Posts Tagged ‘ Community ’

Coronation hall plans rejected

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January 4, 2013

Plans to demolish a community hall built to mark the Queen's coronation are rejected by councillors.
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Coronation hall plans rejected

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January 4, 2013

Plans to demolish a community hall built to mark the Queen's coronation are rejected by councillors.
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Community grants fund is opened

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January 2, 2013

A community grants fund opens in Taunton Deane to help support local projects.
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Honours awarded to Cornish people

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December 29, 2012

Community volunteers and people involved in entertainment in Cornwall are recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours
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Cornish traditions weather the storms

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December 27, 2012
Cornish traditions weather the storms

DESPITE atrocious weather, hundreds of people celebrated two peculiarly west Cornish traditions last weekend.With the midwinter festival Montol on Friday and Tom Bawcock's Eve two days later, it was a weekend of community fun, music and dancing.Downpou...
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Battle for community hospitals

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December 25, 2012

As community hospitals are left empty across parts of England, what does the future hold for these buildings?
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Landslide hits two properties east of Looe

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December 23, 2012
Landslide hits two properties east of Looe

Two properties in Tregunnick Lane, Seaton, east of Looe, have been affected by a landslide from a cliff behind them. Firefighters from Looe Community Fire Station were present and reported that mud and water entered the properties.The fire crew en...
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St Austell and Fowey schools’ agency staff bill of £320k

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December 21, 2012
St Austell and Fowey schools’ agency staff bill of £320k

SECONDARY schools across the St Austell and Fowey area spent more than £320,000 on agency staff to cover teachers' absences in the past academic year, the Cornish Guardian has learnt.Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showed th...
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Camelford Leisure Centre: ‘use it or lose it’

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December 21, 2012
Camelford Leisure Centre: ‘use it or lose it’

A COMMUNITY in North Cornwall has been issued with a challenge for the new year – use your leisure centre or lose it.The operation of Camelford Leisure Centre was formally transferred from Cornwall Council to Camelford Leisure Centre Ltd on Thurs...
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Schools’ agency staff bill of £320k

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December 21, 2012

SECONDARY schools across the St Austell and Fowey area spent more than £320,000 on agency staff to cover teachers' absences in the past academic year, the Cornish Guardian has learnt.Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showed th...
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20 staff at Cornwall Community Volunteer Services face the dole at Christmas

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December 20, 2012
20 staff at Cornwall Community Volunteer Services face the dole at Christmas

CAMBORNE staff working with some of the most vulnerable people in the community have been given redundancy notices, the West Briton can reveal.Twenty Cornwall Community Volunteer Services (CCVS) employees are to lose their jobs as part of the charity'...
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Cornwall firefighters to represent UK at World Trauma Challenge

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December 16, 2012
Cornwall firefighters to represent UK at World Trauma Challenge

Two firefighters from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service have been selected for the UK team for next year's World Trauma Challenge in Florida.Crew Manager Stephen Miles from St Mawes Community Fire Station and Firefighter Chris Williams from Mullion Comm...
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Community takes on leisure centre

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December 13, 2012

A north Cornwall leisure centre, which was run by a council, is handed over to a new community company.
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Success: Students’ smart ideas impress judges

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December 13, 2012
Success: Students’ smart ideas impress judges

HAYLE youngsters are celebrating their success in a national design technology competition.Two teams of students from Hayle Community School worked on their entries for the We Made It competition during the summer term.Charlie Martin and Millie Jenkins...
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Photos wanted for Community in Focus Photography Competition

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December 10, 2012
Photos wanted for Community in Focus Photography Competition

There is just over a week left for budding Cornwall based photographers to win a prize by submitting their snapshots of people, places and celebrations to national photographic competition Community in Focus. There are two categories in the competit...
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Christmas arrives early at Culdrose centre

Christmas came to Culdrose Community Centre on Sunday with a festive craft fair.
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Funding for community groups

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December 7, 2012

Community groups in Ladock have the chance to secure funding for projects thanks to the success of their pioneering local energy co-operative.
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Bullying tackled by Fowey college’s young fundraisers

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December 7, 2012
Bullying tackled by Fowey college’s young  fundraisers

STUDENTS at Fowey Community College have been doing their bit to combat bullying by fundraising for the annual UK Anti-Bullying Week campaign.From November 19 to 23 members of the school's Student Parliament sold wristbands and sweets during break and...
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£8m vision to make beach busy all year

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December 6, 2012
£8m vision to make beach busy all year

DETAILED plans have been revealed for an £8million beachfront water sports centre, conference and wedding venue, restaurant and community hub that its developers say "sets the footprint for the future" of Carbis Bay.The plans for the Carbis Bay H...
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Discovering the art of waste

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November 28, 2012

Pupils from Torpoint Community College had the chance to turn waste into art at a special event held by a Liskeard-based eco artist. The year 8 and 9 pupils spent an afternoon with eco builder and artist, Trevor Gash, to create trophies from recycled m...
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Exhibition will explain plans for major housing development in Porthleven

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November 26, 2012

After a first public exhibition displaying initial housing proposals for land off Shrubberies Hill, Porthleven received a mixed response  a second is being organised on Wednesday (Nov 28). Sixty homes are planned with 35 of them &q...
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