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Cornwall burning
Fire crews are this morning (Wednesday) still dealing with a blaze at North Cliffs, between Godrevy and St Agnes, which started two days ago in a barley field. Flames...
Coke-snorting maths teacher banned
By Harold Callahan A Pool Academy maths teacher has been banned by the Teaching Regulation Agency after hearing how he took cocaine at a school Christmas party. Rowan Barnicoat,...
Is Camborne Labour MP Perran Moon set to become a thorn in the side of Andy Burnham?
By Julia Penhaligon Camborne and Redruth’s Labour MP Perran Moon missed yesterday’s deadline to nominate his party’s new leader, Andy Burnham. This makes Mr Moon one of only 23...
Camborne’s Labour MP still not sure if he likes Andy Burnham
By Julia Penhaligon Camborne and Redruth MP Perran Moon is the only one of Cornwall’s four Labour MPs not to back Andy Burnham as party leader. Mr Moon is...
Sits Vac: South Crofty tin mine is hiring
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall has not seen a job advert like this for 30 years. Cornish Metals is recruiting for “an experienced underground mining leader to oversee day-to-day production...
My devo message to Andy Burnham – “unleash the Celtic tiger!”
By Perran Moon Andy Burnham is a strong proponent of devolution. But, while much coverage has focused on the north of England, we must not fall into the trap...
More historic mine workings threaten months of traffic disruption at Troon
By Julia Penhaligon The road between Newton Moor and Grenville Gardens, Troon, is to remain closed until at least 27th November while Cormac investigates the latest mineshaft collapse in...
Crowan parish council calls for crackdown on illegal industrial waste tip “supersite”
By Lee Trewhela Crowan parish council has written to the Environment Agency (EA) and the area’s MP raising serious concerns about the impact of one of the country’s largest...
Another hole in the road? We’re looking into it, council tells residents
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Another sinkhole appears to be opening up in a road in the once-heavily-mined Troon area – with frustrated motorists driving on the pavement to get round...
More cash for Crofty
By Rashleigh MacFarlane There has been more good news for Cornwall’s South Crofty tin mine. Just a week after confirming it had secured the promise of $210 million in...
Strict discipline rules at Cornwall schools must change, parents tell council
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Pupil discipline at three large schools has forced its way on the agenda for a full Cornwall Council meeting next week. Parents’ concerns at Launceston College,...
$210 million boost for South Crofty tin mine
By Peter Tremayne Tin mining at South Crofty is unlikely to be resumed for another two years, but remains a possibility after owners Cornish Metals secured the promise of...
Swivel-Eyed Nutter Party not nutty enough, says Cornwall councillor
By Julia Penhaligon Barely six months since being elected deputy group leader of the far-Right Reform UK at Cornwall Council, Redruth councillor Roger Tarrant has quit the party in...
“Something is fundamentally wrong” with overly-strict school disciplinary regime, says councillor
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Another Cornwall councillor has raised concern about school discipline. Parents of pupils at Launceston College met in the Town Hall last night (Friday) to discuss what...
Town Council by-elections: have you voted yet?
By Julia Penhaligon Polling stations are open today (Thursday) in Liskeard, Penryn, Redruth and Hayle for town council by-elections. The by-elections have attracted an unusual level of interest from...
14 years and £35 million later, Cornwall Council finally hands over Heartlands management to the National Trust
By Rashleigh MacFarlane A year after Cornwall Reports first revealed that the Heartlands site at Pool, Redruth was to be taken over by the National Trust, the deal is...
The curious case of the £5,000 election campaign donation which found its way to Camborne and Redruth and what it tells us about the state of politics today
By Graham Smith The resignation of top Downing Street fixer Morgan McSweeney has drawn attention to political donations made by the Right-wing think tank with which he was closely...
Trump tries to buy South Crofty tin mine
By Julia Penhaligon The United States government has expressed interest in buying South Crofty tin mine, near Redruth. The Export-Import Bank of the United States, the official export credit...
Bomb disposal squad deals with WW2 shell at Portreath
By Harold Callahan Navy bomb disposal experts have detonated a World War Two bomb found in a stream at Portreath. Penberthy Road was closed and residents evacuated during the...
Property developer tried to wriggle out of planning conditions (Pope might be Catholic; bears’ arboreal lavatory arrangements etc)
By Lee Trewhela The boss of one of the Westcountry’s best known house building companies has apologised for how the firm has “disrespected the planning system” in Cornwall. Guy...
