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  • Two killed in road accident

    Two people have been killed in a car crash on the A38 Glynne Valley near Trago Mills and Bodmin Parkway. Others are believed to be injured. Police have closed the road at Carminnow Cross, and said it would not be open again until at least 9pm tonight

  • Farmers could be hit by blue tongue

    Farmers in the south west were anxiously awaiting the outcome of tests concerning an outbreak of blue tongue disease. The disease was found in an animal in Suffolk. The disease is spread by midges and has been evident on the continent for some time.

  • Falmouth prepares for tall ships

    Falmouth is gearing itself up for next year's Tall Ships regatta when over a four day period up to 30 magn ificant sqaure rigged sailing ships and other sailing vessles will gather in the port. Being organised by the Falmouth Tall Ships Association and

  • Falmouth ceramic designer scoops top award

    A groundbreaking, young ceramic designer from St Columb Major - who recently graduated from University College Falmouth - has scooped the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's inaugural Award for Innovation. Olivia Cassells defied tutors to develop

  • Cornish girl riders in action

    Five young cornish girls, all members of the Cornwall Schoolboy Scramble club, made the journey up to Salisbury, Wiltshire for the 2007 UK Girls National Championships and found the experience excellent. The event is the biggest girls motocross

  • Chefs go to work on an egg

    Apprentice chefs from Fifteen Cornwall went to work on an egg last week to learn more about the lengths that their specialty free range egg supplier Clarence Court go to in order to produce their celebrated fuller flavoured superior eggs. The 19 young

  • Cornwall's young people receive grants

    The Lord Lieutenant's Fund for Youth, which offers young people with talent and ambition a helping hand with the costs of their dedication, has made a total of eight awards to young people from across Cornwall totalling £7,845 Two of the young people

  • Young people hand in petition calling for cheaper bus fares

    A petition calling for cheaper fares for all young people under 18 has been presented to representatives of bus companies in the county and to County Councillors by members of the Cornwall Youth Forum at County Hall in Truro. The petition states " We

  • Please return NHS equipment plea

    Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust is asking for any NHS equipment that patients no longer require to be returned to the Community Hospital that issued it. Antek Lejk, Director of Community and Primary Care, said: "NHS equipment, such as

  • Food fair organisers’ choice not very good PR

    It is good to see Cornwall's food and drink being promoted at the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival in Truro this month. Of course the Duchy should promote its home produce. It is just a shame that the company being used to promote the event is from Devon

  • Battle of Britain remembered

    One of the most important events of the Second World War, the Battle of Britain, was remembered during a service in Helston. Held at St Michael's Church, the event was organised by the Helston branch of the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) and comprised

  • Trevu staff go on wild adventure

    Staff from the Trevu Centre in Camborne have attended a Wild Space interactive learning adventure at Cornwall's only classroom of the future - the Learning Space. The aim of the session was to showcase the facilities of the Learning Space to give the