Truro

American

[troor-oh] / ˈtrʊər oʊ /

noun

a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

Truro British

/ ˈtrʊərəʊ /

noun

a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Cornwall. Pop: 20 920 (2001)

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She reflects on the dilemma facing politicians - as a new MP she says there are "a million things that I want to be doing for Truro and Falmouth" and fixing the building is not at the "absolute top of the priority list".

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Lee Jackson, 50, from Truro, says he has been through a similar journey with a McClure trust and is now campaigning to help others affected.

From BBC

St Petrocs runs two community-based resource centres in Truro and Penzance.

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Truro Foodbank said it had seen a drop in the number of people accessing it for support over the past two years since more employers began paying higher wages.

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Simon Fann, chair of the Cornwall Living Wage Place Group and manager of Truro Foodbank, said 30% of those accessing the foodbank in 2023 had been in employment.

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