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Tesco Truro abandons free parking with a minimum £5 spend
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
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
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... -
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'Drive-thru' pasty plan defended
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
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... -
MPs to meet Public Health Minister over Camelford water poisoning
Cornwall MPs are to meet with Public Health Minister Anna Soubry tomorrow to press for help for victims of the 1988 Lowermoor water poisoning. A long-awaited report into the long-term health effects of the incident which hit the Camelford area of North Cornwall almost 25 years ago was published last month. The Government-appointed committee concluded it was "unlikely" that the pollution, caused when 20 tons of highly... -
VOTE NOW: West MPs join EU revolt - now you can join our online poll
Westcountry MPs have joined a growing Conservative rebellion over Britain's membership of the European Union. Up to 100 Conservative backbenchers are expected to register their anger that the Government's plans for the next year do not include a law to enshrine David Cameron's pledge for an in-out vote by 2017. Some 78 MPs have signed an amendment to the Queen's Speech, which sets out the coalition Government's legislative... -
Independents could lead after Tory defection
THE new Cornwall Council could be led by the Independent group, it has emerged. The news came out following the shock defection of top Tory, Councillor Mike Eathorne-Gibbons to the Independents. The results of the elections on May 2 were inconclusive as far as leadership, with 36 Liberal Democrats, 35 Independents and the Conservatives 31. But Mr Eathorne-Gibbons' defection has put the Liberal Democrats and Independents on level-pegg... -
Councillor wades back into disabled costs row
Collin Brewer, the Cornwall councillor who was re-elected despite saying some disabled children "should be put down", has likened the decision to that faced by farmers with deformed lambs. Mr Brewer, who hung on to his Wadebridge East seat by just four votes at the Cornwall council elections, in a recent interview with the Disability News Service (DNS) also compared the cost of keeping ten public toilets open with the amount... -
Police to investigate Brewer's remarks in new disability row
Comments made by Cornwall councillor Collin Brewer, allegedly comparing disabled children to deformed lambs, may constitute a hate crime, according to two national charities. Mencap and the Newlife Foundation supported a police investigation in to comments made by Mr Brewer in an interview with the Disability News Service last week, in which he was said to have also likened the costs of supporting a disabled child to the maintenanc...
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