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Face mask rule to return across county's NHS sites

Patients, visitors and staff will be asked to wear them across Cornwall from Monday.

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A nurse with a mask on

Face mask rule to return across county's NHS sites

Patients, visitors and staff will be asked to wear them across Cornwall from Monday.

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    A nurse with a mask on

    Face mask rule to return across county's NHS sites

    Patients, visitors and staff will be asked to wear them across Cornwall from Monday.

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    Eat for England, by Bob Budd in Seaton Valley, Northumberland

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    Cornish cycling team to launch Tour of Britain 2023

    Rikki Pascoe from the Saint Piran team explains what will happen in September.

      Percival Taff, Michael Coleman and Michael Perry

      Marines who drowned 54 years ago 'never forgotten'

      Four friends tried to row home after a night out but only one survived after their boat capsized.

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      Devon and Cornwall police car

      Man beaten and robbed in daytime mugging

      Police are investigating the robbery, which left a man in his 30s with face and head injuries.

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      An RNLI rescue

      Lifeguards rescue surfer caught in rip current

      The surfer was "being pummelled by breaking waves" before lifeguards came to his aid.

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      Dog on beach

      More restrictions on dogs on beaches come in

      A total of 31 beaches will have additional restrictions introduced from Friday.

      • 1da day ago
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      Eat for England, by Bob Budd in Seaton Valley, Northumberland

      Thousands of public sculptures put online for first time

      A Cornish sculpture is among work that has been photographed by Charity Art UK.

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      • Essex
      Rikki Pascoe from the Saint Piran cycling team

      Cornish cycling team to launch Tour of Britain 2023

      Rikki Pascoe from the Saint Piran team explains what will happen in September.

        Percival Taff, Michael Coleman and Michael Perry

        Marines who drowned 54 years ago 'never forgotten'

        Four friends tried to row home after a night out but only one survived after their boat capsized.

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          19. Posted at 17:44 28 Jun17:44 28 Jun

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