Lee TrewhelaLocal Democracy Reporting Service andDan WareingSouth WestBBCThere are currently six taxi zones across CornwallProposals to change the way taxis operate in Cornwall will leave passengers in rural areas "abandoned", according to one group representing drivers.The Newquay Taxi Forum said council plans to replace six taxi zones with one countywide area risked making rural journeys too expensive, as more drivers would take "more profitable" work in Truro and tourist towns.Under the current rules, taxis licensed in one zone cannot pick up passengers in another zone, and fare tariffs are different in…

Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA WireThe development will operate as a solar farm for 30 yearsA Cornwall farmer claims the county is being "sold off" in a bid to hit net zero after plans for a 125,000-panel solar farm were approved. The scheme, near the A30 at Carland Cross, was turned down last year by Cornwall Council, but has since been approved by national inspectors after an appeal by the developers.Campaigner Marie Wills said she tried for years to overturn the solar application, and said she felt "the government are trying to sell Cornwall…