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A39 reopens after rush-hour crash in St Issey

Traffic has returned to normal

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'Attack on democracy' could end planning committees in Cornwall

Government changes could end planning applications being decided in public by elected councillors - instead being down to planning officers behind closed doors

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Redruth schools shut after fire - updates

Pupils have been told not to come in

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Political 'plonker' spat leads to huge unexpected Cornish benefit

Cornwall Council's Liberal Democrat leader apologises to Reform UK councillor for 'inappropriate' comment but suggests their disagreement has paid off

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Cornwall man rushed to hospital after being bitten by 'whopping' venomous snake hiding under sofa

Daniel Case had to be given antivenom after having a seizure following the bite

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Vehicles deliberately keyed and scratched in Hayle

Police officers are investigating the damage

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Anger and confusion at 'pay and display' AND 'pay on exit' at Jubilee Pool car park

One peeved user who got fined claimed it's a 'scam' with the conflicting messaging between signage and the machine

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Shops scourge jailed for breaching Bodmin ban

He's been at it again - so now the ban has been extended to a wider area

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'Bonus' dad and grandad remembered among recently lost loved ones in Cornwall

Mike 'Hodgey' had a daughter of his own and opened his heart to his partner's children too. Our thoughts are with his friends and family and all those who have lost a loved one in our most recent list

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Person flown to hospital after incident near Cornwall beach

Helicopters, paramedics, and a lifeboat were sent to the scene

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'Beautiful, peaceful' beach named UK's number 1 - it's not in Cornwall or Devon

Beach Guide UK estimates there's around 1,500 beaches found across the UK and 300 of them are based in Cornwall - but a "beautiful" beach elsewhere has been named number one

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Train line reopens after fire near station

Some disruption remains

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Dozens of sheep stolen from land near St Columb

Police want to find a blue car that that was in the area at the time of the theft

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Trailer with £13,000 worth of barbecues stolen days before surf and skate festival

The owners have been left 'devastated'

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Murder accused was 'too drunk to recall deciding to dismember friend'

'This fiction what you’re saying now is your last desperate attempt to hoodwink this jury'

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Heartfelt bid to stop more deaths on A30 where crash killed brothers

Plans are needed to 'end the likelihood that lives like Toby and Finley are so tragically lost - we cannot afford to lose such treasure'

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Family's plea to help others after son got help 'too little too late'

'We feel more could have been done to help Peter. More targeted help. When help got to him it was too little, too late.'

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Cornwall Council calls for removal of South West Water in favour of a publicly owned water company

A cross-party vote of no confidence in the much-criticised company followed a passionate debate among councillors. 'I believed their promises and they failed to deliver. I handed them my town's trust and they spent every last penny of it. I have no trust left to give.'

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Cornwall is in 'a good place' to benefit from Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister

'I don't want to be overly optimistic, but we feel like the things we've already been doing in Cornwall seem to be right up the Burnham street'

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Rejerrah farmer's heart-wrenching devastation as life's work goes up in flames

'To watch his life's work burn completely to the ground has been utterly soul-crushing for my dad'.