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Jamaica Inn sold to national hotel group for £8 million
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Jamaica Inn, on Bodmin Moor, has been sold for approximately £8 million to a national hotel chain. The pub, made famous by Daphne du Maurier’s novel...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 9th August 2022
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The Queen is not amused: Davidstow cheese factory could lose its Royal seal of approval over Bodmin Moor pollution
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Davidstow cheese factory is at risk of losing its Royal patronage unless it stops polluting Bodmin Moor with black sludge. The Queen is said to...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 30th June 2022
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Environment Agency probes river pollution
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Environment Agency is investigating the cause of pollution which has killed fish and other aquatic life in two North Cornwall rivers. There have been incidents...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 26th May 2022
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Four day centres for adults with learning disabilities set to close
By Anne North Cornwall Council looks set to close, permanently, four day centres offering services to people with learning disabilities. The centres are at Bude, Launceston, Bodmin and Newquay....
- Anne North
- 22nd May 2022
- 1 comment
Another construction firm in administration, posing questions over unfinished buildings in Cornwall
By Peter Tremayne Another large construction company has gone into administration, leaving question marks over a number of public sector projects in Cornwall. Caledonian Modular had been working on...
- Peter Tremayne
- 30th March 2022
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Now you see them, now you don’t don’t: the curious case of Launceston’s vanishing roadworks
By Peter Tremayne Launceston looks set for weeks of traffic chaos after Cornwall Council warned of roadworks – and then withdrew its warning – before likely reintroducing the warning...
- Peter Tremayne
- 29th March 2022
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Email-gate: the final chapter
By Julia Penhaligon Councillor Adam Paynter, who at one stage seemed set for a glittering career as a Liberal Democrat politician in North Cornwall, appears to have finally broken...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 21st March 2022
- 1 comment
New walking path would encircle Cornwall
By Rashleigh MacFarlane A lottery-funded project is recommending a new walking path to link Bude in North Cornwall to Rame in South East Cornwall. The 90-mile route, through the...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 10th March 2022
- 4 comments
Saints Trail – it wasn’t the first two-wheeled “omnishambles” and it won’t be the last: Any inquiry needs to ask the right questions if the same mistakes are not to be repeated
By Graham Smith Any inquiry into the multi-million pound Saints Trail fiasco, which on Friday saw the scrapping of a key part of a 19 mile off-road cycle path,...
- theboss
- 7th February 2022
- 2 comments
Woman raped in Launceston
By Peter Tremayne Launceston police are investigating after a woman was raped in Madford Lane at the weekend. The attack was reported to have taken place between 00:25am and...
- Peter Tremayne
- 1st February 2022
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The future of leisure centres: price or value?
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The “beauty contest” to decide who will run leisure centres in Falmouth and Wadebridge is approaching its final stages, with councillors today (Tuesday) due to consider...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 25th January 2022
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EXCLUSIVE: Your leisure centre meeting is cancelled and you can’t talk about it, County Hall officials tell elected local councillors
By Graham Smith Cornwall Council officials have intervened to prevent people in the Wadebridge area from meeting to discuss the future of their local leisure centre. An extraordinary meeting...
- theboss
- 5th January 2022
- 3 comments
Who runs Cornwall Council? Why Wednesday’s cabinet meeting is about much more than four leisure centres
By Graham Smith Wednesday’s Cornwall Council cabinet meeting (15th December) will be a defining moment in the recent history of the authority, determining not only the future of four...
- theboss
- 12th December 2021
- 3 comments
Cornwall’s outdoor education service rescued by deferring closure decision – but leisure centres still face the axe in only three months
By Julia Penhaligon The threat to close Cornwall’s outdoor education centres has been lifted. Cornwall Council’s £55 million budget cuts included giving notice of redundancy to staff and earmarking...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 12th December 2021
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Providing leisure centres should be a statutory function of local councils, House of Lords tells Cornwall
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council should be forced to maintain and run its leisure centres and not allow them to close simply because a private operator cannot make a...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 10th December 2021
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Cornwall’s leisure centres under renewed threat as County Hall officials sideline councillors and push ahead with closure plans
By Graham Smith The stage is set for a potentially explosive Cornwall Council cabinet meeting next week, as County Hall officials push ahead with plans to close four leisure...
