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Newquay benefits cheat claimed more than £13,000 to pay her...
A NEWQUAY benefits cheat could be forced to sell her home after claiming more than £13,000 in benefits she was not entitled to because she was worried that she would not be able to pay her mortgage....
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New police system reduces crime and boosts motivation among...
A NEW police crime investigation system which reduces crime and boosts staff motivation is set to be rolled out across Devon and Cornwall following the success of a trial in Falmouth and Helston....
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Five people from Hayle appear in court accused of heroin supply
FIVE people from Hayle have appeared in court accused of supplying heroin to undercover police officers following a drugs raid in the town yesterday. The four men and one woman, who face a series of...
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Bodmin area hit by daytime burglaries
Detectives in Bodmin are dealing with an unprecedented number of house burglaries with 12 reported in the past four weeks. The police have arrested a man suspected of committing six of the burglaries...
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Cornish courts disrupted as lawyers walk out in protest against...
TRURO courts were disrupted today as barristers and solicitors refused to turn up in protest at the changes to the legal aid system. Barristers were staging a second one-day walk-out as part of an...
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Four family members admit their parts in St Austell nightclub...
FOUR members of a family have admitted their parts in a violent confrontation with door staff outside St Austell nightclub The Station.Magistrates were shown CCTV footage of the incident on November 10...
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Second time benefit cheat Susan Bailey escapes jail sentence
A 62-YEAR-OLD Newquay woman who received more than £8,000 in benefits to which she was not entitled has been spared an immediate jail term.Susan Bailey of Penwartha Close, who was jailed for eight...
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Ex-teacher facing charges for Rome trip with boy 17
A teacher who had a sexual relationship with a 16 year old pupil is facing jail after planning a holiday with him - just months after they shared another foreign break. Roseanna Langley, who is...
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Police launch appeal for stolen Porthtowan motorbike
Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Porthtowan. The white, orange and grey Honda 85cc off-road motorbike was stolen during the night of Sunday, February 23. The bike...
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Drugs raids in South East Cornwall are "really positive"...
POLICE say that raids in pubs throughout South East Cornwall have been "really positive" after no drug users were found. A total of 14 police officers and one passive sniffer dog undertook drug...
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Heroin addict Matthew Curtis burgled his sister's home
A BODMIN heroin addict broke into his sister's home and stole items while she was out with her two godchildren, a court was told.Gail Hawksley, for the prosecution told Bodmin magistrates Matthew...
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Scott Gormal's driving ban must stand, magistrates rule
MAGISTRATES have refused a St Austell man's application to have his three-year driving ban lifted two months early.Scott Gormal, aged 43, of Chapel Fields, Bethel, appeared before the court in Bodmin...
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Solicitor saves 'historic' blade in court case
A "PIECE of Cornish history" has potentially been saved for posterity after magistrates agreed with a solicitor's request that it should not be destroyed.The historic item, described by solicitor Steve...
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Chacewater's Carl McKenzie breached court order banning him from...
A NUISANCE 999 caller who plagued emergency services for as long as seven years was a lonely man who wanted someone to care for him, Truro magistrates heard.Carl McKenzie, aged 50, of Brookside,...
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A 64-YEAR-OLD homeless man has pleaded guilty to a series of drink-related offences.Barry Juleff, of no fixed abode, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Wednesday when he admitted being drunk and...
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PETER HARRISON, 32, of Coronation Way, Newquay, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on February 28 to criminal damage at Hayle on May 26 and his case was discontinued.
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OLIVER GUNNING, 19, of Church Town, St Cleer, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday, March 4, when he pleaded guilty to driving at St Ann's Chapel on February 16 with 50 micrograms of alcohol...
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A WOMAN who admitted being found drunk in charge of a child under 7 in Aldi car park in Newquay on February 13 and stealing a grey hooded top from Asda in the town on the same date has been...
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CANNABIS was seized when police raided a property in Liskeard, magistrates were told.The householder, 45-year-old Wayne Cooper, of Lanchard Rise, pleaded guilty to possession of the Class B drug when...
View ArticleMan fined for theft of wine
THREE bottles of wine were stolen from St Columb Major Co-op by a recovering alcoholic in a "moment of stupidity", solicitor Dawn Hallett told a court.Lee Abbott, 34, of Victoria Road, Roche, pleaded...
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