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Bodyboard collection bins making a comeback in Newquay
The boards will be collected and recycled by the Ocean Recovery Project at the end of the summer

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Five homes in Cornwall for sale with gorgeous gardens
From fabulous flower beds, to lawns and perfect patios


Man visits Cornwall beach and leaves people in stitches over tanning fail
Lewis Blackburn was enjoying a trip to Newquay, Cornwall, with his wife Lisa when he decided to go for a paddle. He left his kids in stitches when they saw his unfortunate tanning fail

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A30 was closed after fire broke out
The incident caused brief delays for around an hour before the road cleared


Mountain Warehouse arsonist among those sentenced by magistrates this week
The arsonist caused almost £300,000 worth of damage


Stunning £8.5million waterfront home among most viewed properties in Cornwall
The most viewed listings recently include a huge waterfront home and a family-sized cottage


'Isles of Scilly' name could have nothing to do with Britain
The mystery behind the origin of the Isles of Scilly's name could finally have been solved...


Drugged-up thug ruptured teenager's spleen in bus stop attack
He thought the victim owed him money so decided to beat him up


Rapist attacked cancer patient who went out for drink between treatments
She had a prognosis of months rather than years


Sticker woods murder investigation to go on for several weeks
Police have been scouring the woodland where body parts were found for more than a month already


Cornwall planning: Residents fear heliport changes will mean Sunday flights and more noise
'I object strongly. The added noise pollution, traffic and stress on infrastructure are too high a price for the local community to pay, for little tangible benefit in return'


Gordon Ramsay faces blow as major department store closes restaurant
Harrods is closing its restaurants in a bid to follow trends, with the department store's managing director saying the venue has "evolving preferences"


Repair work begins after ceiling collapses at Boardmasters after party
The venue was evacuated


Kernow King and Cornwall artists speak out against crisis in Gaza
Edward Rowe has signed a letter from Cornwall Arts For Palestine campaign along with more than 220 Cornish artists and members of the creative community


BBC Destination X star details 'crippling' hidden health condition she battled to take part in show
The Destination X star has opened up about a health condition she has struggled with since childhood, which she tried to overcome by taking part in the gameshow


Sticker woods murder accused appears at Truro Crown Court
A police investigation is currently underway in the woods in Sticker


MP ridiculed for coastguard call over 'illegal migrants'
Rupert Lowe, who used to be one of Nigel Farage's key lieutenants, was left with egg on his face after he called the coastguard about a boat of 'illegal migrants'


Boardmasters fans face hour-long queues for shuttle bus
Hundreds of revellers are waiting to head into Newquay


Simple computer setting could stop travel firms hiking up prices for your holiday
Travel companies are using AI-powered prediction tools to analyse your past purchases, search history and even social media activity to target you with more personalised holiday ads - but there is a way to protect yourself


Horror as dog bites young child's fingertip off in Devon park
The dog was without its owner when it attacked the young infant in the South West play park
