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220824 | Council welcomes reduced bus fare initiatives in boost to low carbon travel

Council welcomes reduced bus fare initiatives in boost to low carbon travel  

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220905 | Dogs on Cornish beaches consultation launches

Dogs on Cornish beaches consultation launches

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220412 | Cornwall residents and visitors urged take Covid seriously as free testing ends 'Don’t pretend Covid has disappeared'

‘Don’t pretend Covid has disappeared!’ This is the message to Cornwall’s residents and visitors ahead of the busy Easter break.

People are also reminded that all Covid-19 testing sites are now closed as part of the Government’s Living with Covid strategy and move to end free testing for the general population.

Some people – including those living and working in health and care settings – will still have access to free tests but the majority will have the option of purchasing them. More information on this will be available on the Government website.

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210317 | Great value bus travel is coming to Cornwall as Council leads the way with pioneering trial

Reduced bus fares graphic

 

Residents will pay significantly less to travel by bus from next week under a new pilot scheme led by Cornwall Council to encourage more people to travel by bus.

The reduced bus fares pilot scheme is a first for a local authority and follows a successful bid by the Council for £23.5m funded by UK Government.

It will mean adult bus passengers will, on average, pay one-third less for their fares when new summer timetables are introduced on Sunday, April 10.  read more »

220407 | Riverside Chalet - Simon Wright, owner of Harbour Development Company trying to evict

Michelle Scully explained that she wanted to speak about the problems her friend Karin Howey, of Riverside Chalet was having as Simon Wright, owner of the Harbour Development Company was trying to evict her.  She said that although Mr Wright had previously claimed he loved and wanted to protect the chalets, apparently there was a letter in existence stating that he wanted to remove them.  Michelle said that through her own investigation she believed the rights to the Harbour had initially been gained fraudulently, by the then owners Tekoa.  She said that Karin was facing £9,000 court costs and being continually bombarded by Coodes Solicitors, who were trying to settle out of court.  She said that at the eviction hearing, the judge had postponed for a full hearing on 1 July.  Miche  read more »

220407 | Pipework not shown on maps; classed as land drainage; told not SWW infrastructure, yet still had to pay SWW bills

Mel Sheridan asked for a video to be shown on the projector depicting the water pipe which
has caused her 10 years of ongoing problems. She explained that the pipework was not shown
on any maps and was classed as land drainage. Mel said that she has previously asked George
Eustice MP to try and get South West Water (SWW) to adopt the pipework, but she felt he had
not helped due to an incorrect report from Cornwall Council (CC).  She questioned why she
should be paying council tax and /or water rates.  She asked for Hayle Town Council (HTC) to
call a meeting on the subject with George Eustice MP, Loveday Jenkins and John Martin.  It
was noted that HTC had already written to George Eustice MP requesting a meeting but to date  read more »

2203286 | Cases of COVID-19 at highest rate ever in Cornwall | Cornwall Council

Cases of COVID-19 at highest rate ever in Cornwall

Residents are being warned to take extra precautions to stop the spread of covid-19 as case rates in Cornwall hit an all-time high.

On Tuesday, March 22 cases hit the record high of 1,322 per 100,000 a rate which also makes Cornwall the second highest area for cases in England.  read more »

210820 | Petition asking for second general hospital with A&E department in Cornwall; needs 100,000 signatures Parliament debate

Government to respond to petition asking for second general hospital with A&E department in Cornwall

If it reaches 100,000 signatures it will be considered for debate in Parliament  read more »

210821 | Boardmasters: At least 56 Covid cases linked to Cornwall festival in Swansea Bay alone

Boardmasters: At least 56 Covid cases linked to Cornwall festival in Swansea Bay alone

A growing number of parents and young people have taken to social media to report that they contracted coronavirus after attending Boardmasters  read more »