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The Growth Hub has launched another round of grant funding for businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, thanks to the Good Growth Programme. The funding is available to enterprises with the ambition and capacity to grow, to improve their productivity and competitiveness. The scheme also aims to stimulate innovation and support the development of high-quality, well-paid employment. The Growth Hub Business Grant S.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/good-growth-funding-available-to-help-businesses-grow/

Last updated: 30/01/2025 15:57:15

Some of our foster carers tell us what it's like to be a fosterer and the difference it can make Watch our short filmsWe offer the best support in Cornwall to our foster carers. Our support team is on hand 24/7, 365 days a year. The support available includes: health specialists youth workers educational psychology professionals This means that there is always a member of the Fostering Team for you to talk to, and tha.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/childrens-services/adoption-and-fostering-in-cornwall-and-the-isles-of-scilly/foster/fostering-support/

Last updated: 04/02/2025 21:02:42

What is the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)? TheSHLAA is a study to identify all available sites within Cornwall which have the potential for future housing development. Its primary role is to: Identify available sites with the potential for housing; Assess each site’s housing potential; and Assess when these sites are likely to be developed A site's inclusion in the Assessment does not imply that.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/adopted-plans/strategic-housing-land-availability-assessment/

Last updated: 30/01/2025 10:08:58

Schools across Cornwall are being encouraged to sign up to the national Eco-Schools programme to help them become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The push for more settings to engage with the initiative also ties in with a government recommendation that all schools should have a climate action plan by the end of 2025. Nanstallon School near Bodmin is one of 41 that currently hold Eco-Schools Green Flag s.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/together-for-families/inspirational-bodmin-primary-pupils-urge-more-cornwall-schools-to-sign-up-to-eco-school-programme/

Last updated: 17/02/2025 11:47:20

On 13 November 2024, during Interfaith Week, faith groups from across Cornwall came together at Lys Kernow in Truro to sign Cornwall’s new Faith Covenant. This is a joint commitment between Cornwall Council and Cornwall’s faith communities to work together to support Cornwall residents. The Faith Covenant is a significant milestone in our partnership with our faith communities. It highlights our shared values and the desi.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/equality-and-diversity/faith-covenant-for-cornwall/

Last updated: 24/02/2025 16:12:46

Procurement Act 2023 - Supplier Information The Act will reform the UK’s public procurement regime. This will make it quicker, simpler, more transparent and better able to meet the UK’s needs while remaining compliant with our international obligations. The new regime is based on value for money, competition and objective criteria in decision-making. It more effectively opens up public procurement to new entrants such as .....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business-trading-and-licences/commercial-services/updates-for-suppliers/

Last updated: 24/02/2025 15:04:27

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business-trading-and-licences/cornwall-business-development-projects/

Last updated: 21/02/2025 15:46:55

Parents and carers in Cornwall find out today (Monday, March 3) which secondary school their child has been allocated, with more than 97% offered their first preference. Cornwall Council received 5,748 applications for places for September 2025, of which 5,609 have been offered a place at their first preference school. This equates to 97.58%, which is higher than last year’s figure of 95.71% and above last year’s nat.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/together-for-families/more-than-97-of-children-in-cornwall-secure-place-at-preferred-secondary-school/

Last updated: 03/03/2025 07:29:55

Cornwall’s involvement in the British-Irish Council will be strengthened as a result of the signing of an agreement between the Council and the Government. The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), originated from the Level 2 Cornwall Devolution Deal agreed with Government in November 2023 which has already delivered £500k investment in Cornish cultural and language projects across communities. .....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/cornwalls-british-and-irish-council-role-is-given-st-pirans-day-boost/

Last updated: 05/03/2025 14:56:43

To fund our budget we receive income from many sources. This includes: Central Government grants business rates income from fees and charges on services that we provide The remainder of the budget is the amount of Council Tax we collect. Our gross expenditure is:£1,621.306m Income Other income (grants, fees and charges):£781.116m Central Government funding:£126.672m Business rates:£271.522m Council tax requirement:£44.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-tax/your-council-tax-bill/council-tax-2025/where-the-money-comes-from-2025/

Last updated: 05/03/2025 11:14:36