Flowers planted in Cornish towns create buzzing hubs for pollinators
Planting flowers in urban green spaces across Cornwall has significantly boosted the numbers of pollinating insects, new research has shown. The Making Space for Nature project, a collaboration between Cornwall Council, Cormac and the University of Exeter, transformed urban green spaces, such as parks, small green spaces, road verges and closed churchyards, into welcoming community […]
Cornish community welcomes new Jenoptik speed cameras on A390
Two new speed cameras have been installed on a busy stretch of the A390 near Gunnislake in Cornwall at either end of St Ann’s Chapel. The Jenoptik cameras are bi-directional, meaning they will detect speeding motorists travelling on both sides of the road. The work follows several years of campaigning and data gathering by the […]
More residents invited to experience how Mid Cornwall Metro will transform transport links in Cornwall
Residents and businesses in and around Penryn in Cornwall will be able to take a virtual reality balloon ride to ‘see’ for themselves how the Mid Cornwall Metro, funded by Cornwall Council and £50m of government Levelling Up Funding, will create a sustainable transport corridor through central Cornwall. Like the many who came to the popular […]
Cornwall chosen to deliver pilot aimed at making walking, cycling and wheeling part of everyday life
Cornwall Council is one of 13 authorities chosen to deliver a new pilot scheme aimed at encouraging adults to choose ‘active travel’. It has been given around £840,000 by the government to boost the number of people who pick healthy forms of transport over jumping in the car as part of their daily lives. Active […]
Council invests an additional £9.1 million to deliver improvements to Cornwall’s road network
Cornwall Council has announced an additional £9.1 million of capital investment into maintaining and repairing Cornwall’s roads. The council already invests around £40 million a year in maintaining and improving the 7,250 kilometres (4,530 miles) road network, which ranges from busy A roads to narrow rural roads. This £9.1 million of capital funding means that an additional […]
Speed limit to be reduced to 20mph in more areas across Cornwall
Cornwall is one of the first rural areas to cut speed limits from 30mph to 20mph in built up areas to make roads safer for everyone. Cabinet members approved the Cornwall wide roll out that will see the new 20mph limit introduced in phases in urban and residential areas, after hearing how successful pilot schemes to […]
Every residential street in Cornwall to get 20mph speed limit
Every residential street in Cornwall is set to get a 20mph speed limit after the council said its pilot scheme was a success. Cornwall Council is looking to spend £3.8 million on installing new 20mph signs in all residential areas which are eligible. The plan to introduce a blanket speed limit reduction from 30mph to […]
Passengers save £1.2m on their bus tickets during first three months of lower fares scheme
Bus passengers in Cornwall saved around £1.2m during the first three months with more than 625,000 reduced fares tickets sold between April and July. The reduced fares pilot – introduced on April 10 – has significantly cut the cost of bus travel in Cornwall with fares on average now at least a third cheaper. New […]
Penzance Town Deal plans get £18m Government funding in a bid to revitalise Cornwall seaside town
Projects which will help to revitalise Penzance and neighbouring Newlyn will now begin after £18m of Government funding was secured. The first tranche of Penzance Town Deal funding has been released by the Government to Cornwall Council and work will now get under way on the approved projects which it is hoped will strengthen the area’s economic […]
Falmouth and Penryn residents will be the first to ‘get on their e-bike’ as Cornwall Council launches cycle share scheme
Efforts to give residents more choice on how they travel will see 250 e-bikes brought to Cornwall over the next few months as part of a cycle share scheme. The first Beryl Bikes will arrive in Falmouth and Penryn next week, with 50 bikes and 20 docking bays where they can be hired and returned. […]