Health fears in Stithians as South West Water overwhelmed
By Anne North Raw sewage is now flooding homes in Stithians. South West Water is occasionally sending tankers to the village in an attempt to lower levels of filthy,...
If you go down to the woods today watch out for industrial-scale fly-tipping
By Rashleigh MacFarlane A Cornwall wildlife site has been identified as one of the “super-tips” used by organised criminals for illegal waste dumping. Pendarves Woods, near Illogan, has been...
What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Redruth? Is it most cultured town in the UK?
By Lee Trewhela Redruth has today (Wednesday, January 14) announced its official bid to become UK Town of Culture 2028, led by a partnership between Redruth Town Council, Redruth...
You could not make this up: devolution farce as MP appears to change policy on Devonwall
By Graham Smith Camborne and Redruth MP Perran Moon this afternoon (Tuesday) voted against an amendment to the English Devolution Bill which would have saved Cornwall from joining Plymouth,...
By the Left, quick march: Camborne to host first constituency-level meeting of Jeremy Corbyn’s new political party
By Julia Penhaligon It looks as if Camborne and Redruth Labour MP Perran Moon might be the first in Cornwall to face a challenge from Jeremy Corbyn’s new political...
Police probe Cornwall MP’s election spending
By Julia Penhaligon The UK’s elections watchdog has referred Camborne and Redruth MP Perran Moon to the Devon and Cornwall police over alleged irregularities with his campaign spending last...
Farage has been and gone but the war of words continues
By Lee Trewhela Cornwall Resists – the organisation which organised the protest against Reform UK’s conference at Carn Brea Leisure Centre on Monday – says the demonstration was a...
Reform UK gets its first Cornwall councillor
By Julia Penhaligon Reform UK appears to have its first Cornwall councillor, without a vote needing to be cast. Lynher councillor Sharon Daw, elected as a Conservative in 2021, has...
Top Tory quits as one of Cornwall Council’s auditors, protesting at the poor quality of financial information
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall councillor Philip Desmonde has resigned as one of County Hall’s auditors, following some testy exchanges at a meeting on Friday when he complained about the...
As Germany prepares to turn the clock back 90 years, Farage heads for Cornwall portraying himself as a thoroughly modern European
By Graham Smith With all eyes on Germany’s elections this weekend, amid expectations of significant gains for the far-Right AFD party, police in Cornwall are pondering their tactics for...
Throwing milkshakes is assault
Police in Cornwall are preparing enhanced security for the visit of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage next week. He is due to speak at a rally at the Carn...
EXCLUSIVE: National Trust to take over Heartlands
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Heartlands site at Pool, Redruth is to be taken over by the National Trust, sources have told Cornwall Reports. The historic tin mining site occupies...
South Crofty tin mine gets £30 million taxpayer boost
By Julia Penhaligon In a hugely significant development, the government is to invest nearly £30 million in the South Crofty tin mine at Pool, Redruth. The cash is coming...
Cornwall’s unsung local government heroes set to storm the House of Lords
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s minor local authorities, often overshadowed by the big-spending County Hall, stand an excellent chance of recognition at February’s National Association of Local Councils awards’ ceremony...
Illogan murder victim named
By Harold Callahan Police have named Shane Lynch, 39, as the victim in a murder inquiry. He died at Illogan on Tuesday (12th November.) Daniel Lynch, aged 38, of...
Heartlands: a new operator to be appointed soon
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall Council believes it has identified a new operator to take over the ailing Heartlands site at Pool, Redruth. Once the focus of Cornwall’s tin mining...
Car company run by Camborne Redruth MP in danger of being “struck off” for breaking business rules
By Julia Penhaligon A private business run by Camborne Redruth MP Perran Moon is about to be struck off the government’s official register, Companies House, because it has not...
Shop til you drop? Cornish retail park could become super-gym
By Lee Trewhela The “volatile” retail climate has been cited in a possible move to replace four large stores on a retail park with a giant gym. The company...
Trefula House care home to be closed, forcing residents to move
By Anne North The Trefula House care home at St Day, Redruth, is to close. The 22 remaining highly vulnerable residents will be moved to alternative accommodation over the...
You’re dead to us, government tells Carharrack woman
By Lee Trewhela Imagine 89-year-old Elizabeth Harris’ shock when she opened a letter from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) telling her she was dead. To make matters worse, she...
Rebel without a cause? Cornwall Labour MP joins group to campaign for, er, Labour government policy
By Julia Penhaligon Camborne and Redruth MP Perran Moon has become the first of Cornwall’s new crop of Parliamentarians to signal his willingness to “take sides” in the event...
