Caradon area local news – Cornwall Reports

After 65 years of devolved local management and control, Cornwall and Plymouth still cannot agree how much it should cost to cross the River Tamar 28 June 2026
Air Miles Anna: the MP for South East Cornwall flew more than 32,000 miles last year in order to keep her constituents up to date with world affairs 25 June 2026
Tamar Tag fees and that controversial public consultation: 82% said “no” to proposed increase 20 June 2026
This wheel’s on fire: another one of Cornwall’s buses goes up in smoke 15 June 2026
Carnglaze Caverns back in business after council doubts over safety 31 May 2026
“A particularly nasty case” – dairy farmer banned from keeping livestock after admitting cruelty 28 May 2026
Cornish tungsten mine “is worth $1.5 billion” say owners 26 March 2026
Large part of North Cornwall still without water 4 March 2026
Ask a silly question: would you like to pay more to cross the River Tamar? 26 February 2026
Liskeard-Looe railway line facing more disruption 31 January 2026
Councillors revoke Carnglaze Caverns licence over safety fears 29 January 2026
Graffiti attacks across South East Cornwall 26 December 2025
The tide is high but I’m holding on 5 November 2025
EXCLUSIVE: How the £4.4 billion Devonport deal will transform South East Cornwall 30 October 2025
A38: slow down now, or risk a fine 20 August 2025
Girl dies at South East Cornwall beauty spot 18 August 2025
Waste fire warning as smoke billows across South East Cornwall 22 July 2025
A38 fatal accident: car may have been stolen 24 June 2025
The rising costs of crossing the River Tamar: government approves toll increase 26 March 2025
Speed cameras “solution” to A38 death toll unlikely to please safety campaigners 3 March 2025
Below deck: how the Torpoint ferry gets across the Tamar 27 February 2025
Reform UK gets its first Cornwall councillor 24 February 2025
All things must pass: Wayne Rooney and Plymouth Argyle “mutually part ways” 31 December 2024
A river runs through it: Tamar Crossings boss retires after 27 years 13 December 2024
Saltash Tunnel overnight closures in preparation for £25 million upgrade next year 10 December 2024
Threat to Cornwall’s adult education service – just 12 months after devolution 21 November 2024
A38 works to force overnight diversions next week 14 November 2024
Ginsters boss fined £1.28 million for accident which killed bakery worker 13 November 2024
Gunnislake man killed in Ukraine war 12 November 2024
Tories win by-election 25 October 2024
Tories looking for a Liskeard bounce as voters prepare for town council by-election 23 October 2024
“Green watchdog” role for South East Cornwall MP Anna Gelderd 17 October 2024
Reform UK promises to create local branches “at warp speed” as County Hall’s Tories continue to do as they are told 18 September 2024
Imagine: crossing the Tamar Bridge without stopping at toll booths 12 July 2024
Change of lane in approach to Tamar Bridge and Torpoint ferry tolls 11 July 2024
Public inquiry to examine the cost of crossing River Tamar 10 July 2024
New transport boss to rule on how much it should cost to cross the River Tamar 7 July 2024
Cornwall’s first Islamic cemetery could be on Bodmin Moor 27 June 2024
Young fisherman is back at sea thanks to local community 17 June 2024
Callington war hero, now aged 99, remembers D-Day 6 June 2024
General Election 2024: could Sheryll Murray lose in South East Cornwall? 30 May 2024
Four days later: the curious case of the Drakewalls explosion 16 May 2024
Tributes to former South East Cornwall MP Colin Breed 12 May 2024
Former South East Cornwall MP Colin Breed dies 11 May 2024
Tory love-in brings no cheer for those who need to cross the River Tamar 8 May 2024
Sick councillor has Cornwall’s political parties on by-election watch 6 May 2024
Whoops! Tory MP demonstrates “mismanagement” of local election campaign in bridge and ferries row 30 April 2024
Labour selects oceans campaigner as Parliamentary candidate for South East Cornwall 11 April 2024
Gunnislake bridge closed – Devon cut off 10 April 2024
Ferries to the rescue as traffic accident closes A38 7 March 2024
Questions continue over “inadequate” primary school 5 March 2024
Grumpy about Tamar tolls? Think twice before signing that petition 29 February 2024
Worried that it costs too much to cross the Tamar? Just sign a Tory petition, that should fix it 28 February 2024
