Government rejects Cornwall Council’s plea for funding to assist small businesses and many self employed who have fallen through funding gaps. Cornwall Council was notified yesterday (July 24) by Secretary of State for Business Alok Sharma that all business support …
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Cornwall’s Business Teams are ready to help businesses opening in July
Cornwall’s Business Teams are ready to help businesses opening in July, with webinars planned over the next week or so. You can find full details on Twitter or Facebook but screenshots below. To book yourself into a webinar click the …
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My Wild Circles at County Hall 12 months on
From my time in Cornwall Council’s Cabinet my Wild Circles at County Hall were a proud achievement and as I left Cabinet soon after, I feel today, 12 months on, they are my legacy. I’ll take you back to March …
Carbon Neutral Cornwall Update
November 2019 Member’s Carbon Neutral Cornwall Newsletter Dear colleagues, This is my first Member’s Carbon Neutral Cornwall newsletter which I hope you will find useful and interesting. I would like this newsletter to give you a flavour of what we …
A Chance to Meet the Cornwall Council Cabinet
A chance to meet the Cornwall Council Cabinet – well many of you reading this will have met me and of course this is a meeting of the virtual kind! Just so you know we had no rehearsal or script so …
Forming a new Joint Administration at County Hall
Forming a new Joint Administration at County Hall has taken a while as voters did not give any group overall control – 62 Councillors needed for that! Statement from the Liberal Democrat Group on Cornwall Council The Independent and Liberal …
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Interesting Day at Full Council
Interesting day at Full Council yesterday, if a rather long and hot one, in the Council Chamber. I asked questions of the Leader, to seek assurances that Cornwall would get a fair deal out of Brexit talks and spoke on a motion …
Liberal Democrats propose Council staff be paid the ‘proper’ Living Wage’
Liberal Democrats ensure Council staff paid the ‘proper’ Living Wage’. Although not on the Reputation and Performance committee, I went there Friday to argue for the Living Wage Foundations Living Wage to be re-established for staff. This is the motion …
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Cornwall Council’s Commitment to Unaccompanied Refugee Children
Cornwall Council’s commitment to unaccompanied refugee children made by the Leader at Full Council this week. Below is what he said: Statement re: Cornwall Council’s position on unaccompanied child refugees On the 4th of May the Government agreed to resettle …
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Helping hand to local businesses in Cornwall
Helping hand to local businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly through the launch of the Growth Hub. Businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are being urged to sign up with a new Service launched on 9 May. It brings …