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  • Pengegon, in Camborne, Cornwall, is among the country's top 5% of deprived areas.

    Cuts could put paid to fledgling 'big society' schemes Rachel Williams 2010

  • "There's definitely a spark here I've never seen before," says Brett Murphy, who has lived in Camborne most of his life and has set up a basketball team.

    Cuts could put paid to fledgling 'big society' schemes Rachel Williams 2010

  • Frustratingly it’s on my birthday when I am supposed to be in Camborne but that’s down to me being fussy about who I will see.

    Must.Stop.Moaning. 2010

  • In their current leaflet they've ruffled a few local feathers by spelling '' Camborne '' (in Cornwall) as '' Cambourne '' courtesy of their London base.

    British Blogs Iain Dale's Diary 2010

  • The tripod has weights (embossed Colman Bros Ltd Camborne England) on each leg, just above midpoint – which look like enlarged joints, or a bee's pollen knee-pads (only available in black).

    Vorticism: the biz of the buzz – review 2011

  • And in the Cornwall town of Camborne there were accusations of conspiracy.

    London Olympics countdown: 37 weeks to go 2011

  • "Could it be that Seb Coe, former MP, has sour grapes about Camborne?" pondered councillor Alan Sanders.

    London Olympics countdown: 37 weeks to go 2011

  • She came up through the voluntary sector, co-founding Breadline, a charitable employment agency, while, aged 16, she was still at Camborne Technical College, vainly pursuing ambitions to take a social work degree.

    Former Ofsted head takes on private education provider Peter Wilby 2010

  • In the Conservative party George Eustice, formerly associate director at Portland PR and Cameron's former spokesman, is MP for Camborne and Redruth.

    MPs' links to lobbyists a concern, says anti-spin group 2010

  • Bell heather and paler ling are mixed with gorse on the Knavocks; from the triangulation point, St Agnes Beacon is seen, rising clear above intervening land – all set above the slumping slate cliffs indented with isolated coves such as Deadman's, the little harbour of Portreath and deep valleys draining the mining area around Redruth and Camborne.

    Country diary: Cornwall 2010

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