“Don’t ask us,” say planners, “we have no idea if the aerosols are in Newquay, Redruth, both or neither”
By Peter Tremayne County Hall has said it cannot comment on suggestions that at least some of the “hazardous chemicals” stored in a hangar at Newquay Airport might have...
General Election 2024: bookmakers say the odds are shortening on Labour winning in Camborne and Redruth, but Tories are now narrow favourites in South East Cornwall
By Julia Penhaligon Bet 365 this morning (Tuesday) shortened its odds on Labour defeating the Conservatives in Camborne and Redruth to 1/7. Yesterday those odds were 3/20 and last...
Reform UK makes it six out of six in Cornwall
By Julia Penhaligon The first day of the general election campaign has brought a significant boost to the chances of Cornwall electing a Labour MP for the first time...
Heartlands: could you “balance the commercial opportunities while maintaining Cornwall’s heritage?” asks council
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall Council is advertising for someone to take over its £35 million 21-acre Heartlands site at Pool, Redruth. Once part of the South Crofty tin mine,...
Stop the clocks: it’s end of an era in Camborne
By Julia Penhaligon There is deep gloom and foreboding in Camborne’s Commercial Street. A sense that things will never be the same. They used to say that if the...
South Crofty: change at the top
By Peter Tremayne The man who rescued South Crofty tin mine from administration in 2016 has stepped down as chief executive. A vastly experienced geologist, Peter Williams will remain...
Pool’s £35 million Heartlands site, having flopped as a tourist resort, returns to County Hall control
By Lee Trewhela Following concerns by people still living at Cornish heritage site Heartlands that maintenance of the site had stopped since the National Lottery pulled its funding and parts...
Carry on banging! Stock car racing at United Downs looks safe for at least the next ten years
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Stock car racing at United Downs, a popular community sport since 1969, appears set to continue until at least 2034 after Cornwall Council completed a mind-boggling...
On top of the world
Molly Caudery, 23, of Redruth, is the 2024 World indoor pole vault champion. Born in Truro, she won a gold medal at Glasgow yesterday (Saturday.)
Wheal Jewel gypsy and traveller camp is “beyond its useful life” says council
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Wheal Jewel gypsy and traveller camp near St Day is in line for a £2 million facelift . An official County Hall reports says the...
Going underground: second rescue from old mine shaft in three weeks
By Harold Callahan A man has been rescued after getting trapped in a mineshaft at Twelveheads, near St Day. The West Cornwall Search and Rescue Team (WCSAR) was called...
Let us spray: Newquay airport’s “hazardous aerosols” set for move to Redruth
By Peter Tremayne Some of the dangerous chemicals currently stored in a Newquay airport hangar, in defiance of planning rules, could soon be on their way to Redruth. Cornwall...
Camborne-Redruth MP George Eustice votes against government on whether councils can boycott Israel
By Julia Penhaligon Camborne-Redruth MP George Eustice was one of eight Tory rebels to vote against the government last night on a bill designed to stop local councils withdrawing...
Camborne-Redruth: the constituency where at least two Parliamentary candidates have problems with total recall
By Lee Trewhela The prospective Labour candidate for the hotly contested Camborne-Redruth-Hayle seat has denied he has knocked on doors dishonestly claiming to be a “local councillor” while canvassing...
Train don’t stop at Camborne: demise of £35 million Heartlands project after only 12 years turns spotlight on Cornwall Council’s priorities
By Julia Penhaligon Friday’s announcement that the Heartlands’ visitor attraction at Pool, between Camborne and Redruth, is to close has been met with an outpouring of anger and dismay....
Boxing Day: a good day for Fantastic Mr Fox to stay at home
By Julia Penhaligon At least four fox hunts – and hunt saboteurs – will be out across Cornwall for their traditional Boxing Day confrontations. According to the Countryside Alliance,...
Restaurant fined for “filthy and rancid” conditions
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The owner of the Amity Tandoori, Redruth, has been fined £14,000 after a series of food inspections found the premises to be “filthy and rancid.” Sultan...
Rail upgrade closes the mainline through Cornwall until 12th November
By Peter Tremayne Network Rail is today (Tuesday) starting work on signalling improvement which will close the mainline through Cornwall for nearly two weeks. Buses will replace trains on...
How it works: the link between government and agri-business
By Julia Penhaligon Camborne and Redruth MP George Eustice has set up a consultancy business to sell his agricultural expertise. Mr Eustice, who is leaving Parliament at the next...
