On a trip to Cornwall to see the damage caused by Wednesday’s devastating floods, David Cameron proposed using text alerts to warn residents of heavy rainfall and potential flooding …
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Son of Duke of Cornwall to marry
Prince William will marry Kate Middleton in the spring or summer next year. Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall, says he is delighted…
Rok goes into administration
Exeter-based building services company Rok has just announced it is to go into administration. The firm employs more than 2000 people. This comes on top of Exeter social housing firm Connaught recently entering administration with 1,400 redundancies …
Devonwall closer after vote
Moves to block a “Devonwall” constituency across the Tamar have been defeated in Parliament. An amendment to the Bill, supported by Cornwall’s six MPs, was lost by 315 votes to 257 …
John Lewis for Debs building
Princesshay’s Land Securities has secured a deal with the John Lewis Partnership to lease the former Debenhams building in Sidwell Street, Exeter …
Cornwall gets LEP, Devon on hold
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have been granted a Local Economic Partnership (LEP) as a replacement for the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA), which covered seven counties. Yesterday, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced …
Sue Aston, Cornish minstrel
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Sue Aston is a Cornwall-based violinist and composer who has worked with such eminent musicians as Simon Rattle, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Donohoe, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Charles Groves, Esa Pekka Salonen, Gordon Giltrap and Chris De Burgh …
UK recovery belies financial crisis
Third quarter growth figures for the UK, released this morning, show the economy powering ahead at 0.8%, double that of many forecasts. Combined with the 1.2% number for Q2, this could translate into a 3% growth-rate for 2010 as a whole …
The Emperor is dead
A 9-ft Exmoor stag known as the Emperor has been shot by a trophy hunter, apparently licensed by the landowner. It is thought likely that the hunter paid up to £1000 for the permit …
Devonport Dockyard saved
There will be no instant demise for Plymouth’s Devonport Dockyard, although if its flagship, HMS Ocean, is to be mothballed or decommissioned it will have a knock-on effect for the area’s …
