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'Fancy dress' council 'lost control'
A council that spent more than £50,000 on a pirate fancy dress world record attempt had budgeted for lottery money it had not applied for.
- 5 August 2015
Bahamas message washes up on Scilly
A hotelier on the Isles of Scilly is "amazed" to find a washed-up message in a bottle that had travelled from the Bahamas.
- 5 August 2015
Walkers killed by car are named
A bakery owner and a barmaid are named as the two people who died when they were hit by a car.
- 5 August 2015
Cemeteries 'running out of space'
Burial space in cemeteries in Cornwall could run out in 20 years, according to a council report.
- 5 August 2015
Waves batter cars prompting 'sea ban'
Cars are moved by large waves and people are advised not to enter the sea at a number of beaches as bad weather hits the south-west of England.
- 4 August 2015
- From the section Devon
Stadiums 'great for Cornish sport'
The decision to allow two new stadiums to be built in Truro is hailed as a 'great day for Cornish sport'.
Fishing boats become data platforms
Fishermen in South-West England turn their boats into "massive data platforms" for a citizen science study to measure plankton levels off the UK coast.