Navy larks: nuclear sub whose missile flopped had just completed seven-year £500 million refit at Devonport 21 February 2024
Tourism 1, Science 0: Never mind climate change, just carry on camping 19 February 2024
Calls grow to reopen Plymouth airport 14 February 2024
Tents on the beach still at serious risk of flooding and could not be safe, says Environment Agency 12 February 2024
South East Cornwall Tory activist appointed to House of Lords 10 February 2024
When you arrive at a notorious A38 accident blackspot, slow down and remember Liz Truss 8 January 2024
Police constable claimed she was sick so she could attend a wedding 3 January 2024
Liskeard-Looe trains hit by flooding 10 December 2023
£3 to cross the River Tamar 8 December 2023
What lies beneath: rockers roll back costs and help avoid bridge delays 7 December 2023
£3.20 to cross the River Tamar? Bridge and ferry tolls set to rise, despite 57% saying no 3 December 2023
“You’re killing our town,” councillor tells officials, as “one-size fits all” car parking charges come under review 23 November 2023
The government should pay for the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint ferries, say Lib Dems and Mebyon Kernow 21 November 2023
“Systemic safety issues” caused death at Derriford hospital when woman was blown over by helicopter downdraft 2 November 2023
When is a referendum not a referendum? If you want to have your say about River Tamar tolls, you’re too late 30 October 2023
Pony dies in South East Cornwall traffic accident 23 October 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Centuries-old Cornish tin mine poised to help unlock the secrets of the universe 11 October 2023
A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles? Why East and West Cornwall might hold contradictory opinions about crossing the River Tamar 8 October 2023
Callington shop breached fire safety rules 2 October 2023
Who should pay for crossing the River Tamar? It’s even more complicated than you thought 27 September 2023
Fallen tree closed A38 25 September 2023
A38 is dangerous and must be upgraded, says councillor 19 September 2023
Russell Brand show planned for Plymouth on Friday is now postponed 19 September 2023
Plymouth Pavilions ponders Friday’s Russell Brand show as politicians have their say about sex claims 18 September 2023
The core of Cotehele’s appeal 10 September 2023
Going underground? Saltash tunnel to get “once-in-a-generation” facelift, as motorists are warned to expect months of delays 9 September 2023
When September comes: could Cornwall’s Tories sink the Torpoint ferries? 30 July 2023
Motorcyclist killed in collision with tractor and trailer near Liskeard 26 July 2023
Looking for excitement? Not easily offended? It’s all kicking off in St Cleer 20 July 2023
Parish council rumpus leads to calls for “three strikes and you’re out” 9 July 2023
Planners say “no” to East Cornwall Hunt’s bid for new kennels, raising questions about the future of the hounds 26 June 2023
Motorists beware: new speed cameras now operate in Gunnislake 21 June 2023
Much of Cornwall at “very high risk” of wildfires, says Met Office 15 June 2023
Brave New World: planners approve “carbuncle” to occupy Liskeard cattle market 12 June 2023
Phone mast adds blindspot to blackspot on A38 at Landrake 1 June 2023
Who pays the ferryman? Tamar Bridge action group bends the ear of Cornwall Council’s cabinet members 11 May 2023
In the dog house: planners still unable to make up their minds about new kennels for East Cornwall hunt 9 May 2023
“We have to balance the books” says government, leaving A38 road safety campaigners furious that there will no improvements before 2030 4 May 2023
Fire closes B3253 road at St Martins, near Looe 2 May 2023
Pilgrims progress as big-time football beckons for Plymouth 30 April 2023
Six lives in 10 days: the grim toll on Cornwall’s roads 30 April 2023
Jeremy Corbyn backing campaign for union recognition at Ginsters 23 April 2023
Three dead in East Cornwall car crash 20 April 2023
Jeremy Corbyn heading for Callington in bid to win trade union recognition at Ginsters 20 April 2023
Police sergeant accused of rape 17 April 2023
Wet feet in Looe this morning as town floods again 23 March 2023
Planning row over East Cornwall foxhound kennels rumbles on 23 March 2023
