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Cornwall rejection fails to stop strategic authority plan

Plymouth is expected to join Devon and Torbay's combined authority but the trio has been rebuffed by Cornwall.

By Joe Lepper | 04 March 2025
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Plymouth is expected to join Devon and Torbay's combined authority but the trio has been rebuffed by Cornwall.

All three Devon upper-tier local authorities said that Cornwall was welcome to join their plans ‘at any time, should they choose to reconsider'.

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