All news by author: Olivier Vergnault

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King Charles's derelict church being transformed with mega £2m revamp
St Paul's Jubilee Memorial Church, in Penzance, Cornwall, was put on the market by the now King when he was Prince Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall and sold at auction
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Woman discovers she has won the lottery after seeing 'hand of an angel' in sky
Tracey Preston was leaving the church of St Endellion in Port Isaac, Cornwall, on New Year's Eve when she spotted the cloud formation - and says she hopes it's a good omen for 2024
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Son kills his mum by stabbing her 100 times in drug-fuelled attack at their home
Michael Rowe, 36, killed 61-year-old Bernadette Rosario - known as Bernie - in her house in the village of Penwithick, outside St Austell, Cornwall, during a drug-fuelled attack
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Tourist trolls notorious parking company after being slapped with £100 fine
A tourist was so infuriated by a 'money-making scam' that he received a parking fine, he wrote a song about it and plans to take the company to court
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Vivienne Westwood's millionaire son wins rent court case against mum on benefits
Start-up cattle farmer Rebecca Shortt lost her case against multi-millionaire Joseph Corré after being taken to a small claims court over unpaid rent and damage to a farm which he owns in Cornwall
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B&B owner responds to claims they turned away murder victim's dad due to accent
The owners of East Hillerton House in Spreyton, Devon, have defended their actions after becoming the centre of a social media storm when they turned away murdered Elle Edwards' dad Tim
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Mercedes driver stranded in sand after mistaking beach for 'free parking'
A dog walker snapped the Mercedes SUV stranded on Towan Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, after the hapless driver got stuck in deep wet sand and the picture has been widely shared online
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'I'm being held to ransom by council who won't sign off work until I pay £20k'
Sarah Pope and husband Clint are embroiled in a row with Conservative-controlled Cornwall Council which has confirmed it had asked for £20,000 before the couple complete the work
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Mysterious flowers appear on a gravestone of woman 'who haunts village'
A ghost of a young woman called Betsey is said to roam a Cornish village with flowers mysteriously appearing on her gravestone each year on the anniversary of her death
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Seaside town fights back as rowdy posh teenagers prepare for beach parties
Polzeath in Cornwall is bracing itself for another summer of parties on the beach, which has seen broken glass, laughing gas cannisters and the remnants of fires spread across the sand
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Newborn baby dies after 'stressed staff fail to monitor heartbeat during labour'
Isabelle Stephens died almost immediately after being born at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, with an inquest into her death hearing how midwives were being pulled from room to room dealing with several mums at once
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Woman gets £60 parking fine after grabbing ice cream despite paying for ticket
Retired garage owner Christine Pollard decided to go to Portreath to meet up with a friend for ice cream and take a stroll on the beach. She says she is not paying the extortionate amount
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Friendly UK village 'died' when last shop was forced to close its doors
People living in Leedstown, Cornwall, say they've become a 'drive-through village' following the closure of the last shop and post office.
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Tourists have 'worst holiday' at UK beach with 'sticky sand' and 'cold water'
TripAdvisor reviews slate several beauty spots and tourist attractions, notably Porthminster Beach in St Ives, Cornwall, which was branded "hideous" by one unimpressed guest
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Beach car park branded 'scam' after visitor fined despite buying ticket
Paul Spooner and his wife Christine travelled down from their home in Lincolnshire to Sennen Cove in West Cornwall for a family reunion before he was stung by the parking fine
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Royal Navy engineer found dead after losing family home in row over 4ft fence
Robert Minshull, a senior sailor and Afghan veteran, took his own life after suffering severe stress after losing their home - he and his wife complained the fence wasn't high enough to give their two daughters privacy if they played in the garden
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Poisonous plant warning to dog walkers after toxic root found on UK beach
Suzanne Dellamuro was taking a stroll with her dog along a beach in Cornwall when she encountered a clump of white-coloured roots that look like puffed-up deformed beans
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Cider maker furious after cherry-flavoured drink banned as name 'is too sexual'
Robbie Langouroux-Fay says the Portman Group has banned his cherry-flavoured UnShaven Maiden cider because the name suggests 'searching for young virgin women'