Truro

American

[troor-oh] / ˈtrʊər oʊ /

noun

a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

Truro British

/ ˈtrʊərəʊ /

noun

a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Cornwall. Pop: 20 920 (2001)

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Jayne Kirkham, Labour MP for Truro and Falmouth, saw first-hand on an early morning train back from Westminster last month how "our train was stopped at Dawlish as waves crashed over the track".

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She reflects on the dilemma facing politicians - as a new MP she says there are "a million things that I want to be doing for Truro and Falmouth" and fixing the building is not at the "absolute top of the priority list".

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Lee Jackson, 50, from Truro, says he has been through a similar journey with a McClure trust and is now campaigning to help others affected.

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St Petrocs runs two community-based resource centres in Truro and Penzance.

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Truro Foodbank said it had seen a drop in the number of people accessing it for support over the past two years since more employers began paying higher wages.

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