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The 14 new benches and two large planters have helped to create a green corridor of parklets whilst supporting Care in the Garden social enterprise

Steve Double not only spearheaded Project Geranium, but he is also the brainchild of the Postcard Project, spreading love and kindness across the Island and beyond

Our sewage-spewing PM fronts a party that has just voted for literal sewage-spewing, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

MPs form all-party mining and quarrying group Members of Parliament have formed a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mining and Quarrying, supported by the Mineral Products Association (MPA). This new cross-party group will help to keep Members of the Commons and Lords up to date with issues affecting the industry which represents the biggest flow of materials in the economy. It will also allow the MPA to keep its members abreast of industry issues of interest to Parliamentarians. At ...

With one of the highest numbers of furloughed workers in accommodation and food sectors in the country, Cornwall is eagerly anticipating the reopening of hospitality. There were 16,180 furloughed individuals in accommodation and food service sectors under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly unitary authorities as of 28 February, according to HMRC data. This was closely followed by 15,570 in Birmingham  and 12,500 in the C...

Could Cornwall be in line for one of the UKs first gigafactories that would put it firmly at the centre of cutting edge green technology? This was the request made in the House of Commons earlier today, when Cornwall MP Steve Double asked for the Prime Ministers support in building a gigafactory here, to produce lithium batteries for electric cars on a large scale. Scientists analysing samples of rock for the presence of lithium in St Austell have already stated that Cornwall could potent...

British Lithium to open mine by 2026 after gov’t funding British Lithium was the first company to drill for lithium in the UK in early 2019, and its fourth drilling campaign, the largest yet, started last month. ( British Lithium said on Wednesday the UK government’s Sustainable Innovation Fund has awarded the company a £2.9 million ($4m) grant, which will allow it to have a full-scale lithium mine in operations in South West England within five years. The junior said it would use the fund...

The inquiry will be of interest to many regional conference and event venues which form key part of local hospitality and business travel infrastructure

Devon and Cornwall react to the Budget 2021 after Rishi Sunaks announcement - updates The Chancellor has announced a number of policies The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Residents and business owners across Devon and Cornwall listened carefully to Rishi Sunaks Budget for 2021 and are reacting to his announcements. The plans unveiled by the Chancellor include an extension to the furlough scheme and the 5% reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector which will continue ...

Ministers last night fine-tuned the border plan at a meeting of Boris Johnson’s key Cabinet Covid Operations Committee. Travellers from most of Africa and South America, as well as Portugal, are expected to face supervised quarantine over virus variants identified in Brazil and South Africa. She said Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was working closely with airport authorities on border measures. Answering a Commons urgent question yesterday, Ms Patel told MPs the restrictions will be kept un...