Only the Liberal Democrats support the principle that the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry should be fully funded by central Government so that the tolls can be abolished altogether.
After a heated debate at New County Hall in Truro, Cornwall Councillors have narrowly voted in favour of increasing the Tamar Tolls by 15% to £3 (£1.50 for TAG users).
In 2010, SE Cornwall elected a Conservative MP who told us that the only way to avoid economic collapse was to drastically cut public spending. In fact this policy strangled growth, so debt continued…
98% of dentists in Cornwall are not accepting new NHS patients, so 10s of 1000s of Cornish residents can only see a dentist if they pay privately. The resulting disease, pain and anxiety could all be…
Statement by Cllr Colin Martin on the Government’s Dentistry Recovery Plan.
Edwina Hannaford was a lot of things to a lot of people, but to me she was the epitome of a great Councillor, working hard every day to make a positive difference to individuals, to Looe, to Cornwall…
So deeply saddened to lose my dearest colleague, Cornwall Councillor Edwina Hannaford, after a prolonged struggle against a particularly aggressive form of cancer.
The Conservatives on Cornwall Council, in Parliament and in Government have brought our public services to breaking point. They have no plan to fix the problems they have created.