On this page you can read more news stories relating to transport, streets and waste. They are broken down by the month they were published.
November
- Recycle your small electricals at libraries and leisure centres across Cornwall
- New food waste, recycling and rubbish service launches in north east Cornwall
- Mevagritty, RNAS Cold Nose, Gryttin Da! and friends prepare to take to our roads
- Some of Cornwall’s household recycling centres can no longer accept sofas and armchairs
- Shocking videos show impatient drivers putting rubbish and recycling crews in danger
October
- New drone footage shows progress on A30 to St Austell link road
- Newlyn community invited to have their say on proposals for walking and cycling improvements
- Have your say on how Cornwall can waste less and recycle more
- Free parking in Cornwall Council car parks and Truro Park and Ride travel in December
September
- Reuse shops open at Cornwall’s household recycling centres
- Consultation begins on plans to close two Newquay rail crossings to traffic
- New booking system to reduce queues at Newquay and Saltash household recycling centres
- Nine of Cornwall’s Household Recycling Centres accept DIY waste for free
July 2024
- Hop on board - Newquay Park and Ride is back for the summer!
- New food waste, recycling and rubbish service launches in west Cornwall
- Grants available to help workplaces fund green travel measures
May 2024
- Next phase of green initiative to cut carbon emissions by turning off or dimming streetlights rolls out
- Record number of potholes filled as crews tackle more than 500 each day
- Cornwall has spoken – your top 25 gritter names revealed!
- Traffic free bridge opens at Chiverton
April 2024
March 2024
- Name our gritters - shortlist announced
- Residents asked for views on revised plans for Camborne transport and public space projects
- Cornwall ‘amps up’ on climate ambitions as funding announced for county’s first electric buses
February 2024
- Where would you like to see electric vehicle charge points in Cornwall?
- More residents invited to experience how Mid Cornwall Metro will transform transport links in Cornwall
- Significant cut in cost of seasonal parking ticket for Cornwall residents
January 2024
- New food waste, recycling and rubbish service launches in mid Cornwall
- Next phase of green initiative to cut carbon emissions and light pollution by turning off or dimming streetlights
- Residents invited for a bird’s eye view of how Mid Cornwall Metro will transform transport links in Cornwall
- This is not the place for Gritty McGritface!
December 2023
- Views sought on discounted parking ticket for Cornwall residents and overnight motorhome parking trial
- Chiverton Bridge is lifted into place as traffic-free link nears completion
- Green light for Mid Cornwall Metro initiative to transform transport links in Cornwall
- Cornwall Council reiterates its ambition to build a bypass around Camelford
November 2023
- Have your say on the future of electric vehicle charging in Cornwall
- Council welcomes funding announcement to help tackle potholes
October 2023
- Green initiative rolls out to cut carbon emissions, costs, and light pollution by turning off or dimming streetlights
- ‘Don’t become a Bonfire Night injury statistic’
September 2023
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July 2023
June 2023
- £2 flat bus fare initiative extension is good news for passengers
- Community welcomes new speed cameras on A390 near Gunnislake
- FILM: New road opens as part of St Austell to A30 link road project
- Free bus travel scheme for young people leaving care officially launches
May 2023
- Newquay e-Bike bay among the most used in the country
- Head of Spaceport Cornwall announces departure from Cornwall Council as project moves to new phase
April 2023
- Test drive an electric car at Stithians Showground
- FILM: Saints Trail opens at Perranporth
- Public consultation leads to changes in parking tariff proposals
- 'School street' welcomed for helping to keep children safe
- Changes to rubbish and recycling collection times as Cornwall gets ready for new food waste service
March 2023
- Consultation begins on ‘Zone’ car park tariff proposals to encourage green travel and reduce congestion
- Take charge of your batteries and help prevent fires at Cornwall’s rubbish and recycling facilities
- New cameras to encourage safer speeds on A39 at Perranarworthal
- Having a spring clean? Recycle more at your local recycling centre
- Speed limit to be reduced to 20mph in more communities
- Free all day bus travel to continue for concessionary pass holders and be extended to care leavers, Cabinet votes
February 2023
- Tip worker reveals weird and wonderful stuff thrown away at Cornwall’s household recycling centres
- Transport Minister visits Cornwall to hear about bus improvements and project offering free bus travel for care leavers
- Trewoon speed cameras go live following community call for slower speeds
- Cornwall’s e-bikers rack up the miles as cycle share scheme expands to Penzance