Cornwall News

Firearms and hand grenades seized
A man is arrested after hand grenades and firearms are found at a house in Cornwall.

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New £8m intensive care unit opens
A purpose built £8.2m intensive care unit is being opened at the biggest hospital in the South West.

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Fisherman in free fish protest
A Cornish fisherman is giving out free fish in protest at fishing quotas which he says are "destroying" the industry.

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Boy is airlifted after cliff fall
A boy rescued after falling 50ft on to a holiday beach in Cornwall had a "lucky escape", say police.

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Curiosity gets the cow in a spin
A curious cow gets stuck in a washing machine drum dumped in a Cornish farmer's field.

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Bio diesel boat Earthrace visits Cornwall
A boat powered by bio diesel arrives in Cornwall to raise awareness of the use of renewable fuels.

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ELECTION SHAMBLES FOR UNITARY COUNCIL
Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has condemned the announcement from the Boundary Committee for England that it will “not be able to complete the work” necessary to create new seats for elections to the new unitary council by May or June 2009 and that the elections will have to proceed on the basis of 82 Councillors for the new authority with the same electoral divisions as the current County Council.

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SO HOW MANY COUNCILLORS WILL THE NEW COUNCIL HAVE?
The Boundary Committee for 'England' have confirmed today that they are minded to accept the submission from the One Cornwall Implementation Executive that there should be 123 Councillors for the new unitary authority.

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