- theboss
- 8th December 2021
- 2 comments
Scrutiny councillors face public questions before studying proposals to close four leisure centres
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall councillors face eight public questions tomorrow (Tuesday) before they start scrutinising proposals to close four leisure centres and the St Austell hydrotherapy pool. The questions...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 6th December 2021
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Hands up those who want an inquiry into the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres! Six Tory councillors, under pressure from officials on one side and voters on the other, hold the key
By Graham Smith Any one of six Conservative councillors could hold the key to the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres when they take part in a scrutiny committee meeting...
- theboss
- 5th December 2021
- 2 comments
Council officers seek to rely on constitutional precedent to avoid “people power” making leisure centres’ decision
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon A petition calling for Cornwall Council to let all councillors decide the fate of threatened leisure centres in Cornwall looks set to fail...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 30th November 2021
- 1 comment
Cornwall’s leisure centres: County Hall braces for what looks like being a very long day in the council chamber
By Julia Penhaligon The stage is set for a day of political theatre at County Hall tomorrow (Tuesday) as Cornwall Council’s ruling Conservative administration comes face-to-face, for the first...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 29th November 2021
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North Cornwall celebrates resumption of Okehampton rail link
By Peter Tremayne The restored rail connection between Okehampton and Exeter resumed service at the weekend, providing a regular train service from Cornwall which can avoid the often tortuous...
- Peter Tremayne
- 22nd November 2021
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A brief window in time: 36 hours next week to question Cornwall Council about leisure centre closures
By Julia Penhaligon and Richard Whitehouse The agenda is due to be published on Tuesday (23rd November) for the next full meeting of Cornwall Council – which appears set...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 21st November 2021
- 2 comments
Leisure centres petition passes 5,000 names, forcing a full council debate
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall Council will be forced to debate the proposed closure of four leisure centres. A petition has easily garnered the required 5,000 signatures - it currently...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 19th November 2021
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Leisure centre closures: petition to force full council debate nears half-way stage
By Graham Smith A petition designed to force a full council debate about the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres has attracted more than 2,300 names in only four days....
- theboss
- 16th November 2021
- 4 comments
Petition launched to force a full council vote on the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s ruling Conservative group of councillors are facing more embarrassment because of a new petition calling for the proposed closure of four leisure...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 15th November 2021
- 3 comments
EXCLUSIVE: “I would resign rather than accept the closure of my leisure centre” – Tories starting to lose their grip on County Hall as Launceston rebellion threatens their council majority
By Graham Smith The Conservatives’ threat to close four of Cornwall’s leisure centres, and the hydrotherapy pool at St Austell, is in turn posing a threat to their majority...
- theboss
- 14th November 2021
- 2 comments
Leisure centres’ closures is “the death of democracy in Cornwall” – says former council leader
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon The way in which Cornwall Council is dodging scrutiny of plans to close four leisure centres has been criticised by a former council...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 13th November 2021
- 2 comments
Sits Vac: North Cornwall Liberal Democrats seek new Parliamentary candidate
By Julia Penhaligon Liberal Democrats in North Cornwall are looking for a new Parliamentary candidate, after their 2019 champion Danny Chambers abandoned hopes of winning the seat at the...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 10th November 2021
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Not a good look: Cornwall Council struggles to answer public questions as battle intensifies over the future of leisure centres
By Graham Smith Cornwall Council leader Linda Taylor has told leisure centre campaigners to “wait and see” after fielding 17 questions from members of the public at this morning’s...
- theboss
- 10th November 2021
- 2 comments
Leisure centre campaigners force closure proposals onto the agenda of today’s council cabinet meeting
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council’s ruling 10-member cabinet today (Wednesday) faces a picket-line of hostile questions about its proposals to close four leisure centres. The closure plans were originally...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 10th November 2021
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Historic sites added to “at risk” register
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Historic England has added the Harvey’s Foundry complex, Hayle, and the medieval pack horse bridge at Launceston to its list of “at risk” sites in Cornwall....
