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This is what illegal highs Spice and Black Mamba can do to you
Shocking video footage has emerged of what happens when people take illegal highs.It is now being shared online to act as a warning to others.The minute-long clip, revealed by the
Mirror, showing two men in a zombie-like state after reportedly smoking Spice or Black Mamba. It was posted online by a councillor who warned the drugs are becoming a big problem.Read more: Mum left terrified by stranger who approached her son
One man can be seen slumped over a bin unable to stand while another is...
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How to get a job as a psychic and tarot card reader in Cornwall
LiveLines UK is recruiting psychics, tarot and angel card readers.Working from home, the successful applicants will provide readings for the company's callers all over the world.Read more: Cornwall job vacancies near youFull automated telephone training is provided and LiveLines UK states that it that offers "full 24 hour support" for all of its readers.Readers are paid up to £12.60 per hour. The job involves flexible working hours with recruits free to log on and off whenever...
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Here's what to see at UK's first interactive pasty heritage...
The people behind Cornwall's new multi-million-pound pasty heritage centre have revealed will be on offer when the St Austell attraction is finally opened to the public next week.
Cornucopia, home to the UK's very first interactive Cornish pasty heritage centre on the outskirts of St Austell, is described as a celebration of everything that makes the county's food and drink special.
Read more: Could town get Costa, B&M and Marks and Spencer before Christmas?
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Carnhell Green Vintage Rally wows crowds
An annual event which involves farm machinery owners showing off their ploughing, combining, thrashing and bailing and raises hundreds of pounds for charity has taken place.For the past 24 years the Carnhell Green Vintage Rally has raised more than £115,000 for three Cornish charities and this year supported Cornwall Air Ambulance and Cornwall Hospice South West. Motor enthusiasts were kept busy with hundreds of cars and motorbikes at the rally and a parade of tractors and steam...
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The day Cornwall went dark due to a total ecplise
Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Cornwall 18 years ago this week to watch the sky turn dark. The county was seen as a prime viewing spot to watch the first solar eclipse since 1927.And it wasn't just confined to the land – thousands of boats gathered around the coast to watch the amazing phenomenon and helicopters and light aircraft crammed into airspace.To cope with all eventualities the event could lead to, emergency services, 750 regular and auxiliary coastguards were on duty...
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Green-fingered scheme to help men with dementia launched in...
A new green-fingered scheme has been launched in Cornwall to help support men suffering with dementia.There is estimated to be more than 9,000 people in the county living with devastating disease that can cause memory loss, speech problems and even personality changes.A new initiative The Horticultural Memory Café has now been launched in St Agnes with the hope of providing a practical interactive group for men, who can often feel isolated with "limited interactions with other people...
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Cow rescue and car in a hedge all in a day's work for Bude...
It was a busy night for fire crews in north Cornwall who not only had to rescue a cow from a slurry pit but also had to recover a car stuck upside down in a hedge.
The Bude Community Fire Station crews were called out to both incidents last night.
The single-vehicle crash happened shortly before 8pm on Friday, August 11, near Holsworthy.Read more: Full-scale rescue operation launched after man climbs Crinnis Island and gets stuckA spokesman for Bude firefighters said: "On arrival a car was...
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Crowds will head to St Agnes next week for return of popular RNLI...
Crowds will be drawn to St Agnes from far and wide this Monday (August 14) for the return of the annual St Agnes RNLI Lifeboat Day.
The ever-popular fundraising event will be held at Trevaunance Cove, giving people the chance to see the boats up close and meet the crew.
Hundreds head to the beach each year to watch as RNLI volunteer teams from around Cornwall take part in demonstrations, showing off life-saving rescue techniques, procedures and even a capsize drill.
Read more: Tornado-like...
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Bad parking delays Lostwithiel firefighters en route to fire
Firefighters in a picturesque riverside town are growing increasingly frustrated with residents and holidaymakers parking without any care and blocking their access as they go out on life-saving jobs.
Lotswithiel retained firefighters have posted pictures on their Facebook page of the latest incident they attended, but were delayed as two cars parked on either side of the road forced their fire engine to slow down to a dead crawl - reducing their response time by precious minutes.
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Three people arrested as part of Operation Allied Wolf at...
One man wanted for crimes in Manchester has been arrested on his way to Boardmasters and two others have been arrested for driving while on drugs, police chiefs in Cornwall have revealed.
The arrests were made as part of Operation Allied Wolf, which aims to keep Cornwall's busiest music festival safe and as free of crime as possible.
Chief Inspector Adrian Leisk said that 150 vehicles were stopped in Newquay as part of the operation.
Read more; Unicorns, time travel and banging tunes for...
