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210210 | Bees: Britain is breaking its promise of better bee protections

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This is urgent! Britain is breaking its promise of better bee protections by allowing a bee-killing poison banned in the EU to be used on our fields!  read more »

210123 | "Let the adults take over" says business owner, as his supply chain collapses

All of these people interestingly all say the same thing. We were not given the time required to adjust to the deal agreed on the 24th December, and to put the systems in place to avoid the chaos that is now unfolding.

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210120 | Cornwall councillors have called on the Government to provide immediate extra funding for adult social care as well as

"Cllr Kirkham said: “Boris said on the steps of Downing Street ‘I will sort out social care in 100 days’ – now we have another increase on taxpayers. It is very frustrating, it makes me very, very angry.”

She said that the council was having to put the burden of funding social care services on residents who cannot afford it."

 

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210119 | Furious Cornish locals say tourists from GERMANY are travelling to the area to stay in holiday lets during Covid lockdo

Furious Cornish locals say tourists from GERMANY are travelling to the area to stay in holiday lets during Covid lockdown amid row over city dwellers fleeing to their second homes

  • John Rowe, 52, said a German family asked him for directions during lockdown
  • Local politicians concerned over Britons staying in second homes or holiday lets
  • Police in region fined £1,400 to seven people who rented holiday let for party
  • The comments come amid a crackdown on people travelling during lockdown

210114 | Eustice grilled on his fishing deal

Eustice grilled on his fishing deal

 George Eustice MP (Conservative, Camborne & Redruth)
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