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After County Hall’s 90-minute PR stunt, the sewage just keeps flowing

 On Friday, Cornwall Council hosted a brief meeting at County Hall which it branded as its "Clean Seas and Rivers Summit."  South West Water attended and said "sorry"...

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Bomb disposal squad deals with WW2 shell at Portreath

By Harold Callahan Navy bomb disposal experts have detonated a World War Two bomb found in a stream at Portreath. Penberthy Road was closed and residents evacuated during the...

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Planning inspector gives the go ahead to turn Penhale Army Camp in to a tourist camp, despite overwhelming opposition

By Lee Trewhela Just over a year ago a Cornwall Council planning committee refused a contentious application to build a holiday park on the site of a former Army...

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Watch your step, advises council, as rain reveals more of Cornwall’s hidden mineshafts

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Perranzabuloe parish council has warned that the coastal area behind Perranporth surf  life-saving club has become dangerous after this week’s heavy rain. At least two historic...

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Another bit of Cornwall falls in to the sea

A large chunk of the 300-ft cliffs at Cligga Head, Perranporth, has collapsed – burying the old miners’ path beneath.  The collapse threatens the South West Coastal Path.  The...

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Perranporth “free” school axed

By Lee Trewhela The government has scrapped plans for a new 1,050-pupil “free” school on the north coast of Cornwall. In May 2022 Boris Johnson’s Conservative government promised the...

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Can we have our money back? Government unhappy with the way Cornwall Council built its Saints Trail bridge, and wants a £2.1 million refund

By Peter Tremayne County Hall’s culture of viewing grants as “free money” has triggered a new dispute with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Nine years after...

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New A30 Chiverton Cross road junction is already out of date, says National Highways, as motorists raise safety concerns with their MP

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Long and potentially dangerous queues of traffic trying to navigate the new Chiverton Cross junction on the A30 are due to too many motorists trying to...

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‘Dangerous’ campsite plan unanimously refused as councillors reject officers’ advice

By Lee Trewhela A Cornwall Council planning committee has unanimously agreed with a highways expert, formerly employed by the local authority, that access to a proposed campsite would impact...

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Who’d have thought it? Saints Trail cycle path now wanted for motorists

By Lee Trewhela Walkers, cyclists and horse riders are up in arms over proposals to use the newly-opened Saints Trail as a vehicular access to a new campsite, fearing...

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