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Sarah Worne in a khaki coloured jacket holds a paint dish and smiles at the camera. There is a sign behind her in a window saying wet paint. Another Helen Nicholls woman in a blue checked jacket and leopard print hat stands to her right also holding a tub of paint.

Fowey bus stop gets new plant-themed makeover

The finished work, called 'Thyme to Stop', features real and painted plant pots.

An Atlantic 85 class lifeboat at sea with a crew of four aboard. It is a rigid inflatable boat.

Fowey to receive fastest class of lifeboat

The RNLI says the Fowey Trent lifeboat is to be replaced with an Atlantic class vessel this summer.

An aerial view of Fowey Community Hospital. It is a collection of grey buildings with a larger one in the centre and smaller ones surrounding it. There is a road on one side and garden on the other.

Residents invited to comment on future of hospital

The public is invited to comment on the future of Fowey Community Hospital which closed in 2016.

A picture of Oasis from the 1990's

Oasis 'nailed it' when recording first album

As fans look forward to Oasis reuniting, studio staff look back 30 years to recordings in Cornwall.

Morgan Bolding is pictured on the left wearing his gold medal and red Team GB jacket while Annie Vernon is positioned in the centre with her silver medal and Ed Coode is to her right with his gold medal.

Olympic trio unite to pay tribute to former coach

Olympic medallists Morgan Bolding, Ed Coode and Annie Vernon return to their old rowing club.

A tower in a field is covered in pink scaffolding. There is a blue sky with clouds in the background.

Coastal landmark under wraps for paint job

The Gribbin tower near Fowey is covered in 30 tonnes of scaffolding for a paint job.

A very large cruise ship in the River Fowey, with smaller boats and land with houses on either side of it

Fowey beats Dubai to cruise ship destination award

Bosses at at the port in Cornwall say they are "absolutely thrilled" at the win.

A water vole that was recently released into the wild by the Duchy of Cornwall

Water voles released into wild to restore river

The Duchy of Cornwall says the water voles will help improve biodiversity in the River Fowey.

The lifeboat moored up in the harbour with several small boats moored around it

Sailor in 'very serious' condition after collision

A sailor has surgery after being injured when two boats collide during a race in Cornwall.