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Damon Albarn surprises crowd with spontaneous performance at Cornish gig

No one knew he was at the venue until he jumped on stage

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Crisp packet from 52 years ago and 3,000 miles away washes up on Cornish beach

Plastic will stay in the ocean for hundreds of years

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Cribbar surfer tackles 'widow maker' Cornish wave that reaches up to 40ft

'He had no support crew, no jet ski. It was just pure determination and skill. It was epic.'

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Driver stopped by armed police with £36,000 of illegal tobacco in St Austell

The haul amounted several hundreds of packets in the car in Cornwall, which some people seemed quite amused by

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Huge barn fire in Cornwall

Electricity to the barn was isolated as firefighters worked to extinguish the inferno

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'Idiot' surfers spotted on Cornish rail track 'looking for the sea'

Don't do this

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Man with bright peroxide blonde hair missing in Cornwall

Police are concerned for his welfare

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Rare 1823 £1 bank note from Mevagissey Bank to be auctioned off

The £1 note was issued in 1823 a year before the bank went bust in an era when the prosperous fishing trade was declining - and smuggling was on the rise

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Cornwall funeral notices as much loved mum and cherished auntie, 56, among those remembered

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Cindy Hancock, who was just 56, as well as tattooist 'legend' Bryn, 'love and devoted' dads David and Andrew, both 59, and all those who have lost a loved one in our notices this week

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Cornwall planning: Destroying world famous Virginia Woolf sea view is 'criminal', say global fans

A burgeoning worldwide campaign says the flats will threaten the view made famous in Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse

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Chocolate box cottage and stretch of beach up for sale at auction in Cornwall

Some 177 properties include former St John Ambulance offices, thatched ‘chocolate box’ home, house with £100,000 guide price, land with sea views, a beach, council plots for £1,500, farmland, an industrial complex and three-storeys in a town centre for £47,500 guide

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Firefighters battle large garage fire in Cornish village

Multiple fire crews were called to the scene

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Live: 'Significant tidal flooding' in Cornwall as Storm Ingrid batters coast

"We urge all residents and visitors to remain vigilant and to take extra precautions"

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Heartwarming moment Cornish runner completes lap of Cornwall in honour of mum

The first ever runner to complete the loop of the Cornish coast path said: 'She was not able to remember or understand what or why I was running such a long way but when she joined and everyone was cheering us in, I saw how full of joy and love she was'

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Elusive and beautiful kingfisher captured at boating lake in Newquay

Very rare at such a busy spot. 'It's been something of a dream to follow them and photograph them whenever I can'

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'Location of love’ as Cornwall Airbnb lets are hotspot for proposals

The couple in Cornwall who own the holiday lets have previously called themselves ‘Airbnb cupids’

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Met Office issues 20-hour weather warning across Cornwall

More rain is forecast just days after Storm Ingrid

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Storm Ingrid hits South West as Met Office extend weather warning

Chaos expected today with travel and road disruption likely

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Violent women among those sentenced by magistrates

A cannabis grower and a sex offender are also on the list this week

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Lelant beach up for auction

With a guide price less than that of a second-hand car