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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
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
Firefighters battle large garage fire in Cornish village
Multiple fire crews were called to the scene
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"
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'
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'
'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’
Met Office issues 20-hour weather warning across Cornwall
More rain is forecast just days after Storm Ingrid
Storm Ingrid hits South West as Met Office extend weather warning
Chaos expected today with travel and road disruption likely
Violent women among those sentenced by magistrates
A cannabis grower and a sex offender are also on the list this week
Lelant beach up for auction
With a guide price less than that of a second-hand car
Meet Cornwall's gin-loving, camping, party girl celebrating turning 100
Margery - who 'loves the young men' and 'never misses a party' or drink around the campfire 'at gone midnight' - shares her surprising secrets to living so long in Cornwall
Inside hidden vault where skeleton of real-life giant was found
Three hundred years ago, a mysterious skeleton measuring 7ft 8in was discovered in a hidden chamber in Cornwall
Cornwall house from Daphne du Maurier novel with private beach on sale
It's the first time the property has been on the market in 40 years - with a hefty price tag
Shock winners in The Traitors final full of twists
The nerve-racking endgame came after 10 banishments and seven murders
Person trapped when tractor carrying 47 tonnes of fertiliser overturns
The vehicle overturned in a crash
Crash shut major Cornwall A-road
Emergency services were at the scene
Live: Looe floods as Storm Ingrid strikes
Shops have had to close early