By Peter Tremayne The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership is giving the Canadian multi-national dairy empire Saputo a £3.2 million grant to boost cheddar production at Davidstow. The cash ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Cadgwith Fishing Cove Trust has raised £150,000 to buy outright one of the village’s historic buildings, in the hope of keeping it for community use and preventing ...

By Graham Smith County Hall has hired Shropshire-based consultants Strategic Leisure to report on the future of Cornwall’s publicly-owned leisure centres and indoor swimming pools. The government’s “Covid roadmap” re-opening of gyms ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall Council’s controversial decision to approve a farmer’s planning application for a large detached house in the Rame Head Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was made against the ...

By Julia Penhaligon The elections to be held on 6th May could finally lead to the introduction of Britain’s first tourist taxes. The measure will not be introduced in Cornwall, but could ...

By Peter Tremayne Cornwall Council has poured cold water on Richard Branson’s suggestion that he might one day take tourists into orbit from the Newquay spaceport. Mr Branson is in partnership with ...

By Julia Penhaligon Sir Keir Starmer has become the first Labour Party leader since 2008 to speak at the National Farmers Union conference – but his main message, that British consumers ...

By Peter Tremayne A Falmouth-based shellfish company has been fined for food hygiene offences.  Falcatch Ltd admitted incorrect labelling. Plymouth magistrates heard how Falcatch  and the company’s director Thomas Duane had used identification marks ...

By Peter Tremayne Unemployment in Cornwall has increased by 90 in the past month, following small falls in the previous quarter. The total number of claimants in Cornwall, according to the Office ...

By Anne North There will be no early return to local tiers when Boris Johnson unveils his “roadmap” out of Covid lockdown this afternoon. Cornwall Reports understands that the system of different ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Public toilets in Truro have been closed after an assault on one of the cleaners. Truro City Council says all of its town centre toilets will now be closed, ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Daffodils are rotting in the ground because Brexit has stopped migrant workers from coming to pick them on Cornwall’s farms. The news echoes Brexit problems faced by Cornwall’s fishing ...

By Julia Penhaligon A handful of cabinet members are this afternoon (Sunday) expected to sign off on the government’s top secret “roadmap” for lifting Covid-19 restrictions.  The 50-page document has been ...

By Richard Whitehouse Towns and villages across Cornwall will be setting very different levels of council tax next week, with some charging nothing at all. Cubert Parish Council, which usually charges each ...

By Richard Whitehouse It was hailed as being the project which would regenerate St Austell town centre and put the town back on the map, attracting shoppers and visitors from far ...

By Graham Smith Truro councillors have turned to a North Cornwall investment banker to lead their hopes for redeveloping the city centre. Rupert Hume-Kendall, 59, who lives at Port Quin on the ...

By Peter Tremayne Nearly 60 years after capturing the world’s first trans-Atlantic live broadcast, the Goonhilly Earth Station, on The Lizard, now hopes to listen in to live transmissions from Mars. This ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The stage has been set for a planning battle over proposals to build a 165-unit retirement village at the St Mellion Estate, between Callington and Saltash. Cornwall Council’s planning ...

By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall Council has not been doing enough to ensure that children who are not in school are getting an education, according to the Local Government and Social Care ...

By Julia Penhaligon There has never been a case of Covid-19 transmission on a crowded beach, an expert told MPs today (Wednesday.) Police were forced to step in and asked people to ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Another Cornish tourist attraction is for sale.  Cornwall Gold, near Redruth, is on the market for £2.5 million. The 18-acre site includes the Grade 2 listed Tolgus Mill, a ...

By Julia Penhaligon One of the Cornwall Council election issues most likely to test the maxim that “all politics is local” concerns the future of the United Downs banger racing track, ...

By Julia Penhaligon Climate change poses a greater risk to Cornwall than the Covid-19 crisis, according to a new County Hall report. The Cornwall Council document warns that “the impending climate change ...

By Graham Smith Trading started today (Tuesday) in Cornish tin mining shares – as global prices continue to show some signs of recovery. After decades of promises and false dawns, this morning’s ...

