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• Famous Cornwall firm loses a third of its trade due to roadworks - Cornwall Live

  13-09-2024 18:00
  Famous Cornwall firm loses a third of its trade due to roadworks  Cornwall Live
  
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• Swarm of bees removed from children's play area

  24-06-2026 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bees had gathered on a basket swing in a park in Liskeard on Tuesday but were safely removed.
  
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• Yellow warning for thunderstorms in Cornwall

  24-06-2026 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Spotlight's David Braine has the details of the Met Office yellow warning.
  
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• Men were 'murdered, dismembered and left in woods'

  24-06-2026 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Desborough is on trial accused of murdering Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman in Cornwall.
  
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• High heat stays in South West and Channel Islands

  24-06-2026 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to rise above 30C, affecting schools, travel and businesses.
  
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• Water safety 'doesn't have to be expensive'

  24-06-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Water safety groups want people to know how they can stay safe without spending a fortune.
  
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• Wildfire risk 'very high' as hot weather continues

  24-06-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conditions on the Devon moorland are "tinder dry", rangers warn.
  
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• Performer says Cornish is her USP as a musician

  24-06-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martha Woods, who aims to promote the language, says her "range of vocabulary is a bit weird".
  
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• University in talks to cut about 150 staff

  23-06-2026 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The university says it is consulting with colleagues over "limited and specific potential changes".
  
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• Man trapped by lorry at industrial estate

  23-06-2026 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance is among emergency services called to the scene.
  
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• The 1976 drought and standpipes in streets

  23-06-2026 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in the South West and Channel Islands conserved water in 30C heat during the summer of 1976.
  
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• Special buoys mark sensitive seagrass habitats

  23-06-2026 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Special buoys and voluntary no-anchor zones mark sensitive seagrass habitats.
  
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• RNLI 'welly guard of honour' for newlyweds

  23-06-2026 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A lifeboat crew surprised their newlywed crew mates with a yellow welly guard of honour.
  
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• Is the South West better or worse off 10 years after Brexit?

  23-06-2026 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What is the ongoing impact of Britain's departure from the EU for Devon and Cornwall?
  
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• Father's Day launch for male mental health campaign

  21-06-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  
  ManDown wants to raise funds to create more meeting groups for men to attend in the UK.
  
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• In pictures: Swimmers and hikers enjoy solstice

  21-06-2026 10:51 via bbc.com
  
  A selection of images from across the UK to mark the longest day of the year.
  
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• Family converts toilet block to eatery in 13 weeks

  21-06-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  
  Ellie and Joe Pizey and her father converted the Georgian toilet block in Greenbank Gardens.
  
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• Exhibition explores moths' ability to adapt

  20-06-2026 13:05 via bbc.com
  
  An exhibition examining how moths adapt to environmental changes has opened in Kestle Barton.
  
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• £150m shipyard merger brings hope for workers

  20-06-2026 12:57 via bbc.com
  
  A takeover by a Cornwall-based company turns Falmouth into a key hub in shipbuilding.
  
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• Councillors navigate town in disabled experiment

  20-06-2026 08:26 via bbc.com
  
  Campaigners challenged leaders and traders to experience Bodmin as a disabled person would.
  
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• Attempt to drive length of Britain on solar power

  20-06-2026 08:26 via bbc.com
  
  Jeremy Hart is leading a team from Land's End to John O'Groats in an electric car.
  
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• 'I joined a brass band as a child and never looked back'

  20-06-2026 08:07 via bbc.com
  
  Hundreds of musicians are heading to Cornwall for the Bugle Band Contest.
  
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• Fishermen jailed after dumping lobster catch

  19-06-2026 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  Investigators were subjected to verbal abuse and threatening behaviour, a court hears.
  
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• Man jailed for using £300k Covid fund for holidays

  19-06-2026 16:47 via bbc.com
  
  Investigators say Steven Brookes, who was jailed for three years, "broke almost every rule going."
  
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• Former PC jailed for targeting vulnerable women for sex

  19-06-2026 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  Ex-PC James Stillman had sex with one of the women while carrying out a welfare check at her home.
  
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• Care home boss critical of foreign worker tax

  19-06-2026 13:13 via bbc.com
  
  Reform UK wants to tax companies hiring foreign workers more than if they employ British staff.
  
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• Amber heat health alerts in place as temperatures set to soar above 30C

  19-06-2026 07:36 via bbc.com
  
  Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK, with a potential heatwave set to develop this weekend.
  
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• Charity takes over historic moorland engine house

  19-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  Cornish landmark the Prince of Wales Engine House on Bodmin Moor is transferred to a charity.
  
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• New freight ship arrives after 8,000‑mile journey

  18-06-2026 13:45 via bbc.com
  
  The Menawethan will replace the ageing Gry Maritha and is expected to start sailing later this year.
  
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• Shopkeepers say extra patrols cutting shoplifting

  18-06-2026 13:24 via bbc.com
  
  Businesses say increased foot patrols are helping to reduce shoplifting and antisocial behaviour.
  
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