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Councillor reported to police following over 100 complaints

7 hours ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

Cornwall councillor Peter Lawrence says the holocaust was 'greatly exaggerated' (LDRS)A parish councillor at the heart of a controversy concerning alleged Holocaust denial has been reported to Devon and Cornwall Police by Cornwall Council. Mylor’s Peter Lawrence made national and international headlines when he was caught on camera making comments which have been condemned as antisemitic.
Drivers complain about new ‘ski jump’ road hump

2 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

The offending speed hump (LDRS)A MEMBER of Cornwall Council’s new cabinet has raised concerns about a new speed hump, which drivers have labelled a “ski jump”, on a busy road in Truro. The traffic calming measure on Malpas Road is part of a government-funded Truro Town Deal scheme to improve safety and provide better facilities along the riverside, but many residents are unhappy.
Plan for thirty new homes on the Lizard peninsula

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

The site in Ruan Minor where 30 new homes could be built (Picture: 4D Archirtects Studio)PLANS for 30 new homes on the Lizard peninsula is among the latest planning applications submitted to Cornwall Council. An application has been made to build 30 affordable houses on land north east of Higher Moor in Ruan Minor on the Lizard peninsula.
Praise for mature student Natasha who used personal experiences in academic research

5 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Andrew Townsend

Natasha Wilkinson receiving the Bianca Trew Award, from Emily Myatt, associate director and dean of the University Centre Truro and Penwith. (Picture: University Centre Truro and Penwith)A MATURE student who used her own challenging personal experiences as part of academic research says she is determined to make a difference in her chosen career.
Service will remember and celebrate co-founder of children's hospice charity

5 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Andrew Townsend

Eddie Farwell, the co-founder of Children's Hospice South West. (Picture: Children's Hospice South West)A MEMORIAL service is to be held to celebrate the life and work of Eddie Farwell, the co-founder of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) which runs the Little Harbour hospice at St Austell. Eddie died earlier this year following a diagnosis of motor neurone disease and a private funeral was held.
Live music rings around heritage harbour in Cornwall

5 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Andrew Townsend

LIVE music has been filling the air at a heritage harbour in Cornwall. Also in the newsOne of the latest groups to sing at Charlestown Harbour, near St Austell, was the Dreckly Boys. The group, under musical director Alister Berry, performed shanties and ballads while hundreds of people watched on. Charlestown Harbour’s season of live music for this year began in the spring with the first group performing being the Lemonaires, from Mylor Bridge, near Falmouth.
New choir leaders for Cornwall

5 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

Cornish Good Afternoon Choirs (Good Afternoon Choirs)Three Good Afternoon Choirs in Cornwall have welcomed new leaders. Barry Hawken and Martin Palmer are both highly experienced musicians and choir leaders who are keen to lead singers on an exciting musical journey. Also in the newsThe Truro choir rehearses on Mondays at Truro Methodist Church; it is now conducted by Barry and accompanied by Hannah Hawken.
U-turn manoeuvres ban in place to help reduce serious collisions

5 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Ben Howe

U-turn signage at A30 Hayle (Vision Zero South West)SIGNS encouraging road users to report U-turns have been installed at a collision hotspot in Cornwall. Vision Zero South West and National Highways have erected signs along the Hayle Bypass section of the A30, where collisions caused by U-turns have resulted in several fatal and serious collisions.
Rebel mayor makes history in Penzance

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

Penzance’s mayor Stephen Reynolds (Picture: Penzance Town Council)A man who describes himself as a “serial rebel” and only stood as a councillor for the first time four years ago has made history in the town he loves. Stephen Reynolds has just been made Mayor of Penzance for the third year in a row – the first person to do so in 60 years.
City woman seriously injured after collision with motorcycle and car

5 days ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

POLICE confirm a pedestrian was seriously hurt after being in collision with two vehicles near Truro during the evening of Friday, May 30. Also in the newsEmergency services were called at around 11.15pm following the incident on the old A30 between Three Burrows and Blackwater. A 30-year-old woman from Truro was walking on the road when she was struck by a Yamaha motorcycle and a Fiat Panda. She sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital where she remains.