Survey open until 27 August 2018 regarding the proposal to merge Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.
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Police Team Newsletter Jan 2026
The Town Council have received the following travel update in light of the weather forecast from Storm Goretti: "The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings for the storm, which is forecast to bring strong winds and snowfall. Storm Goretti is being described...
A routine Cemetery Review is commencing the week of 19 January 2026. All Exclusive Right of Burial (EROB) owners are asked to check their grave/cremation plot to ensure it complies with the Padstow Cemetery Regulations 2024 and that all items are placed within the...
Merger with Devon was bad enough – merging with Dorset as well is an even worse idea. There are already too few police personnel in Cornwall and far too few police stations. Promises of more resources this side of the Tamar will not be kept – as usual resources will go to the better-off areas. As the Dorset precept is higher they will say that they deserve more in return. Devon has the 2 big conurbations of Exeter and Plymouth which will plead the need for more resources. Cornwall will, as ever, end up the poor relation.