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Over 70 Cornwall doctors object to council weedkiller plans - Cornwall Live
Over 70 Cornwall doctors and 13,000 petition signers oppose Cornwall Council's decision to reintroduce glyphosate weedkiller on roads.
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2026
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Bodmin not the criminal capital of the UK says thriving community - Cornwall Live
Bodmin community leaders dispute national media reports labeling the town as the UK's "crime capital" following police drug raids.
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Labour government failing to reimburse Cornwall Goretti 'disaster' millions - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader says Government refuses to reimburse £5 million spent responding to Storm Goretti and related disasters.
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Cornwall Council leader to 'investigate' creating public holiday on St Piran's Day - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader Frost agrees to investigate creating St Piran's Day public holiday for Cornwall after councillor's request.
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Cornwall Council leader tells MP to stop 'whingeing' over funding disagreement - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost told Labour MP Noah Law to stop "whingeing" over funding while Law criticized council's adult social care spending.
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Cornwall Council leader reveals 'disaster' clean-up will cost millions - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost says the authority is negotiating with the Labour government for £5 million in Storm Goretti cleanup funding.
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Cross-party tributes to Cornwall councillor who has died after fighting brain tumour - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillor Kevin Towill, former Newquay mayor who defected from Conservative to Reform UK, has died at age 46 after battling brain tumour.
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Calls to 'support connectivity' as taxpayer-funded London flights set to end - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's cabinet will decide Friday whether to end subsidised London flights from Newquay after bids required £16 million taxpayer funding over four years.
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Tesco leaves Cornwall shoppers baffled after putting up signs in Welsh - Cornwall Live
Tesco accidentally installed Welsh language signs at its Helston Cornwall store location, which is approximately 200 miles from south Wales.
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Cornwall Council responds to Newquay airport 'gross mismanagement' claim - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council responded to allegations of "gross mismanagement" at Newquay airport over £1.6 million debt and 80% empty taxpayer-funded London flights.
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Storm Goretti exposed Government aid for Cornwall as 'not fit for purpose' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader criticized the Government's Bellwin funding system as inadequate for reimbursing local authorities after Storm Goretti.
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Council leader criticises Labour MPs over 'no win' for Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader criticizes Labour MPs after government dropped rural funding reforms, saying Cornwall is "fundamentally worse off" than before.
2025
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Labour accused of 'dressing up' funding for Cornwall as a 'big win' - Cornwall Live
Opposition figures claim Labour's announced 27% funding increase for Cornwall Council is misleading, alleging the actual increase is approximately 4.5%.
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Emergency homes must not be sold off for holiday use, says Cornwall Council - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council decided to sell 37 modular homes bought in 2021 while requiring they not be converted to holiday accommodation.
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Cornwall political spat breaks out over new 'toxic' football pitch concerns - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors clashed over rubber crumb safety concerns for a new children's football pitch despite approving £750,000 funding.
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New dawn rising for Cornwall as the Cornish Celtic Tiger is unleashed - Cornwall Live
Government announces Critical Minerals Strategy and industrial growth funding while Cornwall avoids devolution merger with Devon.
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'No Devonwall' as Cornwall wins single authority devolution deal - Cornwall Live
Cornwall receives single authority devolution deal from government, avoiding merger with Devon and not requiring an elected mayor.
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Cornwall company rescues Newquay to London flights - Cornwall Live
A Cornwall company, Skybus, will operate flights between Newquay and London Gatwick after being awarded the Public Service Obligation contract.
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Devonwall concerns over Cornwall deal in £4.4bn Devonport plan - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader seeks approval for memorandum with Devon councils to benefit from £4.4 billion Devonport defence investment plan.
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Council leader asks if the Government will allow Cornwall to hold a referendum - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Liberal Democrat leader asked if Government will allow referendum on fifth nation status costing £1.5m for public consultation.
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Reform UK councillor in Cornwall takes special leave of absence following criticism - Cornwall Live
Reform UK councillor Christine Parsonage takes three-month special leave of absence from Cornwall Council following criticism about her attendance at meetings.
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Mayor decries 'mindless vandalism' as more Cornwall roundabouts are painted - Cornwall Live
Mayor James Ball condemned roundabout vandalism in Camborne featuring St George's crosses, citing budget concerns and repair costs.
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Shades of Trelawny as 20,000 Cornish men and women demand nation status for Cornwall - Cornwall Live
A petition demanding UK government recognition of Cornwall as the nation's fifth constituent country has reached 20,000 signatures, echoing historical Cornish independence sentiment.
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'Mindless vandalism' as St George's flag appears on war memorial - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost condemned the painting of St George's flags on Bodmin war memorial as disrespectful vandalism.
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Huge protest will call for Cornwall to become separate nation - Cornwall Live
Protesters are gathering in Truro to call for Cornwall to become the UK's fifth nation with devolved powers alongside Wales and Scotland.