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A 12-year-old girl who has raised almost £30,000 for the nursing home her mother works at has been chosen to switch on her town's Christmas lights…

The Government announced last night that plans were afoot to invest in Cornish towns in order to leave a lasting G7 legacy and help regeneration efforts across the county. One of the towns receiving the funding will be Camborne which has been awarded £23.7m by the Government to help transform the town and provide a better future for its residents. Nine projects were proposed in an investment plan submitted by the Camborne Town Deal Board after being selected as one of 101 towns in the UK invited to apply for the regeneration funding available. Central to the Town Deal vision is the B...

BBC News Published image captionPenzance will receive £21.5m from the government's Towns Fund Three towns will receive £65m in funding to create a "fitting legacy" of the G7 summit in Cornwall , Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The money given to Penzance, St Ives and Camborne for local projects comes from the government's Towns Fund. It is for building and restoration work in some of Cornwall's most deprived areas, a spokesperson said. Environmental projects to improve biodiversity and reduce carbon emissions were also announced. Penzance will receive £21.5m, St Ives £19.9m an...

An appeal against Cornwall Council's decision to refuse planning permission for a retail park on the outskirts of Camborne has been dismissed. The application was submitted by Quora, a Newark and Nottingham based company that specialises in commercial and mixed-use property development. BID Camborne has been campaigning against Quora's plans to build out-of-town retail units at Polstrong, on land north of Roseworthy Hill, since 2017 and news of the final outcome has been greeted with jubilation by local businesses. "This is a true example of people power," said BID Camborne chair and ...

To mark St Piran’s Day, Camborne’s re-worked version of Trelawny has been translated into Cornish. The new wording of Cornwall’s famous anthem highlights the need to keep the local community safe by being Covid aware and maintaining social distance. Cornwall’s national day of celebration in honour of its patron saint is held annually on March 5 with the new version of Trelawny having been written last summer by BID Camborne manager, Anna Pascoe, and sung online by the Ingleheart Singers. To mark the occasion this year, MAGA, the Cornish Language Partnership, is creating a Corn...