• Tesco Truro abandons free parking with a minimum £5 spend

  By cornwall_mum

  this is madness,so after doing my shopping,queuing to pay for it ,then going outside and queuing...

            

   

  By West Briton at 10:48 on 19/04/13

  

  TRURO's new-look Tesco store is piloting a scheme that means drivers will have to spend £5 to park there. The superstore is one of only two among the chain's 3,000 in the UK to be trying the new parking system. But the scheme has already come in for some criticism. It is understood there will be a 15-minute 'grace period' and the measure is designed to prevent city centre shoppers using the supermarket as a free car park. ...

• Deal for stadium in Cornwall hits the buffers

  By GB2911

  The problem is that INOX doesn't have any money. The housing is in a poor position infrastructure...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 21/05/13

  

  Hopes for a 10,000-capacity sports stadium for Cornwall have suffered a major setback after it was revealed yesterday its developer is at loggerheads with Cornwall Council over a crucial £400 million planning application. Exeter-based developer Inox, which is still seeking funding for the £16 million Stadium for Cornwall, criticised Cornwall Council for asking it to effectively write a blank cheque for an access route...

• Anti-wind farm MP is Cameron's new advisor

  By green4marches

  Anyone who thinks windmill energy is the answer to longterm power supply is living in cloud-cuckoo...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 17/05/13

  

  London Editor An MP that has adopted a strong stance against the proliferation of wind farms in the Westcountry countryside is to advise the Prime Minister on energy policy. George Eustice, Conservative MP for Camborne and Redruth, is to join David Cameron's new eight-strong team led by fellow Conservative MP Jo Johnson – brother of London Mayor Boris. It has emerged Mr Eustice, a former Press aide to the Prime Minister who...

• 'Drive-thru' pasty plan defended

  By MarLord

  Helston simply cannot tolerate yet another out of town retail outlet. Helston already has four...

            

   

  By West Briton at 07:15 on 16/05/13

  

  A FORMER Helston man hoping to launch the country's first 'drive-thru' pasty business has defended his scheme, saying it will help the area. Ken Cocking has applied for planning permission to build a Helston Pasty Company factory, shop and takeaway on the former Hilltop Garage site on Sithney Common Hill. Mr Cocking, who sold a Cornish pasty business some years ago in a multimillion-pound deal, wants to set up the enterprise with...

• Tory group questions strength of new coalition

  By leolegrande

  I agree josdave The guy who was elected in my area stood as an MP in one of the London Borughs and...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 20/05/13

  

  The leader of the Conservative group at Cornwall Council has questioned the strength of the coalition of Independents, Liberal Democrats and minor parties that are set to lead Cornwall for the next four years. Fiona Ferguson, the councillor for Truro Trehaverne, said the group was surprised by the speed at which the agreement was made. The Conservatives were offered two seats in a 4-4-2 formation coalition but have spurned their...

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