CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY WILL HAVE OWN LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCES CABLE
Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs have welcomed today’s announcement from the Lib Dem Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, that Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will have its own Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The announcement follows months of consultation which saw the three Cornish Lib Dem MPs secure a private meeting with the Business Secretary to lobby against an LEP which also covered Devon. The LEP will take over some of the... Read More
Camelford Leisure Centre
Following last night’s open meeting held by Camelford residents about the closure of the Leisure Centre, it has come to light that its fate may well already be sealed. Despite being asked to attend this meeting by local MP Dan Rogerson, there was nobody present from the Council’s Executive to listen to residents’ concerns. Dan Rogerson, MP for North Cornwall said: “It appears that the message has already been communicated to staff at the centre that closure is imminent... Read More
MP slams council for ‘lack of interest’
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, has slammed Cornwall Council for their refusal to attend a meeting organised by Camelford residents, who are faced with the prospect of losing their leisure centre. The meeting, to be held this Tuesday (26th), is an opportunity for people in the area to voice their concerns as to the future of the leisure centre and has been arranged following the news that the Council are considering shutting the facility without examining fully the case for... Read More
MINISTER AGREES TO LOOK AT SECOND HOME VOTING ISSUE
North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson today met with the Minister for constitutional reform, on the issue of second home owners voting in areas like Cornwall. He was accompanied by longstanding campaigner Angus Lamond who has been pressing Cornwall Council to use its existing powers to the full. At the meeting in the Cabinet Office, Mark Harper MP said he wanted to hear more from Cornwall Council about the problems they face in keeping track of which homes are lived in for a significant... Read More
