V Tree
A large V shaped pine tree on the Antony estate near Torpoint...
Seaton Beach
Located at the bottom of the Seaton River valley this sand and shingle beach is popular with families. At low tide it joins up with Downderry around the headland...
Seaton River
The Seaton River as it flows out of the valley and through the village of the same name...
Portwrinkle
Looking down over the one time fishing village of Portwrinkle. In the background is the start of Whitsand Bay as it stretches 4 miles down the Rame Peninsula...
Feeling frustrated is part of the course Jezza. Ireland didn't get where it is today by hoping for change. If you have the passion for Cornwall, and the hope for it's future then put you 'computer and network stuff' to good use. The internet is where Cornwall is thriving, donate some of your time and skills to helping Kernow; read up more and help spread the word, there's a lot of effort and hard work going on behind the scenes, you too can play your part. You've arrived at this forum; that is a good start.
Frustration is no excuse for the sort of outburst that you have made. It is the arrogance that you have just displayed that provokes an already frustrated Cornish patriot to express such sentiments as 'p*ss off' and 'b**ger off' from whence you came. I have to admit that I quite agree with such comments. Why don't you take your honours degree along with you?
As for why?? Just take a look at Frenchie's exposition into the Duchy of Cornwall for insight.
I can only comment on what I've seen, which is in Cornwall a lot of people just never try to get themselves out of the situation they are in and piss all their money away on beer and weed. I haven't brought it up before because I can't quantify it, which drives me nuts, but it is there all the same.
Jobs are hard to get, good ones especially, but they are not impossible by any means. Everyone is aware that something is wrong, they just don't know what, so they end up giving up before they've even started and blame their woes on people like me who refuse to do the same.
The real problems are well known to regulars on here, but if awareness is raised in those people on part-time min-wage jobs that they have something to aim for and light at the end of the tunnel, think of all those free man-hours at your disposal?
Either or really, just removing the extra constraints on the region by the body of that name.
I just think that you may end up like scotland if you are not careful, the same malaise is there regardless of status. Many of the problems cannot be remotely resolved IMO and the collective concious thing is a gamble.
I'd say better to hit the ground running, personally.
Ireland, the Celtic tiger!! Or more likely the Celtic bubble! Whilst the rest of the Eruozone was languishing in post recession, Ireland was receiving huge hand outs from the EU to attract major IT companies. At the same time, the European Central Bank had very low interest rates to try and stimulate the Eruopean economy. However, this was like a dose of steriods for Ireland and has helped it to become about the most expensive place in Europe with massively over priced houses and everybody maxed out on cheap credit.
Unfortunately, in the rest of Europe the economy has started picking up, as has inflation and therefore the cost of borrowing. At the same time the cost of labour in Ireland has rocketed and the big IT companies are looking to relocate. Dell and Intel make up a very significant part of the Irish GDP.
In short the situation in Ireland is looking very, very precarious
Anyway, that's another story.
As for as getting a decent job, hmmm! Depends what you want and how flexible you are. I have 2 degrees including a first in IT, but that hasn't helped me a great deal in Cornwall. Unfortunately there aren't any coroporate jobs to walk into. You have to find a niche and establish yourself if you want to succeed down here.
I now manage to earn more than most people throughout the UK and I don't even have to leave my house - which is not a good thing!
Yup, but I have never seen it so endemic as in the duchy and it does seem.....different, somehow. Maybe because of the low (antisocial) crime rate to accompany it; everyone just seems content to quietly fade away.
Arrgghh, this is why I don't mention it, because nobody who hasn't seen it will believe me!
Has anybody actually answered the question why is Cornwall so poor?
Well one reason, at least up until recently, is that national employers including councils, paid staff down here less.
I guess another is the type of work available down here.
And another is distance (and more importantly travel time) to the real money - i.e. London
That used to do my fruit - about a third of the journey time between london and truro is in cornwall itself - higher speed rail transport links are needed, especially now TeamKernow won't let me fly
Everyone has been very defensive on here, but there is a lack of motivation with many locals. Many do spend a lot of time in the pubs. The get up and go has gone and instead they knock the incomers, particularly if the do well. It's not only in Cornwall, that happens worldwide. In the 50s, many Greeks and Italians arrived in Australia, most worked hard and did well, much to the disgust of the locals, eventually they were accepted, then it was the Vietnamise, taking our jobs etc. and so it goes on. Many Cornish don't want change. I would probably be the same if I still lived home. As for being poor. wages are low, Why? has this question ever been asked and answered. I don't think it's helpful to say how Cornwall was in the industrial ages, we have to move forward not dwell on the past.
Sanctuary man jailed over abuse
The former owner of a donkey sanctuary is jailed for five years for sexually abusing young girls.
Lorry stuck between buildings
A wrong turn ends in embarrassment for a lorry driver as his vehicle gets stuck in a Cornish village.
Police save harbour jump suspect
A man attempting to run from police is rescued by them after jumping into a harbour in Cornwall.
Chapel to host animal blessing service
An animal blessing service is to be held at Tredarvo chapel on Sunday at 3pm, conducted by reverend William Ireland. Anybody is welcome to attend the hour-long service with their pets, and this will be followed by refreshments. Mr Ireland said: "I ...
Discharged
James alistair COUSINS, 51, of Alexandra Road, Penzance, pleaded guilty at Truro court on April 29 to making off without payment and was given a conditional discharge for six months.
Choir sings out for hospice bid
St buryan Male Voice Choir (above) gave a recent concert at St Just parish church in aid of Children's Hospice South West Precious Lives appeal.
Get ready for a weekend of walks
A weekend of walks and talks among the ancient sites of West Penwith is being held on May 24 and 25.
The project, called Pathways to the Past, explores the sacred landscape through a series of lectures from west Cornwall's writers and researchers.
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Every dog has its day
Bilbo the lifesaving rescue dog from Sennen Beach will be the star guest at a fun dog show at St Buryan School on Saturday.
Entries are 12 noon. Show starts at 1pm.
For information contact Karen Gwennap on 07974126502.
