Cornwall

Poison coroner slams government

bbc.co.uk     9 hrs ago   3 related          

Aluminium Sulphate was mistakenly put into the drinking water supply near Camelford in 1988 A coroner has criticised the government after he was forced to adjourn an inquest involving a major water poisoning incident....                    

Brits shake crunch as foreign holidays soar

thisismoney.co.uk     20 hrs ago   1 related          

Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard Travel firms say there has been a huge 'never againî backlash after a rain-drenched August - during which thousands of families decided not to fly to cut their carbon footprint. 'At the...                    

Drivers rescued from flood water

bbc.co.uk     14 hrs ago          

This vehicle got stuck after the River Otter almost burst its banks A number of people have been rescued from their vehicles after becoming trapped in floodwater in incidents across Devon and Cornwall. Two flood warnings...                    

Heavy rain sweeps through region

bbc.co.uk     22 hrs ago   55 related          

A number of flood watches remain in place on rivers across Devon and Cornwall after heavy rain overnight. Winds of 50mph and up to two inches (50mm) of rain have led to localised flooding and fallen trees in a number of...                    

Reindeer roam wild in England for the first time in 800 years

telegraph.co.uk     yesterday          

A herd of reindeer are roaming wild in England for the first time in 800 years. The six animals, one male and five females, have been imported from Scandinavia to the 750-acre Trevarno Estate near Helston, Cornwall. They...                    

Ex-Cornwall cop sentenced 30 more days for contempt

thestar.com     yesterday   2 related          

Former police officer Perry Dunlop, whose allegations of a pedophile ring sparked an investigation in Cornwall, Ont., was sentenced to 30 more days in prison yesterday for criminal contempt over his defiance of a court...                    

HSE warning follows quarry death (case)

workplacelaw.net     yesterday   1 related          

Following the prosecution of a Cornwall quarrying company over the death of an employee, the HSE has highlighted the potential dangers involved when working in the quarry industry. Robert Bickley was killed at Carnsew...                    

Newquay hotel fire four will not be charged

caterersearch.com     03-Sep-2008          

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to prosecute anyone in connection with the Newquay hotel fire in Cornwall in August of last year. Three people died in the blaze at the Penhallow hotel, one of the worst...                    

Increase in teachers signed off

bbc.co.uk     03-Sep-2008          

A rising number of teachers in Cornwall are being signed off sick from work with stress, figures have shown. Under the Freedom of Information Act the BBC obtained figures which showed more than 200 teachers were unable to...                    

The King's General

suite101.com     03-Sep-2008          

A Review of One of Daphne Du Maurier’s Less Celebrated Novels Daphne Du Maurier's novel The King's General spans much of seventeenth century Cornwall and rises above the clichés of many works of historical fiction. The...                    

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