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Cutting school bus routes and making pupils walk is 'ridiculous and dangerous' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall politicians and parents oppose council proposal to cut 16 school bus routes deemed suitable for walking.
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2023
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Call for Cornwall cabbies to do school runs and not Essex drivers - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Councillor Adam Paynter questioned at council meeting why children are being transported to school by taxi drivers from Essex and Shropshire.
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Disbelief as taxis from 300 miles away doing school runs in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council uses out-of-county taxi drivers for school runs while local company completes safety checks for permanent drivers.
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New calls for Cornwall to get a Cornish Assembly or Parliament with 'meaningful devolution' of powers - Cornwall Live
Mebyon Kernow leader Dick Cole proposes cross-party motion seeking Cornwall Assembly with devolution powers similar to Wales and Scotland.
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Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park gets permission for 51 permanent lodges despite coastline concerns - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's east sub-area planning committee approved Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park's application for 51 permanent lodges despite environmental objections.
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Launceston, Cornwall's former capital that would love for tourists to stop by - Cornwall Live
Launceston traders call for better promotion of the former Cornwall county town's rich historical heritage to attract more tourists.
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New council housing to be ready in Launceston later this year - Cornwall Live
New council housing in Launceston will be ready later this year as part of a 67-home development for social rent and shared ownership.
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Cornwall Council members give themselves pay rise of more than £2500 a year - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved an independent panel's recommendation to increase councillor basic allowances from £15,130.75 to £17,681.79 annually.
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Launceston Leisure Centre to close its doors as fight to save it continues - Cornwall Live
Launceston Leisure Centre closes for 14 days while efforts continue to save it from permanent closure.
2022
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Cornwall set for maximum council tax hike in 2023 - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council is set to raise council tax by nearly five percent in 2023 after government rule changes allowed increases without referendum.
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Plans to convert farmhouse into new pre-school nursery approved - Cornwall Live
Plans to convert a farmhouse at Scadghill Farm in Kilkhampton into a pre-school nursery were approved despite planning officer concerns about its isolated location.
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Planning refused for 'affordable housing led' development - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's east planning committee refused permission for an affordable housing development in Pendoggett, St Kew by six votes to five.
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Conservative Cornwall Council approves budget with maximum council tax rise and £60m of cuts - Cornwall Live
Conservative-led Cornwall Council approved a budget featuring maximum council tax increase of 2.99% and £60 million in spending cuts.
2021
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Cornish politicians and their gaffes, odd comments or convictions - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Live reviews past political controversies involving local politicians, including gaffes, criminal convictions, and scandals affecting Cornwall councilors and MPs.
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Five-bed Launceston home with 'poor design' is approved - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors approved a five-bedroom house near Launceston despite planning officers recommending refusal and calling the design "poor.
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Concerns raised that more leisure centres in Cornwall could close in future - Cornwall Live
Campaigners warn that Cornwall Council's consultation on closing four leisure centres could lead to more future facility closures.
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Launceston councillor says leisure centre services have been reduced too far - Cornwall Live
Former Cornwall Council deputy leader Adam Paynter supports CornwallLive's campaign to prevent closure of Launceston Leisure Centre and four other facilities.
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Liskeard guest house to be converted into supported housing for young people - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's planning committee approved converting a Liskeard guest house into supported housing for young people with learning disabilities and autism.
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Farmer's plans to build controversial home on Rame Head beauty spot rejected - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council rejected farmer Chris Wilton's planning application to build a home on Rame Head beauty spot land.
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Couple given permission to live in mobile home and tend to agriculture business - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's planning committee approved a couple's application for temporary mobile home permission at their horticultural business site in Harrowbarrow.
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The Cornwall councillors who will decide which developments can be built and which will be refused - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council announced the membership of its four planning committees, which will determine approvals and rejections for development applications across the county.
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Cornwall Council's independents name leaders as member defects to work with Tories - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Independent group elected Loic Rich as leader and Adam Paynter as deputy, while member Dulcie Tudor defected to join the Conservative group.
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Cornwall Council election results - every newly elected councillor area by area - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council election results show Conservatives won overall majority with 47 of 87 seats, taking control from Liberal Democrat-Independent coalition.
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Cornwall turns blue as Conservatives win Cornwall Council - Cornwall Live
Conservatives won majority control of Cornwall Council for the first time since its formation in 2009, ending previous coalition administrations.
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The key battlegrounds in this week's Cornwall Council elections - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council elections on May 6 will contest 87 seats, reduced from 123, with various parties and independents competing.