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 5th November 2021
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Town Council rejects County Hall’s leisure centre consultation as “deeply flawed” in blistering attack on “closure decisions already made”
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon Wadebridge Town Council has refused to respond to Cornwall Council’s “public” consultation over County Hall’s proposals to close four leisure centres. The town...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 2nd November 2021
- 1 comment
The curious case of Cornwall Council’s decision to give GLL an extra £6.73 million, three months after the company asked to close four leisure centres
An extract from page 45 of a 46-page Appendix, this document was approved by Cornwall Council's cabinet on 22nd September - the same day that County Hall confirmed the...
- theboss
- 29th October 2021
- 3 comments
Stop the closure of Falmouth’s leisure centre, says local MP
By Julia Penhaligon Truro and Falmouth MP Cherilyn Mackrory has called on Cornwall Council to delay, for at least a year, its threatened closure of the Falmouth Ships and...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 29th October 2021
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“If you tolerate this, then your leisure centre will be next” campaigners tell councillors
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon Leisure centre campaigners are planning to protest in Saltash on Saturday (30th October) to draw attention to Cornwall Council’s closure plans. County Hall...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 28th October 2021
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How much did your councillor cost last year? County Hall reveals full list of expenses
By Julia Penhaligon The total mileage claims paid to Cornwall councillors last year is a fraction of previous years, as Covid forced many to stay at home and take...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 27th October 2021
- 3 comments
EXCLUSIVE: If you don’t want to know the result of Cornwall Council’s “public consultation” over leisure centres, look away now
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council will today (Tuesday) issue a tough message to leisure centre campaigners that it is rejecting the opinions it has heard during its “public consultation”...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 26th October 2021
- 1 comment
EXCLUSIVE: This is what happens if you ask a silly question – how what was supposed to be a wide-ranging review of Cornwall’s sports and leisure facilities triggered the current crisis
By Julia Penhaligon The terms of reference for a consultants’ report about Cornwall’s sport and leisure facilities were substantially changed between February and July, Cornwall Reports can reveal. The...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 23rd October 2021
- 3 comments
Why I don’t use my local GLL swimming pool, by the councillor who gave the management contract to GLL
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon The councillor who led the outsourcing of Cornwall’s leisure centres in 2017 has said their management is now so poor that he no...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 22nd October 2021
- 1 comment
Cornwall’s leisure centre management company is “a bad and exploitative employer,” says union, as workers vote 94% in favour of strike action over unpaid wages
By Julia Penhaligon The leader of Britain’s biggest trade union has condemned the company which runs Cornwall’s leisure centres as “a bad and exploitative employer.” Unite general secretary Sharon...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 21st October 2021
- 1 comment
Leisure centre closures: council committee faces 17 questions in 15 minutes, all of them from Wadebridge
By Julia Penhaligon All 17 of the public questions to tomorrow’s (Tuesday) Cornwall Council scrutiny committee have been submitted by people disputing County Hall’s proposals to close the Wadebridge...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 18th October 2021
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EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council has spent months preparing its leisure centre closure hit list
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council has disclosed that it has known for months that its outsourced leisure centre operator is seeking major revisions to the contract it signed only...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 14th October 2021
- 1 comment
Campaign to save Cornwall’s leisure centres given new urgency by council’s attempt to dodge scrutiny and force a decision by 15th December
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council officials are trying to rush through a decision before Christmas about plans to close four leisure centres. The leisure centres under immediate threat are...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 14th October 2021
- 2 comments
Covid-19: Government to give extra help to the “red wall” but ignores Cornwall, despite higher infection rate
By Anne North The government is about to announce a new package of measures to support local councils with high rates of Covid infection. Cornwall is not on the...
- Anne North
- 14th October 2021
- 2 comments
Tickets on sale now for Okehampton-Exeter daily train service, resuming next month after a 49 year wait
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Tickets have gone on sale today (Tuesday) for the first time in 49 years for regular daily train passenger services between Okehampton and Exeter. Tickets are...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 12th October 2021
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Hands off Cornwall’s leisure centres, says swimming star Ruby
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Another swimming star has added her voice to calls to save Cornwall’s leisure centres. Ruby Griffiths, 15, from Looe, began her career with the Caradon swimming...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 10th October 2021
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No answers from Cornwall Council at its first leisure centre meeting, as Tories warm to a formal inquiry
By Graham Smith Cornwall Council staged the first of its “public consultation” meetings last night (Wednesday) to gauge reaction to the proposed closure of four leisure centres. About 30...
