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Cornwall hit by flytipping and rat surge prompting calls for 'tougher action'
Cornwall councillors have raised concerns about a rise in rat sightings and fly-tipping incidents across the county, calling for tougher Cornwall Council enforcement action
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Neighbours say huge 'waste crime site' in Cornwall is 'absolute catastrophe'
Once a lovely nature reserve with a lake, nesting birds and beehives, 'it was beautiful down there, but not now - we've even seen a sofa on fire'
Fears 'charming resort' will be ruined if beach café is allowed to sell booze
'We are not seeking to operate as a late-night or high-intensity venue'. But residents worry antisocial behaviour, noise and the dunes being used as a toilet, among 50 objections.
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A39 reopens after three-vehicle crash - updates
Traffic is easing
Two men behind Channel boat crossings the first to be sentenced under new UK law
Two men have been sentenced under a new offence of endangering the lives of others during a Channel boat crossing
Cornwall scuba diver shares shark encounter on Irish west coast
Gio Prince, from Cornwall, has more than 161,000 followers on social media as he shares his personal encounters with the marine world
Brave victim speaks of 25 years of nightmares and self harm after abuse
A judge told her tormentor 'you didn't have 25 years of nightmares but got on with your life. That was denied to your victim.'
Suspect named after alleged knife incident in Liskeard
The incident started inside a property and then continued outside
Four-hour emergency response in Newquay explained
The rescue helicopter was also called out
'I was diagnosed with cancer at 15 after my cat detected it, twice'
Sophie says the family cat knew she was serilously ill before anyone else
Fake prop bank notes warning in St Austell
Some have already been seized but police have put out a warning and sent us these images to show what to look out for (circled in red) - even though they also say 'prop use only'
Fundraiser launched to buy North Belfast knife attack 'hero' a pint
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to buy a pint for the man who intervened during the North Belfast knife attack [National news]
Woman jumps from window as e-bike fire blocks escape route in Brent
Firefighters were called to a fire at a detached house converted into flats in Brent [National news]
Brothers killed in A30 Cornwall crash pictured as parents left 'with a hole in their hearts'
'Their kindness and love and caring natures touched the hearts of everyone they met on their way through life'
The Repair Shop's Dominic Chinea opens up on 'brutal' struggles with Cornwall workshop
The Repair Shop star Dominic Chinea has spoken out about the brutal weather battering his Cornwall workshop, more than a year after his life-changing move from Kent
Young mum remembered in recent Cornwall death and funeral notices
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Sarah, who was only 33, and all those who have lost loved ones in our latest list
Cornwall holiday firm accused of 'scam' Disneyland train trips direct from Penzance
The company founder contacted CornwallLive to explain - and apologise
Pydar development set for approval as locals slam it as ‘poorly planned’
Cornwall Council's development company Treveth has submitted a new outline planning application for what will now be called Pydar Gardens
Larger than thought lithium and tin deposit found in Cornwall
Searches for lithium have found it 'far beyond the area where it was first discovered' - and huge new tin source too. Both are vital for electronics like phones and increasingly valuable.
Young brothers killed in A30 Cornwall crash named in heart-breaking tribute
This has been released with the permission of their unimaginably devastated family