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• Newquay prepares to celebrate St Piran's Day

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  The Newquay St Piran’s Festival, celebrating Cornwall’s national day, is underway.

• Gas works closure on Treloggan Road extended

  Treloggan Road has been shut since November for gas network upgrades by Wales and West Utilities. The works had been due to finish on Friday (27 February), but the closure will now continue until Tuesday.

• Four taken to hospital with serious injuries after Newquay crash

  Four people have been taken to hospital after a serious crash on the outskirts of Newquay.

• Two toilets to remain open this summer after closure fears, but town-wide opening hours cut

  A single accessible toilet cubicle at two public toilet blocks in Newquay will be open for the summer season following concerns over proposed closures.

• A number of roads - including a stretch of the Narrowcliff - have been closed after leaks were found on the gas network

  Wales & West Utilities say they are carrying out urgent work to upgrade the gas pipes in the Edgcumbe Gardens area of Newquay.

• New woodland created in Newquay

  Hundreds of trees have been planted in Newquay.

• Motorists caught out as road closure moves

  The utility company behind the long-term closure of Treloggan Road says work is on track to finish by the 27th of February.

• Seven Newquay schools sign smartphone-free agreement

  Seven primary schools in Newquay have signed up to a new smartphone-free agreement aimed at improving pupils’ focus, wellbeing and online safety.

• Kevin Towill, Cornwall councillor and former Newquay mayor, dies aged 46

  Tributes are being paid to former Mayor of Newquay and Cornwall Councillor Kevin Towill who has died at the age of 46.

• TikTok funds free horse riding lessons near Newquay

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  A horse riding centre near Newquay is using social media to make riding lessons more accessible for people who might otherwise miss out.

• Joe Way Paddle for Life to return to Newquay this summer

  A popular community fundraising event will return to Newquay this summer, having raised more than £185,000 for charity over the past 18 years.

• Attraction partners with Cornwall Air Ambulance to support fundraising

  Popular attraction Lappa Valley has announced a new partnership with Cornwall Air Ambulance, aimed at raising awareness of the charity’s work and supporting fundraising efforts.

• Police are appealing for help to identify two men following an aggravated burglary in Newquay

  At around 11pm on Monday, December 22nd, an attempt was made to force entry into a property in Trelawney Road with a hammer.

• Burger King in Newquay closes its doors for the final time

  The Burger King restaurant at Station Approach in Newquay has closed for the final time, a day earlier than originally planned.

• New Year Dip raises nearly £5000

  Organisers of the New Year’s Day dip at Newquay Harbour say this year’s event raised nearly £5,000 for the children’s cancer charity Young Lives vs Cancer.

• Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision in Newquay

  It happened at around 6.30pm on Friday (19th December). Officers were called to reports of a collision on Porth Way, at the junction with Well Way.

• The future of Newquay Zoo is secured after new owner is revealed

  Wild Planet Trust says Dutch leisure group Libéma will take over the operation of both Newquay Zoo and Paignton Zoo from the 2nd of January, 2026.

• Newquay Health Centre invites residents to meeting on renovation plans

  Newquay Health Centre is set to get four new consulting rooms as it expands to meet growing demand.

• BUDGET 2025: Cornwall to receive £30m ‘Kernow Industrial Growth Fund’

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  Newquay MP Noah Law says a new £30m investment fund for Cornwall, announced in the Autumn Budget, will offer a more “mature” approach to local economic development than the outgoing Shared Prosperity Fund.

• Towan Headland car park to return to Cornwall Council control

  Cornwall Council has confirmed that the Towan Headland car park in Newquay is set to return to its direct control.