Supporting the Fuel poverty bill
Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs will be in Parliament tomorrow to lend their support to a new parliamentary bill aimed at ending fuel poverty. The Fuel Poverty Bill, tabled by David Heath, Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome, receives Second Reading on Friday 20th March and calls for a massive home insulation programme intended to halve the energy needed to heat the average home. The Bill also aims to address the use of higher rates for those with pre-pay meters. In... Read More
Wadebridge parking charges plan
Wadebridge Town Council is to further consider plans for the town’s playing field users to pay for parking, after a meeting called by local MP Dan Rogerson. Both Wadebridge Bowls Club and Wadebridge Tennis Club use parts of the field, and volunteers do much of the maintenance work there. The clubs have argued they should continue to be permitted free parking in recognition of their service. Mr Rogerson held a meeting with representatives of the clubs and the Town Council... Read More
St Breward energy and recycling fair
Dan Rogerson MP (right) and Amy Walker (left) from Community Energy Plus with children from St Breward Primary School St Breward Parish Council has received backing for its Energy and Recycling Fair from local MP Dan Rogerson. The fair aimed to inform residents about recycling and about insulating their homes to save energy and money. Mr Rogerson called in on Saturday to meet schoolchildren from St Breward Primary School, who had made ‘mini-turbines’, which generate... Read More
Camelford pavement ‘a step up for safety’ – MP
Cllr Janey Comber (centre) joins local campaigner Keith Hill (left), Camelford Deputy Mayor John Pearce (two-left), Dan Rogerson MP (right) and Council officers Paul Allen (far right) and Mike Beckett (far left) to open the new pavement at Longfield Drive. Local MP Dan Rogerson joined residents and campaigners at the new Valley Truckle to Longfield Drive footpath in Camelford this week. The safety improvement came as a result of pressure from County Councillor Janey Comber,... Read More
New flood defence hope at Boscastle
Peter Templer (Riverside Hotel), Cllr Ian Dawson and Dan Rogerson MP inspect the new drainage and road hump in Boscastle. They hope it will keep rainwater out of the village centre. North Cornwall’s MP Dan Rogerson was again in Boscastle this week to support local residents in their battle against flooding. After pressure from local councillors, residents and the MP, Cornwall County Council has installed a new road hump, which should divert rainwater more effectively... Read More
Make St. Piran’s day a Cornish public holiday – MPs
Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs have called for St Piran’s Day to be made a public holiday. North Cornwall MP, Dan Rogerson, will today (Monday) table a House of Commons motion welcoming a move by Bodmin, St Columb and Penzance Town Councils to make the day a staff holiday. MPs have signed up to signal their support for Cornwall’s “unique heritage, language, culture and aspirations”. There will be celebrations all over Cornwall on March 5th,... Read More
Passengers should not pay extra charges – MP
Dan Rogerson MP (left) meets First Great Western Regional Manager, Julian Crowe, at Bodmin Parkway station (right) Rail passengers who park their cars at Bodmin Parkway should escape any extra charging regime installed by First Great Western, according to North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson. The local Liberal Democrat MP met with Julian Crowe, First Great Western’s Regional Manager this week to demand that plans for fees at the station car park should not affect genuine... Read More
