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Cornwall planning: Flats and cottages proposal in town puts 'vulnerable residents' at risk - Cornwall Live
A proposal for 56 retirement flats near Penzance seafront faces objections over flood risks to vulnerable residents.
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Don't cut Cornwall's handyperson service, council leader told - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors urged the council leader not to cut the handyperson service during budget discussions over £50 million savings required for 2026/27.
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Cornwall planning: Developer put up signs to sell flats it doesn’t have permission to build - Cornwall Live
Developer Churchill Living erected marketing signs in Penzance for 56 flats before receiving planning permission, angering residents and raising community credibility concerns.
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Cornwall residents face maximum council tax rise for next three years - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Cabinet expects to impose maximum 4.99% council tax increases for the next three years, blaming Government funding pressures.
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'Fait accompli' health merger with Devon 'imposed' on Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors expressed concerns about NHS England's approval to merge Cornwall's Integrated Care Board with Devon's as part of national streamlining plans.
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Reform's first Cornwall Council meeting in opposition is short but eventful - Cornwall Live
Reform councillors abstained from voting while the party's leader complained to the Local Government Association about being denied committee positions.
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Cornwall Council elections 2025: All the candidates you can vote for on May 1 - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council elections on May 1 will feature 423 candidates across 87 divisions, with Liberal Democrats and Reform UK fielding candidates in every division.
2024
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Cornwall goes to the polls in 2025 - everything you need to know about the elections - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council elections scheduled for May 1, 2025, with Conservatives currently holding narrow majority by one seat.
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Cornwall planning: End is nigh for 'iconic' restaurant loved by generations of diners - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's planning committee will decide whether to demolish the Waterside Meadery restaurant in Penzance despite 12,500 petition signatures opposing demolition.
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Cornwall planning: Huge Penzance development will provide 'less than 1 per cent' of housing need - Cornwall Live
A controversial Penzance development plan by Cornwall Council's Treveth will provide 36 homes, representing less than one percent of local housing need.
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Fluoride likely to be added to Cornwall drinking water due to lack of children's dentists - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council plans to ask South West Water to add fluoride to drinking water to address lack of NHS dental care for children.
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Cornwall councillors say police 101 crime line is 'not fit for purpose' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors criticized the police's 101 crime reporting system as ineffective, claiming it discourages residents from reporting antisocial behaviour and incidents.
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Cornwall planning: Protest outside divided meeting over 'Penidorm' seafront plans - Cornwall Live
Residents protested outside Penzance Town Council meeting against seafront redevelopment plans they claim would ruin historic gardens.
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Cornwall planning: Huge care development will take pressure off NHS hospital beds - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors viewed favorably a major care development in Penzance despite concerns over insufficient affordable housing provision.
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Cornwall Council planning: Historic but doomed Penzance school could become site of over 100 homes - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council received a planning proposal to redevelop the former Bolitho School site in Penzance into over 100 homes plus care facilities.
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Cornwall Council planning: Penzance residents told 'ignore misinformation' over controversial plans - Cornwall Live
Councillor Tim Dwelly tells Penzance residents to ignore misinformation about controversial seafront development involving St Anthony Gardens.
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Cornwall housing: Seaside development in Penzance dubbed 'horrendous' and 'lifeless monstrosity' - Cornwall Live
Residents have criticized a proposed 37-home seaside development in Penzance by Cornwall Council company Treveth as "horrendous" and "lifeless monstrosity.
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Cornwall Council's proposed council tax increase slammed as 'outrageous' - Cornwall Live
Opposition councillors condemned Cornwall Council's proposed 4.99% council tax increase, calling it "outrageous" as cabinet discusses draft budget proposals.
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Hated Cornwall Council car park increases set to increase again - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council proposes another car park tariff increase to help address a £29 million budget gap for 2024/25.
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Victory in 'rollercoaster' three year battle to save Penzance community hub - Cornwall Live
A three-year community campaign successfully secured £177,000 government funding to purchase and improve Centenary Hall community hub in Penzance.
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West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance to get 'much-needed' outpatient department - Cornwall Live
West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance will receive a new outpatient department by March 2025, though it will be smaller than originally planned.
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New powers to tackle anti-social street drinking in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council extended public space protection orders for another three years to control anti-social street drinking following consultation with police.
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Inside the 'poorest neighbourhood' in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Article examines Penzance Quay neighborhood, identified as Cornwall's poorest area with £24,200 average annual household income after taxes.
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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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Councillors say fire service 999 call centre must stay in Cornwall to protect public safety - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors recommended keeping the fire service 999 call centre in Cornwall despite higher costs, rejecting outsourcing proposals over public safety concerns.