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Newquay 1996 Murderer Kills Again

Back in 1996 Kathryn Sharples was found murdered in her bedsit in Newquay, she had been beaten to death.  A divorcee from Farnworth, she was murdered by William (Billy) Tolcher, then aged 31, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, having … Continue reading

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Unsolved Murders Newquay

There is still one cold case unsolved murder in Newquay, from July 1958, the murder of Horace Hand (Harold Hand). Continue reading

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Penhallow Hotel Fire Memorial Stone

A stone was unveiled in Newquay in memory of the three holidaymakers who died in the Penhallow Hotel fire in August 2007. Continue reading

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