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• Company apologises for incident that damaged a house near Cornwall airport Newquay

  A homeowner has described the moment debris fell from a plane and damaged her home near Cornwall Airport during a military exercise.

• Newquay children’s clothing project urgently seeks new premises

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  A Newquay not-for-profit project that upcycles clothing and supports parents is in a race against time to find a new home.

• Property damaged by suspected object from aircraft

  An investigation is underway after a house near St Columb Major was reportedly damaged by an object believed to have fallen from an aircraft.

• Boardmasters to support Newquay businesses in app

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  The Boardmasters Festival is launching a new initiative to support Newquay businesses in a bid to increase footfall in the town centre.

• Plans submitted for 132 new homes

  A planning application has been submitted for the construction of 132 homes in St Newlyn East, including 39 affordable properties, a new link road, and a village green.

• Empowering Newquay’s Future: careers event aims to inspire young people

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  A new event in Newquay aims to showcase career opportunities and inspire the town’s future entrepreneurs.

• Newquay rail line to reopen next week

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  Newquay’s rail line is set to reopen on Monday after a month-long closure for major upgrade work.

• Work on Newquay's newest mural is underway

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  Work on a striking new mural is underway in Newquay town centre.

• Newquay’s new Methodist Centre to open this summer

  A new Methodist Centre is set to open in Newquay this summer, which will also become the new home for Radio Newquay.

• Headteacher from Newquay in marathon challenge to support pupil's family

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  A Newquay school teacher has completed an extraordinary challenge to support the family of one of his pupils.

• Have you got an overflowing medicine cabinet at home?

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  Pharmacies across Cornwall are calling on residents to drop off any unused, unneeded, or expired medicines throughout March as part of a medicines amnesty.

• Advice and support for smokers wanting to quit in Cornwall

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  It’s National No Smoking Day, and today, Healthy Cornwall is reminding us all about the support available to help quit smoking for good.

• Louis Gardner to stand down from Cornwall Council

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  A prominent Cornwall councillor has announced he is stepping down from the Cabinet.

• Environment Agency: "Minor, intermittent, unknown pollution discharge" at Porth Beach

  The Environment Agency has ruled out "an ongoing pollution incident at Porth Beach."

• Bid to make Newquay schools smartphone free

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  A Newquay schoolteacher has launched a campaign for the town's schools to become smartphone free.

• Man rescued from Newquay's boating lake

  Emergency services, including the Coastguard and fire service, rescued a man from Newquay's Boating Lake on Sunday morning.

• Tributes paid to heroic former Newquay lifeguard

  Tributes are being paid to a decorated Newquay lifeguard who has died at the age of 59.

• We catch up with the Newquay Beach Hotel after they feature on national TV

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  Owner Oleg Ignatyev and General Manager Emma Holland took part in Channel 4's Four in a Bed.

• Cornwall Highways defend use of 'Give and Take' system during Newquay roadworks

  Bosses at Cornwall Highways have explained why Give and Take restrictions were used instead of temporary traffic lights during roadworks on a busy Newquay road.

• "Sizeable Chunk" of toxic palm oil retrieved from beach

  A large piece of toxic palm oil has been removed from Holywell Bay after washing up on the beach.