New Year dip raises over £2,500 for children's cancer charity

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• Police investigate to see if there is a link between burglaries at commercial premises

  Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of commercial break-ins in the Newquay area. 

• Duo turn washed-up seaweed into sustainable fertilisers

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  Two childhood friends from Newquay have embarked on an inspiring mission to transform washed-up seaweed into sustainable plant fertilisers.

• Former cricket coach jailed for sexual offences after more victims come forward

  A man has been jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting two young victims.

• Town centre hit by roadworks as separate gas projects begin simultaneously

  Wales and West Utilities have confirmed that two separate projects to upgrade gas pipes are getting underway within a mile of each other in Newquay town centre this week.

• New Year's Day Dip for CLIC to go ahead at harbour

  The popular Dip for CLIC sea plunge at Newquay Harbour will go ahead despite the windy and wet start to the New Year.

• Newquay Women's Surf Club awarded £500 grant from Newquay Lottery

  Members of Newquay Women's Surf Club are celebrating this Christmas Day after receiving a £500 grant from the Newquay Lottery Community Grant Scheme.

• Volunteers say goodbye as Newquay charity prepares to close.

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  A Newquay charity is distributing toys collected from its Christmas appeal for the final time today.

• Licence revoked for works at Whipsiderry following rockfalls

  The licence allowing the concreting of the cliffs and filling of caves at Whipsiderry Beach has been revoked.

• Newquay Band celebrates Newquay Lottery grant award

  Newquay Band has been awarded £500 by the Newquay Lottery Community Grant scheme, becoming the second group this month to receive support.

• Crantock and St Agnes choirs release Christmas song

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  A Crantock choir, formed in 2023, is raising money for the homeless charity St Petrocs with the release of a Christmas song.

• There's still time to secure a spot at Paulo's Circus' Christmas Day event

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  Kenny Darnell Jnr and members of the team will be hosting a free Christmas meal to help combat loneliness.

• Newquay shopfronts to be given a spruce up

  Thirteen businesses in Newquay are set to improve their shopfronts thanks to nearly £10,000 of funding.

• Newquay schools release annual song to raise money for Foodbank

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  Several Newquay schools have teamed up once again to raise money for Newquay Foodbank this Christmas.

• Newquay Foodbank to extend opening hours thanks to festive event

  Newquay Foodbank will open two extra days a week for the first four months of 2025, following a donation from the Cornwall Christmas Fair.

• Rail line reopens

  The Newquay to Par rail line has reopened after a nearly four-week closure for scheduled works and emergency repairs on the line.

• Salt on power lines linked to Newquay power cuts

  The National Grid has revealed that salt deposits on overhead power lines, caused by Storm Darragh, are behind recent power outages and interruptions affecting Newquay and surrounding areas in Cornwall.

• NEWQUAY LOTTERY: Surf life saving club secures grant for lifesaving training

  Newquay Surf Life Saving Club has been awarded £500, thanks to players of the Newquay Lottery.

• Lappa Valley raises £1,000 for Cornish child bereavement charity

  A popular tourist attraction has raised money for a Cornish child bereavement support charity through a special event.

• Newquay artist wins national award with painting featuring Texaco garage

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  A Newquay artist has won a British Art Prize. Diane Griffiths' acrylic painting, Driving Home, features the Texaco garage on Trevemper Road beneath a striking night sky.

• Town councillors object to application to replace existing cliff top house

  Newquay Town Councillors have objected to an application to replace a derelict cliff-top home on Island Crescent with a new dwelling.