CORNWALL Council's decision to press ahead with cut-down plans to privatise some services has been welcomed by the firm in the running to win the contract. At a meeting of the full council last week it was agreed that what has been dubbed as "BT light"...
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Approval for ‘BT light’
Father Patrick Polglase of Mylor thanks Treliske Hospital staff for saving his life
CHRISTMAS is a time of miracles and the gift of giving and a father of four from Mylor has experienced both at once.Patrick Polglase's life was saved by dedicated hospital staff after his heart stopped beating.On Monday he returned to the Royal Cornwa...
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Rail staff suspend 24-hour strike
A planned strike on CrossCountry trains has been suspended after "significant progress" is made in talks, union bosses say.
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Job: I.T trainer, St Austell, £15,000
Business services firm require a Trainer to train client and internal staff in the use of their core IT Products and associated programs and to provide associated training material.
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Heroin addict’s Falmouth stealing spree spotted on CCTV
A HEROIN addict who stole DVDs worth £150 from WH Smith in Falmouth was caught out when staff watched CCTV after he had left.
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YouTube video is a hit for Children in Need by The Roseland Community College choir
A CORNISH school's charity pop video has proved a surprise worldwide YouTube hit with more than 12,000 views – and counting.The cover of chart hit Some Nights by The Roseland Community College choir has raised more than £1,500 for Children ...
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Facelift plan for Truro’s Victoria Gardens to attract more visitors
PLANS for a £425,000 facelift for Victoria Gardens and the creation of a new community building have been unveiled.A bid for Heritage Lottery funding is being organised to help replace the existing buildings and toilet blocks with a purpose-built...
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Five staff bailed again following abuse allegations at Penzance vulnerable adults centre
FIVE members of staff on police bail following allegations of abuse at the troubled John Daniel Centre for vulnerable adults have been bailed again.
Ten carers from the centre in Heamoor, Penzance, were cleared of any wrongdoing at the end of October a...
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Staff ‘uncertainty’ over BT plan
NHS and council staff in Cornwall fear for their jobs after part privatisation plans are approved, according to Unison.
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Penlee House art gallery staff overwhelmed by ‘inspired’ entries
It says much for the appeal of exhibitions at Penlee House that in response to its invitation for artists to contribute to its second Penlee Inspired show, gallery staff were faced with having to select only 70 from an entry of 120 for inclusion, write...
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Minister to warn South West NHS bosses off "postcode pay" deal
MPs have claimed proposals to pay NHS workers in the South West a different rate to staff elsewhere in the country are "dead" after a health minister promised to intervene.
Daniel Poulter, Health Minister, is to write to NHS trusts and hospitals in th...
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Hair today, gone tomorrow
Seventeen members of staff from the St Austell and Truro offices of one of Cornwall’s leading law firms were looking a little hairier last month, as they took part in Movember.
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New top cop leads policing in Exeter, east and mid Devon
A new police commander has been appointed to lead policing in Exeter, Mid and East Devon.
Superintendent Chris Eastwood has assumed responsibility for crime and community policing across the geographic area which takes in towns such as ...
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St Ives MP Andrew George leads meeting against regional pay
A cross party group of MPs from the South West will meet Hospitals Minister, Dr Dan Poulter MP, this evening in the Department of Health to increase pressure against plans by a "consortium" of health trusts to introduce regional changes to pay and cond...
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Tests to be carried out after monkey dies at Looe sanctuary
STAFF at the Monkey Sanctuary in Looe say they're heartbroken following the death of Pepper, their 10-month-old capuchin monkey.Pepper passed away on Thursday November 22, the same night the sanctuary was hit by severe flooding.Wild Futures' director a...
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St Austell nursery play gear is stolen, broken and dumped
A ST AUSTELL nursery has been left with no other option but to fundraise to replace play equipment snatched by callous thieves, damaged and then dumped.Heartbroken children and angry staff at Naturally Learning are still trying to understand why the nu...
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Abseilers inspect rail landslip
Network Rail staff abseil 25m down a cliff to inspect a landslip which closed part of the South West rail line.
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South West NHS pay plan "heavy-handed", says minister
A health minister has branded proposals for NHS workers in the South West to be paid a different rate to counterparts in other parts of the country as "heavy-handed".
Marking a sharp change in the Government's position, Health Minister Daniel Poulter ...
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Coastline staff wave wands in fire prevention checks
Hundreds of Coastline homes are set to receive a complementary fire safety check, thanks to a partnership with Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service and the help of a new testing 'wand'.Coastline staff carried out more than 1,250 fire safety checks over the...
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Isles of Scilly care home ‘is good but can improve’
The only care home on the Isles of Scilly has been ordered to make improvements after a surprise inspection.Independent watchdogs the Care Quality Commission (CQC), visited Park House on the island of St Mary's.While they said that, overall, the standa...
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It’s a bathtub of fun with Pudsey
BATHTUBS of beans, children in fancy dress and school teachers swapping classrooms for electric guitars all helped raise money for Children In Need. The annual fundraiser once again saw young and old come up with fun ways to tot up cash.While many chos...
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