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The area of Wales that missed coronavirus - and the simple system it set up. Fantastic story of how one local council set up a s

The area of Wales that missed coronavirus - and the simple system it set up. Fantastic story of how one local council set up a simple but effective contact tracing system very early- and it worked

 

The area of Wales that missed coronavirus - and the simple system it set up

The answer could be down to one council's 'homemade' test track and trace system  read more »

200730 | New 600-home neighbourhood with primary school to be built in Hayle

Community Consultation 29 June to 10 August 2020 | Hayle Growth Area Concept Plan
Introduction and background | Hayle Growth Area Concept Plan
Concept plan showing layout and uses | Hayle Growth Area Concept Plan
Community Consultation - A 6-week public consultation is running from 29 June to 10 August 2020 | Hayle Growth Area Concept Plan

New 600-home neighbourhood with primary school to be built in Hayle

Construction on the first houses is likley to start in late 2021  read more »

200728 | Test, track and trace in Cornwall: a tangled web

Test, track and trace in Cornwall: a tangled web

 Photo by Anna Shvets at Pexels

Cornwall has the resources to do effective Covid-19 contact tracing. So why is it not being allowed to do so? Jane Stevenson talks to Councillor Colin Martin, who has been trying to find out.  read more »

200729 | Boris Johnson says there are signs of a COVID-19 ‘second wave’ as he defends new travel rules

Boris Johnson says there are signs of a COVID-19 ‘second wave’ as he defends new travel rules

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200729 | Covid-19: NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review

Covid-19: NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review

 NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 8:45am 28th July 2020.  read more »

200727 | Warning about large tidal range at Hayle beach

Warning about large tidal range at Hayle beach

Warning about large tidal range at Hayle beach

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:49am 27th July 2020.

A warning has gone out to beach-goers in west Cornwall about the dangers of a large tidal range.

Lifeguards are urging people not to enter the Hayle Estuary on Monday because of an increasing swell.

There has been an increase in the number of people parking near the river where there is no lifeguard cover.  read more »

200727 | Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding

Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding

Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:27am 27th July 2020.

Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter  read more »

200726 | More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 10:01am 26th July 2020.

More than a third of jobs have been furloughed in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, according to new figures.

The Trades Union Congress has called on leaders to provide more support for businesses to "stem the tide of redundancies” when the scheme ends in October.  read more »

200725 | Ten more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cornwall

Ten more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cornwall

Ten more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cornwall

Published by Helen Down at 2:32pm 25th July 2020.

By Local Democracy Reporter, Daniel Clark  read more »