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A festival of walking is being planned during May along the Cornish Celtic Way, external.

A series of guided walks will take place along the route inspired by journeys and settlements linked with the county's saints.

The Cornish Celtic Way is a new pilgrimage route that covers 125 miles and includes 60 miles of the South West Peninsula Coastal Path, as well as the Saints' Way and Saint Michael's Way.

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The walks during the festival will be led by different people, including the Reverend Nigel Marns, who devised the new pilgrim route.

One of the walks would also provide an opportunity to learn some of the Cornish language, organisers said.

Francesca Gould
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An MP has discussed the difficulties of getting onto the housing ladder in Cornwall during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Scott Mann, Conservative MP for Cornwall North, raised the issue saying there is "huge disparity in Cornwall between average house prices and average wages".

He said: "The average salary is about £18,000 – people would need to earn 10 times their income for an open-market house."

Prime Minster Theresa May (pictured) said home ownership was a "dream that sadly too many young people feel they are not going to be able to achieve".

She added: "We do need to ensure we are helping people into home ownership and seeing homes being built."

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The MP for St Ives, Derek Thomas, has told the BBC that his meeting with the government to discuss £3m funding for the Stadium for Cornwall was "very positive".

A delegation from the county is in Westminster today.

It follows the decision on Tuesday by the full council to pledge the same amount from public funds, for what would become the new home of football and rugby in the Cornwall.

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A referendum on the Mevagissey Local Plan, due to be held on 26 April, has had to be cancelled at the last minute as Cornwall Council did not submit the legal paperwork for the referendum in time, external.

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There's been a "sharp increase" in the theft of charity boxes in Falmouth, police have said.

Businesses that have them on their counter are being warned to keep them "secure and not easy to remove".

An Ofsted inspection last year rated Route 39 Academy inadequate in all areas.

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Between Clyst St Mary and Farringdon, the A3052 is partially blocked due to an accident.

The man attached a rope around the tree to his truck before driving off near to a primary school.

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Cornwall Council has said it can't keep up with the number of potholes on the county's roads.

New figures from the RAC show that, nationally, the number of recorded breakdowns due to potholes in the first three months of this year was the third highest since records began in 2006.

Breakdowns likely to be caused by potholes and poor quality road surfaces doubled to 2.3% from 1.2% in the last quarter of 2017 - only the first quarters of 2015 and 2017 were higher.

Geoff Brown, portfolio holder for roads on Cornwall Council, said the authority was supposed to fix rural potholes within a week but that was not happening because there had been an "explosion" of potholes across the county.

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The A388 Chapel Street in Holsworthy is expected to remain closed for some time whilst specialist recovery work takes place to remove a lorry stuck under a bridge.

It's blocked in both directions between Under Lane and Bodmin Street.

Francesca Gould
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Cornwall councillors voted unanimously yesterday to keep the new reduced fee of £350 for providing residential disabled parking bays in Cornwall.

The cost at the beginning of the year had been £3,800, at which time the council said the cost was for a Traffic Regulation Order, advertising, public consultation and painting the new bay.

It later cut the cost to £3,300 before bringing it down to £350. The council also said anyone who paid higher amounts would be refunded.

Geoff Brown, cabinet member for transport, said: "This means we will be able to offer our disabled residents the opportunity to put in place disabled parking spaces close to their homes, where there is a justified need, at a cost of £350.

"This is in line with or slightly less than many other local authorities. We will continue to work with local disability groups to review our policy and do the very best we can to support our disabled community."

Francesca Gould
BBC News Online

Police are concerned for a 46-year-old man missing from Ivybridge.

Jason Kerswell was last seen yesterday in the Lee Mill Bridge area.

He is described as white, about 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall, with a large, stocky build and short grey hair.

He was wearing blue jogging bottoms, a blue t-shirt, a grey hoody and black trainers.

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In Holsworthy, the A388 Chapel Street is blocked in both directions, between Under Lane and Bodmin Street, due to a vehicle stuck under a bridge.

Johnny O'Shea
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A self-employed tree surgeon has admitted putting people at risk of harm after a large tree fell across a busy pavement near a school in Truro.

Tobias Smith, 33, from Truro Tree Services, Crellow Hill, Stithians, admitted at Truro Magistrates' Court breaking safety rules in March last year.

The incident on Carvoza Road left the tree resting on a car after it smashed through a wall. No one was injured.

He was fined £615 and must pay the Health and Safety Executive costs of £1000.

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Francesca Gould
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Vandals have thrown disused computer monitors into a skate park at Totnes according to South Hams District Council.

The vandalism has left sharp pieces of glass and metal exposed and vandals have also ripped out a safety handrail from the ground at Borough Park in what the council says is an ongoing problem.

Other safety issues include glass being found on tennis courts, people defecating in bushes, small fires being set and broken bottles on the rugby pitch.

The council say it has considered closing the park on a number of occasions.

Councillor Hilary Bastone said: “Safety is paramount and it is such a shame that the use of the park is being spoilt by a few individuals. We have made the police aware of the issues.”

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Conservative MP Scott Mann says there is a large "disparity" between house prices and wages in his North Cornwall constituency and around the county, meaning young people there can't get on the housing ladder.

He says the average wage in Cornwall is just £18,000 a year, far below the UK average.

Theresa May says he makes a "very important point...home ownership is a dream" that too many young people aren't achieving, but says the government has a number of programs to support home ownership and that she'll meet Mr Mann and other south-west MPs to discuss the issue.

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A car has smashed through some railings, external on Millbay Road in Plymouth.

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Card payments cannot be accepted at any of north Devon's car park pay and display machines, due to a fault.

North Devon Council said the machines could still take coins and the RingGo option was still available.