Rogue traders warning: Cornwall Council’s Trading Standards team is warning homeowners to be cautious following reports of rogue traders quoting customers as high as four times above the average rate. The team has received multiple reports of traders going door to door in residential areas offering to clean roofs and driveways.
The traders offer to jet-wash a sample area of the property to highlight the difference the work would make. After the resident has had a large patch of their roof cleaned, they feel pressured to allow the work to continue, rather than leave it looking unfinished. Prices quoted have been as high as £2,000 for a job that, on average, should cost less than a quarter of that price.
Crime and antisocial behaviour survey: Residents across Cornwall are being asked to share their views about crime and antisocial behaviour in their area. Read more
Pothole work: Cornwall Highways says its crews are filling more than 500 potholes across the county every day. Prolonged heavy rain over the last six months has led to a record number of potholes on Cornwall’s roads. Downpours between October and April have had a dramatic impact, with more than 45,000 potholes reported in 2023/24, double the number for 2022/23.
Going with the FLOW: Ambitions to make Cornwall a leader in clean energy have received a boost with a £4.5m investment in a range of projects from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme. Read more
Mind our language: Cornwall Council is calling on the government to give Cornish the same recognition and protection as Irish, Scottish, and Welsh languages. The call comes on the tenth anniversary of Cornish being recognised as a national minority under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which recognised Cornish people’s right to express, preserve, share and develop their distinct culture and identity.
But the Cornish language (Kernewek) remains the only Celtic language in the British Isles that does not enjoy protection under Part III (Articles 8 – 14) of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The five group leaders, representing all 87 members of Cornwall Council, have signed a letter calling on the government to extend Part III of the Charter to apply to Kernewek.
