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Cornwall Council named the best at delivering affordable homes - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council claimed to be the best performing UK local authority for affordable housing delivery, providing 1,692 homes in 2017/18.
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More than 800 people asked council for help because they were homeless - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved spending £40million to buy 250 properties for homeless accommodation after over 800 people sought homelessness assistance.
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New Town plan for 8,000 residents near Truro moves a step closer to really happening - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Cabinet approved plans to begin development of a new town for 8,000 residents at Langarth near Truro.
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Fortnightly bin collection and weekly recycling collections on the way to Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Cabinet approved a new waste collection system for 2020 featuring fortnightly bin collection and weekly recycling collection.
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Number of rough-sleepers in Cornwall has halved, says council - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council claims rough sleeper numbers dropped 46 percent over two years and 22 percent in 2018.
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Stop ‘poisonous hate speech’ mayor tells the people of Penzance - Cornwall Live
Penzance mayor warns against "poisonous hate speech" targeting rough sleepers as multi-agency partnerships tackle antisocial behaviour.
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Council buys land at Newquay to build up to 455 'homes for locals' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council bought land at Trevithick Farm, Newquay with planning permission for 455 homes as part of its £200 million housing development programme.
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Cornwall's MPs have 'failed us' over government stadium cash promise - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council criticized MPs for not securing £3 million in government funding promised by David Cameron for the Stadium for Cornwall project.
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How your councillor voted on call for second Brexit referendum - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council voted 47-40 with 4 abstentions to support calls for a people's vote on Brexit terms.
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£1.75m Gypsy and Travellers site to double in size - and work begins this week - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council begins work on £1.75 million expansion of Gypsy and Traveller site at South Treviddo, doubling capacity to 15 caravans.
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Cornwall villages to give homes to locals so they don't become holiday cottages - Cornwall Live
Cornwall villages plan to buy council properties to create affordable local housing in areas dominated by holiday homes.
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Huge rise in number of people on Universal Credit in Cornwall despite benefit chaos - Cornwall Live
Cornwall saw 1,482 additional Universal Credit recipients in October 2018, bringing the total to 9,969 people on the benefits system.
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Unite union slammed for claiming Cornwall Council would charge for children's health visits - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council criticized Unite union for wrongly claiming parents could be charged for children's health visits after Cabinet approved children's services integration plans.
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Rule change will allow more affordable homes to be built in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council welcomes removal of government borrowing cap that will allow councils to fund construction of more affordable homes.
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This could be the end of second home owners not paying tax in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Former Cornish MP Andrew George proposed an amendment to close a tax loophole affecting 7,000 holiday home owners in Cornwall.
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Cornwall Council's bid to create 'living rent' to close gap for low earners - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council is considering introducing a "living rent" scheme linking rental costs to local incomes at approximately 33% of household income.
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Private landlords face £30,000 fine under new powers granted to councils and police - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council says it will use new powers to fine private landlords up to £30,000 for substandard accommodation or criminal activity.
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How Cornwall's community spirit is helping rebuild the lives of Truro's fire victims - Cornwall Live
Cornwall residents and traders provided help, cash and clothing to victims of a Truro sheltered housing fire.
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Council could have bought WRONG homes in map mix-up - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council Cabinet corrected a mapping error that could have led to purchasing wrong affordable homes in Dobwalls.
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Man arrested in relation to fire at Truro bungalows is released - Cornwall Live
A 40-year-old Truro man arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a June 13 fire at sheltered housing bungalows was released with no further action.
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Truro fire - pictures show the devastation inside the bungalows at Merrifield Close - Cornwall Live
Sixty firefighters battled a suspicious fire at Truro sheltered housing complex with one person arrested on suspicion of arson.
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Truro man arrested following huge Merrifield Close fire which saw residents evacuated and homes ruined - Cornwall Live
A 40-year-old Truro man was arrested on suspicion of arson following a suspicious fire at Merrifield Close that evacuated residents.
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This is what is known about the Truro fire that devastated sheltered housing - Cornwall Live
Police are investigating a suspected arson fire at Truro sheltered housing that evacuated 19 residents and damaged eight homes.
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Major fire in Truro sets three properties alight in sheltered housing unit - Cornwall Live
A fire in Truro damaged three properties at Merrifield Close sheltered housing unit with 19 residents evacuated without casualties.
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'You have got to be off your head' says councillor over St Ives Edward Hain Hospital plans - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council Cabinet member Andrew Mitchell criticized health bosses over handling of St Ives' Edward Hain Hospital closure and future redevelopment options.