• 'Drive-thru' pasty plan defended

  By MarLord

  Helston simply cannot tolerate yet another out of town retail outlet. Helston already has four...

            

   

  By West Briton at 07:15 on 16/05/13

  

  A FORMER Helston man hoping to launch the country's first 'drive-thru' pasty business has defended his scheme, saying it will help the area. Ken Cocking has applied for planning permission to build a Helston Pasty Company factory, shop and takeaway on the former Hilltop Garage site on Sithney Common Hill. Mr Cocking, who sold a Cornish pasty business some years ago in a multimillion-pound deal, wants to set up the enterprise with...

• Power-sharing talks must decide who runs Cornwall

  By josdave

  Makes no difference who ends up controlling the council thanks to the system it will be noses to the...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 04/05/13

  

  The three main political parties in Cornwall will be locked in discussion over the next few weeks to determine the future of the council after the election produced no clear winner. A major decline in the Conservative vote saw the party's number of seats fall from 50 at the last election to just 31, five behind the Liberal Democrats on 36 and the Independents on 35. In an election where none of the county's larger parties made major...

• Perfect example of medieval holy well is being restored

  By break

  I mean St,Meridoc's holy well,I've been to this site before and it looks like its been...

            

   

  By West Briton at 07:46 on 02/05/13

  

  A HOLY well near Helston is undergoing major restoration to rescue the stone structure from collapsing. Volunteers joined archaeologists and builders to clear and restore Trelill Well. The building became the first structure in Cornwall to be designated a scheduled monument in the 1920s. It is regarded as a perfect example of a medieval well-house. Built of local killas stone, and dating back to the 17th century, with a granite-arc...

• ShelterBox ex-chief launches new charity

  By manicstreet

  This just goes to show that charity begins at - Mr.Henderson's home. How much salary and expenses...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 10:50 on 24/04/13

  

  Tom Henderson, the co-founder and chief executive of ShelterBox who was suddenly sacked last year, yesterday launched his new charity "Shelter for Humanity". Mr Henderson set up the disaster relief charity ShelterBox in 2000 but was dramatically removed from his post in July amid allegations of gross misconduct. His legal claim against the Helston-based charity for unfair dismissal has yet to be resolved. Soon after his...

• Helston town council rejects first pasty drive-thru

  By Slimer

  Reading RNASDutch's comments about shaking hands, suggests they have previously shook hands with...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 20/04/13

  

  Plans to build the world's first pasty drive-thru in Cornwall have suffered a setback after local councillors voted against them. The idea in Helston was first proposed last August by entrepreneur Ken Cocking, who said he had been looking for a suitable site to launch the venture for a decade. But the plans received a blow on Thursday when Helston Town Council voted to recommend refusal, saying they would have a detrimental effect...

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