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Cornwall divided over SEND parents' demands of council after protests
Cornwall Council
The recent protest by parents of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) children in Cornwall, as reported by Cornwall Live, has ignited a fiery debate among readers.
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Cornwall planning: Stalled Pydar development in Truro will go ahead after antisocial behaviour
Housing
The multi-million-pound scheme will go back to planning as various changes will have to be made
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Should you limit kids' screen time each day? Have your say
Parenting
A top addiction therapist previously compared giving a child a smartphone or tablet to giving them a bottle of wine, as she warned of the dangers of excessive screen time
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Cornwall Council admits 'error' over education centre closures
Education
The hubs have been removed from a map in a leaflet sent out to Cornish households 'in error'
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Care home that took over failed Spectrum goes from 'inadequate' to 'good'
Truro
Congratulations to the team for turning things round
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Parents of neurodiverse children demand Cornwall Council to 'stop failing our kids'
Education
A protest has taken place outside County Hall in Truro this morning. One mum said, 'The gaslighting and harassment I've received is enough to push people over the edge'. Another, 'Daisy looked at me and said, 'Please mum, don't send me back'.'
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Cornish language is 'endangered' after 'becoming officially extinct'
Cornwall
It could see a 'resurgence' thanks to a £2.5m project
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'I'm screaming into a void' as the parent of an autistic child, says Cornwall councillor
Education
Very emotional scenes as councillors fighting back tears shared their experiences as parents of neurodivergent children. 'It's heartbreaking when you've got a child who is not being listened to, not being heard, day-in, day-out.'
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Cornwall councillors go against own council's decision to close adult education hubs
Education
The move to close the hubs has previously been labelled 'vindictive', 'chaotic', 'short-sighted' and handled 'appallingly'
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January blues? Get a burst of Hairspray at Hall for Cornwall
Hall For Cornwall
The colourful and life-affirming musical is just what the doctor ordered
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Cornwall teacher banned after she had sex with pupil
Education
She said she's 'deeply sorry'
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Mass detentions at Penair School as '240' punished
Education
'We feel strongly' about it, the school told parents
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Three Cornwall schools are among the 10 most improved in the South West
Education
Our interactive tool lets you check the performances and rankings of all schools in Cornwall
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What makes a good school? Have your say!
Education
The Fairer Schools Index has been created to try to account for other biases in the traditional school grading system. But what makes a good school - and what should we be looking for?
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Meet BBC's The Traitors season three cast including Cornwall local and 'natural liar'
BBC
The Traitors is back with a bang and as 25 new faces gear up to enter the castle, Claudia Winkleman has confessed to feeling petrified about the upcoming third series.
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Flambards gone, shocking murder trial, kilos of cocaine - 2024 was a doozy
Truro
From a murder trial to the closure of Flambards and North Quay it's been a busy year
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Cornwall athlete among a dozen honoured in New Year Honours list
Helen Glover
Congratulations to all of you on the New Year Honours List!
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Should children be banned from social media? Have your say
Parenting
Rules are being tightened up online
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Tourists, seaweed farms, Boardmasters - the biggest stories of August 2024
Boardmasters
Boardmasters, tourist season, new MPs, council controversies, it was all there
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Let data decide the best Christmas movie to watch using our interactive gadget
Christmas
Using audience and critic scores taken from movie aggregator websites, we’ve ranked the best Christmas movies of all time. Our interactive gadget lets you choose by genre, actor, decade, film name and lists the top 10.
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'Cornish Pamela Anderson' wants to save lives with Baywatch-inspired calendar
Health
Her swimsuit photos come with a serious message
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Newquay teachers to strike against 'not listening' Cornwall academy trust 'driving them away from the jobs they love'
Education
They say it is 'driving teachers away from the jobs they love'
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Closure of Cornwall adult education centres is 'vindictive and shortsighted'
Education
There's anger as the move is branded 'vindictive and shortsighted' and job losses 'without notice just before Christmas' cited, but Cornwall Council says alternative provision will be available
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Should smacking children continue to be allowed?
Parenting
There are no plans to extend protections for children
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