Lib Dem elected to St Austell Bay
BBC News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Liberal Democrat John Oxenham is elected as the new Cornwall Councillor for St Austell Bay.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Liberal Democrat John Oxenham is elected as the new Cornwall Councillor for St Austell Bay.
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Congratulations to John Oxenham, sorry, Councillor John Oxenham, Steve Gilbert, Hamish and the hardworking team in St Austell & Newquay who have tonight taken this seat from the Conservatives with a 13% swing. This really is a slap on the back for the team there, especially the Liberal Democrats Westminster PPC, Steve Gilbert and a slap in the face for the Conservative candidate Caroline Righton...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Lib Dems in St Austell and Newquay are celebrating another win: John Oxenham has been elected Liberal Democrat councillor for St Austell Bay in the first ever Cornwall Council by-election. This comes two weeks after their victory in the Newquay South by-election. The result this time – with an estimated swing of 13% from the Conservatives to [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Voters in St Austell Bay will elect a new Cornwall Councillor today following the resignation of Richard Stewart.
Called to the bar (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Modern life has too many choices, low-fat, skimmed, free range, organic, biodynamic, cold-filtered and so on — I don’t like it but come Saturday November 28th I will be faced with two choices too many. First of all this is the day of the St Austell Beer Festiva l, a roisterous and rumbustious celebration of beer and Cornishness at the old Victorian brewery that overlooks the town —...
Twelfth Bough (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
A UK woman was murdered in her own home by thugs. But will anyone do anything about it? Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a woman in a house fire apparently started when a firework was pushed through her door on Thursday evening, police said today. An 18-year-old man and two 17-year-old youths will be interviewed in connection with the death of Mary Fox. .....
newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
While the motives for the recent murder of Mary Fox in Bodmin, Cornwall, are not yet known , it is fairly clear that her son Raum Fox has been a victim of hate crime in the past. According to The Times , Raum had been bullied at Bodmin College about his acne and reported learning difficulties. He recently moved to St Austell College to escape the bullying. As with the Fiona Pilkington case, there are...
swpp and bppa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Clayton Bell has recently become a member of The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers SINWP A new ‘Society’ to support Landscape, Nature and Wildlife photographers by providing a range of focused benefits. Find more photographers from on The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers SINWP web site Clayton can be contacted at: 01726 71295 The [...]
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
British celebrities including former MP Edwina Currie, actor Nigel Havers and comedian Jo Brand have revealed all about their pampered pets for a new book. The stars have written a few lines each about the relationships they enjoy with their animals to help raise cash for charity the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). The ex-Conservative MP Edwina Currie revealed she has a “big and...
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Finally, Steve Gilbert and the Cornwall Liberal Democrats hear from Caroline Righton, after she finally breaks her silence, the Conservative candidate caught up in the middle of a Twitter/email smear campaign against Steve Gilbert . Well, not entirely. As reported over on Matt Davies blog (do you know how much it hurts to link to a Spurs fan') Caroline Righton has finally broken her silence, now the...
Stonch's Beer Blog (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
I've been told that St Austell Proper Job is a great beer. I say I've been told because I've never tasted it myself. Ever since I first heard it was a winner (I think it was ATJ who raved about it one time I met him), I've been keen to sample a splash, but each time I've seen the pump clip I've been thwarted. Either it's run out, or has poured like cloudy soup in some dodgy boozer. Of course, I could...
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
I blogged about a Tory candidate in Cornwall going around misrepresenting her Lib Dem opponent. Apparently, according to twitter, she has still not apologised. Come on Caroline Wrighton. Sure to people of Newquay and St Austell deserve better. Apologise to your Lib Dem opponent and move on.
Rogue Classicism (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
more about “BBC NEWS | UK | England | Cornwall | …“, posted with vodpod Tip’ o the pileus to Tim Parkin for passing this one along … very little ClassCon actually, but the accompanying text notes, inter alia: Roger Olver, from the Cornish Duck Company in St Austell, said it was very rare for two [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
St Austell Bay may get the chance to vote for a new Cornwall councillor in November after the resignation of the previous member.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
A mother from St Austell in Cornwall says she will take legal action against an NHS trust after claiming staff let her premature baby die without treating him.