Caradon area local news – Cornwall Reports

Covid-19 forces rescheduling of St Dominic’s gymkhana 5th August 2021
Woman killed in A38 accident near Landrake 20th April 2021
All in one place: the full list of the Cornwall Council candidates 10th April 2021
For sale: Grade 1 listed church, in small rural parish, only £65,000 4th April 2021
All of Cornwall’s leisure centres will reopen on Monday 12th April 30th March 2021
Tamar Bridge resurfacing due to start next month 23rd March 2021
Tough questions ahead for County Hall, as leisure centres remain closed until the middle of the election campaign 15th March 2021
Height of Tamar Bridge walkway barriers to remain unchanged 14th March 2021
Plymouth to pioneer UK’s new wave of Freeports 7th March 2021
Budget boost for Okehampton rail link could benefit North Cornwall 4th March 2021
Barn fire at Rame closes roads as flames and smoke visible for miles 4th March 2021
Murder trial to probe death of 22-year-old Callum Hill 3rd March 2021
Planners refuse permission for St Mellion retirement village 1st March 2021
The battle for Rame Head: High Court judge reserves judgement in planning case with national implications 25th February 2021
The High Court tries to understand why Cornwall Council granted planning permission for a large detached house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24th February 2021
How Cornwall Council voted 7-6 to approve large detached house in Rame Head AONB 24th February 2021
Cornwall’s planners are in court to defend their single-vote approval of a large detached house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24th February 2021
Officials say planning permission for St Mellion retirement village should be refused 18th February 2021
“We’ll consider a wide range of business models,” says council, as consultants look at the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres 31st January 2021
Cornwall to keep Covid marshals until May at the earliest 31st January 2021
Two of Cornwall’s Tory MPs “raise concerns” about the impact of Brexit deal on fishing communities 17th January 2021
Covid-19 forces the closure of several Cornish pubs 29th December 2020
Covid-19: mutant virus now accelerating spread of the disease across Cornwall 22nd December 2020
“Affordable” housing plan rejected 8th December 2020
Under the hammer: the many mansions of Cornwall Council 1st December 2020
Callington Community College reopens, but older pupils told they must stay at home 20th November 2020
Callington Community College forced to close as Covid-19 blows in from the east 16th November 2020
Why I should be allowed to build a house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – by the farmer at the centre of County Hall’s latest planning controversy 27th October 2020
Covid-19: Plymouth bracing for Tier 2 restrictions 27th October 2020
Developers prepare to try again at Broadmoor Farm site, near Carkeel 21st October 2020
After yesterday’s £6 million bail-out, the battle for Cornwall’s leisure centres is only just getting started 1st October 2020
Covid-19: Cornwall now has 10 clusters, and 20 new cases in 24 hours 23rd September 2020
Covid-19: Cornwall’s rate of infection doubles in three days; 70 new cases since Friday; five clusters 21st September 2020
Covid-19: South East Cornwall cluster on Rame peninsula 18th September 2020
Leisure centres at Falmouth, Launceston, St Ives, Saltash and Wadebridge will all remain closed until further notice after another “outsourcing” contract goes bad 16th July 2020
“We’re in the money!” Penzance in line for a multi-million pound windfall, while North and East Cornwall can only wait for crumbs 31st May 2020
Outsourcing company which runs Cornwall’s leisure centres asks taxpayers to top-up staff’s wages 18th May 2020
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray says NHS staff have the protective equipment they need 3rd April 2020
Government urged to fund Tamar Bridge, as accident rate deters motorists from using A38 route 14th February 2020
Government approves 33% increase in the cost of crossing the Tamar into Plymouth 14th November 2019
Labour re-selects Gareth Derrick to contest South East Cornwall constituency at general election 24th October 2019
Planners refuse permission for houses next to old mine 17th October 2019
Climate protestors target the Liskeard office of South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray 13th October 2019
The complex issue of suicide prevention, and raising walkway barriers on the Tamar Bridge, will have to be decided by Cornwall Council’s cabinet 10th October 2019
Houses and old mine shafts don’t mix, warn planning officials 9th October 2019
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray posts photos of brick left outside her office 26th September 2019
“We will fight them on the beaches” – town and parish councils go to war over once-in-a-generation boundary disputes 15th September 2019
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray says “I hope so” when asked if it is acceptable for government to break the law over Brexit extension 9th September 2019
First look inside Cornwall’s new £1.75 million transit camp for gypsies and travellers 7th August 2019
New £1.75 million transit site for gypsies and travellers poised to open 5th August 2019
The Cornish Conservative bidding to join the Tory Party’s top table 23rd July 2019
After 16 years of festival fun, Port Eliot calls it a day 11th July 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Huge rise in police attendances at Tamar Bridge “incidents” not matched by suicide statistics, suggesting that raising walkway barriers could actually increase deaths 5th July 2019
