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Axe heads, silver cufflinks and lovers' token among treasures found in Cornwall
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All these finds will be acquired by local museums
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Metal detectorist finds 'once in lifetime' Bronze Age hoard
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'It's an extremely rare find and certainly the most significant thing I have found'
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Historic 'token of love' found buried in Cornwall
Museums
The historic Penwith district is one of the richest for archaeological finds and treasures in Cornwall
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Trawler crew rescued in snow storm after lighting fire on haunted island
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All hands were saved thanks to the bravery of the local RNLI lifeboat station crew
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Ancient railway appears on Cornwall beach for the first time in years
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But it comes with a warning
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Spanish steamer abandoned off Land's End ran aground 85 miles away
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It was almost 100 years ago when disaster struck for the unlucky crew
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Clairvoyant predicts someone in Cornwall will find 'pleasant secret' in their loft
New Year
Psychics have had their say
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Hurricane sparked one of the deadliest days in the RNLI's 200-year history
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Many ships were destroyed or damaged
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'Momentous victory' for under-threat miners' chapel built in 1833
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It won't be turned into flats any time soon
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Remembering 'snowmaggedon' when Cornwall was covered in the white stuff
Weather
It's not very often that we get a worthwhile sprinkling of the white stuff in the Duchy - but we remember it when we do
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Cornwall's lost Woolworths stores and what took their place
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The first Woolworths store in Cornwall opened in 1927 and quickly became a favourite place to shop
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The history of a 100-year-old cart that emerged from a Cornish cliff
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It's like a fossilised scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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One of the largest pieces of the Berlin Wall ended up in Bodmin
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It is all thanks to a Cornishman who was in Berlin in 1989, and ended up with a bigger souvenir than he bargained for
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Future of 300-year-old 'at risk' Quaker meeting house decided
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It was in a bad state and the victim of 'slow decay'
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Spooky hidden tunnels under Charlestown that are open to explore
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They run from beneath the Shipwreck Centre museum to the harbour
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Underground Cold War nuclear bunker in Cornwall by the sea keeps its chilling secrets
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The hidden time capsule opens to the public on selected dates each year
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Tunnels run for miles under Cornwall and date back to Roman times
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The Roman-age tunnels lead to nowhere and archaeologists are not sure what they were for
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'Dark history' could be the answer to Cornwall's tourism dip
Tourism
We've got golden sand, ice cream, but ghouls and ghosts too
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Former Penzance pupil reunited with school exercise book after nearly five decades
Education
Sean Morris attended Humphry Davy School back in 1975
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'Haunted' cave where daredevil Cornish smuggler got trapped and died
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The cave, still there to this day, is said to be haunted by Willy Wilcox's spirit
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Illogan: Tiny pocket of Cornwall unspoiled by tourism
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The village of Illogan is home to about 5,500 people and has been growing steadily in the last few years
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Restorer tried to take on doomed Truro church but was 'ignored'
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'They refused to return our calls or engage at all'
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Historic Beating of the Boundaries tradition faces new threat
Helston
It's been going on for over 450 years
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'Travesty' as Grade II listed church could be torn down
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'It's an easy way out for the diocesan and probably the cheapest solution. Save St Paul!'
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