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Goonhilly is to be closed over Easter 'and beyond'

Thursday, March 11, 2010

BRITISH Telecom's Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station has this week confirmed that its visitor attractions will be closed "for Easter and beyond".

The Goonhilly Visitors' Centre, Segway Tours and the renowned Future World attraction will be closed during the time which...

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'Work together' plea follows U-turn on ferry link scheme

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A NEW ferry link between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly could be up and running in three years after the plans for Penzance Harbour were finally...

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Church full to hear 'Option PZ' explained

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Hundreds of residents and representatives of business packed the Methodist Church in Chapel Street last Wednesday evening to see a presentation by the...

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Supermarket harbour plans fail to get council support

Thursday, March 11, 2010

ING Real Estate has been advised to withdraw its plans to build a supermarket on Hayle's South Quay. Cornwall Council has told the company that there...

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Centres now agree to stock controversial St Ives tourism guide

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A CONTROVERSIAL St Ives tourism guide, launched to fill the void after Cornwall Council failed to produce a dedicated local brochure, will now be...

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Police question school chief over 'financial irregularities'

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

A POLICE investigation has been launched into "financial irregularities" at the Bolitho School after an investor who helped save the ailing business...

Walked across the USA – without leaving the office

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE Penwith Community Development Trust has become one of the first companies in Cornwall to gain an award under a scheme aimed at achieving national...

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Peter McGahan: With profits and how they don't work

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

FOLLOWING on from last week's with profit bond comments I thought I would use this week's column to explain exactly how they work - without the...

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1,000 jobs boom due to wave energy

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

WORK has begun on the next stage of Hayle's pioneering scheme to harvest electricity from the sea with the construction of an onshore electricity...

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Councillors in the dark over new store

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

DISCOUNT retail chain Lidl has been given the go-ahead for a new Bodmin store without the plans being discussed by Cornwall councillors. The news has...

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