Motorists told to slow down, as highways authorities consider speed cameras and lower limits in bid to improve A38 safety 2nd July 2019
Archaeologists digging deeper to help Calstock Roman fort yield its secrets 2nd July 2019
Man told to pay nearly £5,000 in fines and costs after refusing to allow Cornwall Inshore Fisheries officer to board 24th June 2019
Bishop of St Germans moving on to new pastures 24th June 2019
Calstock flood defence proposals divide opinion, as decision approaches 14th June 2019
St Germans man stands alone to challenge all-comers in European elections 25th April 2019
Refit starts on Torpoint ferry as consultation gets underway on Tamar Bridge tolls 17th April 2019
Trading Standards alert as mobile mattress sellers target Torpoint 14th April 2019
Saltash library opening ceremony today 13th April 2019
Devonport has become a radioactive graveyard for retired submarines, says National Audit Office 3rd April 2019
Councils secure cash to boost cycling and walking between Cornwall and Plymouth 21st March 2019
18 months of disruption for cyclists and pedestrians at the Tamar Bridge 12th March 2019
Torpoint takes charge of its own library 3rd March 2019
MP Sheryll Murray calls for Torpoint ferry compensation 18th February 2019
Plymouth told to prepare for more cross Channel ferries as Brexit deadline looms 31st December 2018
Tamar Bridge tolls set for 33% increase 18th December 2018
Tamar Bridge tolls to rise 17th December 2018
Cawsand’s Dennis Hutchings allowed Supreme Court challenge over 44-year-old Northern Ireland fatal shooting 13th September 2018
Looe Saves The Day announces first acts for community-led festival 10th September 2018
We still plan to consult the public over Cornwall’s hospital closures, insists NHS Kernow 10th August 2018
Future of Fowey, Saltash and St Ives hospitals to be determined by October 8th August 2018
EXCLUSIVE – How Israel tries to influence Cornwall’s MPs 7th August 2018
Ofcom finally scraps plan for local TV in East Cornwall and Plymouth 31st July 2018
Upgrade for Saltash railway station 30th July 2018
Lib Dems select Colin Martin in South East Cornwall 28th July 2018
Sheryll Murray backs Scott Mann over PPS resignation 17th July 2018
All eyes on the 1922 Committee – and a role for South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray 9th July 2018
A micro library for Linkinhorne – a possible future model for rural Cornwall? 5th July 2018
Speak Cornish Week draws to a close at Heartlands today 1st July 2018
Cost of crossing the Tamar Bridge set to rise 33%, as councillors hear of the need for £1.5 million to tackle asbestos problem 11th June 2018
Four deaths in four weeks lead to renewed calls for road safety on A38 5th June 2018
Cornwall’s traffic wardens and the taxi rank parking poser 29th May 2018
Cornwall’s secondary school pupils face cut-per-head lottery under new funding formula, as class sizes start to increase 19th April 2018
New pro-EU political party selects its first candidate in Cornwall 4th April 2018
Funeral set for former UKIP leader Stephanie McWilliam 29th March 2018
Council set to embark upon land deal spending spree as part of ambition to build 1,000 houses 27th March 2018
The secret jigsaw: how the NHS is Shaping Our Future into a Cornwall of winners and losers, depending on the “Property Asset Scorecard” 23rd March 2018
Heavy snow forecast for Cornwall this afternoon 1st March 2018
Council pays for refurbishment of eight leisure centres 20th February 2018
Battle lines drawn for Cornwall Council elections in 2021, as Independents face party political squeeze 14th February 2018
87, 88, 89…….that’s not right! Last-minute hitch as councillors crawl towards the boundaries finish line 8th February 2018
GPs to the rescue? Will your local doctor take the place of your nearest Minor Injury Unit? 1st February 2018
Cornwall’s libraries: the devolution revolution has been postponed 23rd January 2018
Could Falmouth keep its Minor Injury Unit? New report sheds insights into how health and council bosses are planning the “Kennally Care” future of Cornwall’s community hospitals 18th January 2018
Named – the ten Minor Injury Units in Cornwall due to close under Accountable Care 3rd January 2018
Police confirm woman’s death in New Year’s Eve fire at Looe 2nd January 2018
From posh nosh to foodbanks – the New Year Honours sprinkle magic over Cornwall 30th December 2017
Government to offer Cornwall “debt write-off” worth millions if council agrees to NHS takeover 10th December 2017
Good news for pet owners as fire crews get new life-saving kit 7th December 2017
National Westminster closes several branches throughout Cornwall 4th December 2017
Universal Credit rolls in to Cornwall on Wednesday: Bude, Launceston and Liskeard are first 4th December 2017
Livestock auctions draw to a close in Liskeard 28th November 2017
Budget was “a missed opportunity” to help clean Cornwall’s air quality blackpsots 26th November 2017
Tamar Bridge “at capacity” in 10-15 years, as councils study possible solutions 20th November 2017
Council aims to use compulsory purchase powers to build 38 “unaffordable” houses at Liskeard 14th November 2017
Cornwall remembers 13th November 2017
Firefighters called to Connon Bridge landfill site, East Taphouse 30th October 2017
Cornwall’s foodbanks braced for arrival of Universal Credit 30th October 2017
Cornwall’s libraries: the “devolution revolution” is taking longer than expected 20th October 2017
And this is where the lifeboats are – but there are only 87 seats for 123 councillors, as the scramble for places gets underway 29th September 2017
No more election hustings for Sheryll Murray, after Callington rumpus 14th June 2017
“Strong and stable” and “magic money tree” produce more jeers than cheers at Callington 4th June 2017