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Cornwall Live - Truro

Young man threatened to kill ex and her family with machete during campaign of coercion and abuse

On several occasions he put his hands around her neck and threw stuff at her during a two-year 'nightmare' of coercion and abuse. 'I am on edge and I feel worried that he will take my son. I want to be safe.'

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Cornwall Live - Truro

Car parks in Truro free again after 4pm after council reverses previous regime's decision

It has been welcomed but is not as extensive as people would like

Cornwall Live - Truro

Yet another car almost lost to sea as driver misjudges St Ives tide

Kind-hearted locals waded in to help

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Cornwall Live - Truro

Liskeard and Looe get new 20mph speed limits

Cornwall Council also confirms revised 30mph and 40mph limits

Cornwall Live - Truro

Hayle dog walker sentenced to seven years after £20K drug bust in Cornwall park

He had heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and amphetamine

Cornwall Live - Truro

Talented Cornwall footballer and musician with defective motorbike died in Bugle crash

Police had earlier ended their pursuit of him as unsafe. Family said talented football player and rapper Benji was a happy lad and 'class clown'. Our thoughts are with all those affected.

Cornwall Live - Truro

Man with 'entrenched interest in children' avoids jail for indecent images

The vile haul included 27 moving images

Cornwall Live - Truro

Cornwall Lizzie says 'I tower over my partner at 6ft 4in and he loves it'

Lizzy from Cornwall stands a full seven inches taller than her boyfriend Ollie

Cornwall Live - Truro

Adoring grandmother among latest Cornwall funeral notice tributes for 25 lost loved ones

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Susan, as well as all those who have lost a loved one in our list this week

Cornwall Live - Truro

Child rapist who showed 'no remorse' after 'brutal and systematic' abuse jailed

The judge said he is 'unlikely to ever leave' jail

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Free parking after 4pm returns to two Truro car parks

The move has been welcomed by Truro BID, several Truro City Councillors and the Town Clerk, all of whom have been campaigning for the return of free parking to support the late afternoon and evening economy

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Jury out in trial of Paralympian Owen Pick who denies Cornwall rape claims

The former soldier denies raping a woman following a house party in Cornwall in 2014 and aiding another man in the assault.

Cornwall Live - Truro

Cornwall dog walker caught with £20K of drugs in park

He tried to escape

Cornwall Live - Truro

Train halted on bridge near Falmouth as incident 'blocks line'

The service between Truro and Falmouth was affected

Cornwall Live - Truro

Neighbours' 'relief' as Truro police shut down nightmare home

The tenant will not be allowed inside

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Second closure order slams door on trouble at Truro property

A Truro home at the centre of months of disruption has been hit with a fresh closure order, locking the doors for another three months and keeping trouble firmly at bay

Cornwall Live - Truro

Sporty mum drowned while swimming at Cornwall beach on holiday

Her husband said she was a 'good swimmer'

Cornwall Live - Truro

Funeral notices: Devoted mum will be 'deeply missed by all who knew her'

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Jennifer Tremaine, as well as all those who have lost a loved one in our list this week

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Truro City chairman vows to 'build forwards' after relegation

“Relegation is not where we wanted to be, but it does not define who we are, or where we are going."

Cornwall Live - Truro

Cornwall speed van locations this week

Police ask road users to drive with care