BBC journalist based in Cornwall, covering the South West. News, sport, Kernow. Got a story? Email: 'johnny.o'[email protected]'
South West, England
Joined November 2008
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And the new British middleweight champion. Massive respect to my very tough opponent Nathan Heaney. What a fighter. 24 rounds shared with this man and nothing but respect for him. Now for some time in Cornwall to see my family 😁 #NewquayBomb
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“And the new…”
He’s done it!
Brad Pauls defeats Nathan Heaney to become the first British boxing champion from Cornwall in 85 years!
Cornwall has no Conservative MPs with all six candidates losing their seats - four to Labour, and two to the Lib Dems bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vd…
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Follow our coverage LIVE for all the election results and reaction across Cornwall.
Click below for the latest from our reporters across the region and listen live to a special overnight election programme on BBC Radio Cornwall ⤵️
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The schoolboy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, used claw hammers to attack two fellow pupils as they slept in their boarding school dormitory, and his housemaster bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw99…
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'It's a lovely place but we can't afford to live here' bbc.in/3Vb4h5m
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Myttin Da #Cornwall
80mph winds have been recorded thanks to #StormPierrick
What we know so far:
🌊 Damage to the harbour wall at #Porthleven
🌊 Beach huts lost and businesses damaged at Castle Beach #Falmouth
🌊 French sailor rescued off the Lizard.
More on @BBCCornwall from 6.
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There are multiple coastal flood warnings for the high tides early tomorrow morning, Expect tides to be up to 300mm higher than predicted due to weather conditions. @BBCCornwall @BBCDevon
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If you read one article on #barkleymarathons 2024 #bm100 make it this one - it's a cracker: ultrarunning.com/featured/ba…
Michael Riddiough-Allen, 32, was stabbed to death by Jake Hill outside Eclipse Nightclub in Bodmin on 30 April 2023. Hill had bought the knife from a friend for £20.
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This was the moment last night when our mission operators were able to confirm that we were receiving #IntuitiveMachines' Odysseus lander!
With you all the way Houston! Thanks for trusting us to find that signal! 📡🌖
Nearly £50m of government money allocated to the Council of the Isles of Scilly to fund new replacement ferries, looks set to be returned to the treasury.
Councillor tells me it is a "dark day for the islands... as we are now saddled with £60m debt"
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There are no space launches planned for 2024, but @SpaceCornwall says it's "still very much the premier choice for anyone looking at doing any sort of European mission" 🛰️🚀 #Spaceport #Cornwall
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From May, people travelling to the Isles of Scilly will have the option of a faster ferry, with the crossing taking 90 minutes.
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Harland & Wolff have terminated offer talks to potentially takeover the Isles of Scilly Steamship company. Both companies currently plan to build new ferries to serve the islands. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co…
The pilot blue fin tuna fishery has been running for a few months, and follows research to test sustainability.
🐟Stocks growing in recent years
🐟Highly regulated fishery
🐟Only rod and line with no live bait
🐟Small-scale: 10 licences (7 in Cornwall)
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An initial approach by Harland and Wolff to takeover Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has been "unequivocally rejected".
Islanders are "genuinely worried" about the future of their lifeline transport links. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co…
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Falling trees, power cuts and a flying trampoline in Cornwall storm bbc.in/45XiK8f
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Man creates rock sculpture in Cornwall while wife shops bbc.in/3rGzHpl