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Source: BBC News
News headlines from around Cornwall and Penwith today.
Minack Theatre funds greenfield roadbuilding plan in Cornwall clifftop AONB
Controversial theatre Charity with £4m cash and six-figure profits funds new greenfield road plans, suggests finance by major housing development Read more...
Controversial theatre Charity with £4m cash and six-figure profits funds new greenfield road plans, suggests finance by major housing development Read more...
'Huge' demand for construction industry courses
Truro College has expanded its construction facilities to help cater for demand from students. Read more...
Truro College has expanded its construction facilities to help cater for demand from students. Read more...
Tributes to Normandy veteran who has died aged 101
Richard Aldred, from Callington, served in the 7th Armoured Division during World War Two. Read more...
Richard Aldred, from Callington, served in the 7th Armoured Division during World War Two. Read more...
Air squadron 'maintaining readiness' in conflict
Royal Navy officers said the Merlin helicopter would allow airspace observation and track threats. Read more...
Royal Navy officers said the Merlin helicopter would allow airspace observation and track threats. Read more...
UK preparing support ship to deploy to eastern Mediterranean
Falmouth-based RFA Lyme Bay is placed on "heightened readiness" as a precaution, the Ministry of Defence says. Read more...
Falmouth-based RFA Lyme Bay is placed on "heightened readiness" as a precaution, the Ministry of Defence says. Read more...
More whales are stranding. Now more people are needed to help them
Calls for more people to train as marine mammal medics so they can help rescue stranded animals. Read more...
Calls for more people to train as marine mammal medics so they can help rescue stranded animals. Read more...
'Extinct' butterfly found in Cornwall
There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says. Read more...
There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says. Read more...
Your Voice – on your local BBC
Tell your local BBC team about the issues you would like to see them investigate. Read more...
Tell your local BBC team about the issues you would like to see them investigate. Read more...
Hundreds of toads saved by night patrol team
Volunteers say they rescued one amphibian every three minutes from traffic during breeding season. Read more...
Volunteers say they rescued one amphibian every three minutes from traffic during breeding season. Read more...
An 'epidemic' of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year
We tracked reports and contacted police and prosecutors for a deeper look at the situation across UK. Read more...
We tracked reports and contacted police and prosecutors for a deeper look at the situation across UK. Read more...
New Bishop of St Germans and Bodmin archdeacon
Both a new Bishop for St Germans and a new archdeacon for Bodmin are announced. Read more...
Both a new Bishop for St Germans and a new archdeacon for Bodmin are announced. Read more...
Source: BBC News