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This is self-isolating in style - Sally and Ken from Penzance are both in their 80s, both have dementia but she loves to play the piano - no sheet music! - and he loves to dance 😍
#coronavirus #selfisolating
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Karen, St Columb Road, sent photos of the shelter they built when her 87 year dad fell on Monday. He waited 15 hours for an ambulance with 7 broken ribs, 2 fractures to his pelvis and an arm wound
@SteveBarclay @swasFT @RCHTWeCare @stevedouble @ciosicb @CornwallCouncil
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Have you ever seen anything as spectacular as this?!
This humpback whale was spotted off Penzance.
Just wow 😍
📽️ Rupert Kirkwood
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Karen told us when the @swasFT paramedics arrived they were lovely - very apologetic and very cross, feeling helpless at the situation. Karen says it's not the paramedics' fault but this should not be happening
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HRH Prince William is making his first visit here as Duke of Cornwall.. and the sun is shining! @NewquayOrchard @KensingtonRoyal
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What’s the greatest selfie you've taken? 🤳🏻
Prince William posed for this one in #Newquay with Janice Greasley yesterday 📷 @KensingtonRoyal @RoyalFamily
@davidwhiteshow would love to see your best ones!
Tune in here 📷bbc.in/3wjK0lT
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.@SpursOfficial fan Marshall Janson who lost his legs + hands to meningitis has played in 1st proper football match
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🤩WOW! 🤩 This amazing photo was taken by Harriet Smith who is 11 years old! It was taken off the Roseland.
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Cornwall has no Conservative MPs after the party's candidates lost every seat in the 2024 general election. Meet your new MPs here: bbc.in/3VQRZ2n
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Prince William visits the Isles of Scilly bbc.in/4b8CvgL
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Camborne @AldiUK's being praised after a manager spotted an 87 y/o woman only buying tinned food. Richard Allen discovered she had very limited cooking facilities. He arranged hot meals to be sent by Miss Molly's cafe. The cafe is also feeding 80 vulnerable people for £5 a time.
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Surprise! 🐳🐳 James was handlining for mackerel in St Ives Bay when he had a close encounter with a whale.
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Archibald ‘Archie’ Jewell survived the sinking of the Titanic, only to perish in the sinking of a hospital ship in 1917. #PagesOfTheSea #Perranporth #LestWeForget #Armistice100 #WW1
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This was the moment a Springer Spaniel was rescued from a hot car at Kynance Cove on Monday - @MullionCFRS @CornwallFRS smashed a window to get the dog out after being called to the @nationaltrust car park by @DC_Police
A thermal camera recorded the temperature as 34ºC (93ºF)
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Sunshine, selfies and a bit of beach volleyball - #Newquay welcomes Prince William
Read the full story here ➡️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89z…
Tomorrow the Duke of Cornwall is off to #Scilly 😎
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It was a right Royal afternoon @DuchyNursery in #Lostwithiel as HRH Prince William popped in, his first visit as Duke of Cornwall @KensingtonRoyal
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If you're just opening your #Twitter this evening, our fav tale of the day has been #Jonah the collie - went missing from a yacht off St Mawes on Sunday night - feared lost - then spotted and rescued by these two teenage kayakers
Back home, safe and sound! #dogsoftwitter 😍
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Check out this amazing footage of a #sunfish spotted one mile off Land's End, near the Longships lighthouse - thanks to kayaker Rupert Kirkwood for sharing 🌞🐟 - that eye is a bit creepy!
@BBCSpotlight @CwallWildlife @ScillyWildlife @BBCSpringwatch
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Ethiopia Matters Protest at Boscawen Park #Truro now....
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Just imagine finding this mural on YOUR school! Children at St Ives School were amazed to find a huge "Sir David Attenborough" on their bike shed when they came back from half term!
How inspiring! 😍 @BBCSpringwatch
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"Honestly, I've spent my morning convincing people it's real!"
