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Cornwall’s spaceport project faces its first political hurdle today
By Graham Smith Plans to build a spaceport in Cornwall could come grinding to a halt today (Wednesday) when Cornwall Council’s cabinet meets to consider contributing £12 million towards...
The Battle of Bodmin set to test Cornwall Council’s cabinet this morning
By Graham Smith The prospect of building 550 houses on Halgavor Moor, to the south of Bodmin, will be raised with Cornwall Council’s ruling cabinet this morning (Wednesday.) Wainhomes...
St Just church bells sound the alarm for climate emergency
By Richard Whitehouse As the chorus of support for the campaign to recognise that the planet is facing a climate emergency continues to grow, a new initiative has been...
Redruth in line for 52 “affordable” homes
By Richard Whitehouse and Anne North Plans to build 52 new homes, all of which will be “affordable,” according to County Hall’s definition of “affordable,” on the site of...
Illogan housing plans recommended for approval
By Richard Whitehouse A controversial housing development which has faced strong opposition from people living near the site has been recommended for approval. Planning permission has already been granted...
Andrew George savages the Liberal Democrats’ new Brexit policy, saying it is “a gift to the hard Right”
By Anne North Divisions within Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats, over the party’s new hard-line policy to scrap Brexit without another referendum, have widened with St Ives Parliamentary candidate Andrew George...
Bovine TB increases in Cornish cattle, despite the badger cull
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall continues to be one of the counties worst affected by bovine tuberculosis, according to new data published by the government. There were 350 new cases...
Truro half marathon draws crowds
By Rashleigh MacFarlane A total of 530 runners took part in yesterday’s (Sunday’s) Truro Half Marathon, sponsored by Duchy Plant Hire. Hundreds of spectators lined the route to cheer...
Back to the drawing board: Cornwall’s proposed new waste collection plan, aiming to double recycling, is too expensive
By Anne North Plans to make fundamental changes to the way in which household waste is collected in Cornwall will be re-visited on Wednesday when councillors discover that they...
Liberal Democrats’ new plan to cancel Brexit – without a referendum – worries some activists in Cornwall
By Julia Penhaligon The Liberal Democrats’ new Brexit policy – dropping the promise of a second referendum in favour of a straightforward commitment to scrap Brexit completely – has...
“We will fight them on the beaches” – town and parish councils go to war over once-in-a-generation boundary disputes
By Graham Smith Local councils across Cornwall are preparing to do battle over which of them should survive the current Community Governance Review, with some vowing to “fight them...
County Hall promises action after man’s death from “self-neglect”
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall Council has promised to urgently implement an “Action Plan” following the death of a man who died of self-neglect. The man died in 2016, after...
Getting into space is about maths and physics, not public relations: why Cornwall Council should say “no” to Richard Branson
CLICK THE "As I Please" LINK (ABOVE) TO REGISTER AND READ THIS FREE ARTICLE By Graham Smith Any Cornwall Council cabinet members not yet determined to vote £12 million...
Farms minister George Eustice expands badger cull to most of Cornwall
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Farms’ minister and Camborne & Redruth MP George Eustice has extended the badger cull to most of Cornwall. It had previously been limited to North Cornwall. ...
Penzance tribute to Peter Le Mare, tireless campaigner for peace
By Peter Tremayne A special festival is planned for Penzance later this month in tribute to one of Cornwall’s most influential peace campaigners, who died in July. Peter Le...
Newquay Spaceport now promises 150 jobs by 2025 – last year, it promised 1,000 jobs by 2025
By Graham Smith A full-scale arm-twisting and public relations operation is underway at County Hall to persuade the ten Cornwall Council cabinet members that they must vote in favour...
Cornwall Live publisher experiments with asking readers to pay-as-they-go for news articles
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The company which owns and publishes Cornwall Live has become the latest local news organisation to embrace a new “pay-as-you-go” system for online readers. Reach PLC,...
Cornwall will face severe fuel and food shortages in only 49 days – you can now download the official Operation Yellowhammer documents
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Up to 129 European fishing vessels could enter local fishing waters in only 49 days, in the event of a No Deal Brexit, according to official...