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Cornwall Council News

• Cornwall welcomes Government G7 leaders conference announcement 16 January 2021
  Organisations across Cornwall have welcomed the news that the Duchy is to host the international G7 leaders’ summit in June and pledge an event that will leave a lasting social and economic legacy to benefit all of Cornwall’s residents.  The major three-day international event will see leaders from the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan […]
• Council acts fast to pay vital Covid business support grants and open new discretionary grant scheme 15 January 2021
  Cornwall Council is already providing vital grant support to businesses affected by the tier restrictions and the latest national lockdown which came into force on January 5, 2021.  We’ve already paid grants to pubs that don’t sell food and rely on just drink sales and we’ve also been able to pay around 7,500 businesses who were closed when Cornwall was placed in Tier 3 (31 December – […]
• Parking charges suspended in all Council car parks during lockdown 15 January 2021
  Cornwall Council will suspend parking charges in all of its car parks from Saturday (January 16 2021) until the end of the current national lockdown, as part of efforts to further limit the spread of coronavirus and to support residents.  The move will mean that some civil enforcement officers and back room staff, due to a reduced service, can be redeployed to support […]
• Cornish children to be given free school meals during half term 15 January 2021
  Cornwall Council will provide free school meals over the February half term after the Department for Education told schools yesterday (14th January) they would not be providing funding. The council will use money from the COVID Winter Grant Scheme to feed over 15,000 young people, who are currently accessing the scheme in Cornwall. Schools will […]
• New support services for young people in Cornwall 15 January 2021
  Support services for young people in Cornwall are changing, with an exciting new partnership between Cornwall Council and Action for Children. The leading UK charity, Action for Children, already provides services in Cornwall, including those for young carers, young adult carers and children with learning disabilities. Action for Children has won the ‘Support Services for […]