New fund will boost skills and benefit businesses

New fund will boost skills and benefit businesses

Cornwall Council has approved a spending plan for the £132m Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) to benefit local businesses and communities, as well as boost residents’ job skills.  Part of the government’s levelling up agenda, the SPF plan will see cash injections made to...
How businesses can claim covid grants from council

How businesses can claim covid grants from council

Cornwall Council has announced details of how it will deliver the government’s Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, as well as the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG), which it has discretion to pay to local businesses most in need. Businesses eligible for the...

BID manager steps down after two busy years

Manager of St Ives Business Improvement District (BID), Helen Tripconey, steps down this autumn after two years in the role. Helen Tripconey (right), pictured with St Ives BID chair Alex Ward The new BID manager will be Sarah Stephens, currently chair of the St Ives...