Category: CaradonThe news items published under this category are as follows.Caradon: CARADON SETS COUNCIL TAX INCREASE IN LINE WITH INFLATIONCaradon District Council has set its council tax increase at just 2.75%, making the increase on a band D property 9p a week or £4.71 a year. Caradon: Caradon and Global WarningCaradon needs to meet the challenges of global warming and oil depletion and on Friday 12th October Transition Caradon will be organising the first of a series of events to raise awareness about the global warming and oil depletion. Caradon: WANTED – AN APPRENTICECaradon District Council working in partnership with CLC Contractors is anxious to encourage young people in South East Cornwall to join an apprenticeship scheme in which they will be trained in all aspects of painting and decorating within the building industry. The training will go far beyond just using a pot of paint and a brush. Caradon: SAINTS AND SINNERS RAMBLEThere’s a chance to join a free guided ramble across Blacktor Downs to Temple near Bolventor and part of Colliford Lake Park on Wednesday 16 May. Caradon: BOOST FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS IN SOUTH EAST CORNWALLIn a bid to boost local events Caradon District Council is scrapping fees for community organised events held in its parks. Caradon: CONFERENCE BOOST FOR SOUTH EAST CORNWALL’S SPECIALIST FOOD PRODUCERSThe profile of small local food producers in South East Cornwall is set to receive a boost from a one day conference bringing together regional policy makers with the producers themselves. Caradon: GREEN LIGHT FOR EAST TAPHOUSE AFFORDABLE HOMES PLANPlans for 21 affordable homes and 10 open market houses at East Taphouse have received the go ahead after Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Ruth Kelly overturned a decision by one of her planning inspectors. Caradon: PROJECT AND BUSINESS PLANNING TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONSA free two day course in project planning and business plan development is open to community organisations in South East Cornwall. Caradon: CONNON BRIDGE PROSECUTION STATEMENTLiskeard Magistrate’s Court today imposed fines of £35,000 on CES Ltd against five charges of breaching site permit conditions at one of Cornwall’s two main landfill sites – charges to which the company had pleaded guilty. Caradon: SMOKE SIGNALSThe natives are restless again. There are smoke signals in them there hills. The signals read: The sun’s out It’s hot Close your windows Get your washing in I’m inconsiderate I’M HAVING A BONFIRE Caradon: LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON HOUSING NEEDSTime is running out for people in South East Cornwall to take part in an affordable housing needs survey that will help plan the area’s provision up to 2011. Caradon: £1.8 MILLION SECURED FOR REGENERATION PROJECT OF EAST CORNWALLCornwall Council's Landscape and Urban Design Unit has recently secured £1.8 million of funding for the East Cornwall Regeneration Project. Caradon: AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY FOR SOUTH EAST CORNWALL6,600 people in South East Cornwall are to be asked about local affordable housing needs to help plan the area’s provision up to 2011. Caradon: SNOW FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY IN SOUTH EAST CORNWALLCornwall Council has received a warning of the high possibility of snow flurries in South East Cornwall and across Bodmin Moor on Wednesday evening. Caradon: Community clean up for River SeatonPeople living in and around Seaton in South East Cornwall are being asked to join in a community clean up of the local river on Saturday 2 October through a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Project Aware initiative. Caradon: Towns turn trash into cashTowns in South East Cornwall are being invited to take part in a recycling competition with a first prize of £1,000 to spend on a local environmental project. Caradon: Pedal pack previews South East Cornwall TrailCyclists will be out in force blazing a trail across South East Cornwall as part of a national Sustrans celebration of cycling on the south coast from 11-18 September. |
Cornwall News
Pupil's punishment 'not enough' Gangmaster hits back A gangmaster has spoken out after having his licence revoked amid claims of forced labour. RAF Nimrods 'had fuel problems' A Nimrod plane in which 14 servicemen including a Cornishman died had a fuel problem, an inquest hears. ShelterBox team arrives in Burma A team from the Cornish charity ShelterBox has arrived in Burma to help with the cyclone relief effort. Rail staff to strike over pay row Rail maintenance workers and cleaners will stage a one-day strike in a row over hours and overtime. Pair shell-shocked at massive egg A Cornish chicken leaves a big surprise for its owners by laying an egg the size of a tennis ball. Parents in skin cancer DVD launch A couple from Cornwall whose daughter died from skin cancer hope a DVD they are launching will save lives. New roles for familiar police officers Two familiar faces have taken on new roles at Penzance police station. |