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West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Residents want answers on plan for battery farm
Concerned locals fear that proposals to put a 100Mw energy storage system next to a beauty spot will be a mistake. Filipa Gaspar and Lee Trewhela report
4 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Editor is remembered as brilliant journalist and devoted family man
SCOTT Harrison, who has died aged 60, has been remembered by colleagues and friends as a brilliant, respected, dedicated and fair journalist and editor who was passionate about Cornwall and local journalism.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Something very interesting is happening with wild apples down in West Cornwall
THE UK's first orchard grown from littered apple cores in Cornwall is blooming with more than 75 trees.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Loose netting removed from Tesco store after birds become trapped
A TESCO store in Cornwall has removed “dangerous” netting from the side of its building after several birds became tangled in it.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Five hundred jobs at risk as hospital tries to save £49m
SOME 500 jobs are at risk at Cornwall's main hospital, where bosses say they need to make the largest saving they have ever made in a single year.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
How China is building a world without the dollar
FEW people fully understand the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from China. The BRI is China's huge global development strategy, spanning more than 150 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. It offers roads and railways, as well as finance, supply chains, legal agreements and trade routes.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Celebrated show is a luxury well worth digging deep for
HOWEVER grim things might seem, there's one bright spot on the horizon at this time of year, getting bigger all the time: the return of the Royal Cornwall Show, this year taking place from June 5 to 7.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Recreational water users warned of algal blooms
AS temperatures climb, the Environment Agency is warning beachgoers and river users that sightings of algal blooms are also on the rise.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Party time as Truro fans come out to celebrate
CAPTAIN Connor Riley-Lowe hailed Truro City's trophy lift and open-top bus celebrations as 'unbelievable.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Specialist insurer heading for final of national awards
CORNISH Mutual has been named a finalist for the title of Specialist Insurance Company of the Year in the 2025 British Insurance Awards.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Reform complains of 'stitch-up' at County Hall as talks to build coalition continue
REFORM UK has slammed moves by other political groups to stop it taking control of Cornwall Council.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
RIVERSIDE SETTING
Tucked away in the riverside village of Malpas, near Truro, Cliff Cottage is an impressive and individual Cornish cottage dating back to 1842.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Chelsea time again
GET SET FOR A 2025 SHOW THAT WILL BE PACKED WITH UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING CONTENDERS
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Residents angry after tree saplings planted as part of scheme cut down
HERE is anger in Truro after saplings which were planted less than two weeks ago as part of an improvement scheme have been cut down by vandals.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Land Girl Elsie honoured with Ancestry plate
TO mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day genealogy website Ancestry is celebrating 80 “hidden heroes” of the Second World War, one of them with a Cornish connection.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Just three teams start season with two wins as sun shines on Cornwall
FOLLOWING successive match days with warm Spring sunshine, just three teams, Callington, Redruth and Truro, have won both opening games in the Bond Timber Cornwall Premier Division.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Two firms are named as top employers for a second year
TWO Cornish firms which in 2024 were named as among the best employers in the county have achieved the same accolade for a second consecutive year.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Celebrations as Flora Day fills the town with colour
ONE of Cornwall's oldest and best-loved traditions has returned to the streets of Helston.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
PUT YOUR OWN STAMP ON IT
Offering three to four bedrooms and a convenient location, this mid-terrace family house stands within a mature residential area on the western side of Truro city, close to the college and hospital.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Reform's climate scepticism serves its backers' interests
ED Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of “making up nonsense and lies” regarding Farage’s stated view that net zero is “lunacy” and that on this, Parliament is “hopelessly out of touch with the country”.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Tariffs and Budget will see insolvencies rise, advisors say
SOUTH West company insolvencies are expected to rise this year as businesses grapple with economic uncertainty and new US tariffs, according to advisory firm Interpath.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
West Briton This doesn't look much like the NHS Labour promised
THE manifesto whose inspiring vision swept Labour into Number 10 (unless it was the electorate's loathing for the Conservatives, of course) contained the following pledges on the NHS: that it would create 40,000 more appointments every week; double the number of cancer scanners; promulgate a Dentistry Rescue Plan; hire 8,500 more mental health staff; and bring back the family doctor.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Party backtracks on policy which would have banned flying of St Piran's flag
» AN announcement by Reform UK's chairman that the party would only allow the Union Jack and St George's flag to fly at the councils it now controls certainly caused a furore.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Thieves stole car and embarked on an 18-mile joyride
A DRUG-DRIVING teenage thief who wrecked a stolen car after an 18-mile joyride was described by police as driving \"extremely erratically\" at speeds of up to 60mph in a 20mph urban area.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Samaritans unveils £1.3m improvements to help support community
A CHARITY at the heart of mental health support and reducing the number of suicides in Cornwall has celebrated the completion of a £1.3 million development of its premises.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Pride comes to Falmouth with colourful event
FALMOUTH Pride took place on Saturday, April 26, marching through the town centre with the world's largest Pride flag.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Two-tier society fears with move to cashless transactions
BUSINESSES may need to be forced to accept coins and banknotes, to make sure the UK does not “sleepwalk” into a loss of cash acceptance for those who rely on it, the Treasury Committee has warned.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Chairman is confident Cornwall can finish cup games with win
CORNWALL go into their final pool match in this season’s Jason Leonard Cup looking to end their campaign on a high following their defeat at Topsham against Devon Under-20s last time out.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Suspended sentence for man found with thousands of indecent images
An autistic man with a sick sexual interest in children downloaded thousands of images of children being abused some of them as young as one.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cornwall’s bus network ‘not fit for purpose’ as new changes to services impact students
CORNWALL'S bus services have been deemed “not fit for purpose” when it comes to student travel, according to the principal of one of the Duchy’s leading colleges.
5 min |