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• Police confirm a man in his forties has died at Mawgan Porth Beach

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• Crantock Bale Push returns for its 25th anniversary

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• Casualty airlifted from remote beach in major coastal rescue operation

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• Over £140,000 awarded to good causes by Boardmasters Foundation

  More than 50 organisations across Newquay and Cornwall are set to benefit from over £140,000 in funding from the Boardmasters Foundation.

• Police confirm death of man after Narrowcliff fire

  Police say they are "investigating the circumstances" surrounding the fire in a derelict Narrowcliff property after a body was found inside.

• Pensioner says she was pressured into paying £25,000 for roof repairs

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• Octopus sand art marks launch of Eden Project summer programme

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• Fundraising beach event to support year round water testing in Newquay

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• Newquay woman fined for dumping waste in play park

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• Investigation launched into cause of fire

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