MP praises emergency services’ quick response after flash flooding

North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson has praised the emergency services today after Cornwall was battered overnight by heavy rains causing flash floods all over Cornwall. Three inches of rain fell in the early hours of this morning and the Met Office and the Environment Agency issued severe weather warnings as up to 50mm of rain was predicted to cause even further flooding.  In areas all over Cornwall, people have been trapped in their homes and cars with helicopters deployed... Read More

Cornwall Council must not renege on commitment to Camelford Leisure Centre

North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, is calling on Cornwall Council not to backtrack on their commitment to keep Camelford Leisure Centre open for another year, after it emerged that less than half the funding needed has been secured. The Council stated that they would make funds available to keep the facility open for another year which would allow a working group to be set up in order to fully examine the case for keeping it open.  But at the first meeting of the newly... Read More