Cornwall Council votes to send ‘strong message’ to Labour Government over Family Farm Tax Thursday, 28 November, 2024 Cornwall Council has today voted overwhelmingly to object to the Labour Government’s plans for a Family Farm Tax. In a meeting of the Full Council, councillors endorsed a motion brought by Liskeard councillor Nick Craker and seconded by Mevagissey and St Austell Bay councillor James Mustoe that called upon Leader of the council Linda Taylor to write to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food... Local News
Conservatives on Cornwall Council welcome cross-party amendment to climate change motion 19th January 2019 The Conservative Group on Cornwall Council has welcomed the cross party motion calling on Cornwall Council to declare a climate change emergency at today’s Full... Local News
Conservatives on Cornwall Council ask what the deal is with Adam Paynter’s trip to Brussels 19th December 2018 The Conservative Group on Cornwall Council has continued to ask questions about the Liberal Democrat leader of the council’s trip to Brussels to meet with EU... Local News
Cllr Linda Taylor confirmed as the new Leader of the Conservative Group on Cornwall Council 19th December 2018 Cllr Linda Taylor has today been confirmed as the new Leader of the Conservative Group on Cornwall Council Cllr Taylor was selected unopposed by the... Local News
Steve Double MP: “Make sure you tick all boxes when it comes to Lyme Disease and tick awareness” 30th August 2018 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has met with local campaigners in order to raise awareness about ticks and the dangerous Lyme... Local News
Sarah Newton MP’s campaign for extended hours at Truro Park & Ride gains public support 13th August 2018 The local MP for Truro & Falmouth, Sarah Newton, recently asked Cornwall Council to mark the tenth anniversary of the popular Truro Park and Ride service by... Local News
Modern slavery victims to receive longer period of support 26th October 2017 Home Office announces reforms to National Referral Mechanism, including trebling 'move on' support and expert advocates for child trafficking victims. Measures... Local News
New protection for Lobster stocks 29th September 2017 New protections to improve the long-term sustainability of England’s shellfish industry and support the next generation of fishermen have been announced by... Local News
Coalition of Losers 29th May 2017 A 'Coalition of Losers' (a name coined by themselves – not me!) has been formed to run Cornwall Council between the Lib Dem group, led by Cllr Paynter, and the... Local News
CONSERVATIVE GROUP ON CORNWALL COUNCIL WELCOME END OF EUROPEAN CITY OF CULTURE BID 26th May 2017 The Conservative group on Cornwall Council has welcomed the announcement by the new Liberal Democrat led administration that the bid for Truro to be the... Local News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
