THIRTY-NINE per cent of landlords expect to increase rents next year, according to a landlord sentiment survey conducted by LSL Property Services plc, which owns the UK's largest lettings agent network, including national chains Your Move and Reeds Rai...
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Landlords still in confident mood
Landlords confident that upward trend in rents will continue throughout 2013
THIRTY-NINE per cent of landlords expect to increase rents next year, according to a landlord sentiment survey conducted by LSL Property Services plc, which owns the UK's largest lettings agent network, including national chains Your Move and Reeds Rai...
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New Year’s Eve arrests down 50 per cent
New Year's Eve arrests were down 50 per cent in Devon and Cornwall, compared to last year.
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Fishing deals and plaice quota ‘good for region’
NEW fishing quotas set by the European Union have been described as "quite a good deal" by industry leaders.The new restrictions include a 15 per cent reduction in the amount of haddock that can be harvested, but the quota for amount of plaice taken fr...
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‘Obscene’ changes coming to council tax payments
FEARS have been raised that poor and vulnerable people will be under severe financial pressure after Cornwall Council's Cabinet agreed every household should pay council tax.The new 25 per cent minimum charges will be introduced in April in response to...
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‘Obscene’ changes coming to council tax payments
FEARS have been raised that poor and vulnerable people will be under severe financial pressure after Cornwall Council's Cabinet agreed every household should pay council tax.The new 25 per cent minimum charges will be introduced in April in response to...
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Passion over Hill Hay plan
EARLIER in the week Fowey residents got to the chance to express their feelings at the Hill Hay scheme to Cornwall councillors, with more than 200 turning out.The Wainhomes' plan to build 82 homes in Fowey provoked outrage from local people who believe...
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Falmouth is set to be policed in a new area with a new inspector
FALMOUTH is set to get a new police inspector in the new year.Inspector Mark Richards said positive changes are planned which will make the police more locally accountable following recent cuts and a reorganisation of the way stations operated.Alread...
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Deadly tree fungus found near Camborne
A DEADLY tree fungus which is expected to kill 90 per cent of all British ash trees has been discovered in Cornwall for the first time.
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Olympics boost sports activity in South West
Britain's success at the London Olympics and Paralympics has produced a surge in grassroots sports participation in the region, research has found.More people than ever are playing sport every week in the South West and across the country, according to...
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‘All to pay at least 30% council tax’ call defeated
PLANS to force households in Cornwall to pay a minimum of 30 per cent council tax have been set back after councillors voted against the proposals.Cornwall Council is reviewing its system after the Government shifted responsibility for council tax bene...
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Penryn taxpayers WILL face 5.9 per cent tax hike
Penryn ratepayers will face a 5.9 per cent tax hike - equivalent to £4.91 for a band D property - unless a local referendum has to be called.
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Double number of families facing a homeless Christmas
The number of people facing homelessness at Christmas in the West Country has nearly doubled in three years, as stagnating wages struggle to compete with rapidly rising rents.Since 2009, calls to a helpline run by housing charity Shelter fr...
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Coyte Farm: over 70% vote against plans
THE PEOPLE of St Austell have spoken – nearly three quarters of those who voted in the Cornish Guardian's poll do not want a major out-of-town retail development built at Coyte Farm.Almost 1,200 people voted through our postal and online poll, wi...
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Bus boss tells of ‘hurt’ over cuts
A BUS operator has won over residents in St Columb Minor – despite scrapping a vital service that has been described as a "lifeline" to the village.Mark Howarth, managing director of Western Greyhound, expected a tough time when he faced a packed...
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Second home tax cut to end
Another step has been taken towards removing the council tax discount for second home owners and introducing a 150 per cent premium on properties left empty for more than two years.
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Support to remove second home discount
Another step has been taken towards removing the council tax discount for second home owners and introducing a 150 per cent premium on properties left empty for more than two years.
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‘Cut speed to 20mph’ Brake urges Cornwall drivers
Cornwall motorists are being urged to reduce their speed to 20mph in built-up areas, in a bid to cut the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads.
The message comes from road safety charity Brake, as it reveals every week nine adult...
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Penryn residents face town council tax hike
Penryn taxpayers could be facing a 5.9 per cent rise in their precept next year if the town council’s proposed budget is adopted.
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Poor turnout in Westcountry Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Early figures in the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner elections show an average of just 15 per cent of people in the Westcountry stepped out to vote.
With an average turnout of between 13 - 17 per cent in 10 of the 11 verified votin...
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