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Dogs on beaches: the debate goes on
By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall councillors have rejected plans to relax the rules about when dogs can be taken on beaches. A committee voted 9-4 against an official recommendation which...
St Ives remembers the lifeboat disaster of 1939
By Rashleigh MaFarlane Thursday 23rd January 2020 marks 81 years since the John and Sarah Eliza Stych lifeboat launched in a violent gale to the aid of an unknown...
Neither a lender nor a borrower be: Cornwall council loaned other councils £177 million, while borrowing £122.5 million
By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall Council has defended its position as being one of the biggest lenders to other local authorities after handing out more than £177 million. Details of...
County Hall whacks it on plastic with a £1 million spend in three months
By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall Council has defended its use of payment cards to pay for goods and services after revealing it spent more than £1 million within three months. ...
Local councils study the idea of a tourism tax, with divided opinions in Cornwall
By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall welcomes millions of visitors every year with people coming from all over the world to see the beauty of the Duchy and explore its beaches,...
Cornwall hopes that new flights from Newquay-Amsterdam will keep open its window to the world, as Branson snatches Heathrow slots and confirms Flybe will be re-branded as Virgin
By Peter Tremayne Flybe is to introduce new flights between Newquay and Amsterdam, and increase services to Manchester and Edinburgh, as part-compensation for the loss of its connection to...
Flybe’s Newquay route reverts to Gatwick airport, as Branson snatches Heathrow for bigger things
By Graham Smith It’s official – nearly – that Flybe is to abandon its Heathrow airport landing slots. Passengers from Newquay will instead be offered flights to Gatwick. The...
Health chiefs booked 10 hotel rooms to help manage Cornwall’s hospital bed crisis
By Richard Whitehouse Hospital bosses provisionally booked hotel rooms to cope with pressures placed on Royal Cornwall Hospital over the new year. Details of the “extraordinary action” were revealed...
Inspectors say Cornwall’s fire and rescue service “needs improvement”
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall’s fire and rescue service still “requires improvement,” according to the latest report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectors. The label is actually an improvement on last...
Newquay dogs home to close for “reconfiguration” of business model
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The St Francis dogs home, Porth, Newquay, is to close its kennel doors to new admissions with immediate effect – and is looking for new homes...
Cornwall College to close Saltash campus in bid to avoid financial collapse
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall College is to sell its 35-year-old Saltash campus to help stave off a financial crisis. A statement on the college website says the Saltash campus...
National Pot Hole Day helps “celebrate” repairs to Cornwall’s roads
By Rashleigh MacFarlane More than 25,000 potholes had to be repaired in Cornwall’s roads last year, County Hall has confirmed. This is approximately six times as many as were...
Branson takes taxpayers for a ride – you can still fly from Newquay to Heathrow, but only if you go via Manchester and Edinburgh
By Graham Smith The government has buckled to demands by Richard Branson for a £100 million tax-break to keep the troubled regional airline Flybe operational. The deal still leaves...
Cornwall “will not try to run its own airline,” promises council leader
By Richard Whitehouse The leader of Cornwall Council has ruled out the possibility of the authority operating flights to London saying it would be a “stretch too far.” Julian...
Cornish Lithium optimistic about the prospects for 2020, as more drilling is about to get underway
By Graham Smith The quest for a new energy source to power electric vehicles is likely to make huge strides in 2020, as Cornish Lithium continues to explore reserves...
Planners to meet next week to rule on Truro stadium proposals
By Anne North Planners are due to meet next week (Thursday 23rd January) to rule on plans for a Truro stadium. Although outline permission was granted originally in 2011,...