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Work begins on £12 million project at Falmouth Docks
Work has begun on a £12 million project that will see Falmouth providing clean energy to a range of maritime vessels in a UK-first. A&P Falmouth will become the first location in the country to offering flexible shoreside power connections
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Concern as fishing boat sinks releasing oil into harbour
There is concern among harbour-users in Penzance – including swimmers – after a fishing boat sank releasing oil, which residents say has left a film on the surface of the water within the harbour, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela. The
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'Scouse Baz' drug gang who hid £10,000 worth of cocaine in Easter eggs sentenced
Members of a Cornwall based County Line drugs group named ‘Scouse Baz’ have been sentenced for their roles in the supply of cocaine. The three appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Monday 14 October, where they were sentenced to a total of nine years
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‘I haven’t run an illegal wedding venue,’ says window cleaner
A man who describes himself as a “working class window cleaner” and not the “rogue trader” he believes he was portrayed as at a Cornwall Council meeting this week , writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela. Travis Stevens has denied the barn
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Environment Agency issues flood warnings for Cornwall at high tide this evening
The Environment Agency has issued numerous flood alerts for Cornwall at high tide this evening, including for the Fal Estuary. Flooding is possible over the high tide on Friday evening. High water at Falmouth is at 6:44pm; times of high water will
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A one-year-old baby has now died following a road traffic collision in Mullion
A one-year-old baby has now died following a road traffic collision in Mullion earlier this week, police have confirmed Officers were called to the B3296 Meaver Road at around 8.40am on Monday 14 October to reports of collision involving a silver
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'Isolated' young man paid underage girl money to send him sexually explicit pics
An isolated young man from Truro with ADHD and autism gave an underage girl money to send him intimate pictures asking her to be his “**** toy”. Kieron Smith, aged 23, of The Pods, County Hall, Truro appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentencing
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Free evening parking call as key Truro car park unlikely to ever fully reopen
With it looking increasingly unlikely that the upper storeys of Truro's Moorfield car park will ever open again, Cornwall Council has said it is working on parking capacity for visitors to the city - particularly in the busy run-up to Christmas.
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‘Landmark’ for UK lithium production as demo plant opens in Cornwall
A demonstration facility for producing lithium is opening in Cornwall in what backers say is a milestone in helping the UK’s transition to clean power. Cornish Lithium’s demonstration plant near St Austell is set to start producing lithium hydroxide
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Environmental Health officer objects to ten-hour New Year’s Eve party
Cornwall’s Environmental Health department has objected to New Year’s Eve plans by one of the most popular club events in Cornwall, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela. Skybar – the pop-up beach club – has applied to Cornwall Council for
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Empty pub branded ticking 'timebomb' after being left to rot when appeal refused
A PUB that was sealed up when permission to demolish it was refused has been branded a ‘ticking timebomb’ after vandals broke in and wrecked the place. Last orders were called on the Boslowick Inn, affectionately known as “The Bosi”, in Falmouth