Cornwall

Town and parishes to get councils

BBC News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Parts of Cornwall are to get town and parish councils for the first time, including St Austell.

For sale: Art deco house in Porth, near Newquay, Cornwall

Retro To Go (Free subscription) | yesterday

Looking to sell up and head for the coast? Well, this art deco house in Porth, near Newquay, Cornwall could be the perfect retreat. The house was built by the family who owned Porth harbour and commands fantastic views of...

County Council blames school teachers for closure of airport

TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

Cornwall County Council has blamed school teachers for its decision to close Newquay Airport for three weeks. The airport failed to get a CAA licence to operate because of perceived weaknesses in the air traffic control system. A spokesman for the...

The insiders: Child protection officer, Cornwall College, St Austell campus

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

Glynis Kelly, child protection officer, Cornwall College, St Austell campus

Airport flight suspension begins

BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

A three-week suspension of flights in and out of Newquay Airport in Cornwall is under way.

Cornwall Newquay airport temporarily closed

TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

Cornwall Newquay airport will be closed for commercial flights from December 1 until December 20 following a misunderstanding over its ownership handover from

Council to bus air passengers

Devon and Cornwall Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Following on from my previous post Cornwall County Council are rightly going to pay for the busing of passengers unable to use Newquay Airport over the next three weeks. In the case of those booked with Ryanair this could mean taking passengers to and from Bristol or Bournemouth because that company doesn't use Plymouth or Exeter airports. I recall that it wasn't so long ago that Ryanair were bitterly...

Small business woes

BBC News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Small business leaders say the pre-Budget report should have done more to shield them from the credit crunch.

Cornish MPs want airport inquiry

BBC News (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

Cornwall's MPs call for an inquiry into the temporary closure of Newquay airport, which could effect up to 7,000 passengers.

Staff threatened with knife

BBC News (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

Staff at a Cornwall store are recovering after being threatened at knifepoint by a robber.

Newquay Cornwall Airport update

UK airports information blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

Newquay Cornwall Airport continues to work with its airlines to put into place contingency plans for all passengers affected by the temporary closure of the airfield from 1-19 December 2008. Airlines affected by this closure are Air Southwest, Skybus and Ryanair. The airport has been in contact with each of these airlines to assist in putting [...]

• Newquay Airport to close for three weeks - The Telegraph
• Ryanair cancels all Newquay flights - The Telegraph
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

The Crunch

Cornish Dreamer (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

I walked through the town today, after my course had finished for the day, and was shocked at how quiet it was. Tumbleweeds, if they could be found in the middle of Cornwall on a cool winter's day, would have been fitting; an empty carrier bag caught in the wind doesn't quite fit the bill...but you get the idea. Even the car park was empty. Of course, I later discovered that the road was closed, which...

Airport fiasco 'damages' Cornwall

BBC News (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

Cornwall County Council has "seriously damaged" the county's image over the Newquay Airport fiasco says an MP.

Temporary closure of Cornwall Newquay airport announced

asap news (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

From 1-20 December, the Cornwall Newquay airport will be closed to commercial air traffic, due to a misunderstanding about the transfer of ownership of the facility from the RAF to Cornwall’s County Council. The first of December was meant to be the date for the airport at St Mawgan changing hands. Now, the council [...]

Cornwall Newquay Airport operations temporarily closed

This French Life (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

I KNOW many people fly to Girona Airport in Spain to reach the south west and Pyrenean region of France, but if you were hoping to fly from Newquay Cornwall...