Launceston

American

[lawn-ses-tuhn, lahn-] / ˈlɔnˌsɛs tən, ˈlɑn- /

noun

a city on N Tasmania.

Launceston British

/ ˈlɔːnsəstən /

noun

a city in Australia, the chief port of the island state of Tasmania on the Tamar River, 64 km (40 miles) from Bass Strait. Pop: 68 443 (2001)

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Lugh Baker died at Rosewood House care home in Launceston, Cornwall, in 2021.

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Exeter Magistrates' Court heard Burdon Grange Care Home, near Beaworthy in Devon, failed to carry out basic safety checks before taking six residents to Roadford Lake, near Launceston, Cornwall, in June 2022.

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Mrs Gibson was trying to cross the A30 at Plusha near Launceston to meet a friend when she pulled into the path of another car.

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Mr Gow, who is working to rewild 150 acres of his own land near Launceston, said he had also legally reintroduced species including beavers, dormice, 25,000 water voles and glow-worms.

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Authorities asked members of the public to avoid the site - about 300km from the city of Launceston - as there are bushfires burning in the area and limited road access.

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