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MARK ENTWISTLE, aged 36, of Sinns Common, Redruth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Sarah Jane Oliver at Truro on May 10 and to harassing her by repeatedly phoning, texting...
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TRURO magistrates granted discontinuances in two cases before them following a submission by the prosecution.Two women were jointly charged with harassing Madeline Jones by adding an excessive amount...
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Police still hunting sports car after "very, very young...
POLICE have stepped up their hunt for a car which could be linked with the possible attempted abduction of two "very, very young innocent children" in Truro.Officers have been sent into schools to...
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'How many more people have to die before action is taken on...
After 14 deaths in 10 years along a busy commuter route, Craig Blackburn investigates whether anything can or should be done to stem the mounting death toll Travelling between Falmouth and Helston is...
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Knife-wielding thief Christopher Shakespeare fled across Truro...
THREE Truro shop workers were threatened with a knife after catching a shoplifter who then attempted to escape across rooftops. Christopher Shakespeare, 25, whose string of offences were described in...
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Public health 'put at risk' by Gweek farmers' actions
CORNWALL Council will prosecute farmers who breach regulations designed to prevent the spread of disease, an animal heath inspector has warned. Speaking after the sentencing of brothers Paul and James...
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Brothers James and Paul Collins, of Gweek, ordered to pay...
TWO farming brothers have been ordered to pay £15,000 over the breach of regulations which could have led to the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Thomas James Collins (known as James), aged 66, and...
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Pervert Robert Henderson's crimes 'haunted victim for two...
A YOUNG man has been left 'haunted' by a serial sex offender who groomed and sexually assaulted him in the early 1990s from the age of 5, a court has been told. Robert Henderson, 45, had to be...
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Cornwall's police force spending on agency staff up by nearly...
Cornwall's police force's spending on agency staff has rocketed by nearly £1 million while jobs have been cut over the past three years. About 400 civilian posts have been shed by Devon and Cornwall...
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Police arrest 60-year-old following Looe hunt for suspected man...
The day-long hunt for an armed man has come to an end after police made an arrest. A 60-year-old was detained after being located on land in Widegates, near Looe at about 9.30pm yesterday. He was...
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Helston Lee Rigby murder heroine Ingrid Loyau-Kennett allegedly...
A woman who was hailed as a hero after confronting the killers of fusilier drummer Lee Rigby is to be grilled by police over claims of racist abuse in a local supermarket. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, who was...
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Camborne money-laundering father Philip Clowes is sent to jail
A CAMBORNE father has been jailed for money laundering after a police investigation uncovered his links to the sale of Ecstasy in the Spanish party resort of Magaluf. Philip Clowes, 30, of Harriet Row,...
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Redruth couple's drunk argument ends in Tony Richard Pengelly...
A PUSH which caused no injuries was still enough to land a 28-year-old Redruth man before Truro magistrates charged with assaulting his partner of ten years.Tony Richard Pengelly, of East Park,...
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Alarming rise in 'child on child' sex offences recorded by police
Police in Devon and Cornwall are recording a case of 'child on child' sexual offences nearly every week according to the latest figures. Police recorded 50 cases of children complaining of abuse by...
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Threemilestone McDonald's manager Charles Graham Middlemass from...
THE manager of a McDonald's restaurant who stole nearly £6,000 from the business said stress from pressure at work and home drove him to contemplate suicide.Charles Graham Middlemass, 40, of Chi an...
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Police warning after Camborne, Redruth and Truro residents are...
Police are warning residents to be on their guard after people in Camborne, Redruth and were targeted by a bogus police scam. In one case, a Camborne man in his 60s was telephoned on June 19th by a...
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Six-time petrol thief Christian James Ford of Camborne now in...
A SERIAL petrol thief told magistrates his new business was thriving – as a specialist providing advice about saving money on fuel.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Christian James Ford, 25, of Edward...
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Double death crash driver faces prison
A FATHER who admitted causing the deaths of two cyclists by dangerous driving when they were killed in a crash with a lorry on the A30 near Truro has been told he will go to jail.At Truro Crown Court...
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A MAN has admitted causing criminal damage to Barclays Bank property in Falmouth.Alex Rudi Burgoyne, 20, of Downstream Close, Padstow, pleaded guilty to Truro Magistrates to causing criminal damage on...
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A HELSTON man who hanged himself because of the unbearable pain and suffering caused by his tinnitus could have been better helped by the NHS, an inquest heard.Christopher Slowikowski, 60,developed the...
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