Inquest opened into death of sailor, 24, found at HMS Raleigh 13 February 2023
East Cornwall Hunt in a fight over plan to relocate kennels 8 February 2023
Who will be prince across the water? Conservatives lose crucial Plymouth council by-election 13 January 2023
Man dies in North Cornwall car crash 29 December 2022
The cash price for crossing the Tamar Bridge goes up 60 pence from midnight on Sunday 26 December 2022
Ten of Cornwall’s leisure centres at risk of shorter opening hours 23 November 2022
Tory leadership latest: how South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray set pulses racing – by mistake 24 October 2022
Pollution alert at South East Cornwall beach 23 October 2022
Designated Survivor: if Boris Johnson once again ends up leading the Conservative Party – but next time from Cornwall – you read it first here… 17 October 2022
Tearing up the green stuff? Cornwall’s Tories don’t know where to start 13 October 2022
Soaring fuel bills force more firms to quit Cornwall’s town centres 11 October 2022
Memo to Conservatives: calm down, there will be no by-election in South East Cornwall 7 October 2022
Planners vote 5-4 to reject Menheniot dog kennels 15 June 2022
Suspended prison sentence, and costs of more than £6,500, for farmer who neglected sheep 21 April 2022
Saints Trail – it wasn’t the first two-wheeled “omnishambles” and it won’t be the last: Any inquiry needs to ask the right questions if the same mistakes are not to be repeated 7 February 2022
Six months after rejecting a Tamar Crossings toll increase, Cornwall Council’s cabinet is now set to back a 30% rise 2 February 2022
A friend in need: South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray’s contribution to Prime Minister’s Questions 26 January 2022
Controversial plans for waste site set for decision 10 December 2021
Man arrested on suspicion of arson after Upton Cross car fire 24 November 2021
Farming couple win award for pioneering methane-to-fuel from slurry lake 10 November 2021
Covid-19: only 24 hours after clearing the critical list, the darkness returns to two areas in Cornwall 9 November 2021
Covid-19 forces rescheduling of St Dominic’s gymkhana 5 August 2021
Woman killed in A38 accident near Landrake 20 April 2021
All in one place: the full list of the Cornwall Council candidates 10 April 2021
For sale: Grade 1 listed church, in small rural parish, only £65,000 4 April 2021
All of Cornwall’s leisure centres will reopen on Monday 12th April 30 March 2021
Tamar Bridge resurfacing due to start next month 23 March 2021
Tough questions ahead for County Hall, as leisure centres remain closed until the middle of the election campaign 15 March 2021
Height of Tamar Bridge walkway barriers to remain unchanged 14 March 2021
Plymouth to pioneer UK’s new wave of Freeports 7 March 2021
Budget boost for Okehampton rail link could benefit North Cornwall 4 March 2021
Barn fire at Rame closes roads as flames and smoke visible for miles 4 March 2021
Murder trial to probe death of 22-year-old Callum Hill 3 March 2021
Planners refuse permission for St Mellion retirement village 1 March 2021
The battle for Rame Head: High Court judge reserves judgement in planning case with national implications 25 February 2021
The High Court tries to understand why Cornwall Council granted planning permission for a large detached house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24 February 2021
How Cornwall Council voted 7-6 to approve large detached house in Rame Head AONB 24 February 2021
Cornwall’s planners are in court to defend their single-vote approval of a large detached house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24 February 2021
Officials say planning permission for St Mellion retirement village should be refused 18 February 2021
“We’ll consider a wide range of business models,” says council, as consultants look at the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres 31 January 2021
Cornwall to keep Covid marshals until May at the earliest 31 January 2021
Two of Cornwall’s Tory MPs “raise concerns” about the impact of Brexit deal on fishing communities 17 January 2021
Covid-19 forces the closure of several Cornish pubs 29 December 2020
Covid-19: mutant virus now accelerating spread of the disease across Cornwall 22 December 2020
“Affordable” housing plan rejected 8 December 2020
