On this page you can read more news stories relating to communities and housing. They are broken down by the month they were published.
August 2022
- Fire service asks people using instant barbecues to make sure they ‘chill that grill’
- More funding for scheme to help people threatened with eviction from privately rented homes
July 2022
- Council strategy sets out vision for housing in Cornwall
- Call for more Homes for Ukraine sponsors
- Youngster’s housing plea prompts meeting with Council cabinet member
- Support for rough sleepers to keep cool during heatwave
- Cornwall is a brilliant place to be a child as summer fun in libraries gets underway
- Social media sellers fined for selling fake goods
- Residents invited to have their say on crime and anti-social behaviour
- Do you use taxis? We want to hear from you
- Safer Streets grant for Truro will tackle ASB and help protect women and girls
June 2022
- Council given keys to first homes at West Carclaze as work continues to provide housing for local people
- Have your say on Cornwall’s new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
- Cornwall’s current top scams revealed as Council encourages residents to report concerns
- Making a difference: Community engagement project in Newquay seeks over-60s to share experiences of domestic abuse, sexual violence and/or sexual abuse
May 2022
- Bed and Breakfast owner fined for breaches in fire safety regulations
- Council efforts to tackle housing crisis continue as empty Newquay property transformed into flats
- Council buys holiday park to boost supply of emergency accommodation
- Council and housing charity join forces to secure former Newquay surf lodge as housing for rough sleepers
- Safer Cornwall launches new plan to make communities safer
April 2022
- Changing Places toilets to be installed in six communities in Cornwall
- Cornwall Trading Standards issues warning about home insulation scams
- Suspended prison sentence and ten-year ban for sheep farmer guilty of cruelty
- Cornwall’s first 15 ‘micro homes’ given planning permission as Council continues to tackle housing crisis
March 2022
- Ten-year ban for part-time farmer guilty of failing to provide adequate care for his sheep
- Find out about projects benefitting residents in Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth: Generation EXPO
- Residents asked for views on Council’s role in enforcing quality of private rented housing
February 2022
- Safer Cornwall launches ‘Voices for Change’ to listen to and learn from people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence
- Man ordered to pay £1,354 for not picking up after allowing dog to foul
- Cattle farmer banned for life from keeping farm animals
- Redruth man found guilty of fly tipping ordered to pay £7,348 in fines and costs
- Affordable Housing development in Padstow to create 55 new homes
- Number of rough sleepers recorded in Cornwall falls slightly
January 2022
- Cornwall delivers second-highest number of affordable homes in England
- Make visiting your library a New Year’s resolution as late return charges scrapped
- Could you provide a home for unaccompanied asylum seeking children?
- Council enters landmark partnership with modular housing supplier to tackle homelessness
- Further grant funding for Falmouth to tackle violence against women and girls
- Newquay business owner sentenced for selling counterfeit goods
December 2021
- Council awarded funds to ensure private sector landlords improve property energy efficiency
- Latest emergency accommodation site set to open
- New scheme to help those threatened with eviction from privately rented homes
- Inspection report recognises progress made by CFRS and praises ‘innovative’ Tri-Service Safety Officer initiative
- Residents urged to buy toys from reputable suppliers this Christmas
- Cornwall Council Trading Standards seize counterfeit goods in Christmas crackdown
- Make sure fire prevention is on your Christmas to do list
- Make sure food poisoning isn’t an unwelcome visitor in your home this Christmas
- Serial rogue traders sentenced for tree-cutting frauds and theft
November 2021
- Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service launches consultation on latest four-year plan
- Cornwall Council buys 130 affordable homes at West Carclaze Garden Village
- Plans to provide ‘a secure home for all’ move forward as councillors debate response to housing crisis
- Number of long-term empty homes in Cornwall reduced by nearly 800
- Council wins funding to make homes more energy efficient
- Have your say on housing in Cornwall up to 2030
- Safer Cornwall supports 16 Days of Activism 2021 to help tackle violence against women and girls
October 2021
- Have your say on housing in Cornwall
- New temporary housing to receive first residents
- New Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub takes shape
- Safer Streets grant will fund six new CCTV cameras and awareness campaigns to help protect women and girls
- Construction of new homes for people local to Liskeard reaches major milestone
- New initiative to help homeless access employment, training and support
September 2021
- Council transforming disused properties into temporary accommodation
- Cornwall Council launches consultation on leisure centres
- Work starts on Council’s innovative housing site
- Warning over new drugs circulating in Cornwall following rise in drug-related deaths
- Cornwall’s blue light family welcomes seven new Tri-Service Safety Officers
