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Rare long-snouted seahorse found in Cornish estuary - Cornwall Live
A rare long-snouted seahorse was discovered in a Cornish estuary by Cornwall Council's nature recovery officer Alicia Shephard.
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2024
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Cornwall planning: Fear of having 'no farmers left' raised in solar farm debate - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council agreed on a motion to balance agricultural land use versus solar farms amid councillor fears of losing farmers.
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Human skeleton found by the coast was 'shipwrecked sailor' - Cornwall Live
Two human skeletons found at Cornwall coastal sites were analyzed by archaeologists, with one determined to be an 18th century shipwrecked sailor.
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Cornwall Council to get rid of 2,000 assets including beaches and parks - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Conservative Cabinet approved disposing of 2,000 assets including beaches and parks to save £2 million annually.
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Dodgy Cornwall builder left victims with 'barely habitable homes' - Cornwall Live
Sean David McCann was jailed for defrauding Cornwall homeowners of over £355,000 through incomplete building work and false promises.
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Abusive Launceston farmer in court after starving animal to death - Cornwall Live
Launceston farmer Kevin Hutchings was banned from keeping animals for six years and ordered to pay £6,000 after admitting multiple animal welfare offences.
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Newquay restaurant had rotting food and piles of rubbish - Cornwall Live
Restaurant owner Maximo Grande-Vargas and GSDE Ltd fined over £25,000 for food hygiene violations at Terraza Italian restaurant in Newquay.
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Cornwall dog owner ordered to pay £1,500 for not picking up poo - Cornwall Live
A Cornwall woman was ordered to pay £1,514 at Bodmin Magistrates' Court for allowing her dog to foul without cleaning up.
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Cornwall planning: Contentious plan for houses is up a creek without a paddle - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillor Martyn Alvey criticized developer Stephens & Stephens for cutting down trees before planning approval for two houses near Devoran.
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Tens of thousands of street lights to be turned off in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council will turn off 35,000 of its 56,000 street lights between midnight and 5am to save money amid £1.3 million annual lighting cost increases.
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Inside 'filthy and rancid' Indian restaurant Amity Tandoori in Redruth as owner fined £14,000 - Cornwall Live
Amity Tandoori owner Sultan Ahmed fined £14,000 for unsanitary restaurant conditions after repeated failed inspections in Redruth.
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Chinese takeaway was so dangerous the staff accommodation was shut down - Cornwall Live
Fire safety officers found dangerous conditions at Sun Fung House in Callington, forcing immediate closure of staff accommodation.
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Four Cornwall towns to benefit from tree planting drive - Cornwall Live
Four Cornwall towns with low urban tree coverage will receive new plantings through the Forest for Cornwall initiative.
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Cornwall fire service slammed by inspectors in damning report - Cornwall Live
Inspectors rated Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service inadequate or requiring improvement in seven of eleven performance categories examined.
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Business owner fined for failing to dispose of waste correctly - Cornwall Live
Paul Woodcock, owner of vintage clothing shops in Camelford, was fined £1,508 for failing to provide waste transfer documentation to Cornwall Council.
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'Trailblazing' energy plan will radically change the way we live in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly launched a Local Area Energy Plan seeking public input to achieve net zero.
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Rogue trader's shoddy work leaves fobbed-off customers thousands out of pocket - Cornwall Live
Rogue trader Raye Watts from St Austell was given a suspended prison sentence for defrauding customers almost £9,000 through poor landscaping work.
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Sky lanterns fire destroys 14 vehicles at Cornwall business park - Cornwall Live
A sky lantern caused a fire that destroyed 14 vehicles at Newport Industrial Estate in Launceston on June 21.
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Cornwall rogue trader ripped customers off for thousands of pounds - Cornwall Live
William Shawn Hook was jailed for nine-and-a-half months for fraudulent trading, leaving Cornwall customers £12,500 out of pocket.
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Cruel farmer had gaunt cows and left animal carcasses in St Tudy fields - Cornwall Live
Timothy Harris received a lifetime ban from keeping farm animals and a suspended 20-week jail sentence for neglecting livestock and leaving carcasses in St Tudy fields.
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Electric vehicles coming to Cornwall and you can test drive them - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council is hosting a free electric vehicle test drive event at Stithians Showground in May as part of expanding EV infrastructure.
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Looe residents wade through sewage filled sea water during two-day flood - Cornwall Live
Looe residents waded through sewage-contaminated seawater during two-day floods that cut off the Cornwall town for the second time this year.
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New 20mph speed limits in Cornwall 'can and will be enforced' by police - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council Cabinet approved continuing the 20mph speed limit rollout in built-up areas, with police confirming the limits will be enforceable.
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Fire service 999 call centre will remain in Cornwall to provide 24-hour service - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Cabinet decided to retain the fire service 999 call centre in Cornwall with 24-hour operations after rejecting outsourcing options.
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Cornwall petrol station fined £100k after people were found sleeping inside it - Cornwall Live
Lanner Garage company director Satheeswaran Sachchithananthamoorthy was fined £100,000 after people were found sleeping inside the petrol station without proper fire safety precautions.