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Leaked letter to staff shows extent of hospital data breach
It disclosed personal details of hundreds of colleagues - and was all posted online
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CornwallLive shortlisted in Regional Press Awards 2026
It's in the News Brand of the Year (Large) category of the Regional Press Awards 2026, alongside the likes of much bigger competition including Manchester Evening News, Birmingham Mail, Liverpool Echo, Nottingham Post and The Northern Echo
Dramatic video shows A30 fire as smoke billows from burning wreckage
Fire crews worked to extinguish the dramatic blaze
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Cornwall planning: First stage of bid for over 100 new homes near city centre approved
Also among the latest applications and approvals are 46 homes in a Cornish village and 26 new houses near a village school
The rapists, sex offenders and perverts locked up in Cornwall this year
A vile rogues' gallery of 35 faces every woman and parent should see
Cornwall funeral notices as devoted mum, 57, who will be 'deeply missed' among those remembered
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Rebecca as well as all those who have lost a loved one on our latest list
New life for iconic buildings to revitalise Cornwall's capital of Truro
Among them is a much-loved pub due to reopen next March that has been helped by the scheme
Penzance named UK's best town for independent shops
It's a place that's been 'making a huge resurgence in recent years'
Lonely Roche farmer busted by online paedophile hunters
The vigilantes detained him at his address in Cornwall and called the police
Serial petrol thief among those sentenced by magistrates this week
Quite the variety in front of magistrates on this week's list
One punch leaves victim with potentially life-threatening injuries in Truro
There have been long-term, devastating effects of the unprovoked attack. 'Bleeding to the brain can be life threatening. This kind of injuries can result in death.'
Cornwall Council told 'stop using bailiffs' for council tax arrears
Campaigners said between 2022 and 2023, Cornwall Council referred 23,027 debts to bailiffs. 'Taking the belongings of families who are often living below the poverty line through harassing means is quite simply cruel. And it needs to stop.'
Labour Government scraps new Perranporth Academy secondary school in Cornwall
It would have catered for more than 1,000 pupils to relieve pressure on four oversubscribed schools - and the decision has not gone down well
Popular racing gamer died after aggressive brain tumour
'He faced everything with such strength and humour'
Cornwall musician died after 'missed opportunities' and 'neglect' in his care
Luke Raggatt, 40, died at Royal Cornwall Hospital after suffering a seizure during a cigarette break
Dangerous driver crazy car flip moment caught on camera
He's been sentenced to 16 months in jail
Well-known musician drowned in River Fowey
He had been on his way to his daughter's at the time of his death, an inquest heard
Family ask why musician who died didn't have a brain scan after fall at Royal Cornwall Hospital
A consultant in the emergency department - where he spent more than 30 hours - said a 'real missed opportunity' may have played a part in his death. Questions are being asked.