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Spy Station:
Graham Smith's 2001 documentary about the Composite Signals Organisation Station, Morwenstow, now known as GCHQ Bude
- Covid-19: “black list” clusters now spreading across Cornwall putting more pressure on NHS 9th January 2022
- Covid-19: South West hospitals now need new beds for infected patients every 30 minutes 6th January 2022
- First group of child refugees due to arrive in Cornwall next month 29th December 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall waits and watches, as England’s infection rate soars 20th December 2021
- Covid-19: Falmouth and Saltash back on the critical list 1st December 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall’s infection rate now 10% higher than England 30th November 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall’s infection rate increases 22% in seven days 28th November 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall infection rate continues to rise 26th November 2021
- Nine years later, we discover that it was “not in the public interest” to tell the public that Bude’s spy station had polluted a local stream 25th November 2021
- Covid-19: now Padstow goes dark and joins the sick list 25th November 2021
- North Cornwall celebrates resumption of Okehampton rail link 22nd November 2021
- Covid-19: winter is coming 22nd November 2021
- GCHQ Bude glows in the dark to signal support for Remembrance Sunday 15th November 2021
- Sits Vac: North Cornwall Liberal Democrats seek new Parliamentary candidate 10th November 2021
- Scientific study shows why failure to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C threatens Cornwall’s marine environment 3rd November 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall almost back to national average as new infections continue to fall 30th October 2021
- Covid-19: Padstow joins the critical list 29th October 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall’s infection rate falls below 500 cases per 100,000 population 28th October 2021
- Covid-19: Cornwall’s official infection rate falls as Bude becomes the new hotspot 25th October 2021
- On Wednesday evening, five of Cornwall’s MPs voted to allow South West Water to dump raw sewage into the sea. One of them explains why. 24th October 2021
- Tickets on sale now for Okehampton-Exeter daily train service, resuming next month after a 49 year wait 12th October 2021
- North Cornwall flood alert as rivers swell 5th October 2021
- Afghanistan’s refugees – probably not coming to Cornwall anytime soon 8th September 2021
- Some of Cornwall’s 11-year-olds will get their first Covid test this week, as government scientists warn that returning schools will trigger another “exponential” increase in Covid infection 30th August 2021
- Anglers urged to watch out for salmon with Red Skin Disease 19th August 2021
- Fire destroys Bude hotel 13th August 2021
- Trust us, say health chiefs, as another of Cornwall’s Minor Injury Units joins the “temporary” closure list 27th July 2021
- North Cornwall planning embargo could remain in place for months 7th July 2021
- Covid-19: Only three areas of Cornwall unaffected, according to latest cluster map 7th July 2021
- Google’s new undersea cable links New York to Bude 5th July 2021
- Call for more walk-in Covid vaccination centres in North and South East Cornwall is “a fair challenge” 23rd June 2021
- Bude councillor Peter La Broy quits Liberal Democrats, just six weeks after election 17th June 2021
- Boundary Commission proposals expected to re-ignite “Devonwall” row 7th June 2021
- The Once and Future Kings of Tintagel settle in to their new roles as parish councillors 21st May 2021
- Power to the people! The “Popular Front for the Liberation of Bude” takes control, as town and parish councils get the taste for democracy 9th May 2021
- County Hall confirms embargo on new building in part of North Cornwall: full details 27th April 2021
- The parish council where only one candidate put himself forward for election 11th April 2021
- All in one place: the full list of the Cornwall Council candidates 10th April 2021
- Bude raises £1,000 per day to save its storm tower 5th April 2021
- All of Cornwall’s leisure centres will reopen on Monday 12th April 30th March 2021
- Tough questions ahead for County Hall, as leisure centres remain closed until the middle of the election campaign 15th March 2021
- Bude’s storm tower is in danger of falling into the sea 14th March 2021
- Budget boost for Okehampton rail link could benefit North Cornwall 4th March 2021
- Canadian cheese giant gets £3.2 million of Cornwall’s “shovel-ready” Covid recovery cash 25th February 2021
- Is it one law for celebrities, and another for local people? Amanda Holden’s visit to Cornwall puts Covid enforcement under the spotlight 14th February 2021
- Reopening Cornwall’s branch railway lines: plenty of ideas, but no money for infrastructure 4th 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
- Covid-19 forces the closure of several Cornish pubs 29th December 2020
- Government awards Covid-19 “culture cash” to help Cornwall’s cinemas 21st 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
