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Family Christmas Eve brandy row ends with fractured skull

Bail conditions meant the culprit didn't see his mum again as she was diagnosed and died of cancer

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Motorist seriously injured in A30 crash involving car and lorry

Photos of the crash have emerged as a driver is stuck for '2.5 hours'

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A30 LIVE as crash blocks key Cornwall route

There is queueing traffic in the area

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Redruth launches bid to be named UK Town of Culture

'Redruth may be a small town, but it has big ambitions.' Those behind the bid say Cornish culture is top of the agenda in Parliament.

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Britain's Got Talent singer who made it to finals dies in horror crash

Singer Letitia Cuney and her partner, Cheryl Pierre, died after a horrific car crash in Cambridge just days after Christmas

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Cruel thief stole charity tins from bowling alley

Police found his DNA at the scene

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CornwallLive readers would back EU return if referendum were held, poll suggests

Our poll survey finds 78 per cent would vote to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU

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Tourists visit 'magical' St Ives but are horrified by what happens within 48 hours

Famous for its beaches and stunning coastal scenery, Cornwall’s St Ives was branded "magical" by the tourists - though one experience took them by surprise

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'Appalling' violent thug bit bus passenger's face in frenzied attack

For nothing more than having the courage to stand up to him over his behaviour to others

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Taxpayer-funded Cornwall to London flights are running with 80% empty seats

Angry councillor suggests airport 'incompetence' over £1.6 million owed to it by a bust airline as bad news continues for Newquay airport

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Bude to face 16 more weeks of gas work

The work started in September and now phase two is about to begin

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Cornwall funeral notices as mum and 'friend to many' aged just 34 among those remembered

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of 'devoted mum, cherished daughter, beloved sister' Bobbie Sheerin, who was only 34, as well as all those who have loved a lost one in our notices this week

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Graves disturbed by falling trees uprooted during Storm Goretti

The graves were unearthed as Cornwall was battered by the weather

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Nursing home without power for 36 hours after Storm Goretti

'Everything very quickly went from calm to chaos in regards to the weather'

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Funeral director kept woman's body for months after 'funeral' because he didn't pay his bills

Having recently taken over the Cornish family business from his grandfather, he found 'the sadness and grief from families that he was being exposed to' too much for him. But her son said: 'The thought of my mother being alone for nearly three months in the garage of the business is something unbear...

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Storm Goretti: Government says it stands alongside Cornwall as MPs ask for more help

The Government minister was clearly on the back foot as Labour tried to save face amid strong criticism of its handling of Cornwall's 'incredibly ferocious and terrifying' Storm Goretti trauma in Parliament

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Storm-hit Cornwall feels abandoned by government: 'county has been devastated'

Around 121,000 people in Cornwall lost electricity during the peak of the storm last week, with thousands still experiencing outages days later

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Cornwall planning: Decision to build shop will 'damage vibrancy' of Cornish community

The applicant argued the village needs 'alternative, cheaper shops than artisan bakers and the kind of higher value stores we have'.

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Campaign to reforest Cornwall after Storm Goretti carnage

Cornwall already has one of the lowest woodland cover in the UK. Now a campaign has been launched to reforest the county.

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GWR latest as three Cornwall railway lines remain closed

Not all for the same reason