‘Big step forward’ for Newquay branch line – MP
Newquay’s MP, Dan Rogerson, has hailed a visit by Transport Minister Lord Adonis as a ‘big step forward’ for the Newquay-Par branch line. Mr Rogerson had arranged to take the Friends of the Atlantic Coast Line (FOCAL) group to see the Minister in London as part of their joint campaign to extend and improve the Branch Line service through the development of a Rail Loop linking Newquay and Par with St Austell and St Dennis. The Minister agreed to look at ways to open a new... Read More
“Bude’s Haven” should be a model for the whole country – MP
Dan Rogerson MP with Jonny Stephens, Simon Sparrow (Deputy MYP for East Cornwall), Will Mieville-Hawkins, Abi Hockin and Bude campaigner Nathan Bale, meet to discuss the future for "Bude's Haven". “Bude’s Haven”, a new health centre at Budehaven School, received a boost this week as local MP Dan Rogerson and Bude campaigner Nathan Bale met with the students leading the charity-funded project. They agreed to press the Cornwall and Isles of... Read More
End broadband ‘Notspots’ – MP
(front-back, left-right) Peter Allen, Clerk of Altarnun Parish Council, Nigel Payne, ‘No Connection @ Bolventor’ Group Chairman, Rosemary Meeson, Annabelle Darral-Rew, Bob Meeson, Martin Bond, Dan Rogerson MP and Mike Matthews meet at Jamaica Inn to demand broadband for every home and business in Cornwall North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, met this week with the ‘No Connection @ Bolventor’ Group at the Jamaica Inn. The moorland village has been branded a ‘notspot’... Read More
MP delivers keynote speech as Internation Mental Health Conference comes to Cornwall
Psychiatric practitioners from as far away as Palestine came to Cornwall this week for a special conference on the ‘whole life’ approach to mental health. North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, has been championing mental health services across Cornwall since his election in 2005. He gave the keynote speech at the ‘Whole Life Conference’ at the Eden Project,on Friday, speaking of the need for mental health support to encompass everything from good, affordable housing through... Read More
‘Big day for Cornwall’ as new council opens for business
Cornish MPs have welcomed the advent of the new Council for Cornwall this morning in a special House of Commons motion. The group have congratulated hardworking Council officers from all seven local authorities in Cornwall, as both the District and County Councils come to an official end today. Their motion calls on everyone in Cornish public life to come together “to make the new authority successful and ambitious for Cornwall as the first step to real devolution from Westminster... Read More