A new dawn for Crofty? This time it could really happen, as work starts to pump the tin mine dry
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The decades-old talk about resuming tin mining in Cornwall has taken a hugely significant step forward. For the first time in more than 20 years, heavily...
The war on motorists? County Hall surrenders again
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall Council has abandoned a proposal to narrow Blowinghouse Hill, Redruth, after a three-week “consultation” has resulted in a victory for motorists over pedestrians. The road...
The curious case of the Cornwall Council cabinet reshuffle and the press release which failed to mention the changing job descriptions
By Julia Penhaligon A County Hall press release issued on 24th August, announcing a Cornwall Council cabinet reshuffle, failed to mention that shareholder responsibility for the Corserv group of...
Wilko administration threatens four stores in Cornwall
By Julia Penhaligon The High Street DIY retailer Wilko has collapsed into administration, putting 12,000 jobs at risk nationally. The shop, which has a presence in Redruth, Falmouth, Truro...
In sickness and InHealth – more of Cornwall’s health budget will contribute to private profits
By Anne North Cornwall’s health chiefs have privatised another large part of patient care. A new community diagnostic centre, in Redruth, is to be provided by the Buckinghamshire-based InHealth...
185 homes approved despite fear of flooding
By Lee Trewhela A proposal for 185 homes to be built in Redruth have been unanimously approved despite a planning committee hearing concerns that it could cause flooding in...
Opportunity knocks: huge boost for Cornwall’s lithium prospects, as car giant announces battery factory plans for Bridgwater
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall’s chances of maybe one day having a wealth-creating lithium industry have received a huge boost with the news that a potential customer might be based...
Three men charged with attempted murder following incident at Redruth
By Peter Tremayne Three men are due to appear before Truro magistrates today (Tuesday) charged with attempted murder, following an incident in Redruth last week. Police have charged Gavin...
Three arrests after Redruth shooting and axe attack
By Peter Tremayne Three men have now been arrested in connection with a shooting and an axe attack in Redruth last week. Police say they are not looking for...
Shotgun and axe attack brings armed police to Redruth
By Peter Tremayne A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the back in Redruth. Another man has head injuries after being assaulted with an...
South Crofty tin mine reaches significant milestone in plan to resume production
By Rashleigh MacFarlane South Crofty tin mine, near Redruth, has taken another step towards resuming production for the first time since 1998. Cornish Metals has successfully installed the first...
Chiverton’s amazing vanishing magic roundabout has shifted A30 traffic delays a few miles further west
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The A30 to the west of Truro, at Chiverton, has reopened after a weekend of major redesign which has replaced the notorious 33-year-old roundabout with a...
Tories select Connor Donnithorne as Parliamentary candidate for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall councillor Connor Donnithorne has been chosen as the Conservative candidate to fight the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency at the next general election. He was...
Conservatives in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle prepare to choose their champion
By Julia Penhaligon Conservatives in the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency are closing in on the selection of their prospective Parliamentary candidate to fight the next general election. George...
Harder and faster: Another high-profile council HQ set for closure and sale
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council’s offices at Dolcoath, Camborne, are to be closed and sold. The site is likely to be demolished and then redeveloped for housing. Two years...
Councillors seek to reap what they sow, as they queue up to say nice things about farmers
By Lee Trewhela and Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council has passed a ‘landmark’ motion to support farmers by committing to proactively sourcing produce – particularly meat and dairy but also plant-based products...
A30 Chiverton-Scorrier closed this weekend for roadworks
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Part of the A30 between Chiverton and Scorrier in west Cornwall is closed this weekend. Motorists have been warned to expect delays. Roadworks will see the...
Planners approve huge waste handling plant at Hallenbeagle
By Richard Whitehouse A massive new facility to deal with Cornwall’s waste and recycling has been approved with councillors urging the operators to place solar panels on the roof...
Call for Kate Kennally to resign as Cornwall Council chief executive over mayoral debacle
By Graham Smith A Cornwall councillor has called on County Hall’s chief executive to resign, following today’s dramatic U-Turn over whether Cornwall should have a mayor. Redruth’s Labour councillor...
Business park set to become home for storing and sorting much of Cornwall’s waste
By Rashleigh MacFarlane A business park near Redruth is set to become the focal point for storing and sorting much of Cornwall’s waste. The Cornwall business park at Hallenbeagle,...
Cornwall’s 999 fire control centre is saved
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall’s fire control centre at Tolvaddon, Redruth, has been saved. As expected, Cornwall Council’s ruling cabinet voted unanimously this morning (Wednesday) to accept the recommendation of...