- theboss
- 7th October 2021
- 2 comments
Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats launch campaign to “Save Our Leisure Centres”
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to “Save Our Leisure Centres.” An online petition seeks to secure at least 5,000 signatures, which would force the...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 30th September 2021
- 0 comment
Launceston’s Minor Injury Unit due to reopen on Friday
By Anne North Launceston’s Minor Injury Unit is due to reopen on Friday (1st October) after closing suddenly in July due to staff shortages. Cornwall’s health chiefs justified the...
- Anne North
- 29th September 2021
- 1 comment
Drive for 30 minutes before going for a swim, says council, as it lays out its case for closing four of Cornwall’s leisure centres
By Julia Penhaligon Leisure centres at Falmouth, Saltash and Wadebridge will close on 31st March next year unless local communities in those areas can think of plans to save...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 22nd September 2021
- 1 comment
Promotion for St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double in this week’s government reshuffle
By Julia Penhaligon St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double has been promoted in the latest government reshuffle. He becomes an Assistant Whip, an unpaid post, and joins North...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 18th September 2021
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Leisure centres should become community assets, says North Cornwall MP Scott Mann
By Julia Penhaligon North Cornwall MP Scott Mann, whose constituency includes two of the four leisure centre which Cornwall Council is considering for closure, has added his voice to...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 15th September 2021
- 1 comment
Covid-19: South West “R” number falls to 0.8-1.2, but Newquay remains a concern
By Anne North The official Covid “R” number for the South West has fallen to 0.8-1.2, leaving room for doubt about whether the virus is increasing or decreasing. Daily...
- Anne North
- 8th August 2021
- 0 comment
Closure of Launceston’s Minor Injury Unit “will increase pressure on local GPs”
By Richard Whitehouse and Anne North The sudden closure of Launceston’s minor injury units will increase pressure on local GPs, the NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group heard yesterday (Tuesday.)...
- Anne North
- 4th August 2021
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Launceston Minor Injury Unit closes suddenly with no explanation
By Anne North The minor injury unit at Launceston has been closed until October. No formal announcement appears to have been made nor any reason given, although similar sudden...
- Anne North
- 26th July 2021
- 0 comment
Call for more walk-in Covid vaccination centres in North and South East Cornwall is “a fair challenge”
By Anne North County Hall is to explore ways of increasing Covid vaccination opportunities in North and South East Cornwall, after hearing concerns that Stithians and Wadebridge are the...
- Anne North
- 23rd June 2021
- 1 comment
Boundary Commission proposals expected to re-ignite “Devonwall” row
By Julia Penhaligon Arguments about a “Devonwall” Parliamentary constituency look set to be revived tonight (Monday) when a new review outlines plans to redraw boundaries. Previous plans to abolish...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 7th June 2021
- 0 comment
Keep politics out of politics, says Cornwall Council deputy leader
By Julia Penhaligon An election leaflet distributed by Cornwall Council’s deputy leader Adam Paynter is raising eyebrows in some parts of North Cornwall, as the former Liberal Democrat councillor...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 14th April 2021
- 4 comments
All in one place: the full list of the Cornwall Council candidates
By Julia Penhaligon A total of 374 candidates have entered the contest to elect a new Cornwall Council on 6th May. The tally of candidates by party, or description...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 10th April 2021
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Email-gate: Cornwall’s Independent group leader urges backing for Adam Paynter, ahead of next week’s confidence vote in council leader
By Julia Penhaligon The “email-gate” scandal which has plunged Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats into crisis has taken a new twist today (Thursday) after the leader of County Hall’s Independent group...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 1st April 2021
- 1 comment
Two Cornwall councillors quit Liberal Democrat group
By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats appear to have suffered two defections, ahead of next week’s County Hall “vote of confidence” in council leader Julian German. Launceston’s Jade Farrington...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 30th March 2021
- 1 comment
All of Cornwall’s leisure centres will reopen on Monday 12th April
By Rashleigh MacFarlane All 12 of Cornwall Council’s leisure centres are to reopen on 12th April, despite the continuing financial difficulties of the private management company GLL. Saltash, St...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 30th March 2021
- 0 comment
Email-gate: I am a Liberal Democrat, but will stand for election as an Independent, says Adam Paynter
By Richard Whitehouse The Deputy Leader of Cornwall Council has spoken out in response to the Liberal Democrats suspending him from the party after he shared a confidential email...
