MP says Trust has ‘Seen Sense’ on clinic move
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, today (Monday) welcomed a U-turn from Plymouth Hospital Trust to reinstate a clinic for sufferers of Rheumatoid Arthritis at Stratton Hospital, Bude. The Trust had restricted these services to their site at Derriford Hospital, some fifty miles away, but changed their mind and reinstated the Stratton clinic, following strong representations from the local Liberal Democrat MP. Commenting, Mr Rogerson said: “Naturally,... Read More
MP to take on “Double Whammy” threat to Westcountry postal service
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, has called for a meeting with the Chief Executive of the postal services regulator, Postcomm, to discuss Royal Mail proposals which would see rates for delivering business mail to peripheral parts of the country rise. If Postcomm approve Royal Mail’s plan, the prices charged for business mail delivered in rural and less populated areas would go up, while prices for delivery to big cities would fall. The Liberal... Read More
MPs welcome wave of regional cash
Cornwall’s five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs today (Thursday) welcomed a £21.6m funding package to build a wave farm off the coast of Cornwall, which will provide free energy to 7,500 homes. The Regional Development Agency has now agreed to supply the final wave of cash necessary to fund the scheme. It will make Cornwall a world leader in wave energy technology. Cornwall’s MPs are now urging Ministers to make sure that all other... Read More
Senior MP to take Cornwall chair
Matthew Taylor, MP for Truro & St Austell for the last twenty years, has been asked to chair the five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs in Parliament in the run up to the next General Election. The Cornish Liberal Democrat MPs integrate their efforts to lobby Government and campaign for reform, a team approach unique in Westminster. Mr Taylor first set up the team in 1989 when he was Cornwall’s only Liberal Democrat MP, working with Parliamentary... Read More
MP congratulates Launceston’s Cornish All Black’s triumph
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, this week congratulated Launceston Rugby Club on being promoted to Division One of the National League. The move puts the club in the same Division as Plymouth, Exeter and the Cornish Pirates, which will lead to some mouthwatering clashes next year. The local Liberal Democrat MP has written to the President of the Club, Major Randel to express his congratulation. Commenting, Mr Rogerson said: “It’s... Read More
Bodmin to Bristol laundry move “A cynical sleight of hand” – Rogerson
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, today (Monday) slammed moves by the local NHS to relocate laundry services for Cornwall’s hospitals to Bristol. The MP had already told Cornwall’s health chiefs that a plan they mooted in November to axe 60 jobs at their Bodmin site, and send local laundry many miles out of Cornwall was an ‘absurd affront to common sense.’ Cornwall Partnership Trust now says it is transferring the work to a private... Read More
‘Keep Cornwall at the cutting edge’ – MPs
Cornwall’s MPs are calling on the general public to rally behind proposals which would win Cornwall huge new funding at Eden. Plans for a phenomenal new super-structure should be supported to keep Cornwall at the forefront of innovation and discovery, according to MPs. ‘The Edge’ – a landmark construction designed to explore life under climate change – is the next phase in The Eden Project. The mammoth building aims to look... Read More
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