Agricultural businesses will have an opportunity to hear the latest developments in the rural sector this month, at a free event in Wadebridge.
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Rise in Westcountry hotel sales as investors back tourism
Westcountry hotel sales could be set to double this year as investors see the tourism sector as a good long-term bet amid uncertain economic times, experts say.The recent surge in activity has been revealed in the latest market overview from real est...
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Tourism VAT cut could give South West a £160m boost
Tourism bosses have urged Chancellor George Osborne to give serious consideration to a VAT cut which, according to tests conducted using the Government's own financial forecasting system, could net the Westcountry an extra £160 million a y...
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NHS pay cartel plan for Devon and Cornwall is ‘dead’
The death knell has been sounded for Government plans to end uniform national pay scales in the public sector, which critics claim would lead to pay cuts across the Westcountry.Chancellor George Osborne yesterday announced in his autumn financial state...
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Bank calls of lawyers’ green touch
A local firm of solicitors, which is carving out a reputation for its work in the renewable energy sector, has been appointed to NatWest’s panel of preferred solicitors for renewables work.
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University status awarded to colleges in Devon and Cornwall
The Westcountry has been granted two new universities, with specialist institutions poised to be upgraded by the Government.University College Falmouth will be known simply as "Falmouth University", and will be Cornwall's first fully-fledged university...
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Camborne vicar Mike Firbank joins Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel
A CAMBORNE vicar has been appointed to the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel.The Reverend Mike Firbank is one of the two independent representatives to join the panel.He will represent Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly while Yvonne Atkinson is t...
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All set for Noodle Live
A technology start-up looking to “revolutionise the events sector across the UK” will be launching in the New Year.
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Union: public service and profits don’t mix
Trade unions are calling for an end to outsourcing the Westcountry's public sector services to private firms.The TUC claims the tide is turning against the practice in the light of recent controversies such as those surrounding firms which deliver heal...
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Ideas-man Toby is announced Cornwall Chamber of Commerce president
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new president.Toby Parkins, the founder and managing director of St Agnes-based web development firm UKNetWeb, has taken over the presidency from Sue Hook, who held the position for ten months.Chief executiv...
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£1.2M marine career boost
Hundreds of young people in Cornwall will benefit from a new £1.2 million EU scheme to raise awareness of marine careers and improve job prospects into the sector.
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Cornwall councillors demand: ‘Pay all our staff a proper living wage’
Councillors in Cornwall have launched a petition calling for all of its staff to be paid at least £7.20 an hour.Jude Robinson, Labour councillor at Cornwall Council, is behind the bid and wants the authority to become an accredited living wage e...
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Taxpayers pay out £1.2m to bankroll union staff in councils and hospitals
The public sector in the Westcountry paid out more than £1 million last year for the work of dozens of trade union staff.Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes and better government, revealed there were the equi...
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Marine energy park sets out its ambitions
The South West Marine Energy Park has unveiled its priorities for the sector as it finalises its first business plan.Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced in January that the region was to become the UK's first Marine Energy Park in a bid to br...
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Former Newquay inspector back in post – two years after being ousted
A FORMER Newquay inspector has once again been chosen to lead the resort's police force – more than two years after he was ousted from the role.
Dave Meredith will take up the reins from Ian Drummond-Smith, who has been promoted to chief inspecto...
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New sector inspector for Newquay
Following the departure to Plymouth of previous sector inspector Ian Drummond-Smith, Inspector Dave Meredith will take over the reins in Newquay.
Insp Meredith has spent the last two years as a response inspector in east Cornwall and returns t...
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MPs cannot be exempt from regional pay says union boss
A trades union boss has hit out at the Commons watchdog for suggesting MPs should be immune from proposals to tie public sector pay to local rates.A consultation published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority outlines a series of refor...
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Relief as police go back to old beat in Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow
POLICE chiefs have performed a U-turn and have decided to revert to the Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow neighbourhood policing sector, which will be commanded by an inspector based in Bodmin.The move has been welcomed locally as a major improvement aft...
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Guest blog: Doing business with the public sector
David Morgan, procurement officer at Cornwall Council, gives his advice on winning public sector work.
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PM firm on local pay deal changes
David Cameron has signalled his determination to end uniform pay for public sector workers despite fears staff in the Westcountry could see their pay cut.The Prime Minister indicated schools, hospital, prisons and other state employers should be give...
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6,000 in call for Cornwall re-think
A "glorious revolution" has exploded in Cornwall where nearly 6,000 people have forced contentious plans for a public/private sector union back into the debating chamber.In less than three weeks, a petition declaring outright opposition to Cornwall Cou...
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