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'Star Trek' comes to Watergate Bay!

RESIDENTS have voiced concerns they have been left in the dark after a military project got underway in Watergate Bay.

Baffled villagers are angry they were not notified that the drilling work would be carried out, which has taken up a large part of the Cornwall Council car park.

The Ministry of Defence says utility cables running into RAF St Mawgan are being repaired after an inspection discovered some were broken. But the lack of information has led some people to believe that there is more to the project than is being revealed. Rumours are rife that a new communications link is being established between RAF St

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Schools feature in league tables

NEWQUAY schools have reacted to their ratings in the Government’s GCSE performance tables released last week.

Newquay Tretherras has celebrated another record-breaking year with 64% of last year’s Year 11 achieving five or more A* - C grades including English and Mathematics. This is a 3% increase on 2010 and represents a fourth year in a row of improved results.

Treviglas Community College achieved 47% A* - C grades compared to 53% in 2010, 58% in 2009 and 54% in 2008, but came second in the whole of Cornwall

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Bishop joins drive to help homeless

VOLUNTEERS are being urged to come forward and help with an “emergency response” to the sub-zero temperatures facing homeless people sleeping on the streets of Newquay.

The Rev Chris McQuillen-Wright hopes that as temperatures plummet a room will be found that can temporarily be opened to allow homeless people to sleep inside.

However, volunteers are needed to sit with them and ensure their safety – the popular vicar said ideally around 24 people would come forward

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Cinema shines light on parking charges

NEWQUAY’S cinema is launching a campaign to persuade Cornwall Council to introduce concessionary evening car park charges in the town in a bid to help the night-time economy thrive.

Lighthouse Cinema owner David Williams believes businesses are losing trade because of the high rates charged by the council in Newquay’s car parks compared to other towns.

Cornwall Council aims to increase the charge for parking in Manor

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Church provides shelter for homeless

THERE are fresh calls for agencies to work together to tackle Newquay’s growing homeless problem by employing an outreach worker on the town’s streets.

The appeal comes in the week it emerged that seven homeless people slept in St Columb Minor Church on one night last week.

The church’s Rev Chris McQuillen-Wright says an emergency shelter “won’t break the cycle” to  help those most in need. He spoke to  Newquay town councillors last

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Body found in hunt for Oliver

A MAN’S body was discovered by a dog walker on a Newquay beach on Friday.

At around 12.45pm police were called to an area between Lusty Glaze Beach and Tolcarne Beach after the grim discovery was made.

On arrival, Newquay police officers found the body near  rockpools.
Coastguard teams were also on the scene assisting the police and the body was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske in Truro.

No formal identification of the body has taken place

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Coastguard swims to stranded man's rescue

A COASTGUARD volunteer courageously dived into the icy sea off Newquay on Saturday night to save a man’s life.

Darren Keal from the Newquay Coastguard Cliff Rescue Service swam across to rescue the young man at about 5.30pm – just seconds before the rock he had been stranded on at South Fistral was submerged by the rising tide.

The Coastguard took the decision to enter the water as three

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Lifejacket funding drive underway

NEWQUAY RNLI has embarked on a fundraising mission to provide their volunteers with a new design of lifejacket.

Two new jackets have been created through joint effort by the RNLI and manufacturer to meet the charity’s current search and rescue requirements.

Newquay RNLI needs to raise £3,330 in order to purchase ten new lifejackets.

Money has already been raised by The New Inn

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Fears grow for missing Oliver

NEWQUAY police are “extremely concerned” for the welfare of 26-year-old Oliver Doy who has been missing since the early hours of Saturday.

A huge search was launched on Sunday after Oliver, who is from Hook in Hampshire, was reported missing by his parents.

Newquay police, coastguards, RNLI and Cornwall Search and Rescue team all joined the search to find the medical student. Oliver was staying at Belushi’s on Fore Street and police believe he was “down with two male friends and they  had booked

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Bid for escalator in harbour tunnel

PLANS are moving forward to open up the harbour tunnel and install an escalator to attract visitors to the quayside.

Cllr John Fitter, chairman of the tunnel committee, and Cllr Joanna Kenny, who is spearheading the £900,000 Harbour Regeneration Project, are joining forces to bring the longstanding proposal to fruition.

The representatives aim to persuade fellow Newquay Cornwall councillors to make a contribution from their community chest to pay for a feasibility study to find out whether the scheme is financially viable.

The blocked up tunnel, which runs from Sainsbury’s car park to the harbour, is due to be opened up so that an engineer can see if the structure

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