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V Tree Seaton Beach  Located at the bottom of the Seaton River valley this sand and shingle beach is popular with families. At low tide it joins up with Downderry around the headland... Seaton River  The Seaton River as it flows out of the valley and through the village of the same name... Portwrinkle  Looking down over the one time fishing village of Portwrinkle. In the background is the start of Whitsand Bay as it stretches 4 miles down the Rame Peninsula... User's Login
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The Prime Minister made an impromptu visit to Cornwall today and enjoyed an extensive tour of the Eden Project.
A loving mum was killed in a hit and run incident which has also left her wheelchair-bound son critically injured.
Golf pro to drive hard for place in Euro final
by JOAN SPRATT
A north CORNWALL golf professional is bidding to follow in his father's footsteps - by reaching the grand final of Europe's largest pro-am tournament.
The parking enforcement firm which patrols Fistral Beach car park is at the centre of a police investigation into unlicensed wheel clamping.
Support for over sixties' playground proposal
by EMMA WHERRY
Climbing frames could replace walking frames in Padstow as the town council investigates plans to build a play area for the over 60s.
No chance - residents will not advance to May Fair!
by OSCAR MORSE
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A former Royal Cornwall Hospital nurse, who was struck by a superbug, died while tending to her horses at her family home in Lostwithiel.
Passengers could be going on journeys to nowhere if they follow the new bus timetable which has recently been posted around South East Cornwall.
Popular television actress Caroline Quentin is supporting the RNLI's Beach Safety campaign 2008. Throughout the summer, the charity is running the initiative, which was launched before Easter, with the publication of a new guide packed full of beach safety tips.
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Every year thousands of people get into real, life-threatening difficulty on our coasts.
When a young woman at an engagement party told two male friends that she had been in an abusive relationship with an older man, they went to his Bodmin home to beat him up, Truro Crown Court heard last Thursday.
Bosses at the Great Western Hotel have told the Cornish Guardian they wanted to be "200% sure" there would be no repeat of the fatal poisoning before they reopened last Friday.
A former coaching inn that all but "died" in the 1990s following the creation of a by-pass is set for further transformation, thanks to a £300,000 investment project.
Everyone who meets Archie Barton is captivated by the brave toddler who had both legs amputated after he was struck down by the deadly Meningitis B virus.
Protesters fighting a national supermarket are staging another march this weekend to make their voices heard.
Pupils at Looe Primary School welcomed spring with a celebration Maypole Dance.
Emergency services who risked their lives tackling the blaze at the Penhallow Hotel have been recognised for their efforts.
April is always an important month of the year for my colleagues and I as we sum up the crime figures for the year and compare the results to the previous year. This shows us if crime is rising or falling and which particular crimes occur most often. Having had our results back we have done very well in reducing a number of different crimes over the past 12 months including burglary, violent crime and vehicle crime, but as always, there remains a lot to do.
Claims that pay levels for the chief executive of Cornwall's new unitary authority have been set at more than £200,000 have been dismissed by those leading the changeover.
Strength, speed and agility were put to the test when fitness fanatics scaled cliffs and tackled beach assault courses over the weekend.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway staged the hugely popular wartime-themed 'Steam Through the '40s' weekend, where sisters ATS ladies Caroline Green and Gilly Davis-Brown checked their lipstick. Report and more pictures: Page 4. Peter Glaser
Plucky residents sprang into action after a driver allegedly crashed into a house before attempting to drive off.
C. difficile (C. diff) is an anaerobic bacterium, so it does not need oxygen to reproduce. It can survive well in the large intestine, where there is very little oxygen available.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway staged the hugely popular wartime-themed 'Steam Through the '40s' weekend, where sisters ATS ladies Caroline Green and Gilly Davis-Brown checked their lipstick. Report and more pictures: Page 4. Peter Glaser
Looe's lifeboat station will transform into a concert hall this Sunday for a concert by the Porphpyra Singers.
A widow who became "isolated" after her husband's death suffered a fall at home barely a month after he died, an inquest heard.
Launceston-based solicitor John Whiting
& co. has agreed not to charge their normal fees for updating or writing standard wills during make a will week (may 12 to 16) in return for donations being made to local charity cornwall hospice care.
Schools around south east Cornwall are gearing up for a water sports festival next Friday to test pupils to the limit.
Water company will fight sewage works plans refusal
by JOAN SPRATT
South West Water is appealing against a refusal to allow a sewage treatment works on land at Tresuck Farm, Boscastle.
Little village takes on a big campaign to save post office
by OSCAR MORSE
The village of St Breward has decided to stand up and be counted in its battle to save the local post office.
Two light-fingered Irish men feigned interest in buying potatoes from a Fowey town councillor to gain entry to her house and steal her purse.
Three boys trapped on the cliffs at Porthpean were rescued by Fowey's RNLI volunteers on Saturday after calling 999.
Young people who want to share their ideas or try their hand at DJing or graffiti should head down to the Oasis Youth Centre in Lostwithiel on Sunday.
The parking enforcement firm which patrols Fistral Beach car park is at the centre of a police investigation into unlicensed wheel clamping.
Thousands of Minis were polished to perfection for Newquay's Riviera Run over the weekend.
Look out for the RNLI's face-to-face teams on a beach near you this summer. Teams will have stands on various beaches on dates throughout July, August and September, and will be handing out flags, car stickers and even free sachets of sun cream to promote sun safety. Children and adults alike can talk to them about beach safety and the vital lifesaving work of the RNLI's lifeguards.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the charity that saves lives at sea.
More than 500 RNLI lifeguards will provide safety cover eight hours a day, seven days a week, on 87 beaches across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset this summer. The RNLI season began on May 1, but the organisation is always on the lookout for new recruits. In some areas, potential candidates, without a lifeguard qualification will be given the opportunity to receive specific training.
Holidaymakers in Cornwall will be able to view a brief film of essential beach safety information from the RNLI.
Overnight on April 25/26 a window and a door were damaged to the Polish Shop, Madford Lane, Launceston, causing approximately £400 worth of damage. Witnesses are asked to contact the police on 08452 777 444 quoting crime reference BL/08/368. Also over the same night a window to Making Waves Hair Salon, Market Street, was smashed causing approximately £300 worth of damage.
The future of St Austell's town centre redevelopment remains strong despite fears the global credit crunch could put the squeeze on similar regeneration projects.
Bodmin and Wadebridge-based solicitors Macmillans have agreed not to charge normal fees for updating or writing standard wills during Make a Will Week (May 12 to 16) in return for donations being made to local charity Cornwall Hospice Care.
Blunders on the buses are continuing in Padstow this week after drivers have been left inconvenienced by health and safety regulations.
Padstow's Tamar class lifeboat was called to the aid of a broken down yacht on Friday afternoon.
Two drinkers have been banned from their favourite pub for playing guitar and bongos.
Wadebridge residents will get the chance to have their say on issues in the community at a meeting later this month.
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