Business
200728 | Test, track and trace in Cornwall: a tangled web
Test, track and trace in Cornwall: a tangled web
Cornwall has the resources to do effective Covid-19 contact tracing. So why is it not being allowed to do so? Jane Stevenson talks to Councillor Colin Martin, who has been trying to find out. read more »
200729 | Boris Johnson says there are signs of a COVID-19 ‘second wave’ as he defends new travel rules
Boris Johnson says there are signs of a COVID-19 ‘second wave’ as he defends new travel rules
200729 | Covid-19: NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review
Covid-19: NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 8:45am 28th July 2020. read more »
200727 | Government's 'devastating' decision to ask for money back puts thousands of Cornwall businesses at risk, says councillo
27th July read more »
200727 | Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding
Over 3,000 Cornish businesses 'at risk' as government withdraws funding
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:27am 27th July 2020.
Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter read more »
200726 | More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
More than a third of jobs furloughed in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 10:01am 26th July 2020.
More than a third of jobs have been furloughed in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, according to new figures.
The Trades Union Congress has called on leaders to provide more support for businesses to "stem the tide of redundancies” when the scheme ends in October. read more »
200626 | Council clean energy pledge
200624 | Concerns tourists who develop Covid-19 could be stuck on Scilly
Concerns tourists who develop Covid-19 could be stuck on Scilly
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 8:38am 24th June 2020. (Updated at 8:41am 24th June 2020)
Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter read more »
200624 | £71m paid to holiday home owners in Cornwall
£71m paid to holiday home owners in Cornwall
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:44am 24th June 2020.
Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter
New figures reveal that holiday home owners received £71 million of coronavirus business grants paid out in Cornwall.
The Government provided cash to be paid to businesses which had been hit by the lockdown so that they could keep afloat. read more »
200616 | ‘Irresponsible’ to open Cornwall to a large number of visitors
‘Irresponsible’ to open Cornwall to a large number of visitors
200615 | Cornwall’s taxpayers to contribute £87,600 to retail boss Sir Philip Green as he dodges business rates
200610 | Cornish Seal Sanctuary appeals for help in open letter to DEFRA
Cornish Seal Sanctuary appeals for help in open letter to DEFRA
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:29am 9th June 2020.
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary is appealing for help from DEFRA as it faces 'tremendous debt and an uncertain future'.
The sanctuary in Gweek has been closed for almost three months because of the coronavirus lockdown. read more »
200610 | Cornwall Tips: Three tips in Cornwall closed after massive queues
Three tips in Cornwall closed after massive queues
People are being asked to come back another day read more »
200608 | Cornwall Tips: Number plate system and What rubbish Cornwall tips and dumps will now take
8th June read more »
200608 | We need more, says Cornwall, as government Covid-19 aid tops £444 million
We need more, says Cornwall, as government Covid-19 aid tops £444 million
200520 | 6 hrs ago Tens of thousands of reports of coronavirus symptoms made to NHS 111 service in Cornwall
Tens of thousands of reports of coronavirus symptoms made to NHS 111 service in Cornwall
200515 | Extension to Government's furlough scheme called for by Cornish business boss
Extension to Government's furlough scheme called for by Cornish business boss
Published by the Pirate FM News Team at 5:23pm 14th May 2020. read more »
200513 | Haven extends closure of holiday parks until July
200430 | Grants to small businesses passes £200 million mark
Grants to small businesses passes £200 million mark
Cornwall Council has now paid more than £200m in emergency grant money to small businesses across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, read more »