GeoScience wins tender for the feasibility of geothermal heat from abandoned Cornish metals mines The Falmouth geothermal company will assess the viability of the potential resource from three sites Birmingham Post · Jun 12, 2023
Planning approved for first phases of Truro's Pydar regeneration project Cornwall Council has granted permission for new homes, a study centre for Falmouth University and student accommodation Birmingham Post · Jun 12, 2023
UK beach blasted as 'hell on earth' with 'water too cold' and 'wrong sort of sand' Tourists took to TripAdvisor to complain about Porthminster Beach in St Ives, Cornwall, ahead of the summer season, criticising overcrowding, litter and the type of sand Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023
'Council will make it impossible to park outside our own homes and it's driving us mad' Details of proposed traffic calming measures on Cranberry Road, Crane Road, Morrab Road and Cranfield Road in Camborne appeared on lampposts in the area a few weeks ago Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023
Couple’s Dream Move To $1.9 Million Manor Turns Into A Nightmare The inside was barely recognizable. Doors, panels, bathrooms, kitchens and floors had been torn out. Zenger · May 26, 2023
'Our £1.5m manor house was gutted by the seller - he left it like a war zone' The Caton family were left distraught after buying their dream home for £1.5m - as the previous owner stripped it and took items with them as they vacated the Grade-II listed property Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023
£1.5m home looked like a 'war zone' when owner gutted it after selling to couple The couple faced a court battle after being distraught at seeing what had been done to their new home Wales Online · May 26, 2023
'Doofus' told to take down West Country 'holiday home' after he bragged on social media Planners "smelt a rat" Bristol Post · May 19, 2023
Homeowner busted after boasting about 'holiday home' built without permission Jack Lindsay, a business owner from Oxfordshire, boasted on Facebook about the 'blood sweat and tears' put into building his 'holiday home' before he later applied for planning permission claiming he needed it as a 'traveller and rural worker' Daily Mirror · May 18, 2023
Mystery motorist hunted after filling huge pothole with concrete Crater was patched up in Cornwall on road that had been shut since beginning of April The Independent UK · May 17, 2023
South West secures share of £30m government fund to improve roads Several projects UK-wide have received funding from the Department for Transport, as part of a three-year programme developed by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) Birmingham Post · May 16, 2023
Residents refuse to snitch on 'hero vigilante' who filled 10ft pothole that shut road The mysterious pothole filler poured concrete into a 10ft wide crater that forced a road near Lostwithiel, Cornwall to shut at the beginning of April - the council is urging locals to identify them Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023
Mystery motorist hunted after filling huge pothole with concrete after road closed for weeks Crater was patched up in Cornwall on road that had been shut since beginning of April The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
'It's hell' Woman who lost her home and job has been living in a homeless pod for one year The council told Julie that the accommodation was temporary but she has been there far longer than expected Wales Online · May 15, 2023
Daily Mirror · May 14, 2023 Phantom pothole filler who took law into own hands is hunted by Highway chiefs A mysterious pothole filler who carried out DIY repairs on a road that had been closed in Cornwall since the start of April is now being sought by angry Highway chiefs
Birmingham Post · May 12, 2023 Cornwall Council to receive £22m of government funding to develop green energy site The Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network, near Truro, will be one of seven projects being backed by the government's Green Heat Network Fund
Wales Online · May 3, 2023 Councillor forced to lock their kids in the house after death threat Local Government Association has called on the Government to address 'toxic discourse and abuse' against local councillors.'
Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023 Thousands to get free cash worth up to £160 from THIS month - check if you're eligible Cornwall Council secured an extra £9million of funding from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which it says will be used to make one off cash payments to help with the rising cost of living
Bristol Post · Apr 28, 2023 West Country farmer discovered with gaunt cows and sheep suffering severe infections He has now been banned from keeping farmed animals for life
Birmingham Post · Apr 26, 2023 Cornwall Council backs plans for huge new waste and recycling facility Based in Redruth the site will also act as processing centre for collected waste
Birmingham Post · Apr 21, 2023 Industry leaders in Cornwall call for Celtic Sea windfarms to land in the county The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around the UK, will invite energy companies to bid for leases to build the windfarms in the Celtic Sea later this summer
Birmingham Post · Apr 20, 2023 Falmouth Docks & Engineering Company secure almost £1m of funding, which could create 2,000 jobs over the next 10 years The A&P owned docks in Cornwall will explore options for its potential redevelopment, supporting the production of cleaner energy from floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea
Birmingham Post · Apr 4, 2023 Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in the US as it looks for sale Sir Richard Branson’s American satellite launch firm announced hundreds of job cuts last week months after it attempted to shoot a rocket into space from Spaceport Cornwall
Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023 Homeless people being offered stunning one-bedroom 'pods' instead of B&Bs and hotels Cornwall Council has been given the green light to build a series of one-bedroom 'pods' at the site of an old highways depot as the growing number of rough sleepers grows
Birmingham Post · Mar 31, 2023 Virgin Orbit cuts 675 jobs as it races to avoid collapse - report It comes after Sir Richard Branson’s US satellite launch firm attempt to launching a rocket into orbit from Spaceport Cornwall ended in failure earlier this year