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Please find below our history of recent topics you've voted on.

 

Do you think carnivals are outdated?

Created on Thursday, 22/Jul/2010

Yes

38%

No

62%

Don't know

0%

WHERE will Plymouth Argyle finish in Division One in the coming Football League season?

Created on Friday, 09/Jul/2010

Champions

0%

Runners-up

60%

Third

40%

Mid table

0%

Relegated

0%

Created on Friday, 09/Jul/2010


WHERE will Plymouth Argyle finish in Division One in the coming Football League season?

Created on Friday, 09/Jul/2010

Champions

0%

runners-up

0%

Third

0%

Relegated

0%

Who will win the World Cup Final on Sunday?

Created on Thursday, 08/Jul/2010

Spain

48%

Holland

52%

Postponed

0%

Who do you think will triumph at the World Cup final?

Created on Wednesday, 07/Jul/2010

Holland

86%

Germany

9%

Spain

5%

WILL England win the World Cup in South Africa or will it end in a failure at the penalty shoot-out?

Created on Friday, 04/Jun/2010

Yes, win

7%

No, lose

86%

Penalty fail

8%

DO you welcome the return to our pages of the Cornwall Council planning application list each week?

Created on Friday, 07/May/2010

Yes

95%

No

3%

Don't know

2%

DO you think a possible hung Parliament following the General Election on May 6 will be a good thing?

Created on Thursday, 22/Apr/2010

Yes

81%

No

17%

Don't know

2%

Do you think the Post Office should relocate from Launceston Town Centre to Newport?

Created on Wednesday, 24/Feb/2010

Yes

8%

No

90%

Don't know

2%

Do you want to see the Cornwall Council planning application list advertised weekly in The 'Post'?

Created on Thursday, 28/Jan/2010

Yes

98%

No

2%

Maybe

1%

HOW well do you think the authorities generally have coped with the winter weather in recent days?

Created on Tuesday, 12/Jan/2010

Very well

0%

Well

0%

Reasonably

0%

Badly

0%

Very badly

0%

HOW well do you think the authorities generally have coped with the winter weather in recent days?

Created on Tuesday, 12/Jan/2010

Very well

1%

Well

1%

Reasonably

2%

Poorly

1%

Badly

94%

HOW well do you think the authorities generally have coped with the winter weather in recent days?

Created on Tuesday, 12/Jan/2010

Very well

33%

Well

67%

DO you think Cornwall Council is right to look at reducing the opening times of one-stop shops such as those in Launceston and Bude?

Created on Thursday, 31/Dec/2009

Yes

59%

No

40%

Don't know

0%

DO you think it is a good idea to try to revive Launceston Carnival and restore it to the town's calendar?

Created on Wednesday, 23/Dec/2009

Yes

10%

No

90%

Don't know

1%

Do you agree or disagree with Cornwall Council's proposal to switch North Cornwall to a fortnightly rubbish collection by 2011?

Created on Thursday, 17/Dec/2009

Agree

5%

Disagree

95%

Should Devon be under the control of one single council — just as Cornwall became this year — or remain split between different district councils?

Created on Thursday, 10/Dec/2009

Single Devon

95%

Keep it as i

5%

A different

0%

Should Devon be under the control of one single council — just as Cornwall became this year — or remain split between different district councils?

Created on Thursday, 10/Dec/2009

Single counc

0%

Stay same

0%

3rd way

0%

DO you think Radio Devon should have axed Launceston man Douglas Mounce's two radio shows?

Created on Wednesday, 02/Dec/2009

Yes

66%

No

34%

DO you think it is the right decision for Devon Community Health Trust to no longer have a matron at Holsworthy Hospital in order to cut costs?

Created on Thursday, 26/Nov/2009

Yes

30%

No

60%

Don't know

10%

DO you agree or disagree that Launceston Town Council should borrow £1-million to carry out a major re-vamp of the Town Hall complex?

Created on Wednesday, 18/Nov/2009

Agree

52%

Disagree

48%

Don't know

0%

SHOULD we pull our troops out of the conflict in Afghanistan?

Created on Wednesday, 11/Nov/2009

Yes

83%

No

17%

Don't know

0%

SHOULD the Camelford by-pass be made an urgent priority after the news that when the planning permission lapses later this year, funding will not be available until 2019?

