EDF 'already committed' to simple tariffs
Energy companies have cast doubt over whether Government promises to ensure people are on the cheapest tariffs will actually mean lower bills for households.Ministers yesterday announced proposals to...
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Cornwall MP calls on ministers to end 'cartel' proposal for NHS
MPs have urged the Government to step in to halt plans for a South West NHS pay "cartel".Cornwall MP Andrew George has tabled a parliamentary petition calling for the Government to do "all it can to...
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Communities in focus: Photo competition launches to capture country's...
Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and national communications charity Media Trust, in partnership with the Thisis and localpeople community news sites run by Northcliffe Digital, have launched Communities in...
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Weather warning in Cornwall as rain continues to pour
A weather warning remains in place for most of Cornwall today as heavy rain sweeps through the Westcountry. Exeter based weather agency, the Met Office have warned that "heavy and persistent rain is...
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Cornwall newspapers and website to join new media organisation Local World
The West Briton, Cornishman and Cornish Guardian newspapers and www.thisiscornwall.co.uk website are this morning under new ownership. Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has sold its regional...
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LIVE webcast and blog: Cornwall Council's cabinet meeting
Cornwall Council's cabinet meet this morning at 10am. You can follow the events of the meeting live via the live webcast and blog below. Please note the blog is moderated by Cornwall...
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Tributes paid to cyclist Matthew Collings killed in St Austell crash
A cyclist who died in a St Austell road crash last week has been named as Matthew Collings, 36, from the St Austell area. Collings was on his bike when he was incolved in a collission with a car last...
View ArticleMade in Cornwall Fair - Wednesday 28th November to Saturday 1st December
The Made in Cornwall fair will once again will be showcasing many of our talented artists and crafts people providing Christmas shoppers with the chance to buy local products at great value prices. We...
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Councils in Devon and Cornwall 'may struggle to balance books'
Councils in the Westcountry have escaped the worst of the funding cuts under the Government's austerity drive – but some authorities are still poorer by around £100 per head of population.The Audit...
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Ex-Cornishman reporter David Haigh seals the deal for Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club has been bought by a Dubai-based investment bank, making a former Cornishman reporter one of its new directors. David Haigh, who grew up in Sancreed, was spearheading the bid...
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Truro School former student George Gray on trial for rape
A student at one of Cornwall's top private schools raped a 17-year-old girl in a bathroom at a "lavish" party near Truro, a court was told this morning.George Gray, 19, from Taunton in Somerset,...
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Second homeowners could be hit by new 'mansion tax'
Wealthy Westcountry second homeowners could be hit by a "mansion tax" that sees them paying more to the council for their expensive properties.Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has hinted...
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Waste disposal alternatives 'could save £320m' on St Dennis incinerator...
Cornwall Council could save up to £320 million if it considered alternatives to its controversial waste incinerator contract, a report said yesterday.Opponents of the planned £117 million incinerator...
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'Stunned' bishops pledge themselves to allowing female bishops in future
The defeat of legislation introducing the first women bishops will be viewed by many as "a tragedy", the Bishop of Exeter has said.The General Synod narrowly failed to give final approval to the...
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Chief constable is priority for new police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg
A permanent chief constable will be appointed as soon as possible, Devon and Cornwall's new police and crime commissioner said today as he began his first official day in office.Deputy Chief Constable...
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Falmouth Harbour Commissioners' FabTest marine energy test site wins a South...
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners has won a South West Green Energy Award for the FabTest marine energy test site in Falmouth Bay.The pioneering project is a partnership between the commissioners, the...
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LIVE webcast and blog: Cornwall Council's Strategic Planning Committee
Cornwall Council's Strategic Planning Committee meet this morning from 10am at County Hall. Follow the meeting live via our live webcast and blog below. Please note the blog is moderated by Cornwall...
View ArticleHelston mayor aghast at Remembrance Day fines
HELSTON Mayor Jonathan Radford-Gaby said he was "absolutely aghast" that parking tickets were meted out to drivers attending a Remembrance Day service at the town's parish church.Mr Radford-Gaby was...
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Falmouth's Lizzie Hosken of Clark Jenner Angove Accountants wins a National...
A FALMOUTH apprentice has won a national award. Lizzie Hosken won the advanced apprentice of the year at the National Apprenticeship Awards. She works as an apprentice accountant at Clark Jenner Angove...
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Cornish Pirates ring the changes for trip to Bedford Blues
The Cornish Pirates and Bedford Blues both make changes to their line-ups for tomorrow night's big game in the RFU Championship at Goldington Road (7.45pm), writes Dick Straughan.With only one of the...
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