Richard Whitehouse Local Democracy Reporter
  • Cornwall
  • Cornwall Live

Richard Whitehouse is the Local Democracy Reporter covering Cornwall Council and other public organisations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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997 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Cornwall's latest planning applications include National Trust gardens, new homes and hotel expan...

Trelissick Gardens is seeking planning permission to improve the visitor infrastructure at the popular attraction inc...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall Council steps in after two firms providing care for elderly people at home fail

The council has said that people receiving services from Four Seasons Community Care and Penwith Care will continue t...

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over 1 year ago
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Extra council tax from second homes in Cornwall will not be spent on affordable homes for locals

Cornwall Council's Cabinet said that it would not be ringfencing the money generated from charging second homeowners ...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall Council Cabinet puts forward 4.99% council tax rise for next year

Council deputy leader David Harris said that he would love to propose a lower rate but said that it was needed to pro...

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over 1 year ago
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Cost of living payments from Cornwall Council delayed for families who get free school meals

Parents say they will struggle after the council said that some would have to wait until after Christmas to get the H...

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over 1 year ago
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Cash claimed by Cornwall's second and holiday homeowners 'twice what was spent on affordable hous...

Former MP and now Cornwall councillor Andrew George said that figures he has obtained exposed a 'housing injustice' i...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall Council agrees to handover Ships and Castles Leisure Centre and Pendennis Headland to Fa...

The leisure centre closed earlier this year but now there are hopes that it can be reopened after the town council to...

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over 1 year ago
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Solar farm the size of 70 football pitches could be set up in Cornwall

The planning application for the development near Newquay is set to go before Cornwall Council's strategic planning c...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall devolution deal consultation starts but critics say questions are 'biased'

Cornwall Council has launched a questionnaire and is holding an online Q&A session to give people the chance to find ...

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over 1 year ago
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New homes and pub refurbishment among latest planning applications to Cornwall Council

A former creamery and a Grade II listed pub are among the locations for the latest development proposals

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over 1 year ago
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Thousands of people in Cornwall on hospital waiting lists with some waiting more than two years

The number of people waiting for planned treatments has risen over the last two years and now new facilities are bein...

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over 1 year ago
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Mount Pleasant Ecological Park allowed to extend hours to 3am for Christmas party but warned to k...

Mount Pleasant Eco Park at Porthtowan has sold all 300 tickets for the Christmas party but environmental protection o...

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