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
A30 Dualling from Carnon Cross to Chiverton Cross gets the go ahead from the Chancellor 1st December 2014 Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has today given the go ahead for at least £100 million of funding to upgrade the single carriageway section of the... Local News
NHS England: Five year forward view 4th November 2014 Last week NHS England, along with other NHS organisations, published their independent “Five Year Forward View”, setting out their view of how the health... Local News
Sarah Newton welcomes Government funding to secure Cornwall to London air link 27th October 2014 The public service obligation (PSO) will continue a link which contributes millions of pounds to the Cornwall and South West economies. The government is... Local News
Cornwall Council Budget - Sarah Newton MP 8th September 2014 This week Cornwall Council announced its spending plans from 2015 to 2019. Over recent months I have joined others in calling for the Council to focus its plans... Local News
Former tin miner wins Cornwall Council seat for the Conservatives* 19th July 2014 Peter Williams, originally from St Day but now resident in Perranaworthal, won the Mabe by election last night by the slimmest of margins. Local News
The European Union isn't working - we will change it 26th May 2014 All across the European Union voters have kicked back against the out of the touch leadership of an unelected European technocratic elite. This was seen most... Local News
Care Quality Commission Inspection of the Royal Cornwall Hospital 27th March 2014 The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new rigorous hospital inspection regime lives up to its billing in Cornwall, laying out a clear way forward for an improving... Local News
Easter holiday boost for south-west as Network Rail confirms Dawlish railway reopening 4th March 2014 Network Rail today announced an accelerated date for reopening the Great Western Main Line through Dawlish, reconnecting West Devon and Cornwall to the national... Local News
Events line up for Cornwall Conservatives 8th January 2014 A wide ranging series of events are available to Cornwall Conservatives. Click on the Events tab for full information or email [email protected]... Local News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News