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Ex-minister in turbine plan row
A row has broken out between a former minister and residents in a Cornish village over his wind turbine plans.

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Man quizzed over pedestrian death
A man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a man was hit by a car on the A30.

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Woman, 77, is tagged over cocaine
A 77-year-old woman is to be fitted with an electronic tag after being caught with £1,300-worth of cocaine in her handbag.

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Celibacy the key to a long life
A woman who is celebrating her 105th birthday attributes her long life to remaining celibate.

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Fire crews save stuck pig's bacon
Firefighters have to wade through a slurry pit in Cornwall to rescue a sinking pig in danger of drowning.

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Apology over ashes ruling
Officials apologise to a man who was refused permission to scatter his mother-in-law's ashes in the shape of a cross.

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Reptiles benefit from drugs raid
A Devon zoo and the Eden Project in Cornwall benefit from a big drugs bust in Plymouth.

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INTERNET - CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL DOMAIN SUFFIXES
The Celtic League has urged the Cornish Language Partnership to support the campaign to adopt national internet domain suffixes for the Celtic countries. So far just Ireland and Mannin have national domain suffixes (ie and im respectively).

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