likely to suffer chimney fires in December
December sees a surge in chimney fires, especially in Cornwall, which on average has the highest proportion of such fires out of anywhere in the UK according to new data. The independent study indicates an alarming rise of 220% in daily chimney
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Three Cornwall restaurants listed in Top 100 for the UK in 2023
THREE Cornwall restaurants have been named in a list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK in 2023, according to reviews. The list is compiled by OpenTable and is put together using over 1.2 million OpenTable diner reviews with dining metrics including
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Cornish schoolgirl archer selected for pathway to the Olympics
A YEAR 9 pupil from Truro High School for Girls has been spotted as one of the most promising young archers in the country and selected for the Olympic Pathway for Archery. 13-year-old Saffron Knowles has been observed by Team GB over the past
