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Chance to run one of Cornwall’s most iconic pubs with own pontoon beer garden
The owners of one of the most iconic and picturesque pubs in Cornwall the Pandora Inn is looking for someone new to run it. For the first time in a quarter of a century, the magical Pandora Inn near Falmouth is looking for a new publican. The
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Growing anger at plan for 400-lodge luxury resort in valley
There is growing anger among locals at the possibility of a 400-lodge luxury resort being built across 70 hectares of agricultural land outside Newquay, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela. The contentious Green Ridge Resort proposal by
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Decision to sell off council homes is not ‘palatable’ admits housing boss
A decision by Cornwall Council to sell off a number of its council homes that are proving too costly to repair is “not palatable” its head of housing has admitted. The local authority’s Conservative Cabinet has ratified a change to policy regarding
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Council officers ‘tearing their hair out and losing sleep’ at next year's budget
Setting Cornwall Council’s budget for 2025/26 has led to council officers and councillors “tearing their hair out and sleepless nights”, a meeting heard today (Wednesday, November 13). The council’s Conservative Cabinet met to agree draft budget
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Decision made on £10 airport fee amid Ryanair threat to pull out of Cornwall
Cornwall Council’s Conservative Cabinet has thrown out a proposition to charge Newquay airport passengers an extra £10 fee, suggesting that if it was introduced it would lead to Ryanair immediately pulling flights from Cornwall and cause “major economic
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Anger greets tourist attraction’s decision to appeal car park refusal
The National Trust is appealing a decision to refuse one of the most contentious planning applications to ever be submitted in mid-Cornwall, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewehla. The Trust applied to increase parking at its Trelissick estate
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Ginsters owner fined £1.28m after employee crushed to death in Cornwall
The owner of Ginsters has been fined £1.28 million after an employee was killed by a lorry delivering supplies in Cornwall. Paul Clarke was fatally crushed on December 2, 2021, after being struck by the vehicle as it reversed into a loading bay
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Beach beauty spot cafe and toilets to close during work to make rock faces safe
The café and toilets at Kynance Cove are to close from the beginning of next month for work to be carried out on the rock faces there. The National Trust says work will start at the popular tourist spot on The Lizard on November 27 with the café
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Fourth arrest in murder probe amid heightened police presence
Police have now made a fourth arrest in connection with the death of a man in Illogan, Cornwall on Tuesday. The Packet reported yesterday that the police were notified by the ambulance service just before 4.20am on reports of a man seriously
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Two Cornwall post offices among 115 set to close putting jobs at risk
The Post Office is set to close more than 100 branches across the UK - with two in Cornwall among them. Chairman Nigel Railton made the announcement this morning (Wednesday, November 13) saying the decision came as the group looks to boost postmaster
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'We just need people to come' says charity offering trolley of shopping for £25
One of the co-ordinators behind a discounted food charity has said people need to support it to keep it going. Devon & Cornwall Food Action (DCFA), which is based in Plymouth, holds monthly events at different locations in Cornwall, including Camborne
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Penryn forwards dominate in victory over Bude
Penryn 23 Bude 15 Penryn welcomed North Cornwall rivals Bude to the Memorial ground on Saturday looking for their third win of the season, the two clubs Cornish clubs were separated by just one place in the league, Bude in eighth and Penryn one
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We tried an adult and child cookery class: it may be Cornwall's best kept secret
If there’s one food I would never think about making from scratch it’s pasta. So easy to buy, it’s just not worth the hassle, right? Well, it turns out I’ve been wrong all this time. Even fresh pasta from a shop pales in comparison to the properly
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Coastguard and 'proper gentleman' to be remembered at memorial service
A “proper gentleman” who spent his life helping others will be remembered this Monday at a memorial service. Simon Rabett was a coastguard in Falmouth over the course of three decades, eventually becoming Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre manager
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Mum's outrage as free continence products for disabled children withdrawn
The mother of a severely incontinent child says a decision by Cornwall Council to stop providing continence goods for disabled children across the Duchy is outrageous. Parents with disabled incontinent children have been told by the council that
