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Mills and Boon writer inspires German tourists to visit Devon and Cornwall where her romantic tales were set
Truro :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
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Rosamunde Pilcher is so popular German tourists more are visiting her home region where she set many of her stories The number of German tourists visiting Devon and Cornwall has shot up because if its links with former Mills and Boon author Rosamunde
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Deaths boat man 'wore no kill cord'
New York :: NY :: USA | 6 days ago
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Driver not using engine kill cord' The Milligan family's speedboat still had the red kill cord attached The driver of a speedboat which crashed killing a father and daughter was not wearing a safety cord which could have stopped the engine,
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'Unusual weather' sees snow in Devon
London :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
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Snow and winds of 65mph hit Devon and Cornwall Snow fell in Princetown overnight and a number of trees were brought down by high winds Snow has fallen in parts of Devon in what has been described as "fairly unusual" weather for May. Winds of up to
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Bus depot fire destroys 37 vehicles
New York :: NY :: USA | 10 days ago
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The fire in Summercourt, near Newquay, broke out at about 01:00 BST. The blaze is expected to cause "significant disruption" to bus services in mid-Cornwall, including some school buses. Its cause, which is not yet known, is being jointly
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U.S. Senators shoot down border-crossing fee for Canadians
Cornwall :: Canada | 13 days ago
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Senate has shot down a proposal to charge an entrance fee to visitors from Canada. In a vote on Friday, the judiciary committee opted against a Department of Homeland Security plan that would have collected a toll at all land ports of entry to the U.
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Downton's Dan Makes Move To Big Screen With Period Weepie - Sound Familiar?
London :: CA :: USA | 13 days ago
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Dan Stevens' many fans, particularly when the 'Downton Abbey' star is looking lovelorn, anguished and dressed in an impeccable military jacket from around the 1910s, will be delighted to learn his first post-Downton effort is nearly here, and it
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AUDIO: Du Maurier 'taps into love, sex and death'
London :: United Kingdom | 16 days ago
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Du Maurier 'taps into love, sex and death' 7 May 2013 Last updated at 04:58 ET After 16 years, the Du Maurier Festival Society has decided to change the name of their annual festival, which starts on Wednesday, celebrating Du Maurier to The Fowey
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'Kill cord' key to boat deaths probe
New York :: NY :: USA | 16 days ago
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Police investigating the deaths of a father and his daughter in a speedboat accident in Cornwall have said a "kill cord" device is a key focus. A kill cord attaches to the boat's throttle and driver so if the driver goes overboard the engine cuts out.
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Why didn't safety device work? Runaway speedboat had failsafe 'kill cord' that would have halted propeller
London :: United Kingdom | 16 days ago
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6 May 2013 A television executive and his young daughter might have been saved if their speedboat's kill cord' safety device had been properly used, it was claimed last night. Nick Milligan, 51, a doting father and senior Sky TV boss, and eight-year-
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Councillor who called for disabled children to be "put down" is re-elected
London :: United Kingdom | 17 days ago
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Thoughts and reports on inequality, from disability to gender Voters of Cornwall: why?...Photograph: Getty Images Colin Brewer, Independent councillor for Cornwall, hit the headlines earlier this year when he suggested disabled children were costing
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