£170 million regeneration of Truro’s Pydar area recommended for approval

By Rashleigh MacFarlane A controversial £170 million redevelopment of Truro is due to come a step closer next week when planners debate the conversion of a former council building...

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Truro City football club will have to play “home” games in Plymouth

By Peter Tremayne Truro City football club is moving out of Truro and – if its Southern League ever restarts – will be playing “home” games in Plymouth. The...

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Post-lockdown jet ski ride ended in court appearance

By Peter Tremayne A jet-skier has been ordered to pay costs after he admitted speeding on Truro River without permission. Joshua Gotts, of Camborne, admitted failing to navigate a...

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Old County Hall is for sale at £3.5 million

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Old County Hall building, close to Truro railway station, is once again for sale.  Estate agents Lewis Haughton Wills are offering the 2.2 acre site...

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Penzance, Falmouth and Truro to get more cash for cycling and walking

By Peter Tremayne The government is giving Cornwall another £607,000 to help develop sustainable transport during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The money will be spent in Penzance, Falmouth and Truro....

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Demolition squad gets ready to bring bulldozers to the heart of Truro

By Rashleigh MacFarlane A major demolition project is due to get underway in Truro in April, if Cornwall Council proceeds as planned with its £170 million “regeneration” of the...

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No new Nightingale hospital at Truro, as the sudden appearance of hospital beds on a retail estate puzzles locals

The former Cornwall Farmers store on a retail estate at Threemilestone has been the focus of much speculation following the sudden appearance of hospital beds The Royal Cornwall hospital...

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Covid-19 forces the closure of several Cornish pubs

By Julia Penhaligon A growing number of pubs in Cornwall are closing because of Covid-19.  The specific reasons vary, with some blaming staff shortages following reported contact with a...

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Truro New Town’s “energy centre” looks set to win planning approval

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Planners look set to grant approval for a pioneering “energy centre” which is to become a crucial part of the proposed Truro New Town. Cornwall Council’s...

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The loneliness of the long-distance footballer: Truro City is Southern League’s only team in Tier 1 for Covid-19

By Peter Tremayne One consequence of the government's tiered-approach to local Covid restrictions is the havoc it has played with “non-elite” outdoor organised sport. Truro City – the only...

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