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Decision on Lizard Point Holiday Park change to alcohol hours and chip shop
Neighbours of a holiday park in Cornwall have raised concerns about drugs, noise and litter during an application to alter its premises licence. Parkdean Resorts applied to Cornwall Council to vary its licence at Lizard Point Holiday Park, at Penhale
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Cornwall firefighters tackle caravan, gas leak & tumble dryer incidents
Firefighters across Cornwall have been called to tackle a number of incidents this week with crews responding to incidents across the Duchy. Crews from Penzance, St Austell, Tolvaddon and Truro have been tasked to emergencies in Penzance, Tregony
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Dramatic pictures show huge cliff fall next to controversial luxury development
These dramatic pictures show a huge cliff fall in Cornwall near to a controversial luxury flats development in Newquay. Thousands of tonnes of rock have plummeted down the 200ft cliff face at a beauty spot where posh homes are being planned to
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Penryn arts space receives grant of over £50k from levelling up fund
The Fish Factory Arts CIC in Penryn has received £50,500 Community Levelling Up grant from Cornwall Council Fish Factory Arts CIC based has been awarded a £50,549 Community Levelling Up grant by Cornwall Council, from the government's £7.6m Community
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Cornwall road among worst for most reports of potholes in South West of England
A road in Cornwall has been ranked among the top roads which have had the most reports of potholes in the South West of England in the last three years. Lethlean Lane in Hayle has had 232 reports of potholes in that period ranking among the top
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Cornwall's new radio station options - we listen in live to compare!
4:12pm A slightly belated conclusion to this feature, due to other commitments, but it's probably fair to say there will
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Former Pirate FM listeners have been reacting to its loss – and they aren’t happy!
Former Pirate FM listeners have been reacting to the loss of their favourite local radio station – and needless to say they aren’t happy! Pirate FM became Hits Radio Cornwall today (Wednesday, April 17) on DAB digital radio while Greatest Hits
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Helston marshmallow maker shares 'surreal' experience being in national TV show
Viewers of Channel 4’s ‘Aldi’s Next Big Thing’ will be able see whether a marshmallow maker from Helston impressed the judges when she appears in next week’s episode. Teagan Rowlands, founder and owner of Moosh Mallows — a small independent business
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Fear of having ‘no farmers left’ in Cornwall raised in solar debate
A Cornwall councillor said he fears there will be “no farmers left” in Cornwall if productive agricultural land is used for solar farms, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela. Brian Clemens’ comments came during a debate calling for Cornwall
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Householder fined for fly-tipping - even though they didn't dump the rubbish
Residents and business owners across the Duchy are being urged to make sure they use responsible waste removal carriers or face being fined if their rubbish is dumped illegally. The warning comes after Cornwall Council issued two fixed penalty
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Lifeboat crew didn't expect to find this floating at sea on emergency callout
A RNLI lifeboat crew were left feeling a bit orange faced after a callout to a possible kayaker in trouble turned out to be a floating traffic cone. Port Isaac RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew responded to reports from National Coastwatch Institution
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Transgender survey shows ‘fairness must take priority’ for elite female athletes
A majority of female athletes support categorisation by biological sex rather than gender identity in women’s contact and endurance sports, in what is believed to be the largest survey to date on transgender inclusion, writes Jamie Gardner from PA.
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Ship leaves Falmouth drydock after 700-litre 'dazzle' paint job
HMS Mersey, a River Class Patrol vessel, has emerged after many months in Falmouth drydock sporting her new ‘Western Approaches’ colour scheme. Mersey has undergone a major modernisation refit which included a complete strip down of her engines
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Cornwall start ESL title defence with Bristol six-goal thriller
Cornwall Shinty Club enjoyed a positive start to their first ESL title defence after they hit Bristol for six. The Cornish Bees defeated a strong Bristol senior team 6-1 away from home at Ashton Park School on Saturday, March 23 at 2pm. Bristol
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Health campaigners fear return of 24-hour urgent care to West Cornwall now in doubt
Health campaigners fighting to see the return of 24-hour urgent care in West Cornwall say they now fear it may not happen, following a recent update. Last November Kate Shields, chief executive for NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care