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Top 10 buildings at risk in Cornwall including brewery, curry house and beach hotel
Cornish Culture
Cornish Buildings Group wants to ensure that these historic properties are saved for future generations to enjoy
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Emotional return to Truro childhood home uncovered by archaeologists
Truro
It was at the same time school children were helping to unearth the remains of a hospital below the building site
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Cornwall clubs you'd love to bring back for one more night
Nostalgia
Looking back at the long lost venues around the duchy that you say you miss the most and what they meant to you
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The Beeching Axe: Lost and abandoned railways axed 60 years ago
History
The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their lifeline railway line
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'Cornwall's greatest singer' Richard Jose walked across America when he was just 14
Cornish Culture
He became a huge star across the pond and received a hero's welcome when he returned to sing in Cornwall
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When Luftwaffe attacks on Cornwall destroyed a hospital and left over 20 people dead
History
Men, women and children were killed in Truro, Bodmin and St Ives
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Cornwall went crazy for royal visits by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Nostalgia
A new song and video celebrates a royal visit almost 200 years ago
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'Total chaos' of dark Cornwall festival Treworgey Tree Fayre where dead sheep made people seriously ill
Nostalgia
'I remember the announcement where people were asked not to crap in front of the main stage'
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Letters written by Princess Diana are at auction in Cornwall next week
Royal Family
The correspondence is from the last two years of her life
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Family were sunk by killer whales and stranded on a tiny dinghy
Sailing
They survived on turtle blood and water enemas
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Devon and Cornwall's lost and abandoned railways
History
The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their lifeline railway line
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Cornwall's Cold War nuclear bunker by the sea keeps its chilling secrets 12ft underground
History
The hidden time capsule opens to the public on selected dates each year
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Jewish cemetery in Cornwall named alongside Stonehenge as a top place of faith worth saving in England
Penryn
The cemetery at Penryn represents Cornwall's Jewish history dating back to the 18th century
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Unsettling stories of prisoners hanged in Cornwall
Crime
As well as murder, people were hanged in Cornwall for 'feloniously killing a mare' and forging a £2 note
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Julia the Elephant escaped Torpoint Ferry to swim in the River Tamar 100 years ago
History
The incredible photographs from the Western Morning News first resurfaced in 2015 by historian Derek Tait
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Take a trip through Cadbury's Christmas past with rare unearthed photos of treats through the decades
History
Recognise any of these old favourites?
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The adorable letters children wrote to Santa at Christmas decades ago
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From socks without holes to Tom Jones - wonderful messages kids sent Father Christmas have been unearthed from the archives
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Part of Devon formerly in Cornwall is now unrecognisable
History
Looking at one or two of these images it’s hard to imagine life in St Budeaux before it became the busy area it is today but it eases the thought process that takes us back several hundred years before that when it was even more sparsely populated
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Cornwall's weird Christmas tradition inspired by a brave fisherman and his cat
Christmas
Tom Bawcock's Eve and the traditional Starry Gazey Pie will be celebrated in Mousehole on December 23
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The most wanted Christmas presents of the decade - in the 1920s
History
A lot has changed over the past century and, unsurprisingly, that includes what people would have loved to get for Christmas
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The things you'll remember if you used the internet in the 1990s
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If you were among the first generation to get online you'll recall the novelty - and the slowness - of the '90s net
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Cornwall couple making stone circles and Cornish megalithic history cool
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Stone Club celebrates Cornwall's ancient history in a very modern way
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Cornwall's Pentillie Castle has a different name just for tourists - Castle By The Water
History
The castle has a fascinating story. Sir James Tillie - who built it - asked to be buried in a mausoleum ready for his own resurrection
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Access wartime records for free as poignant poem to commemorate Remembrance is unveiled
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Ancestry partnered with acclaimed poet Nikita Gill to produce a powerful new poem, Who You Are
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Devon and Cornwall PoliceBiker dies in A30 Cornwall crashThe road was closed for nearly nine hours
Van found at bottom of Cornwall cliffs
Lizard
Police and coastguards were called
A30 reopens after serious crash involving double-decker bus
A30
Expect major delays this evening
WW2 grenade found at Cornwall property
Armed Forces
A bomb squad was called to the town
Irate speeder berated speed camera officer and called him a 'Rolf Harris'
Truro Crown Court
He wound in court to face a charge of perverting the course of justice
A30A30 diversion route in full after serious rush hour crash A bus is reportedly involved in the crash
A30 reopens after serious crash involving double-decker bus
A30
Expect major delays this evening
Grenfell Tower firefighter with PTSD tried to strangle wife on Cornwall holiday
Truro Crown Court
He was spared prison
Another 136 banks closing including three in Cornwall
Lloyds Bank
Twenty-five banks have closed in Cornwall in the last three years
WW2 grenade found at Cornwall property
Armed Forces
A bomb squad was called to the town
Devon and Cornwall PoliceBiker dies in A30 Cornwall crashThe road was closed for nearly nine hours
Van found at bottom of Cornwall cliffs
Lizard
Police and coastguards were called
A30 reopens after serious crash involving double-decker bus
A30
Expect major delays this evening
WW2 grenade found at Cornwall property
Armed Forces
A bomb squad was called to the town
Irate speeder berated speed camera officer and called him a 'Rolf Harris'
Truro Crown Court
He wound in court to face a charge of perverting the course of justice
A30A30 diversion route in full after serious rush hour crash A bus is reportedly involved in the crash
A30 reopens after serious crash involving double-decker bus
A30
Expect major delays this evening
Grenfell Tower firefighter with PTSD tried to strangle wife on Cornwall holiday
Truro Crown Court
He was spared prison
Seasalt Cornwall shoppers praise 'vintage' dress with 'beautiful fabric' that's perfect for spring
Fashion
"Fits nicely and great quality. It has a vintage feel to it, which I love"
Another 136 banks closing including three in Cornwall
Lloyds Bank
Twenty-five banks have closed in Cornwall in the last three years