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Airport flight chaos begins

THOUSANDS of passengers booked to fly from Newquay Airport will from today instead be facing long road journeys at the start or end of their flights....



Rich can pay for council tax cuts

Rich can pay for council tax cuts

A TAX on the super-rich would be used to cut council tax bills for struggling families under a plan by a think-tank close to Gordon...

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Argyle off to Arsenal

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PLYMOUTH Argyle's luck was in when the draw for third round of the FA Cup was made yesterday afternoon. The Pilgrims were given a glamo...

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'Loving' mother left child home alone

Mother avoids jail after child left alone

A MOTHER who left her two-year-old toddler home alone because she could not cope was told by a judge she was "not a wicked person". The...


Fears over Met Office future

Critics warn of danger of selling Met Office

THE work of the Met Office is at risk if it is sold-off by the Government under a planned review of public sector organisations, critic...

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Energy firms accused of milking customers

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THE energy watchdog is to look into the practice of gas and electricity companies overcharging customers on direct debits. Energy minis...

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Dolphin and calf rescued from creek

Dolphin and calf rescued from creek

A DOLPHIN and her calf were rescued after swimming up a Cornish river and getting stranded in a creek. More that a dozen animal welfare...

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Praise for 'wonder' of winter coastline

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VETERAN broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has praised the "wonders" of taking a scenic winter stroll along a picturesque stretch of Westcou...

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UK campaign to target festive drink drivers

UK campaign to target   festive drink drivers

A HARD-HITTING campaign launched today will warn drivers that a Christmas drink could land them in jail. Devon and Cornwall Police are...

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Argyle off to Arsenal

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PLYMOUTH Argyle's luck was in when the draw for third round of the FA Cup was made yesterday afternoon.

The Pilgrims were given a glamorous tie away to Arsenal. The Coca-Cola Championship team will travel to the Emirates Stadium in north London on the weekend of January 3/4 to take on the Barclays Premier League giants.

"I'm...

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Gallagher has little to celebrate

Plymouth Argyle's Paul Gallagher contests possession with Blackpool defender Ian Evatt at Home Park on Saturday

PAUL Gallagher grabbed his seventh goal of the season for Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, but that was all the on-loan Blackburn Rovers...

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Argyle Viewpoint with Rupert Metcalf

Plymouth striker Emile Mpenza (left) shields the ball from Blackpool defender Joe Martin

CONSISTENCY remains elusive for Plymouth Argyle. The Pilgrims were outstanding, in the first half at least, of their 2-1 Coca-Cola...

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Benyon brace sends Gulls through

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WINNING is certainly a good habit for any football team, and Torquay United manager Paul Buckle will be hoping that this particular...

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Albion do a proper job over Pirates

Pirate Tom Luke is stopped in his tracks by Albion's Matt Hopper

A BIT like Bill Murray's tormented character in Groundhog Day, Cornish Pirates head coach Mark Hewitt once again found himself reliving...

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An exciting collage of Cornwall’s history is being played out at an innnovative exhibition at University College Falmouth




Search for Hesp's SSSI

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We've invented a new kind of SSSI called Sites of Special Sentimental Interest - and they belong exclusively to you, our WMN readers. Everyone has his or her very own special place and in our series Martin Hesp sets out to explore these fascinating locations. We hope you will be suggesting your SSSIs between now and Christmas.

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Step into a surreal Tolkien landscape

Roger Garland creates thumbnails for ideas for book illustration (left). Middle: The tale of the sun and the moon, an illustration for Unfinished Tales. Right: Gollum (seen at the very bottom of the painting) with a freshly caught fish

MANY people may well be unaware that the original illustrations for the magnificent works of one of the world's best-loved authors are housed in North Cornwall.

Stepping into the Lakeside Gallery at Lezant, near Launceston, scenes from the fabled author JRR Tolkien's classic works burst from canvases.

These are the very...

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Ban ketchup? What a sauce

Paul Hartley

IT WAS enough to make you choke on your bacon buttie, writes Carol Trewin. Last month the news broke. Children, young and old, parents...

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Pie firm charts successful course

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AS THE temperature drops, there's nothing more comforting than tucking into a stew or casserole, writes Caroline Doughty. The trouble...

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Ultimate space for 'me time' experience

Jenny's magical purple folly

MODERN life doesn't throw up many opportunities to lord it in your own folly. But self-styled "folly smith" Jayne Tarasun is offering...

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Sprout seeds and enjoy superfood

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GROWING your own food is high on the list of today's environmentally-friendly and economical lifestyle choices, but it can sound like a...

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