After last year’s success, companies in Cornwall are again being invited to test their mettle in support of young people’s charity – BF Adventure.
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The dangers of using unregulated will writers are being highlighted by Cornish law firm Coodes Solicitors during Make a Will Week.
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Whose bright idea was it that January should be the start of the new year? Surely the real start to a new year is September. I think the Russians had it right, starting the new year at the beginning of September, before they succumbed to the Gregorian line in 1700. The French, too, for a brief period (1793-1805), took September as the beginning of the new year, before becoming a little less revolutionary.
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I have just been contacted by MK’s team in Camborne with the result of yesterday’s by-election for a seat on Camborne Town Council. MK’s candidate Paul Jenkin (right) and his agent Stuart Cullimore ran an extremely strong campaign and missed out to the Conservatives by only 27 votes. Paul outpolled Labour, Liberal Democrat and Independent candidates. The full result is as follows: Conservative – 427 Mebyon Kernow – 400 Labour – 222 Liberal Democrat – 150 Independent – 115 I am very proud of the team and the hard work they put in. It is a very positive result for MK.
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A rare albino devil swimming crab has been hauled up in the pots of a Mylor fisherman.
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Helston Sports Centre will be launching new No Strings Badminton sessions as an alternative to traditional forms of fitness.
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Two furry new arrivals are in need of names at an animal sanctuary near Par.
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Senior NHS managers are moving with “unseemly haste” towards a radical shake up that could privatise community hospitals, critics have warned. It is feared the plans will lead to a rapid move towards the market testing of community healthcare. Plans to change the way a raft of non-acute services are managed – such as outpatients and district nursing – were outlined by Cornwall‘s Primary Care Trust (PCT) last month and a similar process is under way in Devon. Health Initiative Cornwall (HIC) says the proposals, which could ultimately see up to 35 community hospitals run by private companies, are being “pushed through under the radar”.
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Camborne started down the road of having its own Business Improvement District (BID) last night at a meeting of the town’s chamber of commerce.
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A family say their lives are a “living nightmare” because their home has been hit by lorries and buses, causing parts of it to collapse.
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Devon and Cornwall Police have received more than 150 strange calls from the public in th elast 15 years – including ghost reports, UFO sightings and dream crime solving. Police call handlers were faced with everything from a call from Callington reporting his wife and dog being abducted by aliens, a UFO being sighted over a pie factory in Okehampton and numerous reports of poltergeists and ghosts. In one case in October 2003, the force recorded: “Caller states he has got a ghost on CCTV. Caller wanted advice on who he could contact as the footage was going to make him a million. Advised to go to the Press.” The same year, one caller claimed a “ghost gives him horrible hairstyles and has some dodgy photos of him
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A teenage holidaymaker is in hospital after plunging 25 feet from a cliff in north Cornwall.
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Engineers on the Wave Hub scheme plan to lower a giant electrical socket on to the sea bed.
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I can honestly say I am stunned. I came home today to find that I had made the top 30 Councillor Blogs in the UK. I came in at number 28. I would like to say a huge THANK YOU
Care homes are asked by a South West hospital to return pyjamas and gowns because of a “severe shortage”.
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Mullion Youth and Community Centre is launching a day nursery after a DIY transformation of the facility.
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This year’s Total Politics Blog Lists are being published on a day by day basis at the moment and today saw the publication of the Top 30 councillors blogs . Last year I came in at number 29. This year I’ve risen to number 5! There’s a new badge on the right of this post to reflect the new ranking. All I can say is wa-hey (and thanks very much to everyone who voted for me). Congratulations also to Porthleven Councillor Andy Wallis who has made it in at number 28.
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Dogs may no longer be allowed to roam free on Perranporth beach after Perranzabuloe parish council agreed to explore using a partial ban on dogs at the popular spot.
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The cause of a petrol tanker crash in Cornwall which killed two sisters will remain “a mystery”, a coroner says.
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Conspiracies, zombies, assassins, cops – there’s plenty to get your teeth into in the latest shows coming across from America Is US TV out to get you this year? We’ve got not one, but two conspiracy thrillers on the horizon, plus a zombie invasion, conmen, assassins – and a lot of undercover cops. Here’s a quick look at some of the best of the new US dramas coming to UK screens this autumn.
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Three people are arrested by police after officers find a quantity of drugs and money at a Newquay property.
