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Truro New Town: council offers sweeteners to help ease the pain 13th November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse A Cornwall councillor has asked cabinet members to ensure that project funding is “set in stone” for communities that will have a new town built on their doorstep. Dulcie ...
It’s all a bit rubbish, as two years of contract negotiation go to waste 13th November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse Tensions within the ruling Liberal Democrat-Independent administration at County Hall have spilled into the open as the former Lib Dem cabinet member responsible for waste criticised the regime’s ...
North Cornwall sheep farmer admits cruelty charges 13th November 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane A prize-winning farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totally £6,184 for causing cruelty to his sheep. Samuel Rogers, 24, of Advent, near Camelford, pleaded guilty at ...
New boss for troubled Falmouth School 13th November 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane A new chief executive is due to take command at Falmouth School next week, following a damning Ofsted report which accused former managers of “off-rolling” some pupils in ...
Another stroke of bad luck for Cornwall’s strategic planners, as next scheduled meeting date clashes with general election 13th November 2019 Anne North By Anne North The next scheduled meeting of Cornwall Council’s strategic planning committee has been postponed – because of the general election. The committee, which since May has managed to meet only ...
Dismay as council prepares to scrap recycling banks 13th November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse People have reacted with dismay to the announcement that Cornwall Council is set to remove recycling banks. The large storage banks for recyclables, commonly found in supermarket car parks, ...
The Truth is coming! Cornwall Council draws up plans to boost its reputation, by publishing its own newspaper 13th November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon Plans are underway at County Hall for Cornwall Council to produce its own newspaper, which would be distributed free to every household. The former Cornwall County ...
More question marks over Newquay spaceport, as Branson’s rocket hits more snags, and will not fly this year 10th November 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Another year goes by. Richard Branson’s first attempt to get a rocket into orbit has been delayed again, until 31st December at the earliest. Within days of the tax-exile ...
More than 9,000 have had their say about dogs on beaches – and there are still two weeks to go 6th November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse There are just two weeks left to take part in a survey about restrictions of dogs on beaches in Cornwall. More than 9,000 people have taken part in the ...
Branson gets his hands on the taxpayers’ cash, despite getting nothing into orbit (yet) 6th November 2019 Peter Tremayne By Peter Tremayne The government last night handed over millions of pounds to tax-exile Richard Branson to help subsidise his planned use of a spaceport at Newquay. Science minister Chris Skidmore has ...
Cornwall’s dustbin AND recycling collections will both be fortnightly, as row looms over bungled waste contract 5th November 2019 Julia Penhaligon By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s dustbins AND recycling waste collections will both become fortnightly next year, in a major retreat on the original promise to make recycling collections weekly. Cornwall Council is gambling ...
It’s Groundhog Day for County Hall’s “strategic” planners, as they are yet again told they need not bother with a meeting 5th November 2019 theboss By Graham Smith A scheduled meeting of Cornwall Council’s Strategic Planning committee has again been cancelled, due to insufficient business, only two weeks after the last scheduled meeting was cancelled. The committee ...
The growing need for older people’s homes in Cornwall 4th November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse Thousands more homes will need to be built in Cornwall to provide housing for an ageing population. Cornwall Council has revealed that there will be a supply gap of ...
EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council considers how to keep on top of information about “contaminated land,” including a former chemical weapons factory 4th November 2019 Anne North By Anne North Five “special sites” within the former top secret chemical weapons factory at Portreath are still on a register of contaminated land, according to a report to Cornwall councillors. The ...
The taxpayers’ cash is coming to us, Virgin tells Cornwall Council, as Branson delays yet again 3rd November 2019 Julia Penhaligon By Julia Penhaligon Richard Branson has further delayed the first test flight of his LauncherOne rocket, even as a senior executive from Virgin Orbit was telling Cornwall councillors that take off ...
Back to the future: huge planning row looms over new scheme to build at Higher Newham, Truro 1st November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse Truro City Council has called for revised plans for Higher Newham Farm to be refused planning permission. The scheme had previously been the focus of a long and ...
The cost of dying in Cornwall is set to rise 1st November 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse The cost of dying in Cornwall could be set to rise with increases of more than £200 for burials and cremations. Cornwall Council is considering the increases as part ...