Megan Hemsworth assured @dundonradio there's nothing fishy about her amazing snaps of a tuna leaping at Watergate Bay.
Listen to the interview here 🐟 bbc.in/37jvBH9 🐟
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The end of an amazing #Royal day for #Cornwall - Queen Camilla at the Womens Centre Cornwall where she met staff, volunteers and clients and planted an apple tree
Read more bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co…
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Ready for series 5 of @PoldarkTV? The cast can’t wait for you to see it! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @BBCOne July!
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Prince William visits his homelessness project bbc.in/4dATdqr
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In #Poldark Demelza collects pieces of wood to hit Ross on the head with until he realises she's pregnant
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Happy St Piran's Day Cornwall ❤️
#stpiransday #goolperanlowen
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*puff pant* Missed the first couple of minutes .. what did we miss?
Oh lord! #Poldark @BBCOne @PoldarkTV
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla meet and greet on their first visit to #Cornwall since the Coronation. #RoyalVisit
Read more: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co…
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How do you get important beach safety messages across?
You write them in the sand, obvs! 😁
@RNLI #beachsafety
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He survived #DDay and the beaches of Normandy
He's raised thousands of pounds for @normandymtrust in memory of his fallen comrades
This was the moment Harry Billinge from #Charlestown was awarded the MBE by HM The Queen for services to charitable fundraising #hero #lestweforget
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Speedo Mick reaches Land's End in final challenge across UK bbc.in/3oSxXrw
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BREAKING: A whale has become stranded on rocks at Nare Point on the Lizard
@BDMLR experts are on the way .. members of the public are asked to stay away at this time
Thanks to @CleanOSailing for the video
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Phil captured this stunning 🌈 in St Ives today. He says "no filter or editing, just the right time with a 'phone camera!" 😍
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Ahh .. such lovely deep brown eyes... this is #Morwenna the rescue #seal pup @Seal_Sanctuary - named after the #Poldark heroine
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A fresh Asian #Hornet sighting in #Liskeard as @DefraGovUK @britishbee confirms the #Fowey nest has been destroyed - beekeepers and the public are asked to watch out for the foreign invaders
🐝 nonnativespecies.org/alerts/ 🐝
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Happy birthday Aidan Turner - 35 today! 🎂
Hmmm .. if only we had some pretty #Poldark photos to share .. 🤔with an added #DesperateRomantics one
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There’s a new baby @NewquayZoo and she’s mega cute!!! 🤗 Watch 👇🏼 to find out more.
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She shed seven stone and passed the dreaded 'bleep test' to achieve her dream to become a @CornwallFRS retained firefighter 👩🏼🚒🚒🔥
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻to Abi Hollioake - we'd love to celebrate your inspirational #slimming #success #stories at #Breakfast with #JulieandJames
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The @bbcintroducing @boardmasters secret set at The Cove is…
@DeclanMcKenna!!!!!
He is on in 10 minutes 👀🤩!!
#Boardmasters2022
@iamdanielpascoe has done a madness! Get down here!
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Thousands of people have packed into St Ives this afternoon to greet King Charles and Queen Camilla - their first visit to #Cornwall since the Coronation
@TruroCathChoir serenaded them on the Quay before TMs met the resort's @RNLI crew
Read more ➡️ bbc.in/3D8esz7
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The families of the lifeboatmen who died in the @penleelifeboat disaster stood alongside relatives of those on the Union Star ship on the clifftops of Cornwall as a new memorial was unveiled.
The granite stone stands above where the disaster happened, 40 years ago.
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A very unusual catch of the day for @PorthlevenFish fisherman Jeremy Richards! He spotted this roe deer swimming out at sea off Gunwalloe, being chased by a seal, and quickly saved its life. It was brought ashore to the waiting @RSPCA_official and is doing well. More after 0800
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..and #AuntAgatha prepares to welcome George to Trenwith
#Poldark #Demelza #willnevertireofthispicture @BBCOne
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#Poldark up for Best Drama series! @TVChoice #tvchoiceawards
Aidan Turner & Eleanor Tomlinson also nominated! 🗳️
bit.ly/2coKzOJ
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🐬🐬 Even the dolphins had a lovely time playing in the #SundaySunshine in Mounts Bay 🌊🐬🐬🌞 Thanks to #drone operator Simon Smith for sharing!