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Thousands of people in Cornwall have had foreign objects removed...
More than 7,000 people have turned up to hospital in Cornwall and requested help to remove a foreign object which has become wedged in a body cavity.
According to new figures, in the past four years medics at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) have treated an average of four people a day who have reported something is in their body which shouldn't be there.
Read next: Cornwall's A&E is set to dramatically improve its waiting times ranking but it won't help you
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10 people rescued off Isles of Scilly after Fastnet yacht rudder...
Ten crew members on board a Fastnet yacht had to be rescued off the Isles of Scilly after their rudder broke down. The 39ft yacht was 77 nautical miles north west of the islands when it encountered troubles and its rudder failed. The RNLI all-weather lifeboat from St Mary's was called out to help at 11.41am on August 9 with conditions on scene reported by the yacht as being moderate to rough seas with force six winds.Read more: Full-scale cliff rescue launched to free man from Crinnis Island in...
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The National Trust is recruiting in Cornwall right now
How would you like to work in a luxury Cornish mansion or at one the county's most iconic and historic landmarks?Stunning work places aside, being employed by the National Trust involves some great perks. All of the jobs below offer free entry to the charity's roster of properties for the employee, a guest, and their children. You'll also get a 20% discount in National Trust retail and catering outlets. BoscastleThe Elizabethan quay in Boscastle nestles in a dramatic amphitheatre of steep cliffs...
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Tributes pour in after sudden death of young rugby player Peter...
Tributes have been pouring in for a young rugby player who has died suddenly.
St Ives RFC - known as Hakes - led the tributes to Peter Skeggs, who died this week.
The talented rugby player had been a member of the club for many years.
In a heartfelt tribute on its Facebook page, the club said Peter had a very bright future ahead of him on and off the rugby field.
Read more: Full-scale cliff rescue launched to free man from Crinnis Island in Carlyon Bay
The club said Peter, a former...
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21 totally brilliant stores, pubs and businesses that have opened...
Cornwall's business community has been holding its own despite tough trading conditions, Brexit, Sterling losing a lot of its value against the dollar and the euro and growing uncertainties.To celebrate Cornwall's entrepreneurial spirit we've put together this medley of ice-cream parlours, shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses which have opened in Cornwall over the past year.There is a blend of independent businesses and big chains but all have helped create jobs in Cornwall and are...
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Kids fashion firm Frugi to hold a children's casting day at...
Do you have or know a little one with a gorgeous smile that you think could be the face of a major Cornish kids' clothing brand? Children's fashion firm Frugi is looking for child models for photo shoots in Cornwall in 2017, modelling its beautiful range of organic cotton children's wear.The award-winning brand, which specialises in soft organic brightly-coloured cotton print clothes, is based in Helston and holds all its photo shoots locally.The company was founded by Lucy and Kurt Jewson in...
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Camborne councillor David Wilkins battles for NHS after chemo for...
A Cornish town councillor's treatment for a high-grade bladder cancer has been delayed by a month "because of NHS cuts" and he is now battling for Cornwall's health funding.
When David Wilkins, a town councillor for Camborne, had a tumour removed from his bladder, he thought he would be out of the woods.Yet, the 71 year old was told he still had to get a treatment as his cancer is a high-grade one - which means that the cancer cells grow and spread more quickly. A letter from the NHS...
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Too many visitors are entering the county without their passports...
It has been essential to anyone crossing the border from Devon for four months now, but it looks like people are still entering Kernow without their Passport to Cornwall.
The must-have, issued by a south east Cornwall publisher, was handed out on Brexit Day. It is said to allow its holder to pass freely, 'without let or hindrance', within the county.
Read more: Driver stopped while driving at 110mph on A30 in Cornwall 'just to get to Trago to buy a carpet'
Yet, yesterday, Polperro Press,...
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When are the A-level results and what should I do if I fail?
Thursday is crunch day for thousands of A-level students in Cornwall who will find out whether their hard work has paid off.
For many teenagers, the nail-biting moment they open the envelop will bring the results to send them on their way to college or university.
However, for some, the path ahead will be more uncertain as perhaps their grades aren't good enough or they've just had a change of heart.
The important thing to remember is that whatever happens you do have options and, if the...
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Full-scale cliff rescue launched to free man from Crinnis Island...
A man had to be rescued from one of Cornwall's beach landmarks after he climbed up it but could not come back down.
A full scale rescue operation was launched after the man had climbed Crinnis Island at Carlyon Bay near St Austell but found himself unable to get back down.
His friends called 999 and a coastguard cliff rescue team from the town attended the incident on Friday, August 11.
Video by St Austell Coastguard
A spokesman from St Austell Coastguard said: "Our team...
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