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Cornwall Live - Newquay

Pub drinker fondled teenage girls in Roche park and tried to kiss them

The words of the girls telling of the impact on them is so traumatic and upsetting

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Cornwall Live - Newquay

Environment Agency slams South West Water for not doing enough as sewage flows down farmer's field

The water company first told CornwallLive it knew nothing about the farmer's complaint. Then it said it had visited and found no pollution. The EA has now told it to 'do better'.

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall planning: 175 homes approved for village and latest proposals

One of the proposals is to create a natural burial ground on a farm

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Cornwall Live - Newquay

Redruth man imprisoned ex, threatened to kill her and took her to have sex with another man

He took her to have sex with someone else, said he'd kill her. 'I was convinced I was going to die. I cry every morning, get scared something is going to happen, have nightmares. I can't even escape when I am asleep.'

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cribbar surfer tackles 'widow maker' Cornish wave that reaches up to 40ft

'He had no support crew, no jet ski. It was just pure determination and skill. It was epic.'

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Crisp packet from 52 years ago and 3,000 miles away washes up on Cornish beach

Plastic will stay in the ocean for hundreds of years

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall funeral notices as much loved mum and cherished auntie, 56, among those remembered

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Cindy Hancock, who was just 56, as well as tattooist 'legend' Bryn, 'love and devoted' dads David and Andrew, both 59, and all those who have lost a loved one in our notices this week

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Elusive and beautiful kingfisher captured at boating lake in Newquay

Very rare at such a busy spot. 'It's been something of a dream to follow them and photograph them whenever I can'

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Miniature railway shed to become holiday homes in Mawgan Porth

The shed has never been used - and locals argue would never have been approved for holiday homes in the first place

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Sewage streaming down farmer's field into river in Cornwall's 'Hollywood-on-Sea' celeb haven

'If I polluted the river with a slurry pit, the Environment Agency would be onto me like a tonne of bricks, but sewage full of harmful bacteria going through my field is fine'

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Former leader suggests Cornwall Council stops funding airport

The Liberal Democrat current leader says there is a limit to how much the council will fund flights to London

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Car flips in Newquay crash leaving man trapped inside

He was taken to hospital

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Hunt for man with plaster on his head after serious attack in Newquay

A man was left seriously hurt

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall Council bid to charge for parking at iconic landmark 'should not proceed'

There is growing dissent at a proposal by the council to introduce charges at a number of free car parks

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall funeral notices as much loved wife and mum among those remembered

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Julie, who was only 64, and all those who lost a loved one in our list this week

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall Council responds to Newquay airport 'gross mismanagement' claim

It allowed his question claiming 'gross mismanagement' of Newquay airport - with 80 per cent empty flights and the £1.6 million it is owed - he branded the ban 'something out of Russia'

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall driving standards debated after funeral cortege disrespect claims

Funeral director's plea over cortege respect sparks debate as CornwallLive readers share experiences of bad driving and declining road courtesy

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Couple who lost power in blackout ran their home off car battery

Tina and John were able to keep their freezer going, run lights and wi-fi, charge their phones and even get some ironing done

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall planning: School to be homes, hotel transformation and bungalows among new plans

They are just a few of 139 planning applications filed with Cornwall Council last week, and include destruction of a pub, a nightclub and a restaurant

Cornwall Live - Newquay

Cornwall funeral notices as much loved mum and granny among those remembered

A couple who sadly passed away two weeks apart and a master mariner are also in this week's funerals and death notices. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of all those who have lost a loved one in our list.