Restormel ( kw, Rostorrmel) was a

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, England, United Kingdom, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in St Austell; its other towns included

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. The borough was named after

Restormel Castle Restormel Castle ( kw, Kastel Rostorrmel) lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England, UK. It is one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, the others being Launceston, Tintagel and Trematon. The castle is notable for ...

. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of St. Austell with Fowey, Newquay

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and St Austell Rural District. The name ''Restormel'' comes from Cornish, meaning the ''king's tower hill''. The motto of the borough, in Cornish, is ''Ro an mor hag an tyr'', meaning "From the sea and from the land". It recognises the borough's connection with the sea (fishing and tourism) and the land (

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and agriculture). St Austell, the largest settlement in Cornwall, does not have a Parish/Town Council. The district was abolished as part of the

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on 1 April 2009.

Twinning

Restormel is twinned by oath, which can be viewed in the council offices in St Austell, with Kreis

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. This used to be part of the borough council; however, in recent years it has become a separate organisation.

Council investments

In March 2009, Restormel Borough Council was accused by spending watchdog the Audit Commission of "negligence" for putting money into

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ic banks days before they went bust in October 2008.BBC News – March 2009 – Council 'ignored Iceland risks'
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References

External links

Official Twinning Website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060214091224/http://www.restormel.gov.uk/
Restormel Election Results 2007

Restormel Arts

Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Restormel Borough/District Council
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Twinning

Council investments

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