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Actual genius from @GWRHelp .. #Jethro #RIPJethro
There's a decent chunk of That Joke before the tribute from his manager John Miles - sound on and enjoy here ↘️
bbc.in/3s7BBgx
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It was a case of smiles, high fives and a proper Cornish welcome at @NewquayOrchard for the Duke of Cornwall today @KensingtonRoyal
Read more on HRH Prince William’s visit bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co…
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William and Kate in joint visit to Cornwall bbc.in/40C86CF
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Crowds have been gathering in St Ives all morning ahead of the arrival of the #Royal visit
First on the itinerary for the King and Queen is the Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden @Tate_StIves
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It's a right Royal afternoon in St Ives today as TMs King Charles and Queen Camilla begin their visit to #Cornwall
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Just wow! This incredible footage of a humpback whale off the Isles of Scilly has been confirmed as 'Pi' who was last spotted 2 years ago. 🐳
Lucy McRobert from the IOS Wildlife Trust said the islanders are buzzing that he's back!
Listen: bit.ly/3izAXpH
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You what? Did you just put speech marks around the Cornish bit of a Cornish Pasty? Did you?
It. Is. On. #culturalappropriation
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The good news is... they're still standing! 😌 #StormDarragh
bbc.co.uk/weatherwatchers
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It's #StPiransDay - so cheers to everyone! #GoolPeranLowen 🌮
Bit of fun .. complete this sentence "You know you're #Cornish when .."
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The Royal couple were shown around the Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden @Tate_StIves @Tate and chatted to local artists before heading down to the harbour @RoyalFamily
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Hi, my name is George. I'm a banker, I like riding, plotting & boxing in heels. WLTM dark-haired widow for friendship, maybe more?
#Poldark
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The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in #Falmouth. Read more: bbc.in/3HLvMLZ
Keep an eye on twitter for more pictures through the afternoon.
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Dramatic scenes in #Truro - scuffles break out after two protestors tried to throw milkshakes at UKIP EU Election candidate Carl Benjamin. @DC_Police are there
Full reports to follow from @tamsinmelville @BBCSpotlight @johnnyoshea
BBC Local live feed ➡️ bbc.in/2JcIGH9
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Has #Santa signed up with @RoyalNavy #RoyalMarines? Thanks to Chris for sharing this video from #Cawsands @BBCSpotlight
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All six new Cornwall MPs swear oaths in Cornish bbc.in/45XCI4q
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Sad news to share - former BBC Spotlight weather presenter Craig Rich has died, after what his family described as “an amazing life”. He was the BBC's first regional weather forecaster starting in 1978 and stayed in that role for 25 years, much loved by the audience.
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Hero Alert! This is Kevin Brader who rescued 3 people in a rip current off Treyarnon Bay. The @RNLI lifeguard was off duty at the time; he swam out to one man and dragged him back out to the sandbank before also rescuing a teenage girl and another man. All were unhurt
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Welcome back @Skentelbery. ❤️
As she returned to the radio this morning, she shared the story of losing "the love of her life" and how she and her dog Spike plan to move forward.
Listen here: bit.ly/3T5Uavq
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It's a tory wipeout in Cornwall. The final result has just been delcared, with Anna Gelderd from Labour winning South East Cornwall.
Cornwall now has 4 Labour MPs and 2 Lib Dem MPs.
📻 Listen live: bbc.in/3XQgPlG
📱 Follow live: bbc.in/3XQgPCc
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And with that .. @laurencereed leaves us
Thank you for everything Laz ❤️
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GREAT NEWS! Jonah the collie who went missing from a yacht off St Mawes on Sunday has been FOUND!
