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Man trapped under overturned quad bike on Lizard Peninsula rescued by fire crews falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/26…

Man trapped under overturned quad bike on Lizard Peninsula rescued by fire crews

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the man was trapped beneath the quad bike in a ditch within a forested area.

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Football: Latest football fixtures for this week in Cornwall ift.tt/plMLxPY

Football: Latest football fixtures for this week in Cornwall

All fixtures subject to change

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Falmouth football manager plans reunion for players from 60-year career ift.tt/30KbLO9

Falmouth football manager plans reunion for players from 60-year career

A WHO’S who of the local football scene will be very much in evidence at the weekend when a reunion is planned by Falmouth football manager Melville Benney.

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Stithians Ladies Choir marks 60 years at chapel where it began ift.tt/hgUXBPt

Stithians Ladies Choir marks 60 years at chapel where it began

Happy Birthday, Stithians Ladies, and thank you.

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Nurse struck off after using five patients' records to obtain weight-loss drugs ift.tt/XC2nlQ1

Nurse struck off after using five patients' records to obtain weight-loss drugs

She was found to be falsifying the records of a number of patients to obtain weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Trulicity to use herself.

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Eden Project unveils Silver Staircase to stabilise landslide-hit slope ift.tt/oegUszP

Eden Project unveils Silver Staircase to stabilise landslide-hit slope

Hand-planted to mark the Eden Project’s 25th anniversary, the garden features bands of silver-leaved evergreen shrubs on a challenging western bank of the site.

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Former community owned pub to mark two years under landlord ownership ift.tt/SFGVtIA

Former community owned pub to mark two years under landlord ownership

The New Inn in Manaccan is celebrating two years since its current landlords took it over from community ownership, continuing the historic pub’s role in village life.

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‘Be Ready’ campaign urges households to prepare for emergencies after storms ift.tt/23txkHE

‘Be Ready’ campaign urges households to prepare for emergencies after storms

The advice includes writing down key contact details, agreeing on a meeting point with loved ones,

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Free Penlee House entry and Newlyn-inspired craft workshop for children ift.tt/M9UiKGf

Free Penlee House entry and Newlyn-inspired craft workshop for children

Penlee House Gallery and Museum is offering free entry for under-18s and a special arts and crafts session during the October school break.

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Proud Cornishman who has given a voice to the most vulnerable in society wins award ift.tt/oWNpSFc

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

He recently won the Darren Williams Award for leading system change at Cornwall Council’s Proud To Care Awards.

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11 Devon and Cornwall Police officers cleared over alleged fake keyboard activity ift.tt/TeI6n8k

11 Devon and Cornwall Police officers cleared over alleged fake keyboard activity

The Devon and Cornwall Police Federation said officers were subjected to a “witch hunt” which caused an “incredible strain on both them and their loved ones”.

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Location confirmed for 'King of desserts' Mr Tee’s Cornwall takeaway shop ift.tt/uwStVI9

Location confirmed for 'King of desserts' Mr Tee’s Cornwall takeaway shop

A viral ice cream seller dubbed “the king of desserts” has secured the site of his hotly anticipated takeaway shop in Cornwall after having to cancel his last shop over a “clash of interests”.

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Council asked why it was 'forcing' an ‘intrusive’ 8ft hub on Cornish town ift.tt/smilhYc

Council asked why it was 'forcing' an ‘intrusive’ 8ft hub on Cornish town

The Urban Innovation Company had applied to install a Pulse smart hub with integrated digital screens.

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Cornwall baker to pay £3,963 over plastic in wedding cake and false nut-free claim ift.tt/FW7XwpY

Cornwall baker to pay £3,963 over plastic in wedding cake and false nut-free claim

The wrongly coloured wedding cake contained plastic layers and potentially contained deadly nut traces.

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Elderly pedestrian still in hospital after collision near station two months ago ift.tt/dkhzLK1
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New leader of Mebyon Kernow elected after Dick Cole's 29-year tenure ift.tt/ClozI5W

New leader of Mebyon Kernow elected after Dick Cole's 29-year tenure

Michael Bunney was elected as the eleventh leader of the party at its national conference, which took place in Truro on Saturday, October 24.

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Tractor driver in life-threatening condition after A30 lorry crash ift.tt/K35bPGg

Tractor driver in life-threatening condition after A30 lorry crash

A man in his thirties suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision involving a white lorry in the A30 eastbound near Colliford Lake.

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Cornish town to get 374 new houses despite fears over impact on local area ift.tt/Mbuw85D

Cornish town to get 374 new houses despite fears over impact on local area

Cornwall Council’s planning department has approved an outline  application for 374 houses in Wadebridge, despite concerns raised by councils in the area that the town hasn’t got the infrastructure...

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Opposition to Burger King ‘food pod’ being added to Cornish petrol station ift.tt/s9I5zoE

Opposition to Burger King ‘food pod’ being added to Cornish petrol station

A Cornwall Council planning committee will decide on Monday if a Burger King ‘food to go pod’ can open at a supermarket petrol filling station.

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RNLI sculpture to have new home after town said its beach was the 'wrong place' ift.tt/6YLjT4u
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