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School and neighbours row about 'dangerous contamination' claims
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (1377+ words) A Cornish primary school has responded to concerns by neighbours that it is running a forestry school where children are "playing in soil that is highly contaminated with arsenic". The head of Germoe Community Primary School, between Helston and Penzance,…...
Shoes protest is powerful sign of Cornwall parents' dismay
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (631+ words) Families from across Cornwall held a powerful demonstration outside Lys Kernow / County Hall in Truro today (Monday, November 3) to highlight what they say is a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) crisis in the Duchy and across the whole of…...
'Systemic failure' to recognise Cornwall's 'pretty poverty"
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (476+ words) In the same week that Cornwall Council agreed to back plans for a task force to tackle child poverty in Cornwall, a new study has found that deprivation in the Duchy's picturesque rural villages and coastal towns is being overlooked…...
'My wife feels like she has a new husband"
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (654+ words) A Cornwall barber says the life-changing hair transformations have been remarkable and he gets to watch as his clients' confidence does a complete U-turn, with some 'breaking down in tears' and many younger than you'd ever imagine. A Cornish barbershop…...
Expert warns not to give mum breakfast in bed on Sunday
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) Breakfast in bed may seem like a treat this Mother's Day, but according to one expert, it could create serious health problems. Bedroom expert Adeel Ul-Haq from Comfy Beds has war ... Breakfast in bed may seem like a treat this…...