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Cornwall Live - Truro

Drug importer, dealer and fraudster carer among those sentenced at Cornwall magistrates courts

One idiot trashed a woman's TVs, fan and bed and a thug from Cornwall assaulted and injured a police officer almost 300 miles away

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A39 closed as Storm Austen causes chaos across Cornwall

Highways teams are currently responding to around 250 emergency issues due to the storm

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Woman went on Cornwall TK Maxx shoplifting spree to 'feed her children'

She stole men's clothes, jewellery and an airfryer. The court heard how she 'acted with others but took the leading role.' It was planned including the use of getaway drivers.

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Cornwall Live - Truro

Hour-by-hour Storm Austen forecast as Cornwall bears the brunt of the weather front

You may want to change your plans and stay at home

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Young Cornishman suffered fatal reaction in Argentina despite being told churro is fine to eat

His heart was restarted but his brain was irreversibly damaged. A tragedy that was so easily avoidable.

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Second homes tax 'loophole' costing Cornwall millions is 'almost criminal'

Some second home owners are able to claim back council tax for as far back as 1993 - costing Cornwall Council around £10 million already this year

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No 10 North meeting points to Cornwall 'moving into the future'

Cornwall Council's leader and our six MPs react to Government meeting to thrash out single strategic authority devolution deal for Cornwall

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Proud Cornishman has given a voice to the most vulnerable in society

'We've lost track of the number of people that Anthony has supported. He's campaigned tirelessly all his life. He was in care from when he was a year old, so he's constantly been in these systems.'

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Cornwall planning: Council decides if proposal is street clutter or a brilliant innovation

There are 27 in Belfast and they're coming to five Cornish towns but a bid for one in a historic street has split opinion

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Mum shares family heartbreak of 'empty place that cannot be filled' left by son who died in trawler

'Every morning I go in and say, ‘morning little man I love you’ and blow him a kiss. I never say ‘good morning’ as it can never be a good morning without him.'

Cornwall Live - Truro

Cornwall planning: Fear that proposal for 42 affordable homes 'will put lives at risk'

The council believes the development should be approved, but the local councillor 'cannot believe that the only way to develop this site is to put lives at risk'

Cornwall Live - Truro

Woman harasser, paedophile, thug and drug drivers sentenced by Cornwall magistrates this week

Along with the usual slew of thugs and drink and drug drivers

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Best Cornwall secondary schools ranked according to how pupils do

The information is available elsewhere but our exclusive gadget lets you look up any school in Cornwall - and England - by three different measures in one glance

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Alleged drugs gang in court accused of flooding Cornwall with heroin

There are seven of them, four from all around Cornwall

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Royal Cornwall Hospital front-line staff praised and told 'you deserve better'

Readers have been sharing their experiences and thoughts

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Royal Cornwall Hospital staff morale at rock bottom after changes

'Risks to patient safety and the loss of skills and experience' are being questioned. 'People are worried about their livelihoods, their careers and their futures, while many are also grieving the loss of roles and teams they have been committed to for years.'

Cornwall Live - Truro

Murder probe was launched but young man actually died from drinking

'You had your struggles, but you still put everyone before yourself'

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Cornwall planning: Proposals for over 130 new homes in clay country

A bid to turn loos into a bar, a proposed wellness resort with holiday cabins and changing part of a pub into a house in multiple occupation' (HMO) are also among the latest planning applications at Cornwall Council

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Popular ‘Kernow king’ lad may have taken own life to stop himself from killing someone

The well-liked young man had been suffering from homicidal ideation and thoughts of murdering someone

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Trial date set for former Cornwall Methodist church leader accused of sexual assaults

He denies all charges against him