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190922 | Par and St Blazey set to get cash boost to help protect against flooding

Cornish villages get cash boost to help protect against flooding

Cornish villages get cash boost to help protect against flooding

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 7:01am 22nd September 2019. (Updated at 7:39am 22nd September 2019)  read more »

190923 | Thunderstorm warning issued for whole of Cornwall

Weather warning out for torrential rain in Cornwall

Weather warning out for torrential rain in Cornwall

Published by Emma Carton at 1:22pm 21st September 2019. (Updated at 7:14am 22nd September 2019)

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Cornwall, for torrential rain.

The yellow alert will be in force from just after midnight until 8pm on Sunday.  read more »

St Austell Bay Resilient Regeneration (StARR) Project

St Austell Bay Resilient Regeneration Project (StARR) visualisation
St Austell Bay Resilient Regeneration Project (StARR)

The St Austell Bay Resilient Regeneration (STARR) project aims to reduce flood risk to communities living and working in the St Austell Bay area, particularly in Par and St Blazey. The proposed scheme will bring additional benefits to the area by encouraging investment and making St Austell Bay a better place to work, live and play.

To progress the development of StARR we are working in partnership with:  read more »

Flooding Cornwall

Flood and Flooding information for Cornwall

 

See also

Flooding & Angarrack Stream

 

Weather, Cornwall

Information about Weather in Cornwall of interest to Angarrack

190729 | Thunderstorm warning issued for whole of Cornwall

Thunderstorm warning issued for whole of Cornwall

Thunderstorm warning issued for whole of Cornwall

Published by Emma Carton at 11:52am 28th July 2019. (Updated at 11:58am 28th July 2019)

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning covering the whole of Cornwall.

The yellow alert for thunder, lightning and heavy rain will be in force all day on Tuesday, from 3am.

Forecasters say there is the risk of flooding to homes and businesses, power cuts and travel disruption.  read more »

190723 | Heat Advice

Heat advice

Weather forecasts show a very warm week for much of the country with hot days and warm nights. Temperatures are likely to rise on Tuesday 23 July through to Thursday 25 July 2019, which may leave older people, young children and those with long-term conditions, including heart and lung diseases, struggling to adapt to the heat.

Owen Landeg, Principal Environmental Public Health Scientist at Public Health England said:  read more »

1822 | The people at Hayle called out the Yeoman Cavalry for trading in copper-ore at 4s. per ton

1822

May 14. — The Captains of the colliers trading to this 
port, Hayle and Portreath, formed a combination not 
to carry copper-ore for less than 5s. per ton, or to sell 
coals from Wales for less than 50s. per way (16s. 8d. 
per ton). 

May 20. — The sailors at Hayle dismantled Captain 
Sargeant's vessel for trading in copper-ore at 4s. per 
ton, on which account the people at Hayle called out 
the Yeoman Cavalry.