The next stage of Cornwall Council’s response to the climate and ecological emergencies will be on the agenda when the authority’s cabinet committee meets this week. ...Councillors on the cabinet committee will discuss the recommendations at their meeting at Lys Kernow on Wednesday, November 12. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/council-s-climate-and-nature-commitments-to-be-discussed-by-cabinet-this-week/

Last updated: 10/11/2025 10:18:04

A new plan to give every resident the support, opportunity and environment to be more active more often, to benefit their health and wellbeing has been approved by Cornwall Council’s Cabinet committee.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/new-leisure-framework-plan-approved-by-cornwall-councils-cabinet/

Last updated: 18/12/2024 11:11:32

Despite the best endeavours by all parties over the last nine months, and the allocation of capital funding from the Council’s budgets, it has not been possible to reach an agreement on the viability, risk and deliverability of the reopening of the facility....Working with GLL, which operates St Austell Leisure Centre, the Council remains committed to delivering leisure facilities that bring wider community health benefits and to improving accessibility to leisure facilities at St Austell, including physical access to the swimming pool.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/cornwall-council-issues-statement-regarding-st-austell-hydrotherapy-pool/

Last updated: 21/05/2026 13:33:09

Items including pedestrian routes to schools, home care and the proposed new Mid-Cornwall Metro are on the agenda this morning when Cornwall Council's cabinet committee meets in Truro....The meeting, the final time the committee will meet in 2023, will take place in the Trelawny Room at County Hall (Lys Kernow), starting at 10am....Cllr Barbara Ellenbroek says the Cabinet has listened to concerns, as will become clear when the item is debated. 10.14am: The next item on the agenda is the Mid Cornwall Metro scheme, which Cllr Richard William-Pears tells the cabinet is a once in a lifetime opportunity to invest in rail in mid Cornwall. 10.18am:  Cllr Williams-Pears acknowledges there are risks with the scheme, but highlights a number of 'stop-go' points, where the project will be assessed before proceeding. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-cornwall-councils-cabinet-meets-for-last-time-in-2023/

Last updated: 13/12/2023 11:31:24

    Shocking camera footage from rubbish and recycling vehicles in Cornwall shows the inconsiderate, impatient, and downright dangerous actions that put hardworking rubbish and recycling collection crews and other road users at risk. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/transport-streets-and-waste/more-transport-streets-and-waste-news-stories/call-to-respect-waste-collection-crews-as-impatient-motorists-put-essential-workers-at-risk/

Last updated: 15/07/2026 07:34:28

During an inspection at the premises on the same day, the Fire Safety Inspector found multiple fire safety breaches including a lack of risk suitable risk assessments and inadequate fire detection....On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court, Gill [St Ives] Holiday Enterprises Limited was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to the following charges under the Regulatory Reform [Fire Safety] Order 2005: •    Failing to make suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to relevant persons •    Failing to implement general fire precautions •    Failing to provide adequate fire detection and warning contrary•    Failing to ensure that in the event of danger it was possible for persons to evacuate the premises as quickly and as safely as possible....Sentencing, District Judge Jo Matson said fire safety matters were extremely serious due to the risks that can occur.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/st-ives-holiday-let-business-ordered-to-pay-33-000-in-fines-and-costs-for-breaching-fire-safety-regulations/

Last updated: 29/04/2025 07:53:07

The following press release has been issued by the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), which is a committee of Cornwall Council....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....Sarah-Jane Fishing Ltd has been investigated by Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee and Cornwall IFCA on three previous occasions for offences related to scallop dredging. 

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

Cornwall residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details - or risk losing their chance to vote....Kate Kennally, Returning Officer for Cornwall and Chief Executive Officer at Cornwall Council, said: “The annual canvass is our way of making sure that the information on the electoral register for every address is accurate and up to date....If you want to register, the easiest way is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/don-t-lose-your-vote-cornwall-voters-urged-to-check-their-details-are-up-to-date/

Last updated: 15/08/2025 07:24:39

However, due to the risk of rockfalls and flooding, the lease was not renewed after it expired in March 2024....They concluded there is a serious and ongoing risk to anyone occupying the land, especially overnight when people are sleeping....In 2025 the Environment Agency reiterated its concerns about flooding and storm risks, which are exacerbated by rising sea levels and the increasing frequency of storms.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/tents-to-be-removed-from-sandways-beach-due-to-serious-safety-concerns/

Last updated: 20/08/2025 09:35:48

The grill that was used inside at the Pickled PlateA restaurant that put staff and customers at risk of being exposed to carbon monoxide has been ordered to pay £14,000 in fines and court costs.On June 18, 2026, at Exeter Magistrates’ Court, The Pickled Plate Ltd entered guilty pleas to five offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002.The prosecution was brought by Cornwall Council after the business ignored advice from council officers and failed to comply with formal notices.In 2025, staff at the restaurant, which at the time was located at Higher Harlyn Park, Padstow, were using a charcoal grill inside....Using a Konro barbeque grill in an enclosed are that was liable to expose employees to carbon monoxide without undertaking a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks it created.2....Using a drum-style barbeque grill in an enclosed are that was liable to expose employees to carbon monoxide without undertaking a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks it created.Sentencing, District Judge Smith (MC) said that while the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning in an unventilated area is serious and could lead to death or serious life-changing injury, the likelihood of that harm occurring in this instance was low.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/restaurant-that-put-staff-and-customers-at-risk-of-carbon-monoxide-exposure-is-ordered-to-pay-14-000-in-fines-and-costs/

Last updated: 19/06/2026 10:56:21