Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha received a Cornish surprise today: a baby girl. Mr Cameron said he was absolutely thrilled. Asked about a name, he suggested it might be Cornish …
Truro
Bodmin A30 bad for bikers
A survey of more than 3,000 motorcylists conducted by Motorcycle News Magazine asked riders to name the most depressing road in the UK. They decided that the A30 near Bodmin was one of the worst, placing it 9th overall in the list of the UK’s top ten most depressing roads …
2000 jobs to go in Cornwall Council
It has been announced today that 2000 jobs — one in six of the staff — are to go from Cornwall Council. The Council, which was recently formed from an amalgamation of six District Councils and the County, has a workforce of 13,000 …
Truro, Cornish capital
Truro has been a settlement since the Norman period of the 11th century, and is the southernmost city in the UK. The city’s name derives from the Cornish for “three rivers” — the Truro River flows from the confluence of the rivers Kenwyn and Allen …