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Review of 2012: A year of headlines
Target in sight as David nears end of wettest SW coast walk
While you were enjoying the build-up to Christmas, this man was labouring alone on the Cornish cliff-tops in a gale; while you were relaxing after the turkey and other excesses he was striding in the eye of a Westcountry storm; and while you were getti...
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Lee Hodges sets players ‘achievable’ target for Truro City to beat drop
Truro City player-manager Lee Hodges has set his side a points target to avoid relegation from Blue Square Bet South.Hodges, 39, revealed the target to his players ahead of their confidence-boosting 2-2 draw at Dorchester Town on New Year's Day.The Tr...
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Alcohol hospital admissions rise
Hospital admissions because of alcohol has been increasing by about 10% each year according to the NHS in Cornwall.
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Angler saved from icy sea
AN ANGLER washed off rocks near Tintagel Head on New Year's Eve spent nearly an hour in rough wintry seas before being rescued by the RNLI.The man, aged 36 and identified only as Rob, from Devon, was brought into Boscastle by the Port Isaac inshore lif...
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Search goes on for ferry boy
AN EXTENSIVE search was launched on New Year's Eve after a 16-year-old jumped from the Torpoint ferry into the bitterly cold River Tamar.As the Cornish Guardian went to press, Jordan Cobb from Plymouth had not been found.Detective Inspector Nick West, ...
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Swim event still makes waves
WARM-HEARTED fundraisers took an icy plunge for charity on New Year's Day.Gorran Haven's annual sea dip generated £580 for Children's Hospice South West's Little Harbour.About 30 brave swimmers dived into the winter waters before retiring to the...
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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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Charity the winner as people splash out on New Year’s Day
HUNDREDS of people from South East Cornwall braved the cold and plunged into the bitterly cold sea to raise funds for charity on New Year's Day.In Cawsand, swimmers took part in the annual dip organised by Torpoint Lions.In Looe around 200 people took ...
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Bus fares on the move for New Year
Bus users in the Falmouth, Penryn and Helston area will see a change in fares for the New Year, with some going up, and others falling or remaining frozen.
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Falmouth New Year celebrations: Picture gallery
The Packet's photographer was out and about on New Year's Eve snapping revellers. Were you photographed saying farewell to 2012 and welcoming in 2013. PICTURE GALLERY.
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Truro School welcomes new head
Truro School has welcomed a new headmaster following the retirement of Paul Smith at the end of the year.
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2012 ‘second wettest on record’
The Met Office says 2012 has been the second wettest year on record in the UK, as the South West was one of the worst areas hit.
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2012 – The Second Wettest Year Since Records Began
It's official – 2012 was the second wettest year ever since records began in 1910.Met Office statistics released today show the exceptionally wet weather of 2012 was just a few millimetres short of the record set in 2000.The year got off to a dry...
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Camborne and Redruth celebrate New Year’s Eve peacefully
POLICE in Camborne have thanked the public and publicans for a peaceful New Year's Eve.There were no alcohol related crimes in Camborne while in Redruth just one man was arrested for an assault.Neighbourhood sergeant Marc Griffin at Camborne police sta...
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Search goes on for missing ferry teenager Jordan Cobb
The girlfriend of Jordan Cobb, who leapt from a ferry, joined volunteers in the desperate search for him yesterday and vowed to "never give up hope".Jordan, 16, of Plymouth, is missing, feared drowned, after he jumped off the Torpoint ferry on New Ye...
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Medal for lifeboat stalwart of 40 years
A STALWART of Penlee RNLI's fundraising committee, whose husband was lost in the 1981 lifeboat tragedy, has been recognised in the New Year's Honours List.Janet Madron, whose husband Stephen was killed in the Penlee lifeboat disaster, will receive a Br...
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More searches for ferry jump boy
More searches are carried out for a teenager from Devon who jumped from a ferry into a river on New Year's Eve.
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Police say just six arrests at St Ives New Years Eve celebrations
POLICE made just six arrests in St Ives on New Year's Eve despite thousands of people flocking to the town for the now famous annual celebrations.The town was packed with revellers, many of them in fancy dress, filling the streets, pubs, bars and ...
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