Bodmin

British

/ ˈbɒdmɪn /

noun

a market town in SW England, in Cornwall, near Bodmin Moor , a granite upland rising to 420 m (1375 ft). Pop: 12 778 (2001)

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It was Bodmin Moor's rich history and St Austell's clay pits which sparked more than 40 novels for EV Thompson, while his son Luke continues to focus on Cornwall's landscape in his own work.

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Five of them are near the route of the Trail between Padstow and Bodmin - which is popular for walkers and cyclists to explore the Cornish countryside.

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Jack Murley, from Bodmin, worked at BBC Radio Cornwall from 2019 until 2024, when he was sacked by the corporation.

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In Bodmin, 130 older people meet weekly at the town hall at an Age Concern social group.

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The new centre is called Kowel Gwenen, Cornish for The Hive, and it is being set up in Bodmin by teacher Chrissie Berry to provide more support to families navigating exams.

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