Press and Media coverageWe have already attracted a lot of media interest, with tremendous support from the journalists involved. It all started in our local paper, the Cornish Guardian, who broke the story on their front page. Then Alec Robertson, Leader of Cornwall Council, was asked directly on BBC Radio Cornwall on Thursday 22 October about the future of St.Tudy and St.Mabyn schools. He stated categorically that “there are no plans to close or merge any school in Cornwall”. This was a clear media gaffe as plans were already in the public domain and a full-scale feasibility study underway. Pirate FM picked up on this and asked for clarification which was not forthcoming. They broke the story on the following Tuesday in each of their news bulletins throughout the day, with an in-depth report on their main drive-time 18:00hr news programme. The Cornish Guardian have followed the story with great interest, giving two front-page stories to date as well as publishing other articles and letters.
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