![]() Topic: NewsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.Tourism's Burden on Cornwall NHSRecommendations contained in a hard hitting report detailing the impact of tourism on health services in Cornwall reveal how tourism is crippling the Duchy's NHS. It has been revealed that up to £2 million is owed to Cornwall's health service by the Department of Health for treating visitors. Land Search for Cornish First Time BuyersCornish landowners are being encouraged to make land available for housing developments aimed at first-time buyers. St Agnes Film Studio a Waste of Objective One Money?The South West Film Studios at St Agnes have gone into administration after operating for less than 18 months. Cornish coffee morning for MacmillanCoffee drinkers all over Cornwall recently participated in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care. Anger at Decision to Move Fire Control RoomMebyon Kernow has condemned the Government’s announcement that it plans to scrap Cornwall’s emergency fire control room and instead create a ‘South West Regional Control Room,’ run by a private firm. Cornwall Branded as 'RacistCornwall and the south west has been accused of being passively racist by the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality. North Cornwall: Boscastle Still Under ThreatNew flood defence work being carried out at Boscastle will cut the risk of flooding but will not stop the village from being 'overwhelmed' by extreme conditions. Restormel: Fines for Newquay NightclubA Newquay nightclub has been fined for serving alcohol to two 15-year-old girls. Least Affordable Housing in the UKProperty in some parts of the south-west of England is the least affordable in the whole of the UK, according to a new survey which compares property prices with average local wage levels. Restormel: That's the way to do it? No, it isn'tBodmin Town Council are considering axing the very Punch & Judy they organised to entertain children during the summer holidays. North Cornwall: Leisure centre restorationA leisure centre in Cornwall is being renovated at a cost of around £180,000. Kerrier: Cornish sculptor's tributeA Cornish sculptor has paid an artistic tribute to local miners. Penwith: Hayle SandsThe MP for St Ives, Andrew George, was set to meet the executive committee of the Hayle pressure group ‘Save our sand’ last Wednesday evening. Mebyon Kernow calls for action on housing crisisMebyon Kernow has demanding ‘fresh thinking’ from the Government to deal with the housing crisis in Cornwall and many other parts of Britain. Penwith: Fatal Collision in HaylePolice have released the name of the driver killed in an accident in the town Centre of Hayle yesterday morning. The driver was 19 year old Louse Hodgkins, an assistant keeper at the town’s Paradise Park wildlife sanctuary. Caradon: Community clean up for River SeatonPeople living in and around Seaton in South East Cornwall are being asked to join in a community clean up of the local river on Saturday 2 October through a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Project Aware initiative. Penwith: Helicopter anniversaryLast week witnessed the 40th anniversary of the helicopter service from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly. Penwith: Flood aid concertFour Cornish rock bands are taking part in a concert due to be held this Friday to raise money for the North Cornwall Flood appeal. North Cornwall: Mebyon Kernow ConferenceAs the seasonal Liberal Democratic, Labour and Conservative party conferences get under way, it is worth considering an additional political gathering - Mebyon Kernow (MK). North Cornwall: Cornish 'hate email' allegation doubtedArticle in the Sunday Mirror: FLOODING VICTIMS TAUNTED Extreme Nationalists in Cornwall are circulating hate-filled Emails celebrating the Boscastle flood disaster as a victory against wealthy tourists. |
Cornwall News
Independent review team is named Charity hospices in £1m shortfall Two hospices that care for thousands of terminally ill adults could be forced to close in a funding shortfall. Man admits unrelated sex attacks A man arrested in Cornwall admits sex offences and an attempted murder committed nearly a decade apart. Death crash footballer has been jailed Ex-Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick is jailed for killing two children by dangerous driving. Sanctuary in financial 'crisis' A Cornish animal sanctuary, which is home to more than 50 horses, struggles to cover rising fuel and feed costs. Text service for the deaf grows A service allowing deaf and speech impaired people to text emergency services is rolled out in Cornwall. Court seizes hundreds of knives More than 200 people are caught carrying knives into a court building in Cornwall in 2008. Teenager dragged from rip current A teenage girl is in intensive care after nearly drowning while swimming off St Ives in Cornwall. |