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Life-saving bleed kits installed across Cornwall • Mar. 12, 2025, 8:32 AM ET (BBC)
Final phase of new waste collection service begins in Cornwall • Mar. 9, 2025, 8:20 PM ET (BBC)
MPs and Tamar Bridge bosses hope for locals' toll • Mar. 9, 2025, 3:07 AM ET (BBC)
Red squirrel mural in Cornwall launches global art project • Mar. 9, 2025, 1:52 AM ET (BBC)
Old section of A30 reopens in Cornwall • Mar. 9, 2025, 1:31 AM ET (BBC)

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