Free parking will return on Small Business Saturday

Free parking will return on Small Business Saturday

Cornwall Council is to offer free parking in its car parks during Small Buiness Saturday, which this year falls on 3rd December. Small Business Saturday, a national initiative now in its tenth year, is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small...
Advice for dog owners as summer beach restrictions end

Advice for dog owners as summer beach restrictions end

Cornwall Council is reminding dog owners to act responsibly now that restrictions on many of beaches have come to an end. During the summer months, Cornwall Council enforces restrictions that prevent dogs from going on 43 beaches, which are all part of a Public Spaces...
Holiday park to become temporary council homes site

Holiday park to become temporary council homes site

Cornwall Council has bought a former holiday park near Hayle as part of efforts to increase its stock of temporary accommodation. Work begins at the Sandbanks site Sandbanks, on Upton Towans, will provide accommodation for around 20 households. The site comprises a...

Cornwall secures funding to help cost of living crisis

Cornwall Council has secured funding of more than £4.5m to help support households who have been hit the hardest by the cost of living crisis. The Household Support Fund — made available by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) — is aimed primarily at helping...
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...