• £18,000 a year to keep Wadebridge public toilets open

  By Shayne_H at 10:51 on 08/11/11

  

  Wadebridge Town Council may have to pay more than £18,000 a year to prevent the town's main public toilets from closing. Cornwall Council has drawn up plans to close 114 toilets in the county unless town and parish councils take responsibility for them and agree to pay the maintenance costs. Shutting almost half the public lavatories in Cornwall will save the cash-strapped local authority £1.1 million, but many town and...

• Poor turn out for Wadebridge Council election

  By Shayne_House at 12:26 on 10/08/11

  

  Only ten per cent of electors turned out to vote to fill two vacant seats on Wadebridge Town Council last week. Not surprising as local people were only notified through the Cornish Guardian and through the Wadebridge People website and via Wadebridge People on twitter and Facebook. This decision by Wadebridge Town council saved approximately £2,000 but at what real cost? Locals new nothing of any of the three candidate's stance...

• Sheepdog trial dates released for 2011

  By Wadebridge People at 09:00 on 18/05/11

  

  IT'S NEARLY that time of year again when scores of men and women, and hundreds of their dogs, put thousands of sheep through their paces to win trophies. Cornwall Sheepdog Society has produced its programme for the 2011 season. May 14 to 15: Trethern Trial, Delabole, 01840 213339. 21: Tyringham Arms Trial, Trethern, Delabole, 01840 213339. 22 West Rose Trial, Trethern, Delabole, 01840 213339. June 14: NSA South West Trial,...

• Mayor’s honour at second term

  By Wadebridge People at 09:00 on 18/05/11

  

  STEPHEN KNIGHTLEY said he feels honoured to have been elected as Wadebridge mayor for the second year in a row. He was nominated by councillor Elliot Osborne, who said: "Councillor Knightley has put his own personal stamp on the role of mayor. He has introduced several new initiatives including the monthly surgeries and youth council and I am keen to see him continue with these new projects." Mr Knightley said he was delighted to...

• Fears Localism Bill will affect landowners’ rights

  By Wadebridge People at 09:59 on 13/04/11

  

  The proposed Localism Bill will have profound effects on the way planning decisions are arrived at in future, according to landowners. The Bill, scheduled to become law later this year, could affect when owners are able to sell properties – and also who buys them. In his annual report, John Willis, chairman of the Cornwall branch of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), warns the whole localism agenda will make it...

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