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Indian summer forecast for Devon & Cornwall

During September, the UK is forecast to bask in an Indian summer. Metrogroup’s senior forecaster Brendan Jones thinks temperatures are set to rise again this week …

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Could Cornwall power Britain?

The prospect is staggering and little known. While the world seeks ever more destructive means to obtain stuff to burn and turn into power, a little known mineral found abundantly in Cornwall could be the perfect solution …

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Red Arrows hit the spot

It starts with a bulldog growl, then in seconds becomes a mighty cacophony of noise that scrambles your nervous system …

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First glimpse of Cam’s Endellion

The first pictures have been released of the Camerons’ Cornish baby, Florence Rose Endellion …

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Lost flower rediscovered in Cornwall

The long-lost perennial Centaury has been found in Cornwall after going missing for 50 years …

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Regional fire centres in doubt

The BBC is saying that the £423m project for nine fire control centres in England could be scaled back to five. It’s not known if the Taunton centre, which covers Devon and Cornwall, will be affected …

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Cameron girl is named Endellion

So the Cornish name connection for David and Samantha Cameron’s new baby is to be Endellion. In full, Florence Rose Endellion Cameron. St Endellion is a small village between Wadebridge and Port Isaac …

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George Gibbings – a full life

George Gibbings

Obituary
George Gibbings, who has died aged 90, worked as a cameraman on such well-loved TV programmes as Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars, Doctor Who, The Forsyte Saga, The Good Life and Bergerac. Following his retirement from the BBC …

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Camerons have Cornish baby

Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha received a Cornish surprise today: a baby girl. Mr Cameron said he was absolutely thrilled. Asked about a name, he suggested it might be Cornish …

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Win a DCO T-shirt

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Win a Devon & Cornwall Online T-shirt (pictured). Just send us an original, unpublished article or news story applicable to Devon, Cornwall, or both …

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