Created on Wednesday, 28/Oct/2009

Yes

97%

No

2%

Don't know

1%

Do you think it is a good decision to close Launceston Magistrates' Court?

Created on Thursday, 15/Oct/2009

Yes

5%

No

95%

Don't know

0%

SHOULD Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee which meets next Tuesday (October 13) back the recommendation for refusal of the plan for 20 wind turbines at Davidstow?

Created on Wednesday, 07/Oct/2009

Yes

20%

No

79%

Don't know

1%

DO you agree that Council Tax is wasted on the Devon and Cornwall Police 'customer satisfaction' survey for those being detained in custody to rate the services they receive?

Created on Thursday, 01/Oct/2009

Yes

97%

No

2%

Don't know

1%

SHOULD Launceston Town Council take over parking enforcement in the town because illegal parking is disrupting traffic flows?

Created on Thursday, 24/Sep/2009

Yes

93%

No

6%

Don't know

1%

DOES Launceston need more pedestrian crossings — we publish a list of suggested ones in the latest edition?

Created on Thursday, 17/Sep/2009

Yes

4%

No

94%

Don't know

2%

Do you think the Cornish All Blacks will be triumphant over Redruth this Saturday?

Created on Thursday, 10/Sep/2009

Yes

80%

No

20%

Don't know

0%

Was the release of the Lockerbie bomber the right decision, a question posed by Joe Munday in his weekly column?

Created on Wednesday, 09/Sep/2009

Yes

13%

No

86%

Don't know

2%

Are today's students harder working and better prepared in the light of the record high exam passes in GCSEs and 'A' Levels?

Created on Friday, 04/Sep/2009


Are GCSEs becoming easier or are the students better prepared and harder working?

Created on Friday, 04/Sep/2009


Are today's students harder working and better prepared in the light of the record high exam passes in GCSEs and 'A' Levels?

Created on Friday, 04/Sep/2009


Are today's students harder working and better prepared in the light of the record high exam passes in GCSEs and 'A' Levels?

Created on Friday, 04/Sep/2009


Are today's students harder working and better prepared in the light of the record high exam passes in GCSEs and 'A' Levels?

Created on Friday, 04/Sep/2009


Was the Strategic Planning Committee right to turn down the Binhamy Farm application on Wednesday night?

Created on Thursday, 20/Aug/2009

Yes

96%

No

4%

Don't know

0%

Do you think Launceston will beat Bridgewater Town in the next round of the FA Cup?

Created on Thursday, 20/Aug/2009

Yes

10%

No

0%

Don't know

0%

Should Bude-Stratton Town Council have turned down an offer of eight watercolours by artist Charles H Branscombe?

Created on Thursday, 13/Aug/2009

Yes

3%

No

97%

Don't know

0%

Should Cornwall Council planners approve the scheme for 207 new homes at Hurdon Way, Launceston?

Created on Wednesday, 05/Aug/2009

Yes

5%

No

95%

Don't know

0%

AS a case of swine flu is confirmed in Launceston, is the Government doing enough to deal with the epidemic?

Created on Thursday, 23/Jul/2009

Yes

93%

No

6%

Don't know

1%

Is the opening of Sainsburys in Bude a good thing for the town?

Created on Thursday, 02/Jul/2009

Yes

98%

No

1%

Don't know

0%

WOULD you like to see a cinema return to Launceston after a quarter of a century since the old Tower Cinema screened its last film?

Created on Thursday, 25/Jun/2009

Yes

88%

No

13%

Don't know

0%

ARE Devon Doctors right to stop out-of-hours Sunday treatment centres at Holsworthy Hospital meaning those who want to see a doctor will have to travel to Okehampton or Bideford?

Created on Thursday, 18/Jun/2009

Yes

27%

No

73%

Don't know

0%

HAS the new Cornwall Council handled the arrangements for local and European elections well?

Created on Thursday, 11/Jun/2009

Yes

0%

No

88%

Don't know

13%

WILL Werrington still be top of Jolly’s Drinks Cornwall Cricket League at the end of this summer season?

Created on Thursday, 28/May/2009

Yes

50%

No

33%

Don't know

17%

SHOULD Cornwall Coun­cil create a safe crossing point for pedestrians in St Thomas Road, Launceston (See letters to the Cornish & Devon Post)?

Created on Thursday, 28/May/2009

Yes

71%

No

25%

Don't know

4%

SHOULD taxi zones be abolished so that all taxis can operate across the whole of Cornwall? Historically, the provision of taxis and private hire vehicles has varied depending on the district which licensed them. Now, a uniform approach is sought.