By Richard Whitehouse Richard Branson has hinted that space tourism flights could take off from Spaceport Cornwall. The Virgin boss is already part of the Spaceport Cornwall project through his Virgin Orbit ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Plans for a rabbit farm near Falmouth have triggered a wave of social media protest. The farm would be on land near Tregunwith Wood, Mylor Bridge, and is awaiting ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Farm Safety Foundation has today (Monday) launched a week-long campaign about mental health in agriculture. The Foundation – also known as the Yellow Wellies – is running its ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane St Ives MP Derek Thomas and Plymouth’s Luke Pollard are calling on the government to back a scheme which would convert some aspects of commercial fishing to tourism. They ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The slow, painful death of Cornwall’s town centre retail sector has been thrown sharply into focus by the bargain-basement fire-sale of St Austell town centre, by auction next ...

By Julia Penhaligon The boss of St Austell brewery has sent a stinging rebuke to Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the government’s failure to support the brewing industry during the Covid ...

By Peter Tremayne The decision of TV personality Amanda Holden to break Covid lockdown rules by travelling 200 miles to see her elderly parents in Cornwall has put local police and ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane People in Bodmin will soon be able to hire electric bikes.  Cornwall Council has given Co Cars £62,500 to launch its Co Bikes scheme with 18 e-bikes for ...

By Anne North The rate of Covid-19 infection in Cornwall has fallen to 81.1 cases per 100,000 population, close to the where it was at the end of Lockdown 2, at ...

By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall Council has agreed to place a new emphasis on ensuring that it spends more money locally while also ensuring suppliers give something back to Cornwall. The council’s cabinet ...

By Peter Tremayne EasyJet has confirmed that it will operate at least two new domestic routes from Cornwall Airport Newquay this summer, from just £22.99.  Cornwall Reports forecast the development earlier ...

By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s council tax bills look set to increase by nearly 5% later this year, following a politically-charged debate at County Hall’s cabinet meeting yesterday (Wednesday.) The ...

By Richard Whitehouse A new row has broken out over Cornwall Council’s decision to call on the Chancellor to provide more funding to help businesses in Cornwall affected by the Covid ...

By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council has joined fishing industry leaders in calling on government to address a growing crisis in the sector due to complicated new export rules, a lack of clarity about fishing quotas, and an increase ...

By Peter Tremayne Newquay Airport is looking forward to a bumper summer season this year, as holidaymakers appear determined to visit Cornwall – provoking mixed feelings among local residents. Cornwall Reports understands ...

By Graham Smith An email sent by Cornwall Council cabinet member Tim Dwelly has shed a fascinating insight into how senior officers considered lobbying for their £170 million vision for the ...

By Anne North The rate of Covid-19 infection in Cornwall is continuing to fall, but is still higher than in Plymouth or most of Devon. Cornwall’s latest seven-day average number of cases ...

By Julia Penhaligon The plight of Cornwall’s shellfishing industry was raised in the House of Commons yesterday (Monday) after the European Union confirmed that – as a result of Brexit – ...

By Julia Penhaligon Truro looks set to miss out on an immediate £7.5 million in funding as a result of last week’s spectacular mishandling of a major regeneration project. Penzance councillor Tim ...

By Richard Whitehouse A secondary school has revealed new plans for an extension which will increase capacity and add new facilities. Launceston College has launched consultation on the plans for a new ...

By Peter Tremayne The impact of Brexit on Cornwall’s fishing industry has led to a re-branding exercise aimed at boosting domestic consumption. The additional costs and bureaucracy of exporting to the European ...

By Richard Whitehouse The final part of a major harbour redevelopment scheme is on hold after concerns were raised about the impact it would have on a World Heritage Site. A reserved ...

By Graham Smith Cornwall Council’s £170 million redevelopment of Truro is to be withdrawn from the agenda for Wednesday’s cabinet meeting to spare the ruling administration further embarrassment, after last week’s ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The government has given the go-ahead for a new secondary school in the St Agnes-Goonhavern area, to the west of Truro. The exact site is yet to be confirmed ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall’s planners have rejected controversial proposals to redevelop the Pydar area of Truro. Cornwall Council’s strategic planning committee voted 9 – 6 to send the scheme back to the ...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane A rash of network television programmes extolling Cornwall’s natural beauty and lifestyles have led to an explosion in house-buying inquiries, according to Rightmove. The town of Looe, whose fishing ...