Branson launches yet another space company, despite on-the-ground set-backs 1st November 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Richard Branson might not have been able to launch any satellites, so far, but that has not stopped him launching a new company intended to visit distant worlds, ...
BBC Radio Cornwall records worst-ever third-quarter audience figures 31st October 2019 Julia Penhaligon By Julia Penhaligon BBC Radio Cornwall has lost 54,000 listeners over the past five years, according to the latest batch of industry data. RAJAR reports that for the most recent quarter, only ...
Sanctuary Housing walks away from Truro New Town project 31st October 2019 Peter Tremayne By Peter Tremayne Sanctuary Housing has confirmed that it is walking away from Cornwall Council’s proposed housing development at Langarth, to the west of Truro. The project, dubbed Truro New Town, could ...
Cornwall Council says its trip to Sicily cost taxpayers £1,625 and was necessary to maintain “invaluable” membership of think-tank 31st October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Cornwall Council’s three-day trip to Sicily, to read out a report about the loss of European funding after Brexit, cost taxpayers £1,625. County Hall has confirmed that council leader ...
Richard Branson finally manages to launch something – an online petition, calling on Cornwall Council to scrap its spaceport and spend the money on essential projects and services instead 29th October 2019 Julia Penhaligon By Julia Penhaligon Plans to build Spaceport Cornwall, at a cost to taxpayers of £20 million, have run into a space-age problem – the online petition. Launched only a few hours ago, ...
Why it was really, really important that Cornwall Council flew 4,000 miles to Sicily and back for a conference which very few have heard of 29th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Cornwall Council’s enthusiasm to “fly the flag” is often taken literally, as County Hall leader Julian German returns from a three-day trip to Sicily, ancestral home of the ...
Cornwall spending more on climate change than any other council 28th October 2019 theboss By Daniel Clark Devon and Cornwall councils have committed more cash than any other council towards tackling climate change. An investigation carried out by environmental journalism website DeSmog UK showed that 11 of the ...
Government offers English fishing sector £15 million to help soften the ending of European Union funds 28th October 2019 Peter Tremayne By Peter Tremayne Cornwall’s fishing fleet is being urged to apply for a slice of a new £15 million fund designed to help soften the impact of Brexit. The government has announced ...
Brexit could cause Cornwall’s elderly to seek shelter at Royal Cornwall Hospital, warns NHS chief 28th October 2019 Julia Penhaligon By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s health chiefs have warned that Brexit could lead to a huge increase in demand for beds at the Royal Cornwall hospital, Truro, as nursing staff from overseas ...
EXCLUSIVE SPACEPORT UPDATE: Cornwall’s nature lovers cool their ardour, as Branson now says he wants to go to Mars 28th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership (LNP) has significantly backtracked on its alleged support for a Newquay spaceport. The LNP is an umbrella organisation, hosted ...
Key dates to watch out for at County Hall 26th October 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse Decisions on spaceport funding, waste contracts, Langarth Garden Village and budget plans are all looming large for Cornwall Council before the year ends. There will be four key meetings ...
Branson delays again – there will be no rocket launch before Cornwall councillors’ briefing on Friday 26th October 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane It looks as if a special “spaceport” briefing for Cornwall councillors, scheduled for next Friday (1st November), will have to be held in the absence of any actual ...
Tulip pork processing factory at Bodmin consults on another 270 job losses, after pocketing nearly £5 million from taxpayers 24th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith The American food processing company which is considering making 270 people redundant in Bodmin took over the factory only a few weeks ago. Five years ago the former ...
EXCLUSIVE – Cornwall’s waste contract crisis hits the buffers, forcing council leader to make a lonely decision 24th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith The bungled procurement of a new household waste contract has forced Cornwall Council leader Julian German to authorise an amendment to normal procedure and allow a further postponement ...
Richard Branson’s other spaceports: why we might not see many Virgin rockets taking off from Newquay 24th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Cornwall Council is watching nervously events in California as the clock ticks down to Richard Branson’s much-delayed first test flight of his satellite rocket. The success of this flight ...
Cornwall’s roads to be “electric vehicle-only” by 2050, according to new study 23rd October 2019 Peter Tremayne By Peter Tremayne All vehicles on Cornwall’s and Devon’s roads should be electric by 2050, according to a report being prepared by the Peninsula Transport Board. The board is a “forum” designed ...