Created on Thursday, 21/May/2009

Yes

86%

No

0%

Don't know

14%

SHOULD Torridge District Council give planning go-ahead for the proposed gypsy and traveller site (public consultation takes place next Wednesday, May 13) at Derriton, near Holsworthy?

Created on Thursday, 07/May/2009

Yes

10%

No

90%

Don't know

0%

LAUNCESTON Town Council has voted by a majority not to fly the EU flag at the Guildhall complex on the anniversary of the founding of the European Union. Should the council fly the flag?

Created on Thursday, 30/Apr/2009

Yes

33%

No

67%

Don't know

0%

SHOULD St George’s Day (Thursday, April 23) be a public holiday in line with other saints’ days?

Created on Thursday, 23/Apr/2009

Yes

73%

No

27%

Don't know

0%

WERE Tesco’s of Launceston correct in refusing to sell alcohol to a Langore grandmother because she had been seen speaking to her son, aged under 18, in the alcohol aisle?

Created on Thursday, 16/Apr/2009

Yes

26%

No

74%

Don't know

0%

SHOULD the large sculptures on the bank of Bude Canal — which have horrified one reader — remain where they are?

Created on Thursday, 09/Apr/2009

Yes

42%

No

50%

Don't know

8%

WAS the £5-million spent on the Bude Canal regeneration project — just visited by the Duke of Gloucester — money well spent?

Created on Thursday, 02/Apr/2009

Yes

65%

No

31%

Don't know

4%

NORTH Cornwall District Council ceases to exist from April 1 and the area will be taken over by the unitary authority known as Cornwall Council covering the whole of the county. Is NCDC's demise a good thing?

Created on Thursday, 26/Mar/2009

Yes

29%

No

68%

Don't know

4%

SHOULD the Government do more to help struggling local pubs in North Cornwall, Torridge, and West Devon as the smoking ban, supermarket competition, and the economic downturn take effect?

Created on Thursday, 19/Mar/2009

Yes

76%

No

18%

Don't know

6%

SHOULD Launceston All Blacks (rugby team) pull in its horns as a result of the cut in RFU funding or aim to reach a higher level? (See story in the ‘Post’).

Created on Thursday, 05/Mar/2009

Yes

64%

No

18%

Don't know

18%

SHOULD the cost of CCTV cameras in Launceston be met from public funds — that is Council Tax or Government funding rather than public subscription?

Created on Friday, 27/Feb/2009

Yes

29%

No

35%

Don't know

35%

Should huge bonuses be paid to high level bank employees (see teenager Joe Munday's column)?

Created on Thursday, 19/Feb/2009

Yes

5%

No

95%

Don't know

0%

WOULD the Binhamy Farm development planned at Bude bring benefits as claimed by the developers, Catesby property group?

Created on Thursday, 12/Feb/2009

Yes

31%

No

69%

Don't know

0%

Can Launceston's schools and services cope with another 207 home estate?

Created on Thursday, 29/Jan/2009

Yes

23%

No

73%

Don't know

5%

Will the take over of Somerfield in Holsworthy by Waitrose be a good thing for the town?

Created on Thursday, 22/Jan/2009

Yes

59%

No

34%

Don't know

7%

Should the police/government pay for CCTV to be installed and maintained in Launceston and other towns rather than town councils footing the bill?

Created on Thursday, 15/Jan/2009

Yes

64%

No

27%

Don't know

9%

SHOULD South West water be allowed to re-introduce beavers to Roadford Reservoir as part of a project to combat pollution?

Created on Thursday, 08/Jan/2009

Yes

75%

No

20%

Don't know

5%

Do you believe the Government should have denied local pubs business rate cuts to which they are entitled because of losses of income resulting from the smoking ban?

Created on Thursday, 18/Dec/2008

Yes

6%

No

82%

Don't know

12%

Should HM Revenue and Customs have kept Launceston Tax Office open for the sake of saving jobs and helping the local economy?

Created on Thursday, 11/Dec/2008

Yes

67%

No

33%

Don't know

0%

Has Cornwall County Council handled the switch of Newquay Airport to a civilian one — leading to a temporary closure — badly?

Created on Friday, 28/Nov/2008

Yes

61%

No

11%

Don't know

29%

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