Cornwall Reports

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

By Lee TrewhelaThe new leader of Cornwall Council has questioned whether the local authority should carry out an inquiry into the recent spaceport scandal. However, councillor Leigh Frost says it’s a conversation the local authority definitely needs to have. We reported this week that former Conservative cabinet member for the economy Louis Gardner – who stood down as a councillor last month – has been found by the council to have been in breach of its code of conduct.

5 days ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Peter Tremayne

By Peter Tremayne Cornwall Council has decided that former cabinet member Louis Gardner breached its Code of Conduct by failing to declare his personal interest in taking a £70,000 a…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports

6 days ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

By Lee TrewhelaA former barrow boy who didn’t go to university because he didn’t want to cross the Tamar is now leading his beloved Cornwall’s council, overseeing the lives of around 600,000 residents.  Liberal Democrat councillor Leigh Frost was elected the leader of Cornwall Council two weeks ago.

6 days ago | cornwallreports.co.uk | Julia Penhaligon |Peter Tremayne Unemployment |Richard Whitehouse

By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall continues to record some of the worst child poverty rates in the UK, according to research published today (Monday.) Data collected and analysed by the End…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports

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

By Rashleigh MacFarlane A confrontation between Falmouth tree protestors and chainsaw-wielding Cormac workers in March appears to have its “roots” in a three-year-old planning consent to repair a boundary wall.…To view the rest of this article, please subscribe to Cornwall Reports