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230821 | People of Cornwall town 'thrown under bus' over housing plan | direct result of councillors handled Hayle masterplan

The land where the new houses will be built next to Hayle Football Club (Image: Cornwall Council)
An aerial photograph showing where the houses will be built in Hayle (Image: Google Earth)
A councillor says the people of Hayle have been "thrown under the bus" by Cornwall Council over plans to build 60 new houses in the Cornish town  read more »

230630 | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 25 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 25 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 25 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, figures show.
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230620 | UK's first deep geothermal project in years online in Cornwall | Falmouth Packet

Eden Geothermal Ltd at the time of drilling the heat well (Image: Toby Smith)
The geothermal site (Image: Eden Project)
Eden Project Co-Founder Sir Tim Smit with Eden Geothermal Ltd CEO Gus Grand (Image: Mark Passmore)

UK's first deep geothermal project in years online in Cornwall

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230310 | Commissioner unveils plan to reopen six more police station ‘front desks’

Commissioner unveils plan to reopen six more police station ‘front desks’

10 March

SIX more police enquiry desks will be reopened across Devon and Cornwall in the next 12 months, the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner will announce today.

The next phase of Alison Hernandez’s project to reopen police enquiry offices (PEOs) will see stations reopened to the public in Devonport (Plymouth), Looe, Ilfracombe, Honiton, Okehampton and Kingsbridge in the 12 months to April 2024.  read more »

230118 | Cornwall MP George Eustice under fire for 'stay-at-home mums' gender comment

George Eustice told the Commons that overall the UK "gave away far too much for far too little in return".

Cornwall MP George Eustice under fire for 'stay-at-home mums' gender comment

Mr Eustice's comments came on the back of the Budget announcement made by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week  read more »

230314 | 'Why I am reopening 17 police station front desks' - says Commissioner

Tiverton

'Why I am reopening 17 police station front desks' - says Commissioner

14 March

I love an opportunity to get out and meet the public we serve and front-line police officers, staff and volunteers, so was in my element on Friday and Saturday when I toured the six police stations where I have funded the reopening of police enquiry offices.

'Why I am reopening 17 police station front desks' - says Commissioner  read more »

230225 | Judicial review over Hayle Viaduct Hill new houses in Cornwall | Town fails in challenging Cornwall Council at judicial

The challenge had been over 85 houses to be built in Viaduct Hill, Hayle (Image: Google Street View)
On February 7, 2022 members of the West Sub-Area Planning Committee at Cornwall Council agreed to grant planning permission - subject to conditions and Section 106 planning obligations - on a site off Viaduct Hill.
This was despite the town council warning that the area already has 700 extra houses in the pipeline and could cope with any more development.
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