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EXCLUSIVE – How Israel tries to influence Cornwall’s MPs
7th August 2018 By Graham Smith Labour Party activists might be forgiven for feeling frustrated at their party leadership’s continuing squabble over what is and what is not anti-Semitic...
St Austell & Newquay MP to open Windrush debate
19th April 2018 By Peter Tremayne One of Cornwall’s MPs is to open a Parliamentary debate about the “Windrush” scandal, following the government’s admission that it destroyed the migration...
Cornwall’s secondary school pupils face cut-per-head lottery under new funding formula, as class sizes start to increase
19th April 2018 By Peter Tremayne The cash spent on Cornwall’s secondary school pupils is hundreds of pounds less than needed, according to an analysis of official Department for...
The secret jigsaw: how the NHS is Shaping Our Future into a Cornwall of winners and losers, depending on the “Property Asset Scorecard”
23rd March 2018 By Graham Smith The redesign of Cornwall’s health service is set to transfer treatment of existing minor injury units to 25 “enhanced” GP surgeries – posing...
Council pays for refurbishment of eight leisure centres
20th February 2018 By Graham Smith Cornwall’s leisure centres have had a £346,715 facelift since the contract was transferred to the London-based company GLL, according to a Freedom of...
Battle lines drawn for Cornwall Council elections in 2021, as Independents face party political squeeze
14th February 2018 By Anne North Battle lines have been drawn for the next set of Cornwall Council elections in 2021. New ward boundaries, identifying 87 council divisions, were...
87, 88, 89…….that’s not right! Last-minute hitch as councillors crawl towards the boundaries finish line
8th February 2018 By Julia Penhaligon The long march to a smaller Cornwall Council is nearing the end of its journey – but a last-minute hitch has necessitated yet...
GPs to the rescue? Will your local doctor take the place of your nearest Minor Injury Unit?
1st February 2018 By Graham Smith More than two dozen GP surgeries in Cornwall, which provide an “enhanced” service to treat minor injuries, are to be reviewed as part...
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
18th January 2018 By Graham Smith Further details have emerged of what Cornwall’s local hospitals could look like once the National Health Service converts to a council-led Accountable Care...
Named – the ten Minor Injury Units in Cornwall due to close under Accountable Care
3rd January 2018 By Graham Smith Cornwall’s network of minor injury units are under imminent threat of closure, according to an analysis of NHS plans. Ten sites, from Bude...
Good news for pet owners as fire crews get new life-saving kit
7th December 2017 By Rashleigh MacFarlane Donations from Helston-based The Dog House Grooming Company and the RSPCA mean that all of Cornwall’s on-call stations will now have special life-saving...
National Westminster closes several branches throughout Cornwall
4th December 2017 By Graham Smith National Westminster banks are closing across Cornwall – most are to close next year, but the branch in Wadebridge will close at the...
Budget boost for new road to link St Austell and A30
22nd November 2017 By Graham Smith A new road between St Austell could be open within five years, according to Cornwall Council. The much-talked about project has come a...
Cornwall remembers
13th November 2017 Thousands of people across Cornwall have observed Remembrance Day memorial services. Towns and villages staged events to respect local friends and relatives who have been killed...
Cornwall’s foodbanks braced for arrival of Universal Credit
30th October 2017 By Julia Penhaligon Thousands of people in Cornwall are bracing themselves for the introduction of Universal Credit, the controversial new benefit which replaces many aspects of...
Cornwall’s libraries: the “devolution revolution” is taking longer than expected
20th October 2017 By Anne North Cornwall’s “pioneering” reform of the county’s libraries is to be extended for a further year, as council officials struggle to find local partners...
And this is where the lifeboats are – but there are only 87 seats for 123 councillors, as the scramble for places gets underway
29th September 2017 By Graham Smith The maps reproduced in this article illustrate the first draft of how officials suggest re-drawing Cornwall Council boundaries. The 2021 local council elections...
Cornwall’s libraries: the devolution revolution has been postponed
23rd January 2018 By Rashleigh MacFarlane The transformation of Cornwall’s library service is going to take twice as long as previously thought, according to council officials. In 2015 the...