Posts Tagged ‘ county ’

Truro City chairman quits because of "illness"

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August 24, 2012
Truro City chairman quits because of "illness"

Kevin Heaney has stepped as chairman of Truro City Football Club because of "illness" on the same day that  Truro County Court confirmed that a bankruptcy order was made against him. The controversial property developer will no long...
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Truro City chairman Kevin Heaney quits because of "illness"

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August 24, 2012
Truro City chairman Kevin Heaney quits because of "illness"

Kevin Heaney has stepped as chairman of Truro City Football Club because of "illness" on the same day that Truro County Court confirmed that a bankruptcy order was made against him. The controversial property developer will no longer be involved in...
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Pupils collect GCSE results

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August 23, 2012

There were jangling nerves for 16-year-olds across the county this morning as pupils collected their GCSE results.
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Cornwall wait on events at Devizes having won inside two days

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August 21, 2012
Cornwall wait on events at  Devizes having won inside two days

Today just might be the day Cornwall County Cricket Club has waited 108 years for.Having never won the Western Division title, let alone the overall Minor Counties Championship, they go into the final day of the season with a very real chance of winnin...
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Outlaw not going on the run to London

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August 13, 2012
Outlaw not going on the run to London

Cornwall's Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Nathan Outlaw has put paid to rumours he is leaving the county to run a new eatery in London.Recently there has been speculation he was due to leave the county to run his latest venture in the capital w...
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Cornwall defends ‘no county’ publicity plan

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August 9, 2012
Cornwall defends ‘no county’ publicity plan

Tourism chiefs have defended their decision to drop references to Cornwall as an English county in a bid to "big it up" and attract more visitors.While the move caused some to scratch their heads in disbelief, tourism leaders said the move was to cre...
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Visit Cornwall drops word ‘England’ from literature

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August 8, 2012
Visit Cornwall drops word ‘England’ from literature

The head of Visit Cornwall said he regrets that plans to drop the words "England" and "county" from its promotional literature have been misinterpreted as politically motivated. The tourism board boss Malcolm Bell sent out an internal memo to staff ...
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Cornwall tourism ‘bans England’

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August 7, 2012

Cornwall tourism staff are told not to use the word "county" or mention England when referring to the Duchy in promotional literature.
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Helston mid-summer markets to start soon

The much-anticipated Midsummer Markets will begin in Helston next Wednesday, lasting into the evening. Helston is believed to be the first town in the county to offer market stalls with late night shopping in one combined event.
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Devon and Cornwall Councils seeking funding fairness

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August 1, 2012
Devon and Cornwall Councils seeking funding fairness

Cornwall Council and Devon County Council have criticised flagship Government policies to create jobs in the regions, warning of missing out on funding and a "one- size-fits-all" model penalising rural areas.A Commons inquiry is investigating whether ...
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Cabinet rejects review of St Dennis incinerator project

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August 1, 2012
Cabinet rejects review of St Dennis incinerator project

Anti-incinerator campaigners have pledged to fight on after council chiefs rejected their plea for an independent assessment of alternative proposals to the scheme.Six years ago, protestors in the village of St Dennis, near St Austell, began their batt...
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Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust looks for volunteers

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July 31, 2012

VOLUNTEERS are being sought from all over the county to help the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.
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Minister’s meeting revives hopes for long-awaited A303 upgrade

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July 31, 2012

Government officials are to help draw up plans to widen the A303 – a significant step towards finally ending one of the region's most notorious bottlenecks.Transport Minister Mike Penning is said to have given support "in principle" to dualling s...
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Cornwall councillors review value for money at County Hall

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July 20, 2012

Work being carried out by a group of Cornwall councillors to ensure that all Council services are providing value for money for council taxpayers in Cornwall has been highlighted in a new report.
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Cornwall ‘may get elected mayor’

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July 19, 2012

Cornwall could have a directly elected mayor governing the county under proposals being considered by the unitary council.
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‘Bad weather quips cost us £60m’

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July 14, 2012

"Flippant" weather forecasters could cost Cornwall's tourism sector as much as £60 million in lost revenues this year, the county's tourism chief has warned.VisitCornwall head Malcolm Bell said, with the tourism industry already depressed by...
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Sharp eyes Truro win after county heroics

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July 14, 2012

After all the excitement of the Women's One Day International, and Cornwall's dramatic Championship victory, it's back to more mundane matters today as the Jolly's Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League looks to steal the limelight again.It has effectively...
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Services could go part-private

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July 11, 2012

Cornwall libraries, council advice centres, benefit claims and the county council's payroll services could be partly privatised.
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Billion people Olympic Torch boost for county

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July 9, 2012

A BILLION people around the globe watched the Olympic Torch’s passage through Cornwall, according to official estimates.
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No play at Falmouth as weather plays havoc

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July 9, 2012
No play at Falmouth as weather plays havoc

There was no play yesterday on the scheduled opening day of Cornwall's Minor Counties Championship game with Wiltshire at Falmouth.Remarkably, it is the fifth full championship day that the county have lost this year – and there have only been se...
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Telegraph museum awarded £100,000

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July 7, 2012

A museum in Cornwall which celebrates the county's telegraph history is awarded £100,000.
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