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250410 | Victory for St Ives Bay campaigners as “chemicals-for-carbon” project is deemed “commercially unviable”

Protect the Bay banners and protest
Draft letter from Planetary Technologies appears to signal the abandonment of St Ives Bay chemical project

Victory for St Ives Bay campaigners as “chemicals-for-carbon” project is deemed “commercially unviable”

Posted By Rashleigh MacFarlane on 10 April 2025  read more »

250205 | Hayle schoolgirl collected 66kg of dog mess Upton Towans

Submitted by InYourArea and ... on Thu, 13/02/2025 - 10:33.
Elsa had help in collecting 66kg of dog mess from Upton Towans (Image: Vicky Henwood/Facebook)
The dumped dog poo causes severe environmental damage to the dunes (Image: Vicky Henwood/Facebook)

Hayle schoolgirl collected 66kg of dog mess Upton Towans

7th February Charity Environment People Hayle  read more »

241007 | Government’s £22 billion “carbon capture” gamble leaves St Ives Bay wondering what the future holds

Government’s £22 billion “carbon capture” gamble leaves St Ives Bay wondering what the future holds

Posted By Rashleigh MacFarlane on 6th October 2024

By Rashleigh MacFarlane  read more »

230328 | St Ives Bay chemical dump a dangerous experiment, claim objectors; concerns the chemicals could be detrimental

St Ives Bay chemical dump a dangerous experiment, claim objectors

There are concerns that the chemicals could be detrimental to marine life in the area and make things worse  read more »

230105 | Bid to build tourist chalet on dunes in Cornwall leads to petition signed by thousands

Over 3,000 sign a petition against development on Gwithian Towans dunes in Cornwall
View of Godrevy Islandand lighthouse and the beach and sand dunes of Gwithian Towans

Bid to build tourist chalet on dunes in Cornwall leads to petition signed by thousands

Plans to build a two-bedroom tourist chalet on the dunes - which is said to be a wildlife haven - have been lodged  read more »

210214 | The history of 100-year-old cart emerging from Cornish cliff - Following precarious clear-up and recent erosion

Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Wed, 17/02/2021 - 17:33.
A 100-year-old cart is emerging from a cliff at Gwithian after vegetation was cleared from around it two years ago, and some more recent erosion, making it more visible. The cart is thought to be part of the Gwithian Tin Works, which lifted tin-rich sand
With many people noticing the cart in the cliff for the first time, its appearance has prompted much wonder and speculation about how it got there
Aerial ropeway and buckets - Gwithian Tin Works c. 1930

The history of a 100-year-old cart emerging from a Cornish cliff

Following a precarious clear-up and some recent erosion, beach-goers have been noticing the cart and speculating how it got there  read more »

201213 | Extinction Rebellion 'toxic' river samples Gwithian Cornwall

Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Mon, 14/12/2020 - 17:30.

13th December  read more »

200822 | Cornwall campsite Churchtown Farm's plea to angry holidaymakers

Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Tue, 25/08/2020 - 11:18.

22nd August  read more »

200824 | Churchtown Farm, Gwithian kindness plea | The Shipwrights Arms, Helford closed 24h | Coronavirus in Cornwall round up

Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Tue, 25/08/2020 - 11:08.

24th August

Coronavirus in Cornwall round up: Monday, August 24

By Becky Payne