Posts Tagged ‘ Penzance ’

Police appeal after a man touched a female rail passenger inappropriately

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December 12, 2012

A RAIL passenger was left 'shocked and upset' after she was touched inappropriately by a male passenger while travelling between Penzance and Truro.British Transport Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection w...
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Five staff bailed again following abuse allegations at Penzance vulnerable adults centre

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December 12, 2012

FIVE members of staff on police bail following allegations of abuse at the troubled John Daniel Centre for vulnerable adults have been bailed again. Ten carers from the centre in Heamoor, Penzance, were cleared of any wrongdoing at the end of October a...
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Police appeal: Man ‘inappropriately’ touched woman on Penzance train

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December 12, 2012

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information after a woman was inappropriately touched on a train between Penzance and Truro, Cornwall.
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Eccentric singer comes ‘home’ to Penzance

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December 11, 2012
Eccentric singer comes ‘home’ to Penzance

Patrick WolfThe Ritz, PenzanceReview by Jacob Woolcock /concertsincornwall.co.ukTUCKED away at the back of Penzance, among a sea of tables and sofas, Patrick Wolf stepped on stage for a delighted crowd at The Ritz.  Equally as quirky as the venue ...
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Donate handmade toys for Penzance Lions Club

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December 7, 2012

Craft loving visitors to a garden centre near Hayle are being encouraged to support a Christmas scheme to help Penzance Lions Club.
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Penzance carer Lewis Simmonds is freed after attacking disabled boy

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December 6, 2012
Penzance carer Lewis Simmonds is freed  after attacking disabled boy

A DISTRAUGHT mother believes the justice system has failed her severely disabled son after the carer who attacked him was released from prison on appeal.Lewis Simmonds was sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment after he was filmed appearing to suffocate S...
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Overall not very wet November

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December 6, 2012

NOVEMBER – A quiet spell followed by gales, rain and floods The first four days saw cold, fresh to strong W to NW winds and some heavy showers with hail; this cold start followed by a prolonged benign and uneventful spell. All change on the 22n...
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Case summaries

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December 6, 2012

ADAM STEPHEN CHADD, 23, of Calloose Lane, Leedstown, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on November 26 to using a car without insurance at Leedstown on September 2 and was fined £110. He also admitted using a vehicle in a dangerous...
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Penwith heralds the Christmas festivities

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December 6, 2012
Penwith heralds the Christmas festivities

IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas in west Cornwall as events are held to celebrate the start of the festive season.The annual Christmas lights switch-on in Penzance drew big crowds despite the damp weather. The festive atmosphere began early ...
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Penzance mother believes debts contributed to her student son’s suicide

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December 5, 2012
Penzance mother believes debts contributed to her student son’s suicide

The heartbroken mother of a Westcountry student driven to suicide by spiralling debt, is campaigning to prevent future tragedies.Toby Thorn, 23, from Penzance, West Cornwall, was tipped over the edge after falling into £8,000 worth of debt.An inq...
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Musicians to join for all that jazz in Ludgvan

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December 4, 2012

Musicians and singers from around Cornwall have the chance to work with one of Europe's most creative and musicians and teachers at an event near Penzance.
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Cases in brief

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November 29, 2012

JACK DUNT, 21, of Halsetown, charged with using threatening behaviour at St Ives jointly with Jessica Wilkinson and Adam King on September 6 had his case discontinued at Truro Magistrates' Court on November 15.JESSICA JAYNE WILKINSON, 18, of Porthia R...
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Buy a bloke and give charity a boost

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November 25, 2012

There'll be more than cocktails on the menu at the Zero Lounge in Penzance on Friday when the venue plays host to a Bid For A Bloke charity auction in aid of the Lauren and Rosie Foundation.
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Double AA rosette for Penzance’s The Bay restaurant

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November 24, 2012

For the ninth year in a row The Bay restaurant in Penzance has been awarded two AA rosettes.
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End of an era as Hayle’s last three nuns say goodbye

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November 24, 2012
End of an era as Hayle’s last three nuns say goodbye

The final three nuns from the Order of the Daughters of the Cross of Liège, which moved to Penzance in 1901 and Hayle a year later, are set to leave their convent next month.The order says a lack of people wanting to join the religious way of li...
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West Cornwall Battered by Storms

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November 22, 2012
West Cornwall Battered by Storms

Homes lost power, roads were flooded and trees were toppled as west Cornwall was battered by storms today.Penwith was drenched in the down pour with wet weather causing widespread problems.Over a thousand people living around Heamoor, near Penzance, lo...
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Order of nuns is moving out after 110 years

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November 22, 2012
Order of nuns is moving out after 110 years

THE order of nuns that built St Michael's Hospital is leaving west Cornwall, 110 years after the first sisters arrived there to run schools and improve healthcare.The final three nuns from the Order of the Daughters of the Cross of Liège, which...
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David Bowie self portraits go under the hammer in Penzance

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November 21, 2012

Three self-portraits from cultural chameleon David Bowie have gone under the hammer in Penzance.
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Oil and bad weather disrupts Cornish rail services

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November 19, 2012
Oil and bad weather disrupts Cornish rail services

TRAIN services across Cornwall were disrupted this morning due to wet weather and oil on the tracks.One train on its way to London Paddington slipped straight through Truro station and missed its stop by four carriages due to oil on the ...
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Penzance young musicians perform to 5,000 at Royal Albert Hall

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November 19, 2012

Young members of Penzance Youth String Orchestra (PYSO) performed to a 5,000 capacity crowd at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the national Schools Proms.
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Thai boxing world champion from Penzance supports Santa Fun Run

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November 17, 2012

A LOCAL Thai boxing world champion has joined “Team Santa” to support Cornwall Hospice Care’s Santa Fun Run series next month.
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