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Helen Glover, standing outdoors near a body of water, holding a rowing oar across her shoulders. She has long, light brown hair and is dressed in sportswear, including a white top with blue accents and branding. The background is an overcast sky with distant trees.

Cornwall's community heroes honoured

A number of people in Cornwall have been honoured by His Majesty the King.

Google Street View image of Polperro Road in West Looe at its junction with North Road on the left as two cars drive down the road.

Work on wall to close roads for seven weeks

Cornwall Council says work is being carried out along Polperro Road following a landslide.

A Blue Land Rover Defender with a trailer that has tipped over at night. There is fire tape in the foreground and a fire engine in the background.

Passengers injured after land train tips over

Seven people are taken to hospital after a land train with passengers on board tipped over.

A Great Western Railway (GWR) train arrives at a station. It has yellow front panel and a dark blue body. A blue strip can be seen on the platform.

Rail services cancelled due to flooding

GWR apologised for the disruption after flooding between Looe and Liskeard.

The incident is taking place at the boat yard in Looe. There is a large stream of water running through the middle of the photo. There is the Looe bridge and boats dotted around just infront of it in the boat yard. Either side of the river is greenland, houses and shops.

Tankers deployed after sewer bursts in boat yard

South West Water says it is working to stop spills from the burst sewer in Looe.

A bearded man with ginger hair in a grey polo shirt is leaning over the side of a wooden boat he is building and drilling a nail into one of its sides in his workshop.

Pilot gig builders facing rising costs

Many say the price of wood and copper is an ongoing problem along with sourcing quality material.

Higher Market Street in East Looe, which is quite narrow

Crews fight bin fire that spread to building

Firefighters tackle a rubbish fire that spread to a building in East Looe.

Sam Chapman and Dave Bond

Gloom in Looe as fishermen reflect on Labour win

South East Cornwall's long-standing Conservative MP is ousted by Labour in a constituency first.

Fisherman standing in front of boat

End of Plymouth Fish Market 'disastrous for Looe'

Fishermen in Looe say they fear for the future after Plymouth's fish auction suddenly closes.