Councillor Keith Swift, the Portfolio Holder for Townships and Corporate Management has welcomed the Council's decision to pass the budget and bring in a 'People's Champion' Department that will champion resident's concerns and deal with disputes that residents will have with the Council.
Cornwall's education shortfall is £300 per pupil, according to figures released by the Department for Education and Skills.
Cornwall's MPs have met with the Public and Commercial Services Union as part of their campaign against planned Government cuts to Cornwall 's Revenue & Customs local offices.
News that SERCO has been given a twenty day deadline to improve Cornwall 's failing Out of Hours Health Service has received a cautious welcome from the MPs that helped secure it.
On Saturday, Lydd Airport tested the take off and touch down of a 737 aircraft at Lydd Airport to show the impact the plane would have on the local area. Although the plane was not fully loaded, the pictures taken from Dunes Road, at the foot of the runway, show how close the plane would come to local houses. Lydd Airport has offered no compensation to the owners of houses in Dunes Road for its proposed runway extension, despite the threat of 3 planes an hour over their houses.
Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 26 February - 11 March. The theme is CHANGE TODAY - CHOOSE FAIRTRADE and a range of events are running. Posters and other materials are available from the Fairtrade Foundation. One particular (local) event is the "Fairtrade Cook for Change" Competition. (Info following from Chelmsford Fairtrade Campaign.)