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Lee Trewhela

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Local Democracy Reporter at CornwallLive

Contributor at Voice

Local Democracy Reporter for Cornwall, former arts editor and chief reporter. Harassed dad of three daughters, husband of NHS matron, obsessor of Bowie.

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Articles

  • 60 apartments for over-55s will be ‘highly prominent’ but needed

    4 days ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

    2 1/1 A Cornwall Council planning meeting has heard that 60 extra care apartments for over-55s would be “highly prominent”, particularly in relation to a neighbouring Grade II listed building, but they are much needed. Cornwall Council has applied to its own planning department to build the apartments on a site near Liskeard town centre.

  • Cornwall Council elections 2025: Non-aligned Group on why you should vote for them on May 1

    4 days ago | cornwalllive.com | Lee Trewhela

    On the run-up to the Cornwall Council election on May 1, we've asked each party and political group to address the reasons why people should vote for their candidates and what their manifesto is to maintain and improve the lives of the 580,000 people who live in the Duchy. The council's Non-aligned Group outlines why it believes Cornish residents should vote for its candidates in two weeks' time.

  • 'Blot on the landscape' would be built on last green fields

    5 days ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

    2 1/1 A solar farm on 25.5 hectares of land would destroy the last green fields in the landscape near St Austell. That was the opinion of a number local councillors who spoke out against a planning application to build the development on agricultural land which, they argued, would be seen from across St Austell Bay.

  • 40 new homes from council's building company - but only half are 'affordable'

    5 days ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

    A site plan of the new housing approved for Connor Downs, near Hayle (Pic: Treveth) A Cornwall Council planning committee has approved plans by the council’s own offshoot company Treveth to build 40 new homes, despite concerns about the amount of affordable properties.

  • Police investigate ‘possible electoral malpractice’ over council candidate

    5 days ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

    3 1/1 Devon and Cornwall Police have verified they are investigating 'possible electoral malpractice' in relation to an election candidate standing for Cornwall Council. The enquiry is connected to Chris Green, who is standing as an Independent councillor for the Boscawen and Redannick division in Truro.

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10 Apr 25

Cornwall’s shit. Don’t come. https://t.co/XtImeUUXCg

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3 Apr 25

There's been a fresh twist in the controversy of the then Cornwall Council cabinet member for the economy getting a top job at Spaceport Cornwall. An angry Ben Maguire MP says he will be "escalating" the matter. https://t.co/eK3egsSifz

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28 Mar 25

Well this is a nice surprise. I'm up for a national award #LDR #LocalDemocracyReporter https://t.co/IJdQgPTLqH