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Amazing rags to riches tale of eavesdropping barber who bought Cornish town’s grandest house
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Man who cut the hair of moorland miners became wealthy enough to employ his own butler after overhearing a prize nugget
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Flora Day in Helston the age-old tradition that turns the whole town into a spectacular dance floor
Nostalgia
Archive photos capture the flamboyant fashions and fancy footwork of Helston’s Flora Day through the decades
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A journey through Cornwall in unique forgotten photos
Places
Snapshots from Cornwall all the way back in 1910
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Cornwall
Our regular retro newsletter will take you on a trip back in time
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Wave a flag and leave a message on our unique map
The Queen
To mark the Queen's 70-year reign we have put together an interactive map on which you can 'wave a flag' and leave messages
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Your family photos could be put on display at the National Portrait Gallery
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Ancestry and the National Portrait Gallery have teamed up for The Nation's Family Album
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30+ classic Cadbury's Easter eggs from the 80s, 90s and even further back
History
From Freddo to Curly Wurly - these pictures from the Cadbury's archive will stir up memories of Easter past!
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Stroll through a 1950s Cornish seaside town in unearthed pics
Nostalgia
There wasn’t a car in sight. A greengrocer was doing his house-to-house rounds with his trusty pony and cart
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Cornwall pubs we really miss like The London, The Regent, Vic Bars and Victor Dragos
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
Harking back to the days of smoke-filled bars, live music and meeting the partner of your dreams over a pint of real ale
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Falklands 40: Photos and memories special marks anniversary of war
Armed Forces
The Falklands 40 special is a 48-page anniversary publication available exclusively now
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A kid from 2022 reacts to classic children's movies from the 1980s
History
We had a hunch that kids of today might feel differently about the movies we loved in the 1980s, so we put it to the test
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Falklands 40: Cornwall veteran relives the terrifying Argentine missile strike that killed his comrades
The Falklands
The vivid memory of surviving an Argentine missile attack, while comrades died next to him, is there every single day
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When a wrecked cargo ship gave Scilly islanders a legendary bonanza
Environment
It’s 25 years since the Cita ran aground on the rocks and spilled out its treasures
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55 years ago bombs rained down on Cornish seas to sink the stricken Torrey Canyon
Environment
The wrecking of the oil supertanker caused Britain’s worst ever environmental disaster
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Falklands 40: Photos and memories special marks anniversary of war
History
The Falklands 40 special is a 48-page anniversary publication available exclusively now
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12 pictures that sum up the 1980s in the UK
What's On News
Images prove it was the greatest decade in the history of humankind
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Cornwall has had secret 'nuclear tunnels' for decades
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Talk of nuclear war has re-emerged for the first time in years due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Timewarp tour of Cornwall’s glorious south coast in the summer of 1973
Places
When flared trousers, collar-length hair, platform shoes and tank tops were all the rage
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Film-loving brothers captured seaside life in 1930s Cornwall
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Families strolling along the front in summer sunshine, an old woman feeding bread to the gulls
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Why my mum's Cornish pasties will always be the best
Pasties
'She had no hereditary right to be a pasty champion - but her pasties were manna from heaven'
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Ten years of the contest that put Cornish pasties on a world pedestal
Cornish Culture
Meet the winners of a decade of World Pasty Championships at the Eden Project
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Rusting boat has been moored in the same spot for 100 years
Lizard
Partially hidden under trees that have grown over it, the rusting vessel, which is around 40ft in length, is tucked away on the shore of a tiny cove
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The Big Freeze of 1962-63 began with an Arctic snowstorm in Cornwall
Weather
The blizzard that blew in from the South West in late December 1962 was the start of months of freezing temperatures for the UK
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Witness the West’s wildest and warmest weather through the years in our Memory Lane photo special
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Enjoy 64 pages packed with historic images of storms, floods, snowfalls, heatwaves and more
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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