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Inside story of iconic music venue a decade after it was demolished
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The building was a magnet for massive bands and solo acts and despite big plans for the area, it remains a wasteland
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Metal detectorist finds Viking treasure in Cornish cauliflower field
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Various museums are interested. A rookie treasure hunter elsewhere in the county also made a 'once in a lifetime' find just a month into his new hobby
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Rivalry of twin Cornish villages that were once in separate counties
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Off the beaten tourist track are two idyllic Cornwall villages with a long and fascinating history
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Tiny Cornish island dubbed 'sleeping dragon' adds intrigue to quaint village
Boscastle
The island stands guard over the myth-seeped village
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Internet sleuths discover some of Plymouth was once 'part of Cornwall'
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This shocking discovery raises the question, did they put jam or cream on scones first?
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Marks on bones found in Cornwall give clues to man's identity
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He wasn't from around here
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Remains of shipwrecks appear on Praa Sands
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One of the ships had been carrying barrels of cement and the other had a haul full of scrap metal
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Bold claim that UK summer destination is 'better than Cornwall'
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The 'tranquil' spot is the only place in the UK to be named in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel list for 2025
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Meet the oldest British female soldier, 107, who served in WWII
People
Joan wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty
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Axe heads, silver cufflinks and lovers' token among treasures found in Cornwall
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All these finds will be acquired by local museums
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Metal detectorist finds 'once in lifetime' Bronze Age hoard
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'It's an extremely rare find and certainly the most significant thing I have found'
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Historic 'token of love' found buried in Cornwall
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The historic Penwith district is one of the richest for archaeological finds and treasures in Cornwall
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Trawler crew rescued in snow storm after lighting fire on haunted island
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All hands were saved thanks to the bravery of the local RNLI lifeboat station crew
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Ancient railway appears on Cornwall beach for the first time in years
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But it comes with a warning
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Spanish steamer abandoned off Land's End ran aground 85 miles away
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It was almost 100 years ago when disaster struck for the unlucky crew
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Clairvoyant predicts someone in Cornwall will find 'pleasant secret' in their loft
New Year
Psychics have had their say
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Hurricane sparked one of the deadliest days in the RNLI's 200-year history
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Many ships were destroyed or damaged
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'Momentous victory' for under-threat miners' chapel built in 1833
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It won't be turned into flats any time soon
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Remembering 'snowmaggedon' when Cornwall was covered in the white stuff
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It's not very often that we get a worthwhile sprinkling of the white stuff in the Duchy - but we remember it when we do
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Cornwall's lost Woolworths stores and what took their place
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The first Woolworths store in Cornwall opened in 1927 and quickly became a favourite place to shop
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The history of a 100-year-old cart that emerged from a Cornish cliff
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It's like a fossilised scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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One of the largest pieces of the Berlin Wall ended up in Bodmin
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It is all thanks to a Cornishman who was in Berlin in 1989, and ended up with a bigger souvenir than he bargained for
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Future of 300-year-old 'at risk' Quaker meeting house decided
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It was in a bad state and the victim of 'slow decay'
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Spooky hidden tunnels under Charlestown that are open to explore
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They run from beneath the Shipwreck Centre museum to the harbour
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