Boy, 12, killed in Redruth traffic accident
By Peter Tremayne Police are investigating a fatal road traffic accident in Redruth yesterday (Monday.) Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a white Iveco van and...
Cornwall’s 999 fire control centre saved as councillors defy officials and demand budget must be changed
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall councillors have thwarted an attempt by senior officials to close the 999 critical control centre at Tolvaddon, near Camborne. The call-handling centre is at the...
A new dawn for Crofty? This time it looks like they really mean it
By Peter Tremayne South Crofty could be only four months from starting a crucial operation which might one day lead to a resumption of tin mining – creating up...
Trengweath hospital, Redruth, to be converted to care homes
By Richard Whitehouse A decision is set to be made next week on plans to demolish a former hospital and replace it with a new residential care home. A...
Redruth fails to warm to County Hall’s campaign for a mayor
By Richard Whitehouse On a dark, cold January evening a public meeting to discuss Cornwall’s new devolution deal and whether we should have an elected mayor was always going...
George Eustice quits – will not contest next general election
By Julia Penhaligon Conservative MP George Eustice has announced he will not contest the next general election. The news will trigger a scramble among Cornwall’s Conservatives to succeed him...
Foodbank prepares to deliver 3,000 Christmas meals to those in need
By Anne North Volunteers at the Camborne, Redruth and Pool foodbank are preparing to deliver this year’s Christmas meals and gifts. Yesterday (Monday) saw the first day of food...
Labour expels its vice chairwoman in Camborne and Redruth
By Graham Smith The Labour Party has expelled its vice chairwoman in the Camborne and Redruth constituency. Fiona McGowan had also been a delegate to the recent Labour conference...
Labour selects Perran Moon as its Parliamentary candidate for Camborne, Redruth & Hayle
By Graham Smith The Labour Party has selected Perran Moon to be its Parliamentary candidate to challenge Camborne, Redruth and Hayle’s Conservative MP George Eustice. Local party activists made...
Labour Party two weeks from selecting Parliamentary candidate in Camborne, Redruth & Hayle
By Graham Smith Labour Party members in the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency are to meet on Saturday 19th November to choose their Parliamentary candidate to fight the next...
EXCLUSIVE: Camborne, Redruth & Hayle Labour Party rumpus as big-wigs block local councillor’s bid to become Parliamentary candidate
By Graham Smith The Labour Party is bracing itself for a volley of complaints from its Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency after blocking a high-profile Cornwall councillor from seeking...
Labour’s race for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle back on, after “diversity” pause
By Graham Smith The Labour Party has resumed its quest for a Parliamentary candidate in the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency. Party bosses last week paused the process, claiming...
Economic crisis claims another Cornish pub
By Peter Tremayne Another popular Cornish pub looks likely to close because of the government’s failure to control inflation, now 10.1%. Cornwall Reports has previously noted the impact of...
Speculation grows about Labour Party intentions in Camborne, Redruth & Hayle constituency
By Graham Smith The decision of the Labour Party’s “High Command” to pause its selection of a Parliamentary candidate in the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency has encouraged speculation...
EXCLUSIVE: Labour quest for Parliamentary candidate in Camborne, Redruth & Hayle delayed as party “shoots itself in the foot”
By Graham Smith The Labour Party has paused its selection of a Parliamentary candidate for the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency following an intervention by regional officials in Bristol....
Labour hopes to have Parliamentary candidate for Camborne, Redruth & Hayle within weeks
By Julia Penhaligon The Labour Party is edging closer towards selecting a Parliamentary candidate for the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency, as it attempts to overhaul the 8,700 majority...
Council chiefs face uphill struggle if they pursue the idea of outsourcing Cornwall’s 999 emergency fire control centre
By Peter Tremayne The future of Cornwall’s 999 emergency fire control centre at Tolvaddon, Camborne, looks set to consume a vast amount of County Hall administrative time and resources...
Cornwall councillor Kate Ewert sets sights on becoming Labour MP for Camborne & Redruth
By Graham Smith Cornwall councillor Kate Ewert has confirmed that she is seeking nomination as Labour’s prospective Parliamentary candidate for the Camborne, Hayle and Redruth constituency. The seat is...
George Eustice adds to the criticism of government’s economic approach, comparing Liz Truss to Ted Heath
By Julia Penhaligon The Camborne and Redruth MP, George Eustice, has blamed Prime Minister Liz Truss for rocketing interest rates in the wake of her “mini budget” – which...