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Join Andrew George at Pengersick Castle for a Cream Tea

Posted on: 13th April 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Join Andrew George at Pengersick Castle for a Cream Tea, as part of our fundraising and volunteer recruitment to get Andrew George elected as our MP when the General Election comes, whenever it is. I appeal to friends who might well be paid up members or committed supporters of the Labour or Green party toRead More »

St Ives Liberal Democrats Appeal for You To Make Better Happen

Posted on: 6th April 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

St Ives Liberal Democrats appeal to you to make better happen, needs folk to volunteer and donate money as, sadly, running a General Election campaign takes money as well as passionate volunteers. An easy way for you to get involved is to contact me or our LibDem Office in Penzance. My contact details are onRead More »

Pondering Our Multiple Crisis and Finding “We Have The Power!”

Posted on: 2nd April 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Like many others, I look to our Political leaders to solve the housing crisis and a problem of local businesses not being able to recruit staff, as well as giving speedy humanitarian sanctuary to those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Whilst I can be disappointed at their lack of response to legislate to get myRead More »

Housing Update – Wearing my Land Trust Hat

Posted on: 17th March 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

I’m conscious I have not said much on here since my blog last October – if you missed it, catch up here. Never sure what hat I’m wearing but both as a local Town Councillor and Chair of a Community Land Trust, I’ve been beavering away. Thanks to a grant from St Just Town CouncilRead More »

Normal Service Will Be Resumed ASAP

Posted on: 15th January 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Normal service from me will be resumed ASAP but you will forgive me not giving the community my full attention at the moment as my dad died on Tuesday. Dad lived with me since 2009 and I have been his carer so hopefully you will understand I’m a bit all over the place, due toRead More »

My Proud Day – Announcing the Dark Sky Designation

Posted on: 11th December 2021 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

My proud day – announcing the International Dark Sky Park Designation for West Penwith at PK Porthcurno. Although no representatives of the press came, I still made a formal announcement about our achievement in getting this recognition from the International Dark Sky Association, as there were some local elected people that had not been onRead More »

Housing Crisis: What can and what should we do?

Posted on: 29th October 2021 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Housing Crisis: What can and what should we do? First define ‘we’? It is very easy to be concerned about it or even worse be overwhelmed because that notice to leave your rented home has just arrived, but who can do something about it that will make a difference? I could start with idealistic thingsRead More »

A bit of a ramble….

Posted on: 23rd October 2021 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

This is a bit of a ramble as I am conscious that since I stopped being a Cornwall Councillor in May I have dramatically reduced my posts on my website and am not so active on social media. I am still a (Town) councillor of course, and as Mayor of St Just, I have beenRead More »

Shout Out to Farmers on Plastic Disposal

Posted on: 1st October 2021 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Shout out to Farmers on plastic disposal as (whoopee!) the Environment Agency want to work with and support farmers’ to dispose of plastics properly, which will be great for our local environment. I’ll be honest here, whilst there has been a great awareness in the need to reduce plastics and the emergence of plastic freeRead More »

COVID Update and Ponderings

Posted on: 28th August 2021 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

So, as infection rates in Cornwall reach very worrying levels and being ‘top’ of a National COVID league table is not a good thing, I’ve decided to give you an update (more factual stuff) and ponderings (real life family and friends stuff). Cornwall, alongside Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly, has been designatedRead More »