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200727 | Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding

Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding

Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:27am 27th July 2020.

Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter  read more »

200726 | More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 10:01am 26th July 2020.

More than a third of jobs have been furloughed in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, according to new figures.

The Trades Union Congress has called on leaders to provide more support for businesses to "stem the tide of redundancies” when the scheme ends in October.  read more »

200721 | George Eustice AGAINST | How your MP voted on legal bid to protect the NHS in US trade deal

How your MP voted on legal bid to protect the NHS in US trade deal

The amendment would have banned any deal that undermined the ability "to maintain the quality and safety of health or care services"  read more »

200603 | Gordon Ramsay reported to Devon & Cornwall Police

Gordon Ramsay reported to Devon & Cornwall Police

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200602 | Environment Bill protest at Eustice office

200602 | Over 200 Cornwall second homes reported to police over coronavirus

Over 200 Cornwall second homes reported to police over coronavirus

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‘Dual it by 2030, make it safe now’ | A30 Ludgvan, Crowlas

200505 | There are fresh calls to dual Cornwall's last big A30 bottleneck and improve the road

The A30 at Crowlas
The Newtown roundabout near Penzance

Fresh calls for A30 improvements in west Cornwall

Fresh calls for A30 improvements in west Cornwall
image capture sep 2016 2017 google

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:54am 5th May 2020.

There are fresh calls to dual Cornwall's last big A30 bottleneck and improve the road.

Campaigners are pushing the government for better road links between St Erth and Penzance.  read more »

200219 | Shipwrecked by banks: Seaside towns, St Ives and Hayle rely on cash; branch and ATM closures left them high and dry

Shipwrecked by the banks: Like so many seaside towns, St Ives and Hayle rely on cash to keep afloat. Now, branch and ATM closures have left them high and dry

  • Bank branches are shutting at a rate of 55 a month across the UK
  • Lloyds will close its branch in Hayle, Cornwall, leaving the town without a bank
  • Shopkeepers fear tourists will go elsewhere, while the elderly face long journeys

By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail

Updated: 04:08 EDT, 19 February 2020

 

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200111 | Boris and his promises – time to ‘level up’

Boris and his promises – time to ‘level up’

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