Kevin Towill in the news

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Nigel Farage delighted as Cornwall Council gets its first Reform councillor - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council gains its first Reform UK councillor as Kevin Towill defects from Conservative Party, announced at Reform conference.

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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 skatepark noise concerns put plans for 50 new homes in Newquay on hold - Cornwall Live

Plans for 50 new homes in Newquay have been deferred due to noise concerns from a nearby skatepark.

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Fire Brigades Union slams Cornwall Council plan to close 999 control room - Cornwall Live

Fire Brigades Union opposes Cornwall Council's plan to close the 999 fire control center, citing public safety concerns.

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Cornwall Council's Cabinet will have to reconsider decision to close Falmouth leisure centre - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council's Cabinet must reconsider its decision to close Ships and Castles leisure centre after scrutiny committee criticized inadequate information.

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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.

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Cornwall Council elections: All candidates now confirmed - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council elections on May 6 will feature 87 seats, reduced from 123, with all candidates now confirmed.

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Extraordinary Cornwall Council meeting for bid to remove leader - Cornwall Live

Conservative group leader Linda Taylor has tabled a motion to remove Cornwall Council leader Julian German at an extraordinary meeting scheduled for Thursday.

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Debate on whether 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote in Cornwall - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council's constitution committee deadlocked on whether to push government for lowering voting age to 16.

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Fortnightly bin collections for Cornwall confirmed - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council confirmed fortnightly bin collections starting October with new weekly food waste collection beginning summer 2021.

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Cornwall Council councillors' expenses for 2018/19 in full - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council councillors claimed £2 million in allowances and expenses for 2018/19, representing a £94,000 increase from the previous year.

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Inside Cornwall town's shoplifting plague - Cornwall Live

Article discusses Newquay's shoplifting problem, citing 108 incidents in seven months and calls by councillor Kevin Towill for improved store security.

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Fury after 'abusive' group parks on ancient Newquay burial ground - Cornwall Live

Newquay residents and police responded to cars parked on historic Barrowfields burial ground with alleged abusive behavior.

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The nine Cornwall councillors who publicly backed Boris Johnson to be Prime Minister - Cornwall Live

Nine Cornwall Conservative councillors publicly endorsed Boris Johnson during his successful campaign to become Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister.

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Cabbie threatened with knife as abuse of taxi drivers is on the rise - Cornwall Live

Newquay taxi drivers report rising abuse and knife threats, with Cornwall councillors seeking meeting with police commissioner.

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Bid for 38 year-round homes at fire-ravaged country club site decided - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council approved plans for 38 holiday homes and leisure centre at fire-damaged Carvynick Golf and Country Club but restricted homes to holiday-only use.

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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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Homeless Newquay hostel plans being discussed after huge opposition - Cornwall Live

Diocese of Truro is exploring plans to open a homeless facility at Eliot Gardens, Newquay, after abandoning previous Cosgarne Hall partnership.

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Newquay Narrowcliff Hotel plans get the boot - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council's planning committee rejected plans to demolish the former Narrowcliff Hotel in Newquay and replace it with modern apartments.

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Former Premier League footballer's house-building plans in Newquay fail to hit the back of the net - Cornwall Live

Former Premier League footballer Chris Morris's plans to replace a Newquay bungalow with six homes were rejected by Cornwall Council.

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How every councillor voted on giving public money to Stadium for Cornwall project - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council approved £3million public funding for Stadium for Cornwall project with 69 councillors voting in favour and 41 against.

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This is how many meetings your councillor has attended since Cornwall Council's elections - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Live analysis shows only one in five Cornwall councillors attended all meetings since the 2017 elections, with one attending less than half.