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1 day ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Tom Bevan

General views of on-going construction work at Cate Blanchett's house in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, which has caused a stink with the locals (William Dax / SWNS)Cate Blanchett has kicked up a stink during the building of her Cornish mansion - after locals complained about the smell of the portable toilets. The Hollywood actress has been building a five-bedroom eco-home and previously upset neighbours with the noise of construction.

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

The solar panels would have been placed in fields on the outskirts of St Austell. (Picture: LDRS)A PLAN for a large solar panel site on the outskirts of St Austell has been rejected despite planning officers thinking it was a good idea. Cornwall councillors have voted against an application for a solar farm on 25.5 hectares of land at Menear Farm which they heard would have been seen from across St Austell Bay and would have led to the loss of green fields.

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

Councillors voted to upgrade the Changing Places toilet at the Priory Car Park toilets in St Austell. Picture: Andrew Townsend (Picture: Andrew Townsend)TOWN councillors in St Austell have agreed to spend more than £15,000 on upgrading a special toilet for people with multiple disabilities. Also in the newsThe councillors heard that most of the equipment in the Changing Places toilet in Priory Car Park was no longer fit for use, largely because it was 13 years old.

1 week ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Andrew Townsend

PEOPLE visiting an historic harbour in Cornwall are once more being given free access to the cobbled quayside. Charlestown Harbour, the UK’s only open 18th century Georgian harbour, is again inviting visitors to explore the quayside without a charge. The grade II listed inner harbour at Charlestown, near St Austell, is home to a collection of seasonal pop-ups, offering food and drink and retail therapy.

1 week ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Lee Trewhela

A site plan of the new housing approved for Connor Downs, near Hayle. (LDRS)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. The application sought approval for design, layout and scale following outline approval in 2023 on 1.37 hectares of undeveloped land off Angarrack Lane at the southern edge of Connor Downs, between Camborne and Hayle.