Happy owner Wayne Booth told @radiobailie how two brothers found her in a cave by St Anthony’s lighthouse while kayaking
▶️ bbc.co.uk/radiocornwall ◀️ #dogsoftwitter #findjonah
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It really is a Royal @RoyalCornwall as TRH Prince Charles and Camilla arrive
Updates from @CButlerBBC across the afternoon as the @ClarenceHouse team tour the showground
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And they’re off! The 7am dance leaves the Guildhall at #FloraDay2019
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Snowboarding on the beach... obvs! 😄 Tiffany Coates, adventure motorcyclist, snowboarding at Porthcurno. 🏂
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Good morning. Here are Cornwall’s key moments from last night's election 🧵
1️⃣ The Conservatives lose all six of Cornwall's seats, and we get a new set of MPs for Cornwall.
Four Labour, two Lib Dem.
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Well done Molly! Cornwall is so proud of you. Winner of @thevoiceuk 2019 and you so deserve it!
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Excited about the new series of #Poldark yet? We are!
Seamus looks remarkably 'ansome. As does Aidan
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Helicopter with pilot on board arrives at stricken cargo ship just of the beach in #Falmouth. It’s now been declared a major incident @BBCSpotlight @bbc5live @BBCDevon
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🎈🎈🎈@ScillyWildlife say they're fed up with finding #helium #balloons on their shores
The nearest @McDonalds is in Penzance - 37.5 miles away
The Worthing Christmas Festival in W.Sussex = 270 miles away
The Smithfield & Stoneybatter food festival in #Dublin = 236 miles
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Ed Durante @DSFireUpdates & Craig Jones @CornwallFRS were both off duty when they separately came across this car fire on the A38 in Devon
They pulled a family of five out of the burning car before it exploded
Other off duty 999 + medical staff helped care for the casualties
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What happened when #Poldark super fans from the #USA came to #Cornwall to visit the gorgeous locations from their fav TV show! 🇺🇸 @PoldarkTV
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What an amazing day for the folk at The Oasis Wellbeing Cafe in St Columb Major - the day the Queen came for tea and cake.
Read more about the Royal visit here
👑bbc.in/3D8esz7 👑
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One eager fan has bagged the best spot in preparation for the #Poldark premiere tonight #PoldarkRedruth @mammothscreen @PoldarkTV
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Say hello to #Hector the cat who lives at #Redruth Railway Station
This InterKitty 125 has a basket in the sales office, a little house on the platform and a #Facebook page - more at #breakfast with @JulieandJames1 😸🚂
@networkrail @GWRHelp @CrossCountryUK
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Spectacular! 🐳This humpback whale was spotted on the Penzance Bay webcam by the NCI team. 📹
Meanwhile another was seen off the Isles of Scilly. Lucy McRobert from the IOS Wildlife Trust told us about the incredible sightings. Listen: bit.ly/3izAXpH
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Bobbies and bullets, firearms and fatals.. after 30 years on patrol @DC_ARVSgt has retired from @DC_Police
Listen to the full interview with @laurencereed here via @BBCSounds
🚔 bbc.in/3aasE9P 🚔
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Still can't quite work out how Ross #Poldark dodged that one .. Phew!
The love of a good woman + Jud-istice for all
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Wow! Did you see the spectacular aurora in the Cornish sky last night? Thanks to Ross Jennings and our Weather Watchers for capturing the beautiful sight.
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ICYMI Remember Lucky Star the seal with rope knotted around his neck? Great news! He's been freed - @BDMLR volunteers were able to catch him and cut away the rope 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Wonderful news - Harry Billinge, the 94 year old war veteran from St Austell is among those in #Cornwall named on this year's New Year's Honours List.
94 year old war veteran Harry Billinge is made an MBE for Services to Charitable Fundraising 🎖👏
We've followed his fundraising journey for the @normandymtrust ⬇️
We'll get Harry's reaction on #BBCBreakfast later.
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