Category Archives: Local Issues

Local issues for residents of Newquay, what are the big stories, the long-standing issues and niggles.

Come Rambling

Posted on 22, February 2012 by newquayt

NEWQUAY Ramblers are hosting two walks this weekend.The first will be around the lanes of Trerice on Saturday, meeting at the National Trust car park at 11am. It will be a three-mile walk that will last around 90 minutes.On Sunday there will be an eigh… Continue reading →

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Treffry Tunnel, Newquay Harbour

Posted on 9, November 2011 by newquayt

Often overlooked by passers by is a vital piece of Newquay’s history – the Treffry Tunnel. This tunnel, built by Joseph Thomas Treffry (1782-1850), provided the vital link between the pack-horses delivering minerals along the tram way and Newquay Harbour, … Continue reading →

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Letter Reveals Lord of the Flies was Censored

Posted on 31, October 2011 by newquayt

The Cornish-born author of a classic novel which charts the descent into savagery of a group of marooned schoolboys was ordered to remove a Christian theme from the book before it was published.The surprising insistence of publishers editing William Go… Continue reading →

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Silver Seal is Declared Treasure

Posted on 8, September 2011 by newquayt

John Fereday, a hobbyist with a metal detector, unearthed a silver seal that has been declared as Treasure.  The 13th century solid silver seal was found on farmland near Newquay, Cornwall. Continue reading →

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