Rashleigh MacFarlane

1 week ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Rashleigh MacFarlane

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The battle to save Falmouth’s Trelawney Road lime trees is still not over, despite the local town council now firmly supporting “Stop The Chop” campaigners. The trees…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports

1 week ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Rashleigh MacFarlane

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Nineteen Cornwall Council car parks will no longer be privatised, following the change in political control stemming from last month’s elections. The previous Conservative administration planned to…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports

2 weeks ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Rashleigh MacFarlane |Rashleigh MacFarlane Plans

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall’s planners yesterday (Monday) voted unanimously to approve a 75 metre x 35 metre slurry pit at a farm near Hatt, Saltash, despite objections from the local…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports

2 weeks ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Rashleigh MacFarlane |Graham Smith

By Rashleigh MacFarlaneThe government is today (Monday) launching a 12-week consultation over whether it should ban “bottom trawling” fishing, which involves dragging large nets along the seafloor. The proposal concerns large maritime areas off the Cornish coast which are supposed to enjoy wildlife protections.  Some of these, such as the Manacles, Whitsand and Looe bay are already, in theory, protected by local by-laws.

2 weeks ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Rashleigh MacFarlane

By Rashleigh MacFarlane Falmouth Town Council has swung decisively behind the campaign to save three mature lime trees in Trelawney Road, after multiple failed attempts by Cornwall Council and Cormac…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports