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Newquay Foodbank is hoping to raise £6,000 through a winter fundraising appeal, with donations being doubled to help people struggling with the cost of living.

School and college bus services provided by Go Cornwall will be suspended every Wednesday until Christmas due to a series of strikes.

A global Microsoft outage is affecting services in Newquay, with GP surgeries warning patients of possible delays and police reporting problems with online submissions.

Councillors have heralded as “good news” a move by Cornwall Council to use over £1m of funding to ensure the “big problem” of poor mobile coverage across the Duchy is improved.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist in his 70s was seriously injured in a collision with a car at Indian Queens.

An eight-year-old rugby player from Newquay has described walking onto the pitch with the England team at Twickenham as the "best day of his life".

A Newquay town councillor says he is "disgusted" by Cornwall Council's response to concerns about the safety of women walking home from work after midnight.

The pup was rescued after becoming separated from her mother

Measures, described as ‘draconian’ and ‘strict’, have helped Cornwall Council claw back its worrying financial position, but the local authority still faces an overspend of almost £8 million during the second quarter of the year.

The colourful festive event in Trenance Gardens on Friday 20 November will be preceded by two community lantern-making events.

One of Newquay's best-known landmarks will once again be illuminated in purple to remember those who have died from pancreatic cancer and raise awareness of the disease.

Cornwall Council’s Cabinet members haven’t pulled any punches in response to last week’s resignation by the CEO of the local authority’s taxpayer-funded company, Corserv. Deputy leader Adam Paynter said that Neil Edmond “hasn’t delivered”.

People across Cornwall are being encouraged to wear an item of clothing inside out this month to raise awareness of childhood bereavement.

Newquay's business community has joined a Cornwall-wide campaign encouraging shoppers to support their local high streets this Christmas.

Access to Porth Beach in Newquay has been improved following the replacement of deteriorating handrails on steps leading down to the sand.

A plan to build 132 new houses in a Cornish village has been approved despite the local parish council’s dismay that a promised link road won’t now be built until 95% of the homes are occupied.

Newquay AFC continued their impressive run of form in the Western League with a convincing 3-0 away victory over Wells City.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) has admitted a huge data breach has led to many affected staff experiencing “significant distress, loss of trust and ongoing anxiety”.

A Newquay music school and recording studio is appealing for donations to improve its facilities and create more opportunities for young and emerging musicians across Cornwall.

A former Cornwall Council cabinet member has hit out at the current leader, accusing him of ‘total b******s’ over his response to a question about another absence at the top.

Plans have been submitted to build up to five homes on the site of an existing bungalow in Newquay.

The current one will be retired after representing the society for almost 100 years.

The Newquay Lottery not only gives participants the chance to win cash each week, but it also helps fund Radio Newquay and supports local good causes.

This year's efforts take the total raised by the event over its 26-year history to more than £203,000.

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Organisers of Newquay's Earthwave surfing event have announced plans to make it an annual celebration of surfing and community, following a successful debut at Great Western Beach.

Newquay's Minor Injury Unit is set to remain closed, just days before it was due to reopen.

The RNLI is reminding people to take extra care around the coast this winter as its lifeguard patrols come to an end on beaches across Newquay and Cornwall.

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The Mayor of Newquay and Cornwall councillor for Newquay Trenance, Drew Creek, has left the Green Party and joined the Labour and Co-operative Party following a controversial motion passed at the Greens' national conference.

St Francis Dogs Home is appealing for donations towards dental treatment for a ten-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier whose owner has died.

Cornwall is in the final stages to become a single strategic authority under government devolution plans.

A person has been rescued by lifeboat after getting into difficulty at Crantock.

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Newquay's Mayor has held discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council about its visitor levy and how a similar scheme could benefit Newquay.

Cornwall Council has responded after Reform UK councillors formally requested a public all-member briefing on Cornwall Council’s finances, senior leadership arrangements and financial resilience.

It follows recent meetings discussing the impact of ongoing Mid Cornwall Metro works.

Quintrell Road in Newquay has closed for nearly three weeks as work begins on a series of road safety improvements around Nansledan.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust say they remain committed to reopening the service "as soon as it is safe and sustainable to do so".

The existing restriction operates between 9am and 9pm between May and September.

A celebrated Royal Shakespeare Company production of Julius Caesar is being performed at Treviglas Academy.

Hundreds of people have paid tribute to John Bawden; a founder member of the club.

The group want to raise £2,000 to fund the ongoing care of a French Bulldog and her five puppies.

Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the annual Zombie Crawl.

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A well-known Newquay surf shop owner has retired after nearly 57 years in business.

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Newquay’s famous Land Train is making its final journey around the town today.