Monthly Archives: February 2014

Library Campaign Gets Full Backing of Locals

‘Friends’ of St Just Library show their support and love The people of St Just and Pendeen learnt that a consequence of Cornwall Council budget cuts was the proposal that the opening hours of St Just Library were to be…

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Report Empty Homes or Apply For Help to Repair

If you know where a home is sitting empty then tell Cornwall Council. Cornwall Council is contacting owners and working with them to bring them back into use. Some loans are available to help those who cannot afford repairs, as…

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Safe Places in St Just and Pendeen

Safe Places are where people with learning difficulties can go if they are feeling that others might upset or hurt them. Places taking part in the scheme have a sticker in the door saying it is a safe place. So…

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LOVE ST JUST LIBRARY FRIDAY

LOVE ST JUST LIBRARY FRIDAY On Friday 28th February, visit St Just Library (anytime between 9.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.) and take out your limit of items. It will show the Council how much the community loves and supports St…

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Hands Off Our Library Gathering

At the recent Public Meeting about the proposed reduction to the opening hours of St Just Library, Kate Beckly suggested a ‘Hands Around the Library Event’. This has been agreed for Saturday 1 March at 12 midday. Please come along…

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Friends of St Just Library

At the public meeting to talk about the proposed reduction of opening hours at St Just Library, passions ran high. You will find a number of items on this site about that but here I want to concentrate on the…

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Portheras Cove To Get Improved Access

For those who love Portheras Cove, our dedicated ‘Friends’ group, the Council’s Countryside Officer and a team at Cormac are coming up trumps to improve access and secure the area. Like much of the coast and cliff paths, the storms…

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Supermarket Levy

Local Works is a campaigning organisation encouraging local councils to use the Sustainable Communities Act to ask Government to give them powers to levy a small additional annual charge on large out of town supermarkets. Since this was drawn to…

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Community Help For Flood Victims

Help for residents affected by storm and flood damage In recent weeks, Cornwall has been affected by a series of severe weather events, resulting in serious damage from flooding, high waves and strong winds. More bad weather is predicted in…

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Public Meeting says ‘Hands off St Just Library’

A packed public meeting held in St Just last night has sent a strong message to Cornwall Council, ‘hands off St Just library’. The public meeting was organised by local Cornwall Councillor, Sue James, who promised to take the message…

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