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Maximum council tax increase 'not our fault' says Cornwall Council
The Liberal Democrat / Independent cabinet has also agreed to a proposal to increase council house rents
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Driver trapped as car plummets 10ft into field after single-vehicle crash
Emergency services rushed to the incident
'Enchanted' Cornwall village with 13th-century church and lush tropical gardens
This hidden gem on the Roseland Peninsula attracts visitors from around the world and is just six miles south of Truro
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Cornwall funeral notices: 'Dear dad' and 'cherished grandad' among those remembered
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Ken Strudwick, 72, and all those who have lost loved ones in our list this week
Vans 'camping' at popular Cornwall park 'disgraceful' and 'unacceptable'
'If this were any other group setting up camp in a car park, there’d be outrage. Yet this is happening right next to a beautiful park where children and dogs play.'
Bude arsonist put neighbours in danger with reckless act
Paramedics saw flames through the letterbox
Leaked letter to staff shows extent of hospital data breach
It disclosed personal details of hundreds of colleagues - and was all posted online
CornwallLive shortlisted in Regional Press Awards 2026
It's in the News Brand of the Year (Large) category of the Regional Press Awards 2026, alongside the likes of much bigger competition including Manchester Evening News, Birmingham Mail, Liverpool Echo, Nottingham Post and The Northern Echo
Dramatic video shows A30 fire as smoke billows from burning wreckage
Fire crews worked to extinguish the dramatic blaze
Live: Met Office warning leads to flood warnings and cancelled trains
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Cornwall planning: First stage of bid for over 100 new homes near city centre approved
Also among the latest applications and approvals are 46 homes in a Cornish village and 26 new houses near a village school
The rapists, sex offenders and perverts locked up in Cornwall this year
A vile rogues' gallery of 35 faces every woman and parent should see
New life for iconic buildings to revitalise Cornwall's capital of Truro
Among them is a much-loved pub due to reopen next March that has been helped by the scheme
Cornwall funeral notices as devoted mum, 57, who will be 'deeply missed' among those remembered
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Rebecca as well as all those who have lost a loved one on our latest list
Penzance named UK's best town for independent shops
It's a place that's been 'making a huge resurgence in recent years'
Lonely Roche farmer busted by online paedophile hunters
The vigilantes detained him at his address in Cornwall and called the police
Serial petrol thief among those sentenced by magistrates this week
Quite the variety in front of magistrates on this week's list
One punch leaves victim with potentially life-threatening injuries in Truro
There have been long-term, devastating effects of the unprovoked attack. 'Bleeding to the brain can be life threatening. This kind of injuries can result in death.'
Cornwall Council told 'stop using bailiffs' for council tax arrears
Campaigners said between 2022 and 2023, Cornwall Council referred 23,027 debts to bailiffs. 'Taking the belongings of families who are often living below the poverty line through harassing means is quite simply cruel. And it needs to stop.'
Labour Government scraps new Perranporth Academy secondary school in Cornwall
It would have catered for more than 1,000 pupils to relieve pressure on four oversubscribed schools - and the decision has not gone down well