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Man in hospital after colliding with lorry in Redruth

Police and ambulance crews attended

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Cornwall now has the seventh worst council debt in the country

That's seventh out of 317 local authorities. 'You are going to have to make choices about what we're not going to continue with. If we had our time again, would we go and buy another Langarth? In this current context, almost certainly we wouldn't.'

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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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Dad who thought numb mouth was a dental problem was given 18 months to live

Jamie Kehoe, 31, initially believed his numb mouth was a dental issue, but doctors later diagnosed him with a grade-four glioblastoma [National Story]

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Road near Connor Downs reopens after crash

The road was closed for hours

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Major heating oil update with new rules and compensation confirmed for UK homes

It comes after prices shot up

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Man who died after entering tiger enclosure at Yorkshire zoo named

The man who was killed by a tiger after entering its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster has been named as William Chapman, who is believed to have been in his early 20s [National News]

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Man taken to hospital after being hit by van in Penzance

Witnesses reported the road was closed at the time

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Cornwall Council boss Kate Kennally leaves top job a month after leave of absence

Kate Kennally has been off on full pay for over a month

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Fowey Christmas Market is keeping 'admin fee' from stallholders after cancellation

The man in charge told those traders who signed up to attend 'we are very sorry to disappoint you'

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Dangerous beauty of Cornwall's abandoned flooded quarries

A remarkable photo story of these historic industrial sites on Bodmin Moor that have become beautiful hidden lakes and pools at some of Cornwall's highest points

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Smoking rates plummet in Cornwall as vaping rises everywhere

In 2012 more than a fifth of adults in the county were smokers, but nationally vape rates are rising - about 1.1 million people who have never smoked a cigarette used vapes last year

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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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'I took his last photo before he climbed into the tiger enclosure' at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

The couple walked away and moments later he climbed over a safety barrier and into the tiger enclosure where he was fatally attacked

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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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Escape to the Country buyer reveals heartbreaking reason behind move to Cornwall

The latest episode of Escape to the Country saw a multi-generational family search for their dream home in Cornwall

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

He denies all charges against him

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Child sexual abuser locked up for more than a decade

He will also be on the sex offenders register for life

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'Suicide by cops' as Zelah man wanted police to take him down

Sparking a terrifying hour-long standoff, he pointed a shotgun and pistol at officers, shouting that they had 'families to go home to but he doesn't'

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Cornwall planning: 'Staggering' amount of traffic adds to safety fears over homes plan

'I have concerns that we're going to end up having an accident there where a young person could be really badly injured'