- Covid-19: outbreak confirmed at Bodmin food plant, as Budehaven secondary school forced to close 18th November 2020
- Democracy comes to Delabole, as one of Cornwall’s largest holes-in-the-ground gets its own parish council 15th November 2020
- Covid-19: Cornwall now recording 43 new cases each day, as virus spreads to rural areas 2nd November 2020
- North Cornwall holiday park goes into liquidation, blaming Covid-19 20th October 2020
- Covid-19: Poundstock and Kilkhampton join Cornwall’s cluster map for the first time 19th October 2020
- After yesterday’s £6 million bail-out, the battle for Cornwall’s leisure centres is only just getting started 1st October 2020
- Top engineering prizes for Tintagel Castle bridge and Polperro Tidal Gate 28th September 2020
- “Save Our Pool!” – Wadebridge fears its leisure centre is at the top of County Hall’s “hit list” 13th September 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: As Cornwall’s schools prepare to welcome back their pupils, simple mathematics suggest that more than 2,000 could be in quarantine within a fortnight 1st September 2020
- Is Tintagel falling out of love with tourism? The future of its once-prized Visitor Centre has divided the village 24th August 2020
- Google to lay 3,300 miles of submarine fibre cables from New York to Bude 28th July 2020
- St Mawes might not be as bracing as Skegness, but it is now Britain’s top seaside resort for the discerning tourist 19th July 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
- Three more Cornwall councillors in the “dock” over alleged misbehaviour 12th July 2020
- Police and Crime Commissioner identifies likely trouble-spots ahead of “Super Saturday” 2nd July 2020
- Will all of Cornwall’s leisure centres re-open next month? County Hall promises a statement soon 18th June 2020
- RNLI lifeguards to patrol six more Cornish beaches from tomorrow 12th June 2020
- Newquay Tory councillor Mark Formosa makes waves for his Conservative group over lifeguards 1st June 2020
- Devon and Cornwall police issued nearly 1,000 Covid-19 fixed penalty notices in two months – and 75% were to locals 31st May 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
- Covid-19 test centre opens in Bude today, another in Penzance tomorrow 17th May 2020
- Covid-19 test site at Bodmin to close and move to Bude; Truro test site moves to Pool 14th May 2020
- Cornwall’s towns in economic meltdown as Covid-19 keeps shoppers at home, according to new research 24th April 2020
- Bude Sea Pool has sprung a leak, but will have to wait for repairs 15th April 2020
- Stratton school trail approved 7th April 2020
- No school on Monday? Keep Calm, Carry On – Malory Towers is coming to the rescue 21st March 2020
- Budget cash for Camelford by-pass 11th March 2020
- Coughs and sneezes don’t just spread diseases – they underline the 5,000-mile connection between Cornwall’s dairy farmers and China 27th February 2020
- Overnight services at the Bude & Stratton Community Treatment Centre to resume on Sunday – but facility still faces an uncertain future 24th February 2020
- Look closely at the humble Cornish hedgerow and you will find a publicly-funded piece of installation art 23rd February 2020
- Labour Parties in North Cornwall and St Ives nominate Emily Thornberry as their leader 12th February 2020
- No quick fix for Bude, as angry residents confront NHS bosses over loss of overnight minor injury facility 14th January 2020
- Man’s body found on a beach at Widmouth Bay, Bude 13th January 2020
- Sudden closure of Bude-Stratton community health centre overnight means local residents “are not safe” 12th January 2020
- Health chiefs sacrifice overnight services in North Cornwall in order to treat patients elsewhere 9th January 2020
- Liberal Democrat Disability Association files formal complaint about its own North Cornwall candidate 23rd November 2019
- Walking back to happiness, as new bridges restore access to Cornwall coastal path 18th November 2019
- Labour selects Bodmin’s Joy Bassett as its Parliamentary candidate in North Cornwall 23rd October 2019
- Corbyn promises cash for Cornwall through new investment bank, but 15-year-old from Bude rocks Brighton 22nd 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
- Is Tintagel’s new footbridge causing more harm than good? asks councillor 9th September 2019
- Bude’s new Community Treatment Centre “to open on Friday” – restoring overnight minor injury service 21st August 2019
- Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson visits North Cornwall 18th August 2019
- YouGov poll cheers Liberal Democrats in St Ives and North Cornwall 14th August 2019
- Weather delays opening of Tintagel Castle’s new footbridge 7th August 2019
- Tintagel’s new footbridge to the castle will open next week 30th July 2019
- Man’s body recovered after cliff collapse at Bude 18th July 2019
- Is the man who fell to Earth in Davidstow Britain’s first Libyan boat refugee? 17th July 2019
- Tintagel Castle footbridge will not be open in time for school holidays 13th July 2019
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall’s “surf tax” raising even less in revenue now than when it was introduced 7th July 2019
