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GOONHILLY WORKERS DESERVE BETTER – GEORGE


Commenting on news that British Telecom Executives are recommending the withdrawal of 90 of the 122 jobs at the Goonhilly Station on the Lizard, local MP Andrew George said:

PARENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS ARE REMINDED OF OCTOBER DEADLINE


Parents and guardians of children due to start their secondary education in Cornish schools in September 2007 can use an online application service this year.

COUNCIL AND SITA UK ARE COMMITTED TO THE SALE OF RESUABLE GOODS


Cornwall Council is fully committed to increasing the re-use of goods taken to its Civic Amenity (CA) sites and recycling centres and will be carrying out a six month trial to find the best way of making this service safer and available to all members of the public.

COUNCIL PLANNERS TO DISCUSS REVIEW OF MINERAL PLANNING PERMISSIONS FOR CROFTY


Members of the Council’s Planning (Development Control) Committee are being recommended to approve new up to date planning conditions for South Crofty Mine which are designed to protect the environment and the amenity of local residents should full scale mining and mineral processing recommence at the site.

COUNCIL CONSULT ON FOUNDRY SQUARE AS PART OF THE HAYLE TOWN HERITAGE INITIATIVE


Cornwall Council, together with other funding partners, is inviting members of the public to give their views on proposed environmental improvements to be incorporated into the Foundry Square scheme at Hayle.

MEBYON KERNOW REVAMPS IT’S ‘CORNISH NATION’ MAGAZINE


Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has given a face-lift to its quarterly magazine ‘Cornish Nation’ and is offering complimentary copies to interested local people.

Carrick: FREE EARLY MORNING FERRY TRIAL - ST MAWES TO FALMOUTH


Cornwall Council is working in partnership with Cornwall Ferries Ltd to provide an early morning ferry from St. Mawes to Falmouth, aimed at students and commuters, which will be FREE of charge for the first week (1 to 8 September).

CORNISH PRAYER & SUPPORT MINISTRY BASED IN BAVARIA!


A prayer and support ministry for those who have lost babies from conception to 3 years old has relocated from Cornwall to Germany.

For the last 10 years,Myke & Miriam Rosenthal-English have run the "Miscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial Book" from their former home in Delabole.Thousands worldwide have been supported by the couple who suffered the loss of 3 of their own children due to miscarriage.

CORNWALL COUNCIL DAIRY FARMERS WIN TOP AWARDS


Tenants from Cornwall Council’s Farms Estate have had another successful show season taking top honours at local, county and national level.

Halt the alien menace


Don’t dump your garden rubbish on the road verge!

Many invasive alien plants that are now threatening our native flora in Cornwall have been introduced into the wild from garden throw-outs. The list is long and includes winter heliotrope, Japanese knotweed, Hottentot fig, three-cornered leek, Spanish bluebell, and one that is much in evidence along our roadsides at the moment – montbretia, also known by its Latin name, Crocosmia.

Caradon: CONNON BRIDGE PROSECUTION STATEMENT


Liskeard 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.

Kerrier: New plans for Camborne-Redruth


Kerrier District Council have just announced the consultation period for the Kerrier and Camborne-Redruth plans, as part of the Local Development Framework process. The idea is to set out development proposals for the next 20 years. The six week consultation period ends on September 15th.

The plans for Camborne-Redruth suggest considerable change for the area.

NEW PRIMARY CARE TRUST CHAIR APPOINTED


The Chairs of the new Primary Care Trust in the South West to be introduced on 1st October 2006 have been appointed.

As part of the ongoing reconfiguration of NHS organisations, the existing 32 Primary Care Trusts will be replaced by a total of 14 across the NHS South West area which comprises Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Independent Councillors slam ruling Liberal Democrat group


The Independent Group on Cornwall Council has accused the controlling Liberal Democrat group of putting party politics before the people of Cornwall by appointing Lib Dem chairs to all but one of the Council's Policy Development and Scrutiny Committees.

LIB DEM DECISION TO PROCEED WITH INCINERATOR WAS WRONG


Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has hit out at the decision of the Liberal Democrat-controlled County Council to agree a multi-million pound deal with SITA to deal with Cornwall’s domestic waste and build an incinerator in Mid Cornwall.

North Cornwall: NCDC supports Cornish Assembly


North Cornwall District Councillors have backed a call for a directly elected Cornish Assembly.

DON’T BURN IN THE HEAT


Cornwall Fire Brigade is warning people living, working and visiting the county of the potential dangers created by the soaring temperatures.

Cornish money from English agency?


Rural areas across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are set to benefit from £550,000 of extra investment.

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS IN THE CORNWALL AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY


Groups in some of Cornwall’s finest landscapes are being invited to apply for grants to fund projects that will benefit communities, landscape and the local economy of Cornwall AONB.

Kerrier: Beach users advised to observe the Dog Bans


That is the advice from Kerrier’s Dog Wardens who have successfully prosecuted a number of people who have flouted the Dog Ban rules this summer.

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