Another huge solar farm wins planning permission on appeal

By Lee Trewhela A solar farm will be built across 18 fields in Cornwall’s china clay country despite being refused at a Cornwall Council meeting last year. A government...

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A battle won, but the war goes on, say opponents of 200-acre solar farm

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall councillors have defied the advice of County Hall officials and voted 7-3 to refuse planning permission for a huge solar farm at Trelion, near St...

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D-Day for Cornwall’s largest solar farm

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Planners meet tomorrow (Thursday) to rule on an application for a 208-acre solar farm, the largest in Cornwall so far.  They are again likely to be...

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Football and politics: St Austell and Newquay MP Noah Law calls on FIFA World Cup boss to suspend England’s red card

By Julia Penhaligon Full marks to St Austell and Newquay MP Noah Law, whose swift response to last night's England World Cup footballing heroics have brought smiles to the...

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Three weeks is a long time in politics

By Julia Penhaligon With a new opinion poll suggesting that Labour might survive the Makerfield by-election, some local politicians are already wondering if an Andy Burnham-led government would grant...

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Campaign against huge solar farm hangs on to fight another day

By Lee Trehwela Planners have postponed a final decision about a 204-acre solar farm in mid Cornwall. Despite overwhelming objections from local residents, County Hall officials had recommended approval...

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Another Reform councillor quits

By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall councillor Jamie Hanlon, elected in May last year as the Reform UK candidate for Penwithick and Boscoppa in the china clay area, is now listed...

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Another day, another solar farm

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Another controversial solar farm planning application comes before councillors this week, with most conscious that there is little they can do to reflect the overwhelming public...

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Merde! The never-ending quest to unleash Cornwall’s potential just got even more complicated, as the lithium sector goes critical

By Peter Tremayne In December, it was all smiles.  A government minister, escorted by Members of Parliament, paraded around the Imerys lithium project in Cornwall’s china clay area and...

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After the gold rush: Imerys switches off its lithium project in Cornwall

By Peter Tremayne Imerys British Lithium has announced it is pausing plans to mine in Cornwall. It is bad news for jobs and investment, dealing a serious blow to...

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