We’ll tell high-flying staff to justify their carbon footprint, promises Cornwall Council 22nd October 2019 Peter Tremayne By Peter Tremayne Cornwall Council has responded to yesterday’s (Monday’s) disclosure of a huge increase in the number of flights taken by County Hall staff by promising that in future those ...
Government admits it is “disappointing” that would-be A-level pupils in St Austell cannot complete their studies locally 22nd October 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane The government has admitted it is going to be “disappointing” St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double about the provision of A-level courses at Cornwall College. In August, the ...
Huge increase in the number of flights taken by County Hall staff threatens to undermine climate battle 21st October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith The number of domestic flights taken by Cornwall Council officers has trebled in the past two years, according to a Freedom of Information answer. The number of overseas ...
New byelaw demands that salmon caught in River Camel must be released 21st October 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane Anglers who catch salmon on the River Camel will now have to release the fish under a new byelaw. The new rule will upset some field sports enthusiasts and ...
Moody’s downgrades Cornwall Council credit rating, after PWLB rate rise 18th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Last week’s shock interest rate rise by the Public Works Loan Board has damaged Cornwall Council’s credit worthiness, according to the ratings agency Moody’s. Moody’s had already marked down ...
Why the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund is lending £850,000 to a company which recently switched production from Cornwall to Kent 17th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund has loaned £850,000 to a company which only a few months ago transferred its manufacturing base from Par to Kent. ISO ...
St Austell link road will be made in Wales 17th October 2019 Peter Tremayne By Peter Tremayne The £85 million St Austell link road is to be constructed by a roadbuilding company from south Wales. The 3.9 mile road linking St Austell to the A30 will ...
Live music and booze at Penzance restaurant until 2am 17th October 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse A Mexican restaurant has been granted permission to host live music and serve alcohol until 2am. La Sirena in Bread Street, Penzance, had applied to alter its existing licence ...
Planners refuse permission for houses next to old mine 17th October 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse Plans to build new homes on land next to a mine have been rejected because they could prevent the mine from reopening. An outline planning application was made by ...
Planning inspector says “no” to “60% affordable” housing scheme near Rock 16th October 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane A government inspector has upheld Cornwall Council’s refusal of planning permission for a housing project near Rock at which more than half of the new houses would have ...
Tour of Britain cycle race to start from Penzance on 6th September next year 15th October 2019 Rashleigh MacFarlane By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Tour of Britain cycle race will start from Penzance on 6th September 2020. It will be the first time in nearly 20 years that the race has been ...
Planners vote 12-2 to approve “less affordable” housing scheme in Bodmin 15th October 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse The second phase of a housing development by Cornwall Council has been granted planning permission despite concerns about a reduction in the number of so-called “affordable” homes. The authority ...
Cornwall’s Strategic Planners again told they need not bother with a meeting 15th October 2019 Anne North By Anne North Cornwall Council’s Strategic Planning Committee meeting scheduled for this month has again been cancelled. The committee has met only once, for its designed purpose, since May. Officials say there ...
End of the Stratolaunch dream eases pressure on Virgin Orbit – still hoping for its first powered flight on 1st November 14th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith One of the world’s most talked-about horizontal-launch spaceflight companies has been taken over by a mystery buyer, months after ceasing operations and laying off most of its staff. Space ...
Public Works interest rate rise will cost Cornwall Council millions 14th October 2019 theboss By Graham Smith Senior officials at Cornwall Council are trying to calculate the impact of Friday’s surprise decision to increase by a whole percentage point the interest rate for the Public ...
From little acorns: work to plant Cornwall’s New Forest starts next month 13th October 2019 theboss By Richard Whitehouse The Forest for Cornwall is a new programme and Cornwall Council is developing a range of initiatives with partners to enable residents, landowners, schools and communities to take ...
Cornwall’s health and social care system gets its man: the first Independent Chair of the Integrated Care Partnership is named 11th October 2019 Anne North By Anne North The new boss of Cornwall’s “integrated” health and social service is to be John Govett, a former senior executive with Surrey County Council and currently vice chair of ...