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West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Rare 17th-century tokens fetch a pretty penny at Mayfair auction
A COLLECTION of more than 70 Cornish ‘coins’ from the 17th century has been sold at auction for more than £20,000.
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April 30, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Museum exploring further upgrades
THE former Royal Cornwall Museum is seeking pre-application advice on plans for interior demolition, alteration and refurbishment, with the aim of increasing annual visitor numbers from 30,000 in 2022 to 60,000 by 2027.
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April 30, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Plans tabled for 75 new homes
LONDON developer Obsidian Strategic Asset Management Limited has applied for outline planning permission for up to 75 homes on a site west of Park Kres, Penwinnick Road, St Agnes.
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April 30, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Actor Lox named in top 30 Young Power winners
Lox Pratt is one of Britain’s most promising young acting talents, recently starring in the BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies
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April 23, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Refused 200-acre solar farm passed by planning inspector
A DECISION by a Cornwall Council planning committee to refuse a controversial application to build a solar farm covering 22 fields has been overturned at appeal.
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April 23, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Initiative will provide pressure-free Meet Ups for quiet people
A NEW weekly Meet Up in Hayle will offer a gentle and welcoming space for those who identify as quiet, introverted, shy or highly sensitive.
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April 23, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Firefighters alerted as bonfire spreads to large container
>>FIREFIGHTERS tackled a bonfire that had spread to a nearby container.
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April 23, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Property shut for another three months
A NIGHTMARE neighbour has been banned from entering their Truro home for another three months - at least.
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April 16, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Work set to resume on key regeneration site
WORK could soon resume on the abandoned Hayle North Quay project which stalled when the scheme went bust.
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April 16, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
New car park sign leaves residents and visitors in Camborne confused
NEW car parking signage has left Camborne residents, commuters and visitors baffled after it was mixed up with another town 340 miles away.
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April 16, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
£300k grant fund open for applications
THE Kenwyn Community Benefit Fund is inviting new applications for 2026, with £300,000 now available through its annual community funding programme to support projects which benefit residents of the parish of Kenwyn.
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April 09, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Fears of antisocial behaviour see McDonald’s late licence refused
AN application to allow a new McDonald's to operate between 11pm and 5am has been refused due to concerns that it would have led to antisocial behaviour, boy racers and noise disturbing nearby residents.
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April 09, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Student awarded national title for artwork inspired by local rock pool
AN A-level art student who was inspired by Mousehole rock pool and Dame Barbara Hepworth has been named winner of The Arts Society 2025-26 National Competition.
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April 09, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Swimmer owes his life to rescuers who had just finished training day
A HOLIDAYMAKER who got into difficulty while swimming in near-gale-force conditions says he owes his life to RNLI lifeguards on a training day.
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April 02, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Man moved into dealing drugs to support family
A BUSINESSMAN who turned to selling drugs when his company ran into financial difficulties has been jailed.
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April 02, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Towns named among best places to live
» Bustling Arwnenack Street in Falmouth, which was praised for its coffee and culture
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April 02, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Couple made homeless by storm damage bid farewell to staff at Wetherspoon pub
A COUPLE displaced by Storm Goretti have finally moved out of a Wetherspoon pub - after more than 50 days living there.
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March 26, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Police promise crack down if pier behaviour gets worse
THE antisocial behaviour of rival pleasure boat operators and other marine businesses in Falmouth has impacted the public, who have witnessed verbal and physical threats.
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March 26, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Solar energy company bought by rival
» Staff from both firms pictured as the deal was announced this month
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March 26, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Owners encourage visitors to evolving gardens
PLANT-LOVERS are being invited to explore the gardens at Trevince, a country estate in Gwennap, at the heart of Cornwall's historic mining district, as “the promise of spring turns to the bloom of summer”.
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March 19, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Woman's body discovered days after going missing
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a woman whose body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff several days after she went missing from her mother’s home, an inquest has been told.
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March 19, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Hundreds of schoolchildren take on Lego challenge at naval base
SCHOOLCHILDREN from Cornwall travelled to Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose to test their design and coding skills by building Lego robots.
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March 19, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Tree-felling cost public purse £175k
THE amount of public money spent to cut down three healthy trees on a Falmouth street - including a controversial compensation payment to a homeowner - is likely to exceed £175,000, a councillor claims.
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March 12, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Estate looking to build 120 homes in the city
LORD Falmouth's Tregothnan estate has applied for outline planning permission to build as many as 120 homes on land it owns in Truro.
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March 12, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Man banned from entering Redruth after violent attack on ex
A MAN with an alcohol problem has been banned from entering Redruth after subjecting his former partner to a booze-fuelled beating.
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March 05, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Multimillion-pound project to regenerate naval base begins
CONSTRUCTION of the steel frame for a new aircraft hangar has begun at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Helston.
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March 05, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Geothermal plant switch-on marks landmark moment for green energy
THE UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on in Cornwall - using hot water from deep underground to create renewable electricity.
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March 05, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Full permission sought for development
A DEVELOPER is eyeing 17 commercial units, an affordable-led housing scheme of 18 homes and associated work near the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service headquarters at Tolvaddon, Camborne.
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February 26, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Couple move to local pub after home was destroyed
A COUPLE whose home was wrecked in recent storms have moved to their favourite local Wetherspoon's.
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February 26, 2026
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Young princess's playful letter from Praa Sands set to be sold at auction
A LETTER penned by the late Queen Elizabeth II as a child while she was on holiday in West Cornwall is expected to make up to £4,000 when it appears at auction in Kent tomorrow, February 27.
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