- theboss
- 26th March 2021
- 3 comments
Former MP Dan Rogerson to seek election to Cornwall Council in Launceston
By Julia Penhaligon Former North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson is to seek election to Cornwall Council. Mr Rogerson, who lives in Bodmin, is taking his considerable campaign experience to...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 26th March 2021
- 0 comment
Email-gate: Adam Paynter is definitely still a Liberal Democrat, at least for now, says the Local Government Association
By Julia Penhaligon Launceston councillor Adam Paynter is back in the Liberal Democrats, only three weeks after resigning all party positions and joining the Independent group at County Hall....
- Julia Penhaligon
- 26th March 2021
- 1 comment
EXCLUSIVE: In, out, shaken all about – is Cornwall’s Adam Paynter on his way back to the Liberal Democrats?
By Julia Penhaligon The Independent group of councillors at Cornwall Council has been thrown into more confusion this morning (Thursday) by news that Launceston’s Adam Paynter could be on...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 25th March 2021
- 1 comment
Elections 2021: North Cornwall Liberal Democrats offering social media platform to Independent candidate Adam Paynter
By Julia Penhaligon The former Liberal Democrat leader of Devon County Council has given his backing to Launceston councillor Adam Paynter, who is planning to contest the 6th May...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 24th March 2021
- 3 comments
Elections 2021: Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats squabble over who can use the party’s logo
By Julia Penhaligon A tug-of-war has broken out over the potential use of the Liberal Democrats’ official name and logo, as party officials continue to ponder whether they will...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 23rd March 2021
- 0 comment
Tough questions ahead for County Hall, as leisure centres remain closed until the middle of the election campaign
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The future of Cornwall’s leisure centres is likely to be questioned again tomorrow (Tuesday) when councillors consider the latest update from the Cornwall Council cabinet member...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 15th March 2021
- 1 comment
You didn’t get it from me!! The exclusive, inside story of the Cornwall Liberal Democrats’ “email-gate,” and how it caused the downfall of their national treasure
By Graham Smith “You didn’t get it from me!” These words, prefacing the deliberate leak of a confidential email, are the main cause of a major crisis for Cornwall’s...
- theboss
- 11th March 2021
- 10 comments
A story of bullying and breach of trust: why the Liberal Democrats had to get rid of Adam Paynter
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon All political eyes in Cornwall have suddenly turned to a small branch of the Liberal Democrats in North Cornwall, asking if local activists...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 10th March 2021
- 0 comment
EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats told they need a new group leader as the national party dumps Adam Paynter
By Graham Smith The Liberal Democrats appear poised to jettison their leader in Cornwall, Launceston councillor Adam Payntor, just weeks before the local council elections. For more than a...
- theboss
- 10th March 2021
- 2 comments
Budget boost for Okehampton rail link could benefit North Cornwall
By Rashleigh MacFarlane North Cornwall MP Scott Mann has welcomed yesterday’s (Wednesday’s) budget support for improved rail services between Exeter and Okehampton. Regular services were withdrawn in 1972 but...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 4th March 2021
- 0 comment
Constable jailed for having sex with crime victim in Launceston police station
By Peter Tremayne A Devon and Cornwall police officer has been jailed for 10 months for having sex with a crime victim in Launceston police station’s disabled toilet. PC...
- Peter Tremayne
- 20th February 2021
- 0 comment
Major expansion plans at Launceston College
By Richard Whitehouse A secondary school has revealed new plans for an extension which will increase capacity and add new facilities. Launceston College has launched consultation on the plans...
- Rashleigh MacFarlane
- 8th February 2021
- 0 comment
“We’ll consider a wide range of business models,” says council, as consultants look at the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres
By Julia Penhaligon Consultants hired to investigate the future of Cornwall’s leisure centres have been asked to consider a wide range of potential business models, according to County Hall’s...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 31st January 2021
- 6 comments
Cornwall to keep Covid marshals until May at the earliest
By Peter Tremayne The government has agreed to fund Covid marshalls in Cornwall until May at the earliest, County Hall has confirmed. The council-employs up to 20 marshals to...
