Councillor Thalia Marrington, Cabinet member with responsibility for Community Safety and Public Health at Cornwall Council, said: “We often receive complaints about cold callers targeting residents and pressuring them into making a purchase or agreeing to have work done.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/no-cold-caller-zones-to-be-rolled-out-across-cornwall/

Last updated: 22/10/2025 07:41:16

The camera was installed by Cornwall Council’s Community Protection team after they received multiple complaints from residents about persistent fly-tipping in a rural lane near Mevagissey.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/covert-camera-recorded-people-dumping-rubbish-in-a-cornish-layby/

Last updated: 27/11/2025 11:19:26

A closure order is in place at the Sutherland Hotel, NewquayA closure order has been issued on a former hotel in Newquay following anti-social behaviour at the site.Cornwall Council and Devon and Cornwall Police submitted a joint closure order application in relation to the Sutherland Hotel.Evidence to support the closure application outlined multiple incidents and complaints regarding anti-social behaviour at the site, including:• Soiled clothing and faeces, as well as large items such as mattresses, being thrown from windows.• Several windows at the site being smashed, resulting in glass falling into the pavement and neighbouring properties.• Drug paraphernalia being found in and around the boundary of the hotel.• Local residents being verbally abused and woken up at night due to noise coming from inside the former hotel.• There was a fire on the top floor of the building.Planning permission to demolish the hotel and replace it with an aparthotel was granted in August 2025.A Community

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/closure-order-issued-on-former-hotel-after-anti-social-behaviour/

Last updated: 28/05/2026 10:39:57

Following a number of complaints in Cornwall, the Fair Trading Team began an investigation, through which more victims came to light, with a total of 13 victims in all, with losses assessed to be in the region of £355,000.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/rogue-trader-jailed-for-six-years-following-cornwall-council-investigation/

Last updated: 18/01/2024 16:44:40

There’s even more reason to take the bus after the government announced a national bus fare cap of £2 for a single fare bus journey from 1 January 2023, an initiative which complements the Bus Fares Pilot scheme already in place here in Cornwall since April 2022. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/transport-streets-and-waste/more-transport-streets-and-waste-news-stories/flat-fare-initiative-means-even-better-value-when-you-take-the-bus/

Last updated: 11/12/2024 10:53:20

A paper highlighting the progress will be considered by the Council’s Corporate Finance and Performance OSC when it meets in Truro next Tuesday.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/cornwall-council-points-to-devolution-successes-as-the-leader-meets-with-secretary-of-state-for-transport/

Last updated: 29/11/2024 08:55:34

Mari Eggins, CEO of Carefree, said: “Carefree is proud to work in partnership with both Barnardo’s and Cornwall Council, as the Corporate Parent of children in care and care leavers, to effect real change locally. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/transport-streets-and-waste/more-transport-streets-and-waste-news-stories/free-bus-travel-scheme-for-young-people-leaving-care-officially-launches/

Last updated: 23/07/2024 07:20:44

Young people in care from Cornwall have created a new poster aimed at helping their peers and teachers understand what it’s like to be in the care system.The posters are now being sent out to schools across our communities to be used as teaching aids and conversation starters.The idea came about after young people from charity Carefree Cornwall told Cornwall’s Corporate Parenting Board about their experiences of being a child in care in education.They said they felt there was a lack of understanding and awareness among both school staff and students of what being in foster care means.Cornwall Council’s Awena Virtual School, which supports the education of children in care, then provided funding alongside the Council’s Headstart Kernow team to run a project to raise awareness about this.They ran a 10-week session in the Spring term to create a poster aimed at celebrating diversity and reminding people that care experience is now a ‘protected characteristic’ in Cornwall, similar to the nine

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/together-for-families/new-school-posters-aim-to-raise-awareness-of-life-for-children-in-care/

Last updated: 13/08/2026 12:58:33

In a small number of cases, however, the authority will receive a complaint about something being done without the proper permissions in place or which breaches existing conditions....Every complaint will be initially investigated by a member of the enforcement team to see if the matter is a breach of planning control where significant harm is being caused.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornwall-council-one-of-the-top-authorities-for-planning-enforcement/

Last updated: 21/07/2026 07:35:54

second highest rating following a recent inspection by the national Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).The inspection assessed how well the Council is delivering the Consumer Standards, which cover the quality and safety of homes, tenant engagement, neighbourhood management and tenancy services.As part of the process, inspectors reviewed documents, met with councillors, senior officers board members and residents, and observed tenant engagement and governance meetings.The judgement shows that the council has improved , and is meeting its legal health and safety responsibilities and has effective arrangements in place to keep tenants safe.Inspectors also recognised positive tenant engagement, ongoing investment in homes, including programmes to tackle damp and mould, improve energy efficiency and address homes that do not yet meet the Decent Homes Standard.Areas of improvement highlighted by the RSH included strengthening performance reporting, continuing to improve repairs services and complaint

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/cornwall-council-welcomes-regulators-report-on-social-housing-services/

Last updated: 30/09/2026 13:35:13