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
about 3 years ago
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Bishop moved here in lockdown and was surprised by scale of poverty

Ahead of the G7 summit, the church wants to focus on climate climate and helping children

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about 3 years ago
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Council defends going way over its Cornwall house building target

The council says it will prevent unwanted development

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about 3 years ago
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Taxi driver pleads for financial support from Cornwall Council

Falmouth taxi driver says other councils are giving grants to taxi drivers

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about 3 years ago
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Cornwall is not a top priority for Government's Levelling Up funding

Cornwall is the second poorest region in northern Europe, yet we're behind 123 UK regions for funding

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about 3 years ago
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Concerns over NHS services privatisation after end of ear wax treatment

Councillors also raised concerns about people trying to remove wax themselves and causing 'irreparable damage'

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about 3 years ago
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Row breaks out in council over extra government funding

Conservative members all decided to abstain from a vote and a row broke out

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about 3 years ago
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Queue jumpers are causing problems at Cornish vaccine centres

Cornwall councillors were given an update and told that the NHS is trying to ensure homeless and travellers are getti...

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about 3 years ago
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Number claiming benefits and Universal Credit in Cornwall doubles

There's a large concern about the impact that Covid is having on jobs in Cornwall

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about 3 years ago
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New Cornwall homeless shelter 'could be solution to rough sleeping'

The pandemic has worsened Cornwall's rough sleeper problem

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about 3 years ago
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Golf resort revamp thought of everything - except affordable homes

St Mellion golf resort wanted to build retirement homes and facilities including a new swimming pool but councillors ...

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about 3 years ago
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I had my Covid jab and this is how it went

'Getting the notification is like getting a gold ticket for Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory'

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about 3 years ago
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Cornwall says 'actually maybe we will want space tourism'

Cornwall Council's leader had said he'd tell Richard Branson that we 'don't want' space tourism

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