- Peter Tremayne
- 31st January 2021
- 0 comment
Covid-19 forces the closure of several Cornish pubs
By Julia Penhaligon A growing number of pubs in Cornwall are closing because of Covid-19. The specific reasons vary, with some blaming staff shortages following reported contact with a...
- Julia Penhaligon
- 29th December 2020
- 0 comment
Launceston set for growth?
13th February 2017
By Julia Penhaligon
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Cornwall Reports is currently examining the Cornwall Council Site Allocations Document, to be considered by the Planning Policy Advisory Committee next week.
The document identifies the following towns/areas as strategically important for growth: Penzance & Newlyn, Hayle, Camborne-Pool-Illogan-Redruth, Helston, Falmouth and Penryn, Newquay, St Austell, Eco-communities (china clay areas) Bodmin, Launceston and Saltash.
Here is a map, and the planning officer’s executive summary:
A Cornwall Site Allocations Document is being prepared that sets out strategic sites to deliver Cornwall’s economic and housing growth within some of Cornwall’s largest settlements. The Cornwall Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD), forms part of a suite of documents that sit under the banner of the Cornwall Local Plan; demonstrating how the growth targets within the Cornwall Local Plan: Strategic Policies document will be delivered within these settlements.
The development of the area based sections of the Allocations DPD has been progressed in close consultation with the relevant local Cornwall Council members and the Town and Parish Councils.
The document recently went through a period of public consultation, ending on the 16 November 2016.
Approximately 1300 representations were received and the main issues that were raised, together with officer responses, are set out in Appendix 2 (see ‘Supporting Information’ at the end of this report for the link to the document).
As a result of this consultation, together with the continued engagement with other bodies, various changes to the area based sections were made. Appendix 1 sets out the proposed publication version of the Cornwall Site Allocations DPD, with changes to the area based section highlighted using track changes.
This report is seeking endorsement of this publication version of the Cornwall Site Allocations DPD; which would result in undertaking a further period of public consultation. Subject to no significant changes being required as a result of this consultation, the Service Director of Planning & Sustainable Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, would then submit the Cornwall Site Allocations DPD to the Secretary for State, which would then lead to an Examination in Public.
Charities get record boost from Countryman's Fair
From Show Secretary Jenny Smith
The Cornwall & Devon Countryman’s Fair has given a record amount of money to charity. The event was held last August at Werrington Park, Launceston.
At the Presentations Reception held on Friday 20 January at The Arundell Arms, local organisations received their donations from Chairman, Charles Huntington- Whiteley. Among those present were PCs Steve Stoppard and Danielle Hill who accepted a cheque on behalf of the Launceston Police Cadets; and Sonia Clements and Rachael Allen who received a cheque for the Launceston Voluntary First Aid Service.
The main charity chosen for 2016 was the West Country Rivers Trust whose Chief Executive, Dr Laurence Couldrick, outlined the Trust’s work in the Tamar Valley and expressed his delight at the substantial help which the trust had received.
Another major beneficiary of the Fair was Werrington Cricket Club whose members work so hard stewarding on the day. In total, more than £26,000 was given away.
Bouquets were presented to Mrs Sarah Williams of Werrington Park and to Mrs Anne May-Somerville who with Mrs Debbie Hext had provided a superb lunch in the VIP tent for the show’s judges and patrons.
Show Secretary, Jenny Smith, said: ‘We are most grateful to all those who contributed to the success of the Fair. I would especially like to thank our President, Mike Williams for his wisdom and experience, and Alison Hawes, who has just retired from being Regional Director of the Countryside Alliance, whose help for many years has been invaluable. Rob Tetley had a record turn-out of trade stalls this year, assisted by Sally Harvey who advised on our new Farmers Market for local food and drink producers.
Committee chairman Charles Huntington-Whiteley had a busy evening! All photos by Peter Glaser
I must also mention William May Somerville and Dave Chapman who worked hard to prepare the pond for fishing demonstrations, George Hext for marketing the fair and Paul Jenkins for taking on our facebook page which took off.
It was a glorious day which everyone enjoyed enormously. We have been able to give a lot of money to local charities, the past two events have been particularly successful. I am so proud to have been part of this team effort. I had the best tutor in Roger Pook.’