Hannah Stacey

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green |Hannah Stacey

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Students will be able to use the venue from 2026A new dedicated private exam centre being set up in Cornwall is set to make it easier for home-educated children to complete their GCSEs.The new centre is called Kowel Gwenen, Cornish for The Hive, and it is being set up in Bodmin by teacher Chrissie Berry to provide more support to families navigating exams. Cornwall Council said about 2,500 children were currently home-educated in Cornwall.

Jun 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Hannah Stacey

Hannah Stacey - BBC News, CornwallJune 27, 2024 at 1:16 AM·1 min readA wild bird hospital in Cornwall is facing another busy summer season of rescues, staff have said. Mousehole Bird Hospital said more than 170 chicks were being cared for in the aviaries, with strict biosecurity measures in place. It said mostly gulls were being looked after, with guillemots and gannets also being cared for. Every arrival had to be quarantined for a week and tested for bird flu, at a cost of £6 per bird, it added.

Jun 25, 2024 | bbc.com | Hannah Stacey

Strict biosecurity measures are in place because of bird flu concerns, Mousehole Bird Hospital says.

May 13, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Hannah Stacey

The future of a much-loved rock pool swim spot in west Cornwall has been secured. Generations of children have been taken to the Mousehole Rock Pool for their first swimming lessons, but it is badly in need of repair. A group of concerned locals got together to clear the pool of rocks and seaweed. Now they have gained official permission to lay new concrete walkways to make the pool accessible to all.

Apr 28, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Hannah Stacey |Jonathan Morris

Cornish villages and parishes are "constantly" asking for 20mph zones, the the person in charge of Cornwall's road policy has said. Richard Williams-Pears, transport portfolio holder at Cornwall Council, said the schemes had been popular with many people. In Cornwall 20mph zones are in place in Camborne, Redruth, Illogan, Truro and on the Roseland. "A lot of people really like it," he said.