Posts Tagged ‘ Council ’

‘Strip club approval will cause uproar’ in Newquay

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May 2, 2012
‘Strip club approval will cause uproar’ in Newquay

CAMPAIGNERS against lap dancing in Newquay have vowed to stage protests in a "summer of discontent" if a second town-centre strip club is given the green light.Equality champion Tracy Earnshaw told the Cornish Guardian she was prepared to lead demonstr...
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Cornwall Council leads the way in special changing facilities for the disabled

A new facility providing special changing facilities for people with disabilities in public buildings will open soon at County Hall in Truro.
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Fears for Sennen with no public loo

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April 26, 2012

A FUTURE with no public toilets could have a devastating impact upon Sennen as a holiday destination, according to those involved in crucial talks this week to keep them open.Sennen Parish Council and Sennen Harbour Commission met on Tuesday to discuss...
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Trial of Falmouth Town Council’s former finance officer delayed

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April 26, 2012

THE trial of Falmouth Town Council’s former finance officer has been delayed until the summer.
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Toilet house plans kicking up a stink

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April 25, 2012
Toilet house plans kicking up a stink

PLANS to build a house on part of an old toilet block are causing a stink in Boscastle.Retired planning officer Julian May, who used to live in Boscastle where his parents ran the Napoleon Inn in the 1950s, has applied to build a house on land next to ...
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New 800-space cemetery plan for village

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April 25, 2012

A decade-long hunt for a new cemetery in a Cornish village looks as though it has finally come to an end.Stithians Parish Council has applied to Cornwall Council for planning permission to create a municipal cemetery for as many as 800 graves on the ed...
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Fresh calls to cap number of student multi-let homes

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April 21, 2012
Fresh calls to cap number of student multi-let homes

A row has broken out over calls for a cap on the number of student houses in Cornwall's university town of Falmouth amid fears over the future of under-pressure housing stock.A heated debate has erupted among Falmouth town councillors, who are demand...
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Rubbish dumped at depot as inquiry looms on bins fiasco

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April 20, 2012
Rubbish  dumped at depot as   inquiry looms on   bins  fiasco

An inquiry could be launched into what damage the "chaos" with waste and recycling has done to Cornwall Council's reputation, it emerged yesterday.Cory Environmental's eight- year, £125 million contract started at the beginning of April, but ha...
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Council ‘failed to help tenant’

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April 19, 2012

A social housing tenant in Cornwall says the council failed to help him move despite him complaining about his "anti-social neighbours" for six years.
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Probe into centre – five are arrested

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April 19, 2012

FIVE people from west Cornwall have been arrested on suspicion of causing wilful neglect as part of an investigation into a Penzance centre for adults with learning disabilities.A 21-year-old man from St Ives, a 22-year-old woman from Helston, a 58-y...
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First step taken in A30 speed battle

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April 19, 2012
First step taken in A30 speed battle

RESIDENTS who spoke out against the traffic issues that blight their small hamlet just off the A30 are delighted after Cornwall Council agreed to help tackle the problems.The five homeowners from Crows-an-wra had joined a battle started by Treave mothe...
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Still spending pennies, for now

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April 19, 2012

FIVE public toilets in west Cornwall, which faced closure on Monday, have been reprieved after Cornwall Council agreed to keep them open.The council issued letters last month warning the owners of toilets it currently leases in Mousehole, Newlyn, Senn...
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Fury at ‘nightmare’ plan for more flats

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April 18, 2012

ANXIOUS residents have launched a campaign to try to stop more flats being built in a Wadebridge street, claiming the latest plans will be a "nightmare".In the past five years, three blocks of apartments have been erected in Glen Road and now there are...
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Rats are moving in as rubbish piles up

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April 18, 2012
Rats are moving in as  rubbish piles up

A LAUNCESTON housing estate has been plagued with rats after Cornwall Council failed to collect rubbish for three weeks, say its residents.Roydon Lane has received no rubbish, recycling or green waste collection since the new contract started on April ...
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Three arrested following care home probe

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April 17, 2012
Three arrested following care home probe

Three carers from a day centre for vulnerable adults in Cornwall were yesterday arrested on suspicion of causing wilful neglect.Two men and a woman were quizzed by Devon and Cornwall Police detectives following a five-month probe into allegations abou...
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New Penryn mace bearer needed

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April 16, 2012

Penryn Town Council is seeking a new mace bearer to follow in the footsteps, of Danny Rundle who has resigned for a new life in London.
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Pension deficit ‘more than £300m’

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April 13, 2012

Cornwall Council has a black hole in its pension fund of more than £300m, a report by the Taxpayers' Alliance lobby group says.
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Chairman the latest board member to retire

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April 12, 2012
Chairman the latest  board member to retire

PENWITH Housing Association's (PHA) longest-serving chairman has become the latest member of the board to retire.The PHA, which took on the former Penwith District Council's council houses, has changed dramatically in recent years and now manages nearl...
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Town team to mediate in battle over traders’ signs

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April 12, 2012

PENZANCE'S new Town Team is to create guidance for traders on putting business signs in the street in an attempt to head off a Cornwall Council clampdown.Two weeks ago the council sent letters to town centre businesses warning they were going to war...
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Investing in more pontoons ‘would boost town economy’

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April 12, 2012

FINANCIAL backing is being sought to install more pontoons off Falmouth to help attract more maritime events.John Hick, chairman of the Falmouth Tall Ships Association, said it had been hoped to have extra pontoons in place before the J-Class regatta a...
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Business centre to be built in eco-town

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April 11, 2012

A £4.32 MILLION business centre will be the first building in St Austell's eco-town, the Cornish Guardian has learnt.But it is anticipated that it will create just 36 jobs – equivalent to a cost of £120,000 for every new post.The Eco-...
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