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Couple from Goldsithney, Penzance celebrate £389k lottery win

June 15, 2013
Couple from Goldsithney, Penzance celebrate £389k lottery win

A Goldsithney couple who won nearly £400,000 on the lottery have said the prize will pay to complete their Cornish dream. Paul and Jenny Marsh realised they had scooped £389,921 on The National Lottery at midnight on May 26, a few hours after the dr...
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Police warning after wallet taken in toilet scam at Marazion

June 5, 2013
Police warning after wallet taken in toilet scam at Marazion

Police have issued a warning to west Cornwall residents after a woman pretended to need to use the toilet at a Marazion house and stole a wallet. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police ssaid that at around 4.30pm on May 27 a female has entered a pr...
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Dragon’s Den star James Caan invests in St Ives business

June 5, 2013
Dragon’s Den star James Caan invests in St Ives business

A ST IVES business woman is teaming up with ex-Dragon's Den star James Caan. Mr Caan, who has been in the news this week accused of hypocrisy in in row over jobs for his daughters - after telling parents not to unfairly help their children - has becom...
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Cash shortfall due to £12m lost in unpaid council tax in Cornwall

May 31, 2013
Cash shortfall due to £12m lost in unpaid council tax in Cornwall

Cornwall Council has failed to collect more than £12 million in council tax – a situation that has led to a "significant" cash shortfall, a minister has claimed. The Department for Communities and Local Government has released figures showing t...
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£12m lost in unpaid council tax in Cornwall

May 31, 2013
£12m lost in unpaid council tax in Cornwall

Cornwall Council has failed to collect more than £12 million in council tax – a situation that has led to a "significant" cash shortfall, a minister has claimed. The Department for Communities and Local Government has released figures showing t...
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Cornwall Council warning over private-hire taxi firm

May 31, 2013

Cornwall Council has issued an urgent warning to customers of a local private-hire taxi firm after revealing that it did not have the proper licenses. Cornwall Flight Connections has been identified by Trading Standards as operating without the approp...
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Tributes to surfer and photographer Jacob Cockle found dead in Hayle waterway

May 30, 2013
Tributes to surfer and photographer Jacob Cockle found dead in Hayle waterway

UPDATE: FAMILY and friends of a Hayle surfer and photographer who drowned while taking close-up pictures of a whirlpool have today paid tribute to the "friendliest, happiest and loving person you could ever meet". Thrill-seeker Jacob Cockle, aged 28, ...
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Surfer and photographer Jacob Cockle found dead in Hayle waterway

May 29, 2013
Surfer and photographer Jacob Cockle found dead in Hayle waterway

A Hayle man who has been described as a "beautiful soul" has died after being found face down in the water at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, on Tuesday night. The man has been named locally as 28-year-old Jacob Cockle. Tributes to the surfer and photographer w...
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Hayle man who died in A30 crash is named as Zachary Collins

May 29, 2013
Hayle man who died in A30 crash is named as Zachary Collins

The Hayle man killed in a road crash on the A30 at Loggans, near Hayle, at the weekend has been named. Zachary Collins, 38, has been formally identified as the driver of the green XJ Sport Jaguar which ended up on its roof on the Hayle bypass at 3am o...
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Crash involving Royal Mail closes A38 westbound at Tideford

May 29, 2013
Crash involving Royal Mail closes A38 westbound at Tideford

2pm: The road was reopened at 9.45 this morning. The seriousness of the driver's injuries are not known at this time. EARLIER: A Royal Mail van has been involved in a collision with another vehicle on the A38 at Tideford. The crash, which happene...
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Crash involving Royal Mail closes A38 westbound at Tideford

May 29, 2013
Crash involving Royal Mail closes A38 westbound at Tideford

2pm: The road was reopened at 9.45 this morning. The seriousness of the driver's injuries are not known at this time. EARLIER: A Royal Mail van has been involved in a collision with another vehicle on the A38 at Tideford. The crash, which happene...
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A38 closed westbound at Tideford after crash

May 29, 2013
A38 closed westbound at Tideford after crash

A Royal Mail van has been involved in a collision with another vehicle on the A38 at Tideford. The crash, which happened at 8.40am near to the Riverside Garage, initially caused both lanes of the road to be closed but the eastbound lane has since reop...
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Car crashes into a field after collision on the A30 at Chiverton Cross

May 29, 2013
Car crashes into a field after collision on the A30 at Chiverton Cross

A woman was taken to hospital after a collision on the A30 at Chiverton Cross last night. The silver Peugeot she was driving ended up in a field 30m from the road, on its side, after going through the crash barriers. Fire crews from Redruth and Cambo...
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Man dead after being found face down in Hayle waterway

May 29, 2013
Man dead after being found face down in Hayle waterway

A man has died after being found face down in the water at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, last night. Police were called to the scene at 9pm and a 28-year-old was found in the water and airlifted to Treliske Hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead. ...
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Father and daughter rescued after their raft capsized

May 29, 2013
Father and daughter rescued after their raft capsized

A Bodmin father and his daughter were rescued yesterday evening at Par after the raft they were on capsized. A spokesman for Brixham Coastguard said it is believed that they were practicing for a raft race at Looe, which is set to take place this Sund...
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Hundreds evacuated as firefighters tackle Tate St Ives blaze

May 28, 2013
Hundreds evacuated as firefighters tackle Tate St Ives blaze

Fire crews have saved valuable artworks following a blaze at a popular tourist attraction in St Ives yesterday. Firefighters were called to the Tate St Ives Gallery at 12.30pm to a fire, which is thought to have been started from a deep fat fryer. By...
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Wadebridge Dad’s Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86

May 28, 2013
Wadebridge Dad’s Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86

Dad's Army favourite Bill Pertwee who,lived in a residential home in Wadebridge,has died. The 86-year-old,who played Warden Hodge in the popular sitcom, is believed to have been airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske in Truro on Sunday where he...
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A39 near Penryn closed after a van rolls over in the road

May 28, 2013
A39 near Penryn closed after a van rolls over in the road

The A39 near Penryn is closed this morning after a van rolled over on the road. A spokesman for the police said nobody was believed to be injured in the incident, which happened between Treluswell and Perranarworthal just after 7.30am this morning. H...
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Hundreds evacuated as firefighters tackle Tate St Ives blaze

May 28, 2013
Hundreds evacuated as firefighters tackle Tate St Ives blaze

Fire crews have saved valuable artworks following a blaze at a popular tourist attraction in St Ives yesterday. Firefighters were called to the Tate St Ives Gallery at 12.30pm to a fire, which is thought to have been started from a deep fat fryer. By...
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Vandals target cars in Hayle with cross scratches

May 22, 2013
Vandals target cars in Hayle with cross scratches

Police in Hayle are looking for vandals responsible for a spate of car damages. A number of cars were targetted on Madison Close between 12pm and 3.30pm on Saturday. PC John Fulker from the Hayle neighbourhood policing team said that most of the dama...
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Police hunt water butt thieves in Angarrack, Hayle

May 22, 2013
Police hunt water butt thieves in Angarrack, Hayle

A 4ft high black metal water butt has been stolen from the Angarrack area of Hayle. Police said the thief or thieves appeared to have gone across a number of gardens to get to the container. PC John Fulker, from the Hayle neighbourhood police team, s...
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