Downsland Trust News Today

Helston mayor Miles Kenchington said he was humbled by the amount of donations and support to the Helston and Lizard Foodbank Christmas Hamper…

There are calls for the public to have a say on what should happen to the land in Helston if developers dont appeal.

Helston Town Council has taken to Facebook to explain that it had nothing to do with the Hospital Cross Development refusal

Police were called to a council meeting in Helston this week after climate protestors began "disrupting the meeting."

A planning application has now gone in for a new retail park to be built on the edge of Helston – but people will have to wait a bit longer to see…

An environmental group has called for greater "transparency" from Helstons councillors and urged them to honour their climate pledge over plans to develop land at the top of town into a retail park. Last week the Packet reported how a public consultation had begun on a proposed development of land at Hospital Cross into an Aldi supermarket, Range store with garden centre and a McDonalds. Linked to this would be the redevelopment of the former Co-op/Budgens store in Trengrouse Way into a "...