Category: cornwall

Cornwall Devolution Plan Hits the Buffers With Opposition to New Mayorship

Opposition to a controversial proposal for a new executive mayor for Cornwall—described by one resident as a “near dictatorship”—has derailed a £360 million “devolution deal” brokered between the UK government and Tory-run council. The Department for Levelling Up had said the “historic” arrangement would see almost half of England covered by a “devolution deal.” But…


Several Provinces to Be Hit by ‘Widespread’ Winter Storm System Moving up From US

A strong and widespread air pressure system coming from the U.S. will bring snowfall, wind, and icy conditions to several Canadian provinces this week, an Environment Canada meteorologist said Tuesday. Steven Flisfeder said the low atmosphere pressure system known as the Colorado low—typically forms east of the American Rockies before making its way northeast, towards…


A Rustic Gem From the Mines of Cornwall

Last April, I flew with my husband and three children to the United Kingdom. Jet-lagged but happy, we drove our manual transmission car for five hours southwest from London to Cornwall, where the wild daffodils popped out of the hedge like bursts of sunshine, and the colors of sky and ocean seemed to blend together…