Under the hammer: the many mansions of Cornwall Council 1 December 2020
Callington Community College reopens, but older pupils told they must stay at home 20 November 2020
Callington Community College forced to close as Covid-19 blows in from the east 16 November 2020
Why I should be allowed to build a house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – by the farmer at the centre of County Hall’s latest planning controversy 27 October 2020
Covid-19: Plymouth bracing for Tier 2 restrictions 27 October 2020
Developers prepare to try again at Broadmoor Farm site, near Carkeel 21 October 2020
After yesterday’s £6 million bail-out, the battle for Cornwall’s leisure centres is only just getting started 1 October 2020
Covid-19: Cornwall now has 10 clusters, and 20 new cases in 24 hours 23 September 2020
Covid-19: Cornwall’s rate of infection doubles in three days; 70 new cases since Friday; five clusters 21 September 2020
Covid-19: South East Cornwall cluster on Rame peninsula 18 September 2020
Leisure centres at Falmouth, Launceston, St Ives, Saltash and Wadebridge will all remain closed until further notice after another “outsourcing” contract goes bad 16 July 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 31 May 2020
Outsourcing company which runs Cornwall’s leisure centres asks taxpayers to top-up staff’s wages 18 May 2020
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray says NHS staff have the protective equipment they need 3 April 2020
Government urged to fund Tamar Bridge, as accident rate deters motorists from using A38 route 14 February 2020
Government approves 33% increase in the cost of crossing the Tamar into Plymouth 14 November 2019
Labour re-selects Gareth Derrick to contest South East Cornwall constituency at general election 24 October 2019
Planners refuse permission for houses next to old mine 17 October 2019
Climate protestors target the Liskeard office of South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray 13 October 2019
The complex issue of suicide prevention, and raising walkway barriers on the Tamar Bridge, will have to be decided by Cornwall Council’s cabinet 10 October 2019
Houses and old mine shafts don’t mix, warn planning officials 9 October 2019
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray posts photos of brick left outside her office 26 September 2019
“We will fight them on the beaches” – town and parish councils go to war over once-in-a-generation boundary disputes 15 September 2019
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray says “I hope so” when asked if it is acceptable for government to break the law over Brexit extension 9 September 2019
First look inside Cornwall’s new £1.75 million transit camp for gypsies and travellers 7 August 2019
New £1.75 million transit site for gypsies and travellers poised to open 5 August 2019
The Cornish Conservative bidding to join the Tory Party’s top table 23 July 2019
After 16 years of festival fun, Port Eliot calls it a day 11 July 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Huge rise in police attendances at Tamar Bridge “incidents” not matched by suicide statistics, suggesting that raising walkway barriers could actually increase deaths 5 July 2019
Motorists told to slow down, as highways authorities consider speed cameras and lower limits in bid to improve A38 safety 2 July 2019
Archaeologists digging deeper to help Calstock Roman fort yield its secrets 2 July 2019
Man told to pay nearly £5,000 in fines and costs after refusing to allow Cornwall Inshore Fisheries officer to board 24 June 2019
Bishop of St Germans moving on to new pastures 24 June 2019
Calstock flood defence proposals divide opinion, as decision approaches 14 June 2019
St Germans man stands alone to challenge all-comers in European elections 25 April 2019
Refit starts on Torpoint ferry as consultation gets underway on Tamar Bridge tolls 17 April 2019
Trading Standards alert as mobile mattress sellers target Torpoint 14 April 2019
Saltash library opening ceremony today 13 April 2019
Devonport has become a radioactive graveyard for retired submarines, says National Audit Office 3 April 2019
Councils secure cash to boost cycling and walking between Cornwall and Plymouth 21 March 2019
18 months of disruption for cyclists and pedestrians at the Tamar Bridge 12 March 2019
