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The issue of sewage in our rivers made waves in the local elections, but Britain’s water quality is down to many long-standing problems

It is hard to imagine many subjects filling up a community centre in Hereford for a local election debate on a drizzly evening. But public concern is high in

The water companies involved in the plan to redistribute water from Powys to England is still in the “very early stages”.

The water companies involved in the plan to redistribute water from Powys to England is still in the “very early stages”.

MP George Eustice says proposals to have a mayor for Cornwall should be separated from the Duchy’s latest bid for more powers and funding.

They say that a week is a long time in politics so maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise that when you look back a decade the political landscape was…

Speaking on Friday evening Cllr Taylor also said: “We will start to deliver on our plan. Tomorrow is the start of a new, big adventure for Cornwall. “We will be working with our six Cornish MPs to make sure we deliver exactly what the people of Cornwall want. I am looking forward to the challenge and working with other candidates who have been selected.” She added: “We will make Cornwall a much better place to live and work.” County Hall has been controlled by a Lib Dem/Indepe...

Its all change at Cornwall Council as the Conservative Group takes overall majority control. For the past four years there has been a Liberal Democrat-Independent leadership at the council, but all that has changed following yesterdays local elections. The Conservatives took 47 seats, polling 37% of the votes. Meanwhile the Liberal Democrat Group took only 14 seats this time, polling 20% of the votes. Independent candidates did one better, taking 15 of the seats, with 17% of the votes...

Why Cornish independence could be no joke More and more people in the county want recognition of Cornish identity—and political power A St Piran flag fluttering in the wind at Fistral in Newquay, Cornwall. Credit: Alamy Cornish independence has been the butt of national jokes for centuries. But strange as it might sound, in 2021, independence—or at least some form of devolution—for the county seems more tangible than ever. The movement for Cornish autonomy comes from two different directi...