Ford and Austin failed to provide pigs with clean, fresh water A pair of smallholders have been banned from keeping farm animals for five years and ordered to pay a total of £11,855 in fines and court costs....Ford was ordered to pay a fine of £778 and surcharge of £311, and to contribute £8,000 towards the Council’s costs....Austin was ordered to pay a fine of £162 and surcharge of £65.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/smallholders-ordered-to-pay-11-855-in-fines-and-costs-and-banned-from-keeping-farm-animals/

Last updated: 12/05/2025 09:47:55

Councillors have voted to demand the government halts its planned changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance after a debate at a meeting of the full Cornwall Council today....A motion calling for the authority to run an awareness campaign to maximise uptake of pensions credit, and to endorse a letter from the council to the Chancellor calling for her to reconsider the policy was introduced by Cllr Leigh Frost....“We were unanimous in raising our fears over the potential impact this disastrous decision may have on our population, with in excess of 100,000 people expected to be affected by the policy in Cornwall alone.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/councillors-demand-rethink-over-governments-winter-fuel-allowance-plans/

Last updated: 24/09/2024 16:11:02

Truscott was issued an FPN for the offence which he failed to pay....Because the FPN was not paid, the case was sent to court where Truscott was fined £250 and ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge....He was also ordered to pay Cornwall Council’s court costs of £1,336.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/litterers-who-refused-to-pay-fixed-penalty-notices-are-prosecuted/

Last updated: 23/09/2025 10:57:11

A woman has been ordered to pay more than £700 in fines and court costs after her rubbish was fly-tipped....The 37-year-old was ordered to pay a total of £712.24 in fines and court costs. ...She was fined a total of £240 (£120 for each offence) and ordered to pay £96 in victim surcharges (£48 for each offence).

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/woman-ordered-to-pay-more-than-700-in-fines-and-costs-after-nine-bags-of-rubbish-dumped-by-gate/

Last updated: 02/12/2025 09:50:10

A Newquay restaurant owner has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 in fines and costs following a string of food hygiene offences....Grande Vargas was ordered to pay costs and surcharges totalling £7195, the Limited Company was fined £6000, and ordered to pay the council’s costs of £10,000 and a victim surcharge of £2000.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/restaurant-ordered-to-pay-over-25-000-in-fines-and-costs-for-food-hygiene-offences/

Last updated: 22/12/2023 09:37:27

A Cornish fishing company has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 in fines and costs for illegal scallop dredging offences committed in Cornish waters....On Wednesday at Bodmin Magistrates Court Sarah Jane Fishing Ltd, the owner of the fishing vessel Cornish Gem PH819, was sentenced for three counts of using a dredge to remove scallops from the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) district at a prohibited time of day....The company was ordered to pay a total of £29,904.48 which included a fine of £20,000 as well as prosecution costs and victim surcharge.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornish-fishing-company-ordered-to-pay-nearly-30-000-for-illegal-scallop-dredging-offences/

Last updated: 21/12/2023 15:53:57

Residents are invited to have their say on new plans to lessen the impact of severe storms, flooding and coastal erosion on towns and villages in Mounts Bay....Cornwall Council has worked with the Environment Agency to develop the coastal resilience strategy which covers the bay from Mousehole to Marazion....An online question and answer session on the Mounts Bay Strategy takes place on March 23, 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/have-your-say-on-plans-to-protect-mounts-bay-coastline-join-online-march-23-630pm/

Last updated: 11/03/2026 13:13:31

  Two businesses have been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in fines and costs for failing to show they had disposed of their waste legally....All businesses, no matter how small, must pay a licenced commercial waste collector to dispose of their rubbish and recycling....The business was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £2,500 towards costs.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/transport-streets-and-waste/more-transport-streets-and-waste-news-stories/businesses-ordered-to-pay-thousands-of-pounds-in-fines-and-costs-for-illegal-waste-disposal/

Last updated: 11/12/2024 11:14:06

A Kilkhampton woman has been ordered to pay £1,514 in fines and costs after being found guilty of allowing her dog to foul and not clearing up after it....The FPN offers the person to whom it is issued the opportunity to pay a £100 penalty instead of being prosecuted. ...After hearing the evidence, they found Murfitt guilty and she was fined £220, ordered to pay costs of £1,209 and a victim surcharge of £85, making a total of £1,514 to be paid within 28 days.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/kilkhampton-woman-ordered-to-pay-more-than-1-500-after-failing-to-clean-up-after-her-dog/

Last updated: 20/12/2023 10:51:21

Falmouth is expecting one of its busiest days ever on Saturday 24 June at the peak of the Armed Forces Day celebrations....Fleets of buses will ferry passengers into and out of Falmouth town centre all day from 8.00 am to 11.35 pm....Pay on the bus by cash, card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/patience-politeness-planning-park-ride-the-four-ps-of-managing-armed-forces-day-traffic/

Last updated: 28/02/2024 10:45:50