Torpoint takes charge of its own library 3 March 2019
MP Sheryll Murray calls for Torpoint ferry compensation 18 February 2019
Plymouth told to prepare for more cross Channel ferries as Brexit deadline looms 31 December 2018
Tamar Bridge tolls set for 33% increase 18 December 2018
Tamar Bridge tolls to rise 17 December 2018
Cawsand’s Dennis Hutchings allowed Supreme Court challenge over 44-year-old Northern Ireland fatal shooting 13 September 2018
Looe Saves The Day announces first acts for community-led festival 10 September 2018
We still plan to consult the public over Cornwall’s hospital closures, insists NHS Kernow 10 August 2018
Future of Fowey, Saltash and St Ives hospitals to be determined by October 8 August 2018
EXCLUSIVE – How Israel tries to influence Cornwall’s MPs 7 August 2018
Ofcom finally scraps plan for local TV in East Cornwall and Plymouth 31 July 2018
Upgrade for Saltash railway station 30 July 2018
Lib Dems select Colin Martin in South East Cornwall 28 July 2018
Sheryll Murray backs Scott Mann over PPS resignation 17 July 2018
All eyes on the 1922 Committee – and a role for South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray 9 July 2018
A micro library for Linkinhorne – a possible future model for rural Cornwall? 5 July 2018
Speak Cornish Week draws to a close at Heartlands today 1 July 2018
Cost of crossing the Tamar Bridge set to rise 33%, as councillors hear of the need for £1.5 million to tackle asbestos problem 11 June 2018
Four deaths in four weeks lead to renewed calls for road safety on A38 5 June 2018
Cornwall’s traffic wardens and the taxi rank parking poser 29 May 2018
Cornwall’s secondary school pupils face cut-per-head lottery under new funding formula, as class sizes start to increase 19 April 2018
New pro-EU political party selects its first candidate in Cornwall 4 April 2018
Funeral set for former UKIP leader Stephanie McWilliam 29 March 2018
Council set to embark upon land deal spending spree as part of ambition to build 1,000 houses 27 March 2018
The secret jigsaw: how the NHS is Shaping Our Future into a Cornwall of winners and losers, depending on the “Property Asset Scorecard” 23 March 2018
Heavy snow forecast for Cornwall this afternoon 1 March 2018
Council pays for refurbishment of eight leisure centres 20 February 2018
Battle lines drawn for Cornwall Council elections in 2021, as Independents face party political squeeze 14 February 2018
87, 88, 89…….that’s not right! Last-minute hitch as councillors crawl towards the boundaries finish line 8 February 2018
GPs to the rescue? Will your local doctor take the place of your nearest Minor Injury Unit? 1 February 2018
Cornwall’s libraries: the devolution revolution has been postponed 23 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 18 January 2018
Named – the ten Minor Injury Units in Cornwall due to close under Accountable Care 3 January 2018
Police confirm woman’s death in New Year’s Eve fire at Looe 2 January 2018
From posh nosh to foodbanks – the New Year Honours sprinkle magic over Cornwall 30 December 2017
Government to offer Cornwall “debt write-off” worth millions if council agrees to NHS takeover 10 December 2017
Good news for pet owners as fire crews get new life-saving kit 7 December 2017
National Westminster closes several branches throughout Cornwall 4 December 2017
Universal Credit rolls in to Cornwall on Wednesday: Bude, Launceston and Liskeard are first 4 December 2017
Livestock auctions draw to a close in Liskeard 28 November 2017
Budget was “a missed opportunity” to help clean Cornwall’s air quality blackpsots 26 November 2017
Tamar Bridge “at capacity” in 10-15 years, as councils study possible solutions 20 November 2017
Council aims to use compulsory purchase powers to build 38 “unaffordable” houses at Liskeard 14 November 2017
Cornwall remembers 13 November 2017
Firefighters called to Connon Bridge landfill site, East Taphouse 30 October 2017
Cornwall’s foodbanks braced for arrival of Universal Credit 30 October 2017
Cornwall’s libraries: the “devolution revolution” is taking longer than expected 20 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 29 September 2017
No more election hustings for Sheryll Murray, after Callington rumpus 14 June 2017
“Strong and stable” and “magic money tree” produce more jeers than cheers at Callington 4 June 2017