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210209 | ARG Covid grant in Cornwall may be cut by half due to demand

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210210 | Cornwall Council calls for action to tackle growing crisis in Cornish fishing industry

Cornwall Council calls for action to tackle growing crisis in Cornish fishing industry

 
 

Cornwall Council has joined fishing industry leaders in calling on government to address a growing crisis in the sector due to complicated new export rules, a lack of clarity about fishing quotas, and an increase in red tape.  read more »

210210 | Bees: Britain is breaking its promise of better bee protections

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This is urgent! Britain is breaking its promise of better bee protections by allowing a bee-killing poison banned in the EU to be used on our fields!  read more »

210210 | 'Big explosion' heard and houses shake after 'sonic boom' in Cornwall author image

A Typhoon fighter jet. It is not yet clear which aircraft caused the noise (Picture: PA)
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The flightpath of an RAF aircraft flying above Cornwall today (Picture: FlightRadar24.com)

‘Big explosion’ heard and houses shake after ‘sonic boom’ in Cornwall

210208 | Builder James Lee Knight (aka Jay Knight or Jay Knight Mason) who lost residents £100,000 admits nine offences of fraud

Builder who lost residents £100,000 admits nine offences of fraud

A builder whose shoddy work meant his customers lost around £100,000 has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud following an investigation by Cornwall Council’s Trading Standards.  read more »

210202 | "What if I told you that they're not actually hunting the "South African" variant?"

What if I told you that they're not actually hunting the "South African" variant?

210208 | South Africa variant: Do you need third jab and does it affect lockdown?

Covid-19 case rates in UK nations. (PA Graphics)

"it’s not just about South Africa, is it, it’s about our homegrown versions, and the modification to the Kent variant, and the idea that we’ve got to be so on our guard and track and tracing it so carefully that we don’t expand our homegrown version"  read more »

South Africa variant: Do you need third jab and does it affect lockdown?

200208 | Reports reveal impact of G7 summits on hosts | benefits for businesses "For most summit had no impact"

proportion of businesses experiencing a positive impact appeared to be largely counterbalanced by those where the impact was negative

Reports reveal impact of G7 summits on hosts

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210208 | Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete

Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete
The work to upgrade the St Ives - Carbis Line in West Cornwall is now complete (Image: Network Rail)

 

Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete

The upgrade work to the St Ives train line has now been completed

8 February 2021 Biggest rail upgrade in Cornwall since 1950s now complete

By Olivier Vergnault

The biggest investment in Cornwall’s rail network since the 1950s is complete.  read more »