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  • Cornish businessman convicted after 'cruelty to animals'

    A business owner based near St Austell has been convicted of offences described as "long-term cruelty to animals". Kristian Gourlay, 36, from Fowey and his company, Duck Delights, were convicted of failing to care for poultry under section 9 of

  • Bird flu is confirmed in Dorset

    Bird flu has been confirmed in Dorset. A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 have been confirmed in commercial poultry near Pokesdown, Bournemouth. Temporary Control Zones of 3km (4.8 miles) and 10km (6.2 miles) have been

  • Farmer appeals refusal of planning permission in Cornish AONB

    A farmer has launched an appeal against a decision to refuse planning permission for a house at a prominent beauty spot. Chris Wilton had applied for planning permission to build a two-storey family home on land on the Rame Peninsula, writes Richard