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A green transformation for Camborne
A neglected, underused area in Camborne is about to be transformed into a green leisure space. One of eleven projects in the town to benefit from Town Deal funding, Kerrier Way Approach is located on land formerly owned by Holman’s – Camborne’s bygone famous mining...
Landmark art installations at Camborne Railway Station
Original local artwork has been installed at Camborne Railway Station. Camborne Business Improvement District (BID Camborne) was awarded £20,000 in funding from the GWR Customer & Community Fund to create an inclusive, immersive experience that showcases the local...
Hospital emergency department survey
Lengthy waits in the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro were the most common concern reported in a feedback survey published today by Healthwatch Cornwall. Others related to the suitability and accessibility of information and advice...
Swimming pool funding for St Ives and Helston
St Ives Leisure Centre and Helston Sports Centre have both been awarded Swimming Pool Support Fund Round 2 capital grants to support a reduction in their swimming pools’ energy use. Operating under the Better brand, both centres are run by GLL on behalf of Cornwall...
Supporting Cornwall’s carers
Carers in Cornwall are being offered discounted membership at Better leisure centres in Bude, Saltash, Liskeard, Bodmin, St Austell, Newquay, Truro, Helston and St Ives from 1 April to 14 May. GLL, the charitable social enterprise that runs the centres on behalf of...
Stellar line-up for Fowey Festival
A stellar line-up of from the literary, entertainment, creative and musical worlds has been announced for this year’s Fowey Festival. They include: · Caroline Quentin, well-known actress and passionate gardener, talking about her recently published and...
Ministerial visit to leading lithium project in Cornwall
Nusrat Ghani MP, Minister for Industry and Economic Security, visited Imerys British Lithium’s pilot plant near Roche in mid-Cornwall this week. Minister Ghani was joined by Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay, and Matt Hatfield, Head of...
Imerys British Lithium plans on view in Bugle
The next opportunity for the public to view Imerys British Lithium’s (IBL) plans for a full-scale lithium processing plant is fast approaching: Monday, March 25, 2-7pm, at Bugle Village Hall. All those interested in viewing the plans are invited to drop-in to...
Last call in Camborne
More than £80,000 in grant funding was awarded to businesses in Camborne at the last Project A-Void panel meeting in February. Managed by BID Camborne, the scheme is one of eleven projects awarded a total of £23.7m in Town Deal funding by the Government. Almost £507k...
Voting has opened
Voting has opened for this year’s Camborne Community and Commerce Awards. Since its launch in 2020, the event has proved a popular way of acknowledging the individuals, groups and businesses that voters believe make an outstanding contribution to the town. Jointly...
St Austell Leisure Centre Open Day
Badminton, judo, swimming tuition, group exercise classes, water polo and synchronised swimming are amongst the free sessions being offered at St Austell Leisure Centre on Saturday 2 March. Members and non-members are invited to take part in whatever activities they...
Pendennis team get on their bikes for charity
Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth has earned a global reputation for the superyachts it builds, restores and refits. Now some of the company’s 500-strong workforce are also focusing on a less glamorous form of transport - bikes. Inspired by fellow employee Jason Renfree,...
Swim school membership discounts
GLL is introducing a 20% discount on adult or child swim school membership in Cornwall for people receiving a range of benefits. These include housing benefit, income support, job seeker’s allowance, working families tax credit, carers allowance, universal credit and...
Award-winning podcast comes to Fowey
The award-winning ‘For the Many’ podcast will provide the grand finale for this year’s Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature on Saturday 18 May. Political broadcaster, Iain Dale, and former Labour Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, will be joined by special guest...
Healthwise helps Mariette and Ernie
Mariette Van Der Kolk and Ernie Atkinson are regulars at Saltash Leisure Centre. At 71 and 83 respectively, they are both on the centre’s Healthwise scheme, a physical activity programme designed to keep them healthy. They live in Saltash and neither has frequented a...
Half term leisure centre fun
Children can swim for just £1 before 10am in any swim for all session this half term at GLL’s nine Cornish leisure centres. Additional swimming sessions are being organised and so, too, are junior gym and junior fitness classes. “Keeping youngsters amused during...
Opportunity to view Imerys British Lithium plans
January 2024 Following a series of events consulting with local businesses and councillors, Imerys British Lithium (IBL) is running the first of this year's public consultation sessions at Roche Victory Hall Social Club on Wednesday 21 February from 2-7pm. Anyone...
GSF award ‘essential’ for triathlon star
For Penzance triathlete star Neil Eddy, 37, training is a way of life. The former long distance world champion has raced all over the world and his sights are now firmly set on winning gold at this year’s Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. He won silver...