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West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
New Cornwall Council leader sets 'back to basics' agenda
Liberal Democrat Leigh Frost is now in the hot seat at County Hall and is determined to make a real difference, as he told Local Democracy Service reporter Lee Trewhela
7 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Askey and Harvey take top NLS honours
TRURO City's remarkable National South title winning campaign was acknowledged at the National league's end of season awards night with manager John Askey being crowned manager of the year and striker Tyler Harvey winning both the golden boot and national South player of the year.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
FPTP means Reform doesn't need majority to win power
JEREMY Hall (May 15) warns us of the potentially perilous consequences flow- ing from a \"tsunami of Reform[UK] votes in the next election\" leading to a \"Trump-lite government\" [in Westminster].
2 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Kenny is promoted to fill contracts manager role
A REGIONAL housebuilder has promoted from within to find a new contracts manager.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
New education centre plan
PRE-APPLICATION advice is being sought for the proposed development of an alternative education centre, including outdoor learning areas, at North Roskear, Camborne.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Royals raise a toast as crowds enjoy another successful show
A DOUBLE royal visit stole the limelight at the Royal Cornwall Show as tens of thousands of visitors enjoyed the three-day celebration of all things agriculture.
3 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Vaulting ambition: precious metals firm brings empty bank back to life
A FIRM which buys precious metals has brought some sparkle back to an abandoned town-centre building by opening a new branch there.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Tree campaigners prepare for more confrontation as council goes silent
THE Stop the Chop campaign-ers whose three public pro-tests forced Cornwall Council to halt the felling of much-loved trees in their town say they are prepared for further confrontation.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Council to debate 'offensive' Holocaust comments
A PARISH council is to hold an extraordinary meeting next week to discuss allegations that one of its members has brought it into disrepute with remarks about the Holocaust.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Champions Penzance lay a marker by beating Callington
REIGNING Bond Timber Cornwall Premier Champions Penzance lost both games to Callington last season - but laid a marker for 2025 with a 57-run win at Moores Park.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Skills reform will address shortages to 'steer economy'
YOUNG people in Cornwall are set to benefit from some of the 120,000 training opportunities being created across England.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Project working to restore the Fal catchment area with innovative source-to-sea initiative
THE Fal Rivers to Reef project is working to restore the Fal catchment for farming, nature and communities by taking an innovative source-to-sea approach to restoring 18,000 hectares of land.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
A30 to close for final stage of £330m dualling scheme
THE A30 is to be closed for a further 20 nights this month as the £330 million dualling scheme enters its final stage.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Council promises new signage on lane that's too narrow for lorries
A MAN sick and tired of lorries getting stuck in the narrow road where he lives has claimed a significant victory.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
GARDENS ADD TO ITS CHARM
Set in a substantial plot of around 0.57 acres in the parish of Kenwyn, Silverdene is a three-bedroom detached bungalow offering prime development potential very near the Langarth Garden Village - one of Cornwall's most ambitious growth zones.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cruise passenger invasion could overwhelm the town
IS Falmouth actually ready or even willing to cope with an extra 200,000 cruise ship passengers a year (West Briton, May 22, “£150m overhaul of docks is planned”)?
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Pauls fights back with win at low-key affair
Now the Newquay Bomb wants his British middleweight belt back
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cornwall women win Tamar Cup but can't stop Devon progressing
ON a glorious afternoon at Polson Bridge, both sides served up a feast of attacking rugby for the four figure crowd - but it was Cornwall who enjoyed a 31-27 win over Devon.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Beach bar to open new rooftop extension
A BEACH bar on the north coast says its new rooftop bar will be opening tomorrow or on Sunday, coinciding with the Tunes in the Dune music festival.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Appeal for more funding to combat invasive species
Emily Beament explains why conservationists are claiming British wildlife is facing increasing threats
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Railway royalty visits Cornwall to aid STEM education centre's fundraiser
RECORD-BREAKING historic locomotive Tornado has steamed into Cornwall to help raise the remaining funds required to launch a new engineering training centre in St Blazey.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Beating of the Bounds is back after health and safety row
A THREATENED 450-year-old tradition has been maintained after a health and safety row prompted an insurance U-turn.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Poorest are hit the hardest
IN September it was reported that Cornwall Council had failed to collect almost £14m in council tax, even more than in the preceding three years.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Photojournalist leaves 'rich archive of images' documenting the life and history of Cornwall
A CORNWALL-BASED photojournalist has died at the age of 80 after a short illness.
4 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cornwall caught on camera by our talented readers
We receive far more submissions for our regular Big Picture feature in the letters and opinion section than we can accommodate, so today we're taking the opportunity to feature a selection of hitherto unused images which richly deserve their moment in the spotlight.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Warning is issued after battery fire starts in bin lorry
FOOTAGE of a bin lorry fire in Cornwall has led to a warning being issued over the proper disposal of rechargeable batteries.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
GERANIUM MANIA
YOU'LL BE SPOILED FOR CHOICE WITH THESE EASY, VERSATILE, BOLD BEAUTIES
2 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Plan for nine houses
PRE-APPLICATION advice is being sought for a proposed development of up to nine dwellings on a site adjacent to Gweal Brooth in Helston Road, Germoe, between Penzance and Porthleven.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Ban for woman who neglected dogs and chickens
A WOMAN has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years after pleading guilty to two welfare offences.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
ORIGINAL FEATURES
Lying in the hamlet of Greenbottom, between the villages of Chacewater and Three-milestone, Swallows Roost is an individually designed and beautifully presented home within a former chapel conversion.
1 min |