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Newquay is on the up!
Newquay celebrated the end of the summer season in spectacular style over the bank holiday weekend with a host of festivals, music and beach events which have put the resort back on track after a troubled 2009.
Young and old alike relaxed at the Killacourt for several days of music, funfair rides and to see a host of talented locals perform for Cornwall’s Got Talent.
Down in the stunning cove at Lusty Glaze Beach, barbecues sizzled as families headed onto the sand to enjoy a massive tag rugby
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Big wheel invasion of privacy
THE organiser of the Newquay Summer Finale has defended his non-profit-making event from complaints about noise levels, saying it’s a positive, family-orientated occasion that appeals to all ages.
Elderly tenants living at Penhaven Court bemoaned the screams and loud music coming from the site, and felt that the position of the big wheel invaded their privacy.
Maureen Tonkin, who lives at Penhaven, said: “I feel that the council are laughing
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Town centre chief in pledge
Newquay’s town centre manager has admitted that his role in the Newquay Safe Partnership has distanced him from his “core town management functions”.
Council employee Guy Thomas raised his concerns to Cornwall’s unitary authority, and stated that he looks forward to returning to more traditional town centre manager responsibilities during the autumn months.
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Delight at new lifeguard HQ
Newquay’s RNLI lifeguards have expressed delight at spending the late summer season protecting Fistral Beach users via a new facility, rather than the “crowded and messy” storage containers of the past.
Work began on the two-storey building in February, with contractor Dyer and Butler making the most of the quiet winter months to lay foundations and construct its shell. The facility was declared operational in early August, in time for Newquay’s major surfing competition, the Boardmasters.
Lewis Timson, RNLI lifeguard supervisor for Fistral Beach, said the team are
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ASDA moving into town
SUPERMARKET GIANT Asda will open a store in Newquay in time for Christmas, six years after its original planning application was scuppered by the local authority.
Asda, a British subsidiary of the American retail giant Wal-Mart, has bought the food store on Oakleigh Terrace from the Co-operative group.
In 2004 the Newquay Voice reported how Asda was forced to
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Resort to get own tourism officer
Tourism representatives have expressed delight at the news that Visit Cornwall is planning to employ a new tourism officer for Newquay, but have stated that the position must be filled by someone with “substantial experience of the area”.
Visit Cornwall is expected to make the official announcement within the next fortnight, which will see the group advertising a position that has not existed since 2006 when the council’s tourism board was dissolved.
Speaking to the Newquay Voice, the
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Drunk teen apologises to town
A teenager who was thrown out of Newquay for her drunken, underage, unaccompanied exploits has apologised to and thanked the Newquay Safe Partnership.
The girl is one of 20 unaccompanied teens who have been sent home for unacceptable behaviour this Summer, and said in a letter that she realises how irresponsible her behaviour was and understands how often the police have to deal with drunken adolescents.
Newquay Safe representatives have hailed the contact as yet another sign that the organisation is continuing its already recognised
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Sewage runs through streets
It was an unfortunate start to the week on Cliff Road when shop keepers arrived at work to find sewage pouring down the street and pavement.
South West Water has apologised for the sewage problem which gushed from man holes all day, causing traffic hold-ups and a “terrible stink” on Monday, August 23.
Despite the smell and the look of the brown gungy liquid, some pedestrians splashed about in the water seemingly unaware of the risk
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Hoody design war of words
The owner of a local shop is using street signs to attack a neighbouring business, which he claims stole his designs for top-selling hooded sweaters.The popularity of hoodies bearing the word
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Disappointment over Sun article
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