News from Falmouth, Helston, Truro, Camborne and Redruth, Newquay, St Austell,

Car in hedge on Penryn bypass

The Vauxhall Corsa stuck in the hedge between Falmouth and Penryn

2:16pm Monday 22nd March 2010

A woman had a lucky escape this lunchtime after her her car skidded into a hedge on the Penryn bypass.

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Royal Cornwall Show has international following

1:40pm Monday 22nd March 2010

Cornwall’s most outstanding annual event enjoys an equally prestigious reputation throughout the country.

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Man arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving in Helston

1:29pm Monday 22nd March 2010

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in Helston.

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Nankersey Gig Club win grant for new boat

1:00pm Monday 22nd March 2010

After just over two months of waiting, Nankersey Rowing Club has received news that they have been awarded a full grant of £10,000 from Sport England Small Grants Programme to part fund a Cornish Pilot Gig Competition boat.

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Mullion man returns home for hotel leisure job

12:20pm Monday 22nd March 2010

A former navy serviceman has returned home to Mullion after 12 years in the Royal Navy to work at the Polurrian Hotel.

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See the good life at Smallholder and Garden Festival

11:43am Monday 22nd March 2010

The dream of an idyllic place in the country with a few chickens and pigs, a couple of beehives, perhaps some sheep and goats or even an alpaca or two, could become a reality following a visit to this year’s Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival.

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Midnight launch for Twilight DVD in Penryn

11:30am Monday 22nd March 2010

Die hard fans of the Hollywood blockbuster Twilight series have been able to get their hands on the first copies of the latest DVD, thanks to a special event at the Asda store in Penryn.

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Truro castle to become polling station

9:12am Monday 22nd March 2010

Although polling stations are traditionally based in schools and village halls, some voters in this year’s General Election can mark their cross in a nineteenth century castle near Truro.