Published by Emma Carton at 7:26am 5th July 2019. (Updated at 9:04am 5th July 2019)

By Local Democracy Reporter, Richard Whitehouse

People in some parts of Cornwall have been revealed to have to wait, on average, three times longer than others for an emergency ambulance.

Figures released by the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) show the postcode lottery when dialling 999 for an ambulance.  read more »

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 1:07pm 3rd July 2019. (Updated at 3:37pm 3rd July 2019)

Drivers have been spotted doing u-turns on a notorious stretch of the A30 in west Cornwall.

At least three people were seen performing the dangerous manoeuvre on the Hayle bypass on Wednesday lunchtime.

It was to avoid the volume of traffic queuing and one was even faced with a horse box travelling in the opposite direction.

Inrix Traffic and Travel is reporting that there is slow traffic westbound between the B3301 Carwin Rise and A3074 Nut Lane.  read more »

PA18/06111 | Proposed mixed use development comprising three A1 retail (food and non-food) units and petrol filling station (including A1/A3 uses); associated parking, access and landscaping arrangements | Land To The North Of Roseworthy Hill Camborne Cornwall TR14 0TR

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John also made several individual sightings of the very rare Large Tortoiseshell butterfly near his home at Connor Downs over several years in the late 1990’s through to about 2006, raising hopes that this species may have survived over several generations in west Cornwall, following a probable small immigration of this extinct species. He is also accredited with proving a Painted Lady butterfly can overwinter as an adult butterfly in Cornwall (1997/1998) following a mark & release experiment by him close to his home near Hayle. Finally, his patience was rewarded by a fortunate sighting of the largest of all our migrants, a Monarch, on 12th November, 2002 at Angarrack on a pub roof!

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2009 I was down in late March but no butterflies were seen. In mid June, on the 13th at Portheras there was a Green Hairstreak, the first I have seen here. The 19th saw me again onthe green lane down to Higher Bosistow farm where hundreds of very worn Painted Ladies were found. Back again in the second week of July and a new location was explored at Rinsey, east of Mounts Bay. Again many Painted Ladies were on the wing together with Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers. On the 15th a Comma was seen in the village of Angarrack near Hayle and another was seen later on the site of Wheal Alfred enjoying the numerous Buddleia trees.

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Cornish launch for ground-breaking project to secure future of rare British Lop pigs

There are believed to be only between 100 and 200 females left in the country  read more »