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VIDEO: Lifeboat spots fisherman in water
Daring dippers in Newquay raise £2,000
MORE than 50 daring dippers took to the water in Newquay Harbour on New Year's Day in aid of charity.It is hoped the grand total raised for children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent will be more than £2,000.The event attracted adrenalin junkies aged...
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Stressed Ladock residents await more flooding misery
THIS year's festive season is one many in a village near Truro will never forget after seeing their homes flooded twice in just four weeks.Fifteen homes in Ladock were deluged by the Tresillian River when it burst its banks on December 22.Villagers sti...
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Hundreds brave chilly Coverack Christmas swim
Record numbers of swimmers braced the icy water of Coverack’s harbour to take part in this year’s Christmas Day dip. PICTURE GALLERY
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Drowned dog sparks Penryn water search
The emergency services were out searching Penryn Harbour in the early hours of Boxing Day morning, after a drowned dog sparked fears that its owner might also be in difficulty.
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River restored for rare species
Rare crayfish and water voles are to benefit from almost £60,000 which will help fund restoration work at a chalk stream in east Dorset.
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Angler washed off rocks into cold rough sea
A fisherman was plucked from the freezing cold sea off the Cornish coast in a dramatic rescue which left a lifeboat badly damaged.The man was washed off rocks near Tintagel Head on New Year's Eve and is thought to have spent more than an hour stranded...
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Coastguard help surfer with broken leg at Harlyn Bay
A 25-year-old surfer broke his leg yesterday in the water at Harlyn Bay.
Falmouth Coastguard received a call at around noon on Saturday requesting assistance getting the casualty into an ambulance.
The man's friends had managed to get him up the beac...
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Heavy rain brings rare landslide warning for Devon and Cornwall
A rare landslide warning has been issued for the Westcountry as continued heavy downpours sparked fears of unstable cliffs.Numerous landslides – damaging roads and railway lines, blocking beaches and ripping out sections of coastpath – have...
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Crash woman saved from drowning
A teenager was saved from drowning after her car aquaplaned and flipped over into 1ft of water in Cornwall, say police.
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Weather update
Police are urging the public to stay safe and remain vigilant even though the rainfall is expected to clear from the region eastwards today (241212).
Around 245 properties in Devon and Cornwall were affected by flood water over the weekend including 3...
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VIDEO: Cornwall braced for more rain after weekend of floods misery and chaos
Communities in Cornwall are counting the cost of flooding following another weekend of terrible weather.
Strong winds, torrential rain and hide tides in the early hours of yesterday morning brought more chaos across the county.
Send us your pictures of the flooding to jo.wood@northcliffemedia.co.uk See the full gallery of Cornwall flood pictures hereTowns and villages...
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Landslide hits two properties east of Looe
Two properties in Tregunnick Lane, Seaton, east of Looe, have been affected by a landslide from a cliff behind them. Firefighters from Looe Community Fire Station were present and reported that mud and water entered the properties.The fire crew en...
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VIDEO and PICTURES: Cornwall counts the cost of floods but remains on weather warning
Cornwall is waking up to count the cost of flooding which has affected many towns and villages in the Duchy following strong winds, torrential rain and a high tide which took place in the early hours of this morning.
A severe flood warning remains in place for the River Cober in Helston. There is major...
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Cornwall prepares for another night of torrential rain and floods
After a night and day of torrential rain and floods in Cornwall, the Duchy is bracing itself for another deluge tonight.
Cornwall remains on an amber weather warning from the Met Office, with two of its rivers on severe flood warning from the Environ...
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Village ‘cut off’ by flood water
Dozens of homes and businesses in Devon are flooded as heavy rain hits the south-west of England.
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Trapped motorists rescued by boat
Several motorists are rescued by firefighters in an inflatable boat after their vehicles became stuck in flood water in Dorset.
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Flooding causes evacuation in Helston and landslips in Looe
Heavy rain overnight has caused massive flooding to return to Cornwall, with residents evacuated, roads closed and properties underwater.
Rail and bus services across the Westcountry are affected, disrupting the Christmas getaway on one of the busie...
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Flooded out 11 times is enough for Mevagissey pub landlord Tony Ginn
A landlord is quitting the village pub he took over just two months ago – after it was flooded 11 times.Tony Ginn, 50, was told The Ship Inn at Mevagissey, Cornwall, was prone to "occasional" flooding before he took over in October.But it flooded...
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Devon and Cornwall Police warn against unnecessary journeys in heavy rain and flooding
Police are urging the public to remain alert and stay safe with more heavy rain forecast for Devon and Cornwall tonight. Further rain is expected to fall widely overnight in Devon and Cornwall, peaking between 3am and 6am on Saturday morning. ...
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Woman rescued after car trapped in flood water
A WOMAN who was stranded in her vehicle after it became trapped in flood water near Praze an Beeble was rescued by firefighters last night.
Two firefighters wearing dry suits escorted the woman to safety using depth measuring sticks however had to abandon her car in the flood water as it was too deep to...
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