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Shed of the Year finalist might have to pull down his 'pixie grotto' because he's been using it as a holiday let without permission A finalist in Britain's Shed of the Year competition might have to reduce his pride and joy to bricks and mortar - because he's been letting it out without the say-so of council chiefs.

Pam Patten sadly lost her husband following a heart attack and decided that the village was in need of the potentially-life saving device.

THE live music scene showed it is alive and well at the weekend when Helstonbury took place in its namesake town, raising money for good causes in the process.

The Falmouth Tall Ships Regatta is just four weeks away and with tens of thousands of people expected to flock to the town an appeal has gone out for the last of the volunteers who will help visitors get the most out of the four day event.

THE fire service has issued a safety plea to farmers storing hay after a huge blaze in Holsworthy yesterday involving 700 hay bales.

A couple who met at a dance in Helston have been stepping out to the same tune for the last 60 years of marriage.

Three of the mammals were spotted leaping out of the water just off the Cornish coast at Gwithian near St Ives.

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The chairman of the Falmouth branch of the Royal Naval Association expressed his surprise and pride after being "ambushed" following the annual Sea Sunday parade and church service.

Cornwall Council has opened a consultation on the installation of a new 'toucan' crossing at the Kernick roundabout on the A39 for bicycles and pedestrians travelling between Mabe and Penryn.

A new bus service that will ferry students, staff and local residents between the university campuses in Falmouth and Penryn will be introduced at the start of the new term.

The parents of a secondary school pupil in Cornwall have been ordered to pay costs of A 1,245 for failing to ensure their child attends school on a regular basis.

It follows the death of the two cats in the Trelowarren Street area of Camborne, between Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19. Sergeant Phil Binnie, from Camborne Police Station, said: "Following veterinary examination both cats were found to have traces of anti-freeze in their bodies.

RNAS Culdrose has announced how it plans to ease traffic on the roads around Helston during this year's Air Day.

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Shop owners in Penryn are being invited to a meeting with the aim of setting up a new 'Shop Watch' scheme, similar to the well known 'Pub Watch'.

POLICE and fire fighters are investigating the cause of a fire in Bradworthy which destroyed a car and van as well as nearby guttering and fencing.

Helston Museum is preparing to open the first in a series of exhibitions looking back at the history of the town in World War One.

As the end of the school year closed in, it was time for Helston and Lizard members of the joint school council SKIP to elect their members.

Councillors in Penryn have fully supported the demolition of an existing store and the creation of new extensions to an existing utility room at Fuschia, on Chapel Lane.