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Round-the-clock coastguard cover in Cornwall has been saved after a Government Utur n. Ministers are expected to announce today that Falmouth coastguard station will operate 24-hours a day under revised plans. It was threatened with only being open during daylight.
However, the South Devon coastguard station that covers a vast sweep of the Westcountry coast is to be closed under the controversial plans. Shutting the Brixham watch, which covers the coastline from Dodman Point in Cornwall to Topsham in Devon, means campaigners have failed to force a U-turn over the border.See the full content of this document
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Watch Is to Be Closed
Today's announcement follows a mass public outcry in the wake of modernisation proposals drawn up by the Maritime and Coastguard...
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