Cornish seabirds mistaking elastic bands for worms

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Mullion Island, a bird sanctuary off the Lizard peninsula, has been littered with thousands of elastic bands – which experts think have been regurgitated by gulls...

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“We will fight them on the beaches” – town and parish councils go to war over once-in-a-generation boundary disputes

By Graham Smith Local councils across Cornwall are preparing to do battle over which of them should survive the current Community Governance Review, with some vowing to “fight them...

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YouGov poll cheers Liberal Democrats in St Ives and North Cornwall

By Anne North A YouGov poll conducted across 20 constituencies where the Liberal Democrats came second in 2017 suggests that St Ives MP Derek Thomas and North Cornwall MP...

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Small earthquake near Helston

By Peter Tremayne The British Geological Survey (BGS) has confirmed a small earthquake, measuring 2.2 on the magnitude scale, happened about three miles (5km) south-west of Falmouth. Residents in...

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County Hall’s coalition under strain, as Tories snatch another committee post from Independents

By Graham Smith Cornwall’s Conservatives have captured a senior position on one of County Hall’s scrutiny committees, in a further sign that the Liberal Democrat-Independent coalition is creaking. Ludgvan...

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Woman from Cornwall among those to face trial for climate change protest

By Rashleigh MacFarlane A 64-year-old woman from St Keverne is among those who will be facing a trial for alleged public order offences following the Extinction Rebellion climate change...

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Woman, 18, and man, 21, arrested in connection with Helston car fires

By Peter Tremayne Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man in connection with the arson attacks on several cars in Helston yesterday morning (Wednesday.) The pair...

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South Crofty mine gets more time to raise cash – meanwhile, the tin remains underground, and underwater

By Graham Smith It looks increasingly like South Crofty will fail to resume tin mining by its target date of 2021, after struggling to raise the necessary cash. The...

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Government backs Cornish Lithium Company to help develop new generation of electric vehicle batteries

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The government has backed the Cornish Lithium company to help develop a new generation of batteries for the electric vehicles industry. Cornish Lithium is part of...

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Planners approve Marazion housing scheme, while questions remain about the business plan

By Richard Whitehouse and Anne North A development of 40 new homes at Marazion has been granted planning permission.   The development will include 14 “affordable” houses on the site...

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