Cornwall News

Sex case teacher 'compassionate'
A former outdoor pursuits instructor accused of abusing children tells a court he dealt with pupils in a compassionate and caring way.

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Drivers face crossing toll rise
Plans to charge drivers 50% more to cross the River Tamar from Cornwall into Devon are to be debated by councillors.

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Crews in tumble dryer fire rescue
One person is rescued from a four-storey building in Cornwall after a fire broke out because of a tumble dryer.

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Cat survives sealed box tomb ordeal
A cat is found alive despite being dumped in a plastic box sealed shut with parcel tape in Cornwall.

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Marines' bodies flown back to UK
The bodies of two South West-based Royal Marines killed in Afghanistan, are flown to the UK.

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MK CALL ON SW RDA TO SUPPORT SOUTH CROFTY PLAN
Members of the Camborne and Redruth constituency party of Mebyon Kernow have called on both the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) and the Urban Regeneration Company (URC) for the area to drop any opposition to the current re-opening of South Crofty Mine. The MK members want statements issued in support of the mine.

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REJECTION OF PRISON TRANSFER REQUEST MEAN-SPIRITED
Following a specious and mean-spirited decision an Irish prisoner in England has had his request for a transfer to a prison in Ireland been rejected once again, for the fifth time.

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BREIZH: LEAGUE GS MEETS UN CLIMSAT DIRECTOR
The Director of the new United Nations CLIMSAT centre in Brest, Breizh (Brittany) said on the weekend that the future of the Breton environment lay in the autonomy of Brittany.

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