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Cornwall Live - Truro

Cornwall Council leader calls Reform councillor 'complete plonker' over Cornish language comments

He made the comment during a celebration of the Cornish language where school pupils sang in Kernewek

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Falmouth Packet | Truro

Truro to Falmouth trains cancelled for third day as heat disruption continues

Train services between Truro and Falmouth Docks have been disrupted for a third day, with cancellations continuing as extreme heat impacts rail infrastructure and rolling stock.

Cornwall Live - Truro

St Agnes Surgery hit by a "massive bolt" of lightning

'I was very nearby and it scared the life out of me when it hit. So loud!' It's now coping with major disruption.

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Cornwall Live - Truro

Woman says Cornwall is packed with fairies - and they talk to her

Karen Kay says Cornwall is home to fairies and mermaids and they have changed her life

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Police ban visitors from Truro property linked to noise and suspected drug activity

A Truro property has been placed under a court order banning visitors after ongoing complaints of antisocial behaviour from neighbours.

Cornwall Live - Truro

Serial banned driver spared jail - only because he has five kids

The justices even said he 'has a flagrant disregard for court orders' and his 'offending has crossed the custody threshold'

Falmouth Packet | Truro

£9,000 heat pump grants for Cornwall households – who can get it and how to apply

Thousands of Cornwall households using heating oil will be offered £9,000 grants to install heat pumps, as the government boosts support to cut bills and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Trainee surgeon who targeted women on social media jailed for rape after retrial

A trainee surgeon who raped two women in North Devon and Cornwall after contacting them on social media has been jailed following a retrial at Truro Crown Court.

Cornwall Live - Truro

Cornwall surgeon guilty of rapes after retrial

'My beloved home and workplace were forever tainted by your malevolence'

Falmouth Packet | Truro

How severe heat is disrupting Truro–Falmouth trains today – and your travel options

Severe weather is causing major disruption to trains between Truro and Falmouth Docks today, with services cancelled and only essential travel advised.

Cornwall Live - Truro

Jury hears horrifying details of gruesome discoveries at Sticker woods

James Desborough is accused of killing and dismembering two men he knew

Cornwall Live - Truro

Man attacked by stranger at Truro bus station

The victim needed multiple surgeries after he was injured during the attack

Cornwall Live - Truro

Woman with horrific criminal record threatened people with scythe

'This was a serious offence which caused fear'

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Appeal after man suffers broken ankle in Truro bus station assault

Police have released an image of a man they would like to identify following an assault in Truro which left a victim with a broken ankle.

Cornwall Live - Truro

School accused of not looking after pupils as they 'faint' during sports day

'My daughter phoned me crying that she didn't feel well and felt sick'. The kids who were not competing had to wear their school uniform despite the heat.

Cornwall Live - Truro

Major St Austell road is made one-way for 18 MONTHS

It's happening to protect workers removing dangerous 'Grenfell-style cladding'

Cornwall Live - Truro

Healthy and fit Cornwall visitor drowned during rough sea swim

His partner could see him struggling and tried to get back in to reach Barry but was stopped by other beachgoers

Cornwall Live - Truro

Brexit 10 years on: what you make of it

We hit the streets to ask and some of you wish you hadn't voted Leave

Cornwall Live - Truro

Brexit in Cornwall ten years on according to our MPs: Poorer, weaker and disastrous

A decade since Boris Johnson waved a pasty on the steps of his Brexit bus, has the replacement for European Objective 1 funding been as successful for Cornwall and have our farmers and fishermen seen the benefits?

Falmouth Packet | Truro

Full list of high street bank branches still to close in Cornwall this year

Another wave of high street bank closures has been confirmed, including a further one in Cornwall.