Anyone who has watched the tide turn at Cotehele or Wacker Quay, or looked across the Lynher from Churchtown Farm will understand why this landscape matters. We often talk about looking after…
The Quiet Power Behind Cornwall’s Communities I am writing this as Volunteers’ Week comes to an end, making it a timely opportunity to recognise the extraordinary contribution volunteers make…
How often do you look up a planning applications or public notices? Probably not that often unless it’s an application near your property or something that affects your town or parish. As a…
Cornwall Council meetings are not usually known for emotion. Procedure, perhaps. Long reports, certainly. But our recent debate about mental health in schools was different. Families came to…
Communities across the country and throughout Cornwall are coming together to watch and discuss the public information film ‘People’s Emergency Briefing’, on climate change and nature…
We all need a place which we can call home but the shortage of property to rent in coastal areas, such as the division I represent, has been exacerbated by the increase of holiday cottages, or…
There is a lot of gloom in the news at the moment, and it can sometimes feel as though every headline is competing to be more worrying than the last. That is why it felt refreshing and…
I have been an organic gardener since taking on my first allotment at 18. Two allotments later, and now with a small patch at home, I still see myself as someone who works with nature and…
Across South East Cornwall, too many families are having to fight for the support their children need. When it comes to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision, the true test is…
Since becoming the Cornwall councillor for Lostwithiel and Cabinet member too, I can’t remember a busier or more monumental couple of weeks. I was invited to join the leader Cllr Leigh…
