The Latest Breaking News from Cornwall

Council called 'bonkers' for cutting down 1,000 daffodils in park over safety fears

St Blaise Town Council in Cornwall says the flowers can be 'poisonous', with experts saying they can give anyone who eats them the runs but the decision has sparked fury from local residents

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

Woman died after hobby horse costume hit her in Cornwall, inquest hears

Coroner seeks to establish if injuries Laura Smallwood sustained from an ‘obby oss’ caused her death

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Fury as council chiefs cut down 1,000 daffodils over fears children would eat them

St Blaise Town Council in Cornwall said daffodils can be toxic to children if they eat them. Workers were sent to the park to chop and pull up over 1,000 flowers

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

Surf, scones… but no homes: the battle for the soul of Cornwall

Young locals live in tiny cabins while rich tourists flaunt their Range Rovers. Yet there’s more to the picture in a county at the vanguard of new technologies

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Boris Johnson losing countryside support as rural voters desert Tories in droves

The Survation survey of Cornwall, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Norfolk and Gwynedd, Wales found that 36% of voters in the countryside now intend to vote Labour at next month’s local elections, two points behind the Tory vote share

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2022

‘Everyone wants a piece of Cornwall’: locals up in arms over second homes

Residents propose radical legislation amid growing anger at lack of affordable housing

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

Cornwall RLFC: The new boys looking to break down barriers in union stronghold

The south-coast rugby league side play their first Betfred League 1 match this weekend.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

‘This is a big moment’: Cornwall opens up new frontier for rugby league

A newly formed club representing the south-west county make their professional bow in the RFL this weekend, with some players experiencing the sport for the first time

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

West Country hotel boss says too many people are on benefits while he can't get enough staff

Hotels and restaurants have been crying for more staff

Bristol Post · Mar 31, 2022

Cornwall's xigxag named among most innovative tech firms in UK

Digital book platform has had more than 26,000 downloads and jumps firm into Tech Nation 4.0 Rising Stars list

Birmingham Post · Mar 30, 2022