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West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
The hidden architecture behind Dollar power
OVER the past few months, we've followed how the dollar, which was once a symbol of stability, has quietly morphed into something a lot more fragile.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Celebrating Cornwall's iconic landscapes at show
ENVIRONMENT COLUMN, CO-ORDINATED BY THE CORNWALL NATIONAL LANDSCAPE TEAM
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Homes to be built on site of fire-hit farmhouse after appeal is approved
A CORNISH builder has won a planning appeal to knock down a dangerous fire-damaged farmhouse and replace it with 32 new homes in an area desperate for housing.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Historic pub reopens with new landlord
ONE of Cornwall's oldest pubs has reopened under new management.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Ancient maerl beds smothered in algae caused by sewage pollution
CORNWALL'S irreplaceable marine habitats are at risk of disappearing for ever because they are being smothered by algae caused by sewage pollution, experts have warned.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Proposal to replace pavilion with community hub
AN application has been submitted to demolish an existing derelict sports pavilion on Stithians Playing Field and replace it with a new single-storey community hub and associated landscape works.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
How to show your heart a little love...
Preventative measures are key to tackling this issue, so what can we do this summer to boost our heart health? We spoke to some experts to find out...
3 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Abusive teen made former partner's life a 'living hell'
A CONTROLLING teenager's former partner has revealed how she felt trapped and worthless throughout the relationship before finally escaping.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Gardener took his own life
>>A VETERAN gardener who worked for Lord Falmouth's Tregothnan estate for more than half a century had been his normal happy self before he took his own life, an inquest heard.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
PERIOD FEATURES
Boasting direct access to the South West Coast Path, this substantial eight bedroom, five bathroom, former B&B offers stunning sea views.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Hayle make it four in a row with win over botton side Roche
IN County Division One, Hayle made it four wins on the bounce, beating bottom side Roche by six wickets at Tresaise Road.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
ACCOMMODATION IS VERY ADAPTABLE
Tucked away on a quiet road, Jago is a substantial and adaptable property set within around one acre of established gardens.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Sculpture stolen from tent and burned
A PIECE of environmental artwork which took a Cornish artist many years to create was stolen from a food festival on Friday and burned in what its creators condemned as a senseless act of vandalism.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
New Lib Dem and Independent coalition sets out its vision after taking the reins at Cornwall Council
There may now be a new administration in place at Cornwall Council but the major dust cloud kicked up by the May 1 election hasn’t settled yet, as the Local Democracy Service’s Lee Trewhela reports
4 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Now it's time for council's new administration to act
THE bunfight over control of County Hall/Lys Kernow has ended, as seemed likely ever since the votes were tallied, with a Lib Dem/Independent coalition taking the reins.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Activists install plaque at church in protest against slave trader tribute
PROTESTERS have installed a huge sign outside a Falmouth church warning that it houses a controversial monument to a slave trader.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
'Atmosphere on the day' wins Falmouth award
FALMOUTH Town had the honour of picking up the prestigious Football Supporters Association (FSA) Away Day Experience of the Year award at the National Game Awards in association with Isuzu.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Blue Flag awards for beaches
TEN beaches across Cornwall have been recognised as some of the best in the world after receiving Blue Flag status.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cornwall 'bounce back stronger' in Devon win
CORNWALL captain Paul Smith got the 'reset' he wanted with back-to-back wins over Devon in a Twenty20 double-header on the Blundell's School ground in Tiverton.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Mining and mundic report firm hits the £1m mark
A FIRM which advises potential homebuyers on the presence of mundic blockwork, old mine workings and unstable ground has turned over £1 million in a year for the first time.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Farmland to get biodiversity boost as 200 acres become habitat bank
TWO hundred acres of damaged farmland is being given back to nature in a bid to boost biodiversity.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
IT'S HIGH TIME FOR SUMMER
COLOURFUL HANGING BASKETS CAN BE A FLOATING GARDEN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Campaigners call for radical change to water industry as sewage dumping battle continues
THOUSANDS of water users around the UK paddled out in a nationwide protest against sewage pollution earlier this month.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Increase in regional business activity slowed last month
PRIVATE companies across the South West saw a slower increase in activity in April, according to the latest Nat-West Growth Tracker survey.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
New water quality testing device will reduce health risk
A CORNWALL-BASED technology company has launched a first-of-its-kind water quality testing device to protect public health, giving everyday water users real-time insight into the health risk posed by taking a dip.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
West Briton Destruction in the depths is invisible, and so it's ignored
EVEN though we live in a county almost entirely surrounded by water, the closest most of us will ever come to the denizens of the deep sea is consuming them deep-friend in batter, with chips and possibly curry sauce, and so it's understandably difficult to imagine what bottom trawling does to the ecosystem which sustains marine life around our shores and the fisheries on which many jobs in Cornwall still rely.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Callington pull away at top of table after beating Redruth by 10 runs
CALLINGTON lead the Bond Timber Premier Division - being the only team to win all three opening games.
4 min |
May 22, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cornwall Creative Growth Programme is back again
APPLICATIONS are now open for the Cornwall Create Growth Programme.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
The season's not yet over but plans are already afoot for the next one
THEY may still have two league games before completing their season - but Cornish Pirates are pressing ahead with plans for the rebranded 2025-26 'Champ Rugby' season with a number of signings and re-signings.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
RESIDENCE IS GRADE II LISTED
Sympathetically and tastefully restored, this historic, Grade II listed former school at St Just in Roseland, occupies a hilltop vantage point with magnificent water and countryside views.
1 min |