The A38 Saltash Tunnel has been fitted with a new traffic system that will allow operators to change the direction of lanes depending on traffic levels ๐
Workers installed 31 miles (50km) of cable to make the upgrade possible, with the new reversible tidal flow system set to go live on Tuesday.
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A Cornish harbour has welcomed its first visiting ship since the installation of a new lock gate. It's a full scale replica of a 15th Century ship used by Christopher Columbus. It's here until Tuesday. Find out more via the link in our bio. Pic: Jane Lewarne/BBC Weather Watcher
In case you missed it...
Episode three of the BBC Learn Cornish Podcast is particularly helpful for small talk; we're talking weather, or 'an gewer' ๐ฆ๏ธ
'Fatel yw an gewer hedhyw?'
(How is the weather today?)
Learn the vocab and practise your Kernewek in the comments๐
๐ง Listen on BBC Sounds, link in bio.
Drivers in Cornwall are well below the national average for pothole payouts.
There were 1,464 pothole claims made in Cornwall over five years.
Just 105 claims were paid - at ยฃ22.5k. Thatโs a payout rate of only 7%.
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Good luck to Redruth Amateur Operatic Society Trust as they open 'Come From Away' at the Minack Theatre from the 25th to the 29th of May. A powerful true story of stranded airline passengers after 9/11.
They're no stranger to performing at the iconic venue - and yes, theyโve seen all weathers! ๐
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Only around 24% of claims to councils are paid across Britain.
But in Cornwall, nearly 93% of claims fail.
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The Newquay to Par stretch of the Mid Cornwall Metro is up and running ๐
Hourly trains are promised, with direct Newquay to Falmouth routes coming next year.
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Good things come to those who wait โจ
After a lifetime of live performance, Malcolm Star from Penzance has realised his ambition of recording a debut album ๐ถ Listen via the link in our bio.
170 years of music. Congratulations to members past and present of Indian Queens Band, celebrating a special anniversary this weekend ๐บ
It formed in 1856 with just five members knowing three tunes which they played on loop! ๐ถ
The future is looking bright with a 19-year-old musical director - and a training band full of up and coming players aged four to 45!
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