- “Illegal immigrant” arrested after falling from underneath lorry at Davidstow 7th July 2019
- Health chiefs confirm Bude’s Minor Injury Unit will become “Community Health Centre” next month, ending nine-month overnight closure 5th July 2019
- Liberal Democrats win seat on Bude Town Council 28th June 2019
- Bude & Stratton hospital to re-open overnight from August – as a Community Treatment Centre 25th June 2019
- North Cornwall MP Scott Mann stands up for Cornish Wrestling 12th June 2019
- Seal died after “ghost gear” net entanglement 10th June 2019
- Controversy rages over Davidstow cheese factory expansion, with planning decision now overdue 10th June 2019
- Six-week wait for next update on the overnight closure of Bude’s Minor Injury Unit 30th May 2019
- Spy Station 16th May 2019
- North Cornwall Liberal Democrats select Danny Chambers as their Parliamentary candidate 11th April 2019
- Bude’s Minor Injury Unit to remain closed overnight “until October at the earliest” 10th April 2019
- North Cornwall’s Lib Dems to have a choice over who will be their Parliamentary candidate 13th March 2019
- Bodmin councillor Leigh Frost declares he wants to be North Cornwall’s next MP 12th March 2019
- Unite seeks talks with new owners of Davidstow cheese factory 25th February 2019
- Health chiefs prepare for tough questions about the future of Stratton hospital 13th February 2019
- Health chiefs apologise for overnight closure of Minor Injury Unit – but questions remain about when it will reopen 24th January 2019
- Health chiefs offer talks about the future of Stratton’s Minor Injury Unit 16th January 2019
- North Cornwall Minor Injury Unit to close overnight, starting tomorrow 6th December 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: 135 complaints per year. There’s something in the air at Davidstow, as Dairy Crest prepares for controversial expansion 13th September 2018
- Cornwall Council by-elections result in two additional committee seats for Tories 11th September 2018
- Lib Dems bounce back in Bude 24th August 2018
- Polling day in Bude by-election 23rd August 2018
- Runners and riders announced for Bude by-election 28th July 2018
- North Cornwall Liberal Democrats look to the future 23rd July 2018
- North Cornwall MP Scott Mann quits ministerial role over Brexit 16th July 2018
- Why I quit Cornwall Council – by Bude’s Nigel Pearce 3rd July 2018
- Bude councillor quits, triggering another Cornwall Council by-election 2nd July 2018
- Countdown to Devonwall? 4th June 2018
- High Court judge rules against Big Field Wind Farm at Week St Mary 28th May 2018
- Davidstow creamery gets £75 million cash injection 23rd May 2018
- Small-scale rural housing scheme for local people opens at Poundstock 1st 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
- “Free lifejackets-for-fishermen” debate returns to County Hall 12th April 2018
- Dogs on Cornish beaches – new rules introduced with effect from today 1st April 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
- Council says sorry for “temporary” classroom failure in North Cornwall which has so far cost more than £500,000 14th March 2018
- Today’s meeting in Bude will decide the future of Cornwall’s NHS 6th March 2018
- Heavy snow forecast for Cornwall this afternoon 1st March 2018
- Council pays for refurbishment of eight leisure centres 20th February 2018
- Cornwall councillor Paula Dolphin quits Liberal Democrats 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
- From posh nosh to foodbanks – the New Year Honours sprinkle magic over Cornwall 30th December 2017
- Bude refugee support group prepares for second Syrian family’s arrival 27th December 2017
- Defra hails the latest cull “a success” as the North Cornwall badger body count piles up 26th December 2017
- Good news for pet owners as fire crews get new life-saving kit 7th December 2017
- Bude refugee support group approved to house second family from Syria 6th 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
- M&S Energy Fund boosts two “sunshine” projects in Cornwall 27th November 2017
- North Cornwall Lib Dems get ready for the next general election 20th November 2017
- Cornwall remembers 13th November 2017
- Two bodies found on separate North Cornwall beaches 31st 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
- Devonwall returns, as a theoretical prospect, but the Parliamentary maths remain unchanged – for now 17th October 2017
- And the next train to arrive at Bude is……..possibly still some way off 11th 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
- Dramatic footage of Bude cliff and sea helicopter rescue 15th August 2017
- Cornwall’s first community-led initiative succeeds in bringing Syrian refugees to Bude 30th June 2017
- “Devonwall” constituency now unlikely, as parties gear up for another election 26th June 2017
- Bude WI triumph 10th June 2017
- No Devonwall, no by-elections: the 2017 General Election will be all about Brexit (again) 18th April 2017
- Police release aerial footage of high-speed car chase in Bude, ended by “stinger” 10th April 2017
- Police say “unexplained” sudden death of 21-year-old man in Bude is not suspicious 10th April 2017
