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Digging in at Woodland
About 25 volunteers turned up at Cornwall Care’s Woodland House in St Austell for a day of weeding, clearing, pruning, digging and planting. Made up of family members, friends, social media contacts and professionals who wanted to come along and help, the aim was to...
Town Deal projects get board approval
Plans to transform and regenerate Camborne have reached another important milestone, with business cases for all eight projects being given approval by the Camborne Town Deal board. The Government announced £23.7m in Town Deal funding for Camborne in April 2021 – the...
Better welcome for refugees
Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall are offering Ukrainian refugees free centre membership, or a lesson or course membership, for a fixed three-month period. The scheme is open to refugees who were living in the Ukraine prior to January 2022, along with all...
Camborne celebrates excellence
Camborne’s first Community and Commerce awards presentation has taken place in front of a packed audience at Camborne Rugby Club. Jointly organised by Camborne Town Council (CTC) and BID Camborne, nominees were all presented with certificates before each category...
A dream come true for Dawn
Opening her new café at Saltash Leisure Centre on 30 May is a dream come true for Dawn Couch. Having worked at Saltash Community School as canteen manager for 18 years, the avid home baker and professional caterer won the tender to re-launch the café after it was...
Significant discount for locals
Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall are offering local residents a discount of up to 25%. The Cornwall Card is free and available to anyone with a Cornish postcode. Launched in 2021, it means an adult can swim for £5 and a junior for £3. Locals visiting...
Winners go shopping!
Sue Curry, Liz Wilson and Edward Verrier have been announced as BID Camborne’s first loyalty card winners. Sue has chosen to spend her £100 worth of vouchers in Chapel Street Boutique and JoJangles, Liz is spending £75 in vouchers at Delight2Bite, Cards for All...
On track to lead the mining world
Independent analysis predicts that British Lithium’s extraction technology and proposed mine will lead the world in greenhouse gas emission reduction (GHG). Its environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are also likely to be significantly lower than those of...
Hundreds of children in Cornwall being given Time2Swim
More than 300 school children in Cornwall are getting free swimming lessons thanks to the Time2Swim project. Funded by a grant of £200,000 from the Government’s Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) and working in partnership with Active Cornwall and Cornwall...
Generous legacy in memory of Ron
Local funeral director Ron Bray, from Wadebridge, spent his last four years in Cornwall Care’s St Breock home, where he died peacefully in October 2021. Now, thanks to a generous donation of £1300.50 from friends and family, his memory will live on in St...
Best in Cornwall award for Penberthy
Cornwall Care’s outstanding staff at Penberthy in Newquay have been recognised with the CAHSC Care Home Team of the Year Award at a gala evening held at Tregenna Castle Hotel in St Ives. The team were shortlisted as finalists in the prestigious Care and Support Awards...
MP takes on time trial
Camborne MP George Eustice has competed in the Town Trail Time Trial. A keen runner, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was seen pouring over a map beforehand to work out the best way of tackling the mile-long route, whilst ticking off its...
Pay rise for all Cornwall Care staff
Cornwall Care has announced a pay rise of 2 per cent for all members of staff which will come into effect this Friday, 1 April. The move follows a restructure designed to streamline operations and improve effectiveness. Double time will be paid across the board on...
Liskeard leisure centre café
An opportunity has come up to run the café at Liskeard Leisure Centre. GLL, the social enterprise that runs the centre on behalf of Cornwall Council, would like to hear from anyone interested in operating the facility on a third-party rental agreement basis. A...
British Lithium project ‘very exciting’ for Roche
Roche parish councillor Dave Yelland has taken up an invitation to visit British Lithium’s pilot plant. Formerly Head of Science at Fowey Community College, Councillor Yelland expressed keen interest in everything that was going on. Now retired, he was elected to the...
Move makes a ‘massive difference’
80-year-old Keith Gerred is a happy man. Having recently moved from Cornwall Care’s Mountford House in Truro, he’s now safely living at the charity’s Trevern home in Falmouth. Keith’s daughter Rachel Gerred-Hart and other family members are equally delighted. They...
Finals place for reunion team
Organising a surprise reunion for a Newquay couple has led to staff at Cornwall Care’s Penberthy House in Newquay being selected as finalists in the CAHSC Care and Support Awards 2022. Jean and David Hill are a devoted couple who have been married for 66 years. When...
Rosie’s change of career path
Following recent success in this year’s Cornwall Tourism Awards, former PR manager Rosie Bradbury, from Falmouth, has moved into short-let property management full-time. Rosie has been running Cart Shed Cottage in Perranwell Station as a self-catering holiday let...