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The magnificent biomes of the Eden Project was the backdrop for a new take on how to live the good life, courtesy of a Westcountry-based TV environmentalist. Dick Strawbridge and his son James launched their new book Practical Self Sufficiency at the Cornish visitor attraction. The pair are best known for their BBC series It’s Not Easy Being Green , which follows the Strawbridge family as they convert their house in nearby Tywardreath into an ecologically friendly but modern place to live. Father and son are currently running courses on green living from the family home and regularly contribute to newspaper and magazine discussions on environmental issues. In their new book, they claim a little more self sufficiency is within everyone’s reach and as aimed at encouraging people to take the first steps on the road
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Motorcyclists from all over Cornwall will gather in Truro on Sunday, September 12 for the annual Martin Jennings memorial run.
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Andrew Curwell was looking for his lost wallet containing £100 holiday money when he fell from sheer cliffs onto the Great Western Beach at Newquay last summer.
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Three teenagers from Helston Community College will be part of the first Cornwall schools cricket team to tour the West Indies when they represent the county’s under 15s in April.
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A study into plans for a Cornish stadium identifies Truro and Threemilestone as preferred locations.
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A teenage rugby player who fell to his death from cliffs in Newquay was looking for his wallet after a pub crawl, an inquest hears.
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I am staggered to read a piece on This is Cornwall about the cost of the election of the new Police Chief. It is said that this process will cost around £1.9 million in Devon and Cornwall – more than the total cost of the current Police Authority and equivalent to what it costs to put 50 Police Constables on our streets. The Conservative plans are for the elections to take place in 2012 – at a time when the only other elections in Devon or Cornwall are for councillors in Plymouth and Exeter. That means that the total cost everywhere else will be borne by the Police budget and will be around £1.9 million. This is just another reason why directly elected Police Chiefs should not be going ahead.
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Investigations are taking place this morning after flames ripped through two boats at Ponsharden near Penryn.
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An historic maze that is a significant part of Cornish horticultural heritage has been regenerated at Glendurgan Gardens in Mawnan Smith. The laurel maze at the National Trust property was planted by the Fox family in 1833, a copy of one they saw in a garden in Bath. Despite its popularity, it was cut down 14 years ago after it fell into disrepair – and remained closed for several years. The property’s reception manager, Mick Bell, said: “The Fox family were Quakers and they created the maze because they had 12 children and obviously they needed something to occupy them
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An historic maze that is a significant part of Cornish horticultural heritage has been regenerated at Glendurgan Gardens in Mawnan Smith. The laurel maze at the National Trust property was planted by the Fox family in 1833, a copy of one they saw in a garden in Bath. Despite its popularity, it was cut down 14 years ago after it fell into disrepair – and remained closed for several years. The property’s reception manager, Mick Bell, said: “The Fox family were Quakers and they created the maze because they had 12 children and obviously they needed something to occupy them. “It’s been here ever since but it had to be cut down as it was so worn out from children going through the holes!” Now the cherry laurel has regrown and after extensive pruning is now in perfect condition for today’s child visitors to Glendurgan. Finding your way through the maze takes about 20 minutes, along paths lined with three foot six bushes of laurel
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From award-winning cider to Cornish biscuits, the best of the South West’s food and drink will be on show in London next week. The 2010 Speciality and Fine Food Fair at Olympia will include a Taste of the West pavilion, showcasing the region’s produce. Exhibitors hope to attract the attention of buyers from top stores including Fortnum and Mason, Harvey Nichols and Harrods. The exhibition is the country’s largest food trade show for top-quality produce. Among the companies taking part will be Luscombe Organics, maker of fruit juices from Buckfastleigh, south Devon, which will be showing a range of 16 premium soft drinks.
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From award-winning cider to Cornish biscuits, the best of the South West’s food and drink will be on show in London next week. The 2010 Speciality and Fine Food Fair at Olympia will include a Taste of the West pavilion, showcasing the region’s produce. Exhibitors hope to attract the attention of buyers from top stores including Fortnum and Mason, Harvey Nichols and Harrods. The exhibition is the country’s largest food trade show for top-quality produce. Among the companies taking part will be Luscombe Organics, maker of fruit juices from Buckfastleigh, south Devon, which will be showing a range of 16 premium soft drinks
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