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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  • Cornwall

997 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Cornwall at risk of stronger storms and high impact flooding like Boscastle due to climate change

A new climate change risk assessment report has been published for Cornwall setting out all the potential impacts tha...

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over 1 year ago
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Hundreds of children in Cornwall living in violent and abusive homes and being exploited by crim...

New figures show that more than 1,000 children in Cornwall live in households where their parents have suffered domes...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall Council calls on MPs to press Government for more money to plug £62million budget gap

The council is setting its budget which includes a 2.99% increase in council tax - the equivalent of 99p a week for a...

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over 1 year ago
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All 16 areas which Cornwall Council has put forward to be Investment Zones

They include The Beach at Carlyon Bay, Langarth Garden Village, Falmouth Docks and Torpoint Town Centre

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall to welcome Red Arrows as it hosts National Armed Forces Day 2023

It will be the first time that Cornwall has hosted the national event

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over 1 year ago
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Liskeard bar denied 4am licence for 12-hour dance event following police objection

The Social was planning a 12-hour dance music event this weekend, but Cornwall Council refused to extend its opening ...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall hotel housing refugees 'would normally be closed for winter'

Cornwall Council member Louis Gardner, who represents the area of Newquay where the hotel is, said he was seeking mor...

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over 1 year ago
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Cornwall College plans 'stunning' new St Austell campus which could transform the town

College chief executive and principal John Evans said the transformation project could help to turn around the fortun...

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over 1 year ago
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New special education school and housing among latest planning applications in Cornwall

The new school is planned for a site in Bodmin and would cater for 64 children with SEND needs aged between 4 and 16....

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over 1 year ago
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How one Bugle woman is leading efforts to help people through the cost of living crisis

At the heart of the efforts in Bugle is Jo Rusbridge who has been described as 'the heart' of the work in the village

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over 1 year ago
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she is confident Labour will have MPs in Cornwall after next...

The Labour MP was in Mylor where she met with oyster fishermen and learned about the impact that sewage and Brexit is...

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over 1 year ago
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St Austell area residents who live just metres apart are paying vastly different council tax rates

A councillor said it was 'not fair' that people living in the north of St Austell do not pay towards services provide...

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