You can hire low-emission cars at weekends from several #Cornwall Council sites through a pay-as-you-drive car club. Available in Bodmin, Truro, Penzance, Liskeard, Pool and St Austell. Get free membership and £10 driving credit with code CORNWALL10. 🔗 www.co-wheels.org.uk/cornwall

The 2025 Right On Survey found around half of primary and secondary pupils in #Cornwall have seen something upsetting online, rising to six in 10 young people aged 16+. The findings will help shape future support and services for young people. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

Karen shares why she chose a career in children’s social work and what the role means to her. From supporting families through difficult times to helping young people achieve positive outcomes, hear about the difference children’s social workers make every day in #Cornwall.

#NEWS: We’ve launched a consultation on our new Cornish Language Strategy and would like your views. The strategy focuses on four key areas - learning, resources, community and civic use - and aims to strengthen the #Cornish language for future generations. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

Explore #Kernewek with the BBC’s new Learn Cornish podcast. Join Danni Diston and Kernow King, alongside guests including #Cornwall Council’s Cornish language officer Sarah Buck, as they celebrate #Cornish language, culture and history. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Got something that needs fixing? This May, join #TheBigFix at one of #Cornwall’s fantastic repair cafés and give broken household items a new lease of life. Find your local repair café 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/repaircafes

The Mounts Bay Coastal Resilience draft strategy sets out one of Cornwall’s first major projects to help manage the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels. Find out more about the strategy and share your views and questions by May 10 🔗 letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/mounts-bay-s...

Right On Survey 2025 results: 7% of primary pupils have tried vaping, rising to 26% in secondary and 57% post-16. Fewer young people report drug use than national averages. Findings will help shape support and services for young people in #Cornwall. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

You may have seen coverage of #localelections taking place around the country today, May 7, but there are no local elections happening in #Cornwall this year. Cornwall Council elections took place in 2025 and the next are currently scheduled for 2029.

#NEWS: #Cornwall Council’s Cabinet has today approved the Annual Report for 2025/26, which sets out progress made over the past year. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

Following today’s Cabinet meeting, Cornwall Council Leader Cllr Leigh Frost and Deputy Leader Cllr Adam Paynter share an update on the council’s Annual Report, reflecting on the first year of this administration.

We’re celebrating #CompostAwarenessWeek with a free compost giveaway at our St Erth and Connon Bridge household waste and recycling centres. Available from midday on Wednesday, May 6. Bring your own bag or bucket and we’ll fill it up. Limited to one bag or bucket per person, while stocks last.

Right On Survey 2025 results: Half of pupils say they’ve seen something upsetting online, rising to six in 10 for those aged 16 and over. The findings will help shape support for young people across #Cornwall. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: A new £30 million fund has been launched to support businesses in key sectors including critical minerals, renewable energy, space and marine innovation. It aims to drive economic growth in #Cornwall while creating new jobs and opportunities. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

New rights for people living in privately rented homes come into force today - May 1 - including an end to Section 21 'no fault' evictions. Find out what the #RentersRightsAct means for you as a tenant or landlord 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/priv...

#NEWS: Thousands of young people across #Cornwall have shared their views as part of the Right On survey, giving an important insight into what life is like for children and young people today. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

We're collecting rubbish, food waste and recycling as usual on bank holiday Monday - May 4. Please put yours out by 7am on your normal collection day.

#NEWS: Cornwall Council Leader Cllr Leigh Frost has announced plans to hold a dentistry summit this summer to tackle ongoing issues with access to NHS dental care. The summit will bring partners together to focus on practical solutions to improve access across #Cornwall.

#NEWS: Healthy #Cornwall joined #TruroCity FC’s final home game to raise awareness of mental health support and the Orange Button scheme. The club is now its official Mental Health Partner for 2026, helping open up vital conversations. Find out more 🔗 www.healthycornwall.org.uk/orangebutton

#NEWS: A motion calling for #Cornwall Council’s public realm weed treatment proposals to be reconsidered was strongly supported at a meeting of the full Council today. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#VIDEO: #Cornwall Council Leader Cllr Leigh Frost attended the Interceltic Business Forum in the Isle of Man last week - a twice-yearly gathering of Celtic businesses and national representatives from the UK and Europe to discuss how to support thriving economies.

#NEWS: Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is set to be modernised over the next four years, with investment in new vehicles, equipment and training to help crews respond to changing risks. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: #Cornwall’s inspiring over-60s came together at Lys Kernow for a special 60 over 60 celebration event, recognising people who are making a positive difference in their communities. The event celebrated their stories, achievements and contributions. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#VIDEO: Children's social work can be a challenging but rewarding job. We caught up with some of our children's social workers at the recent Children's Social Work Conference to ask about their roles - the good parts, the hard parts, and their proudest moments.

We understand concerns about weed treatment plans. Weeds can damage surfaces, block drains and make footways harder to use, so targeted treatment is needed to keep areas safe and accessible. A diluted solution will be applied to kerbs and roads using targeted droplets rather than spray.

Please do not put gas canisters in your household rubbish or recycling. They can cause fires when crushed in our collection vehicles and at our recycling facilities. Return empty gas canisters to the store you bought them from, or take them to a household waste and recycling centre.

#NEWS: Parents in #Cornwall find out today which primary school their child has been allocated, with almost 96% offered their first preference. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: A new strategy has been launched to improve the support available for people who regularly provide unpaid care to a relative, friend or neighbour. It focuses on practical help, emotional support, financial advice, and more flexible services. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: We’re inviting residents to have their say on whether open fires should be banned on Falmouth’s beaches. Following an increase in fires in recent years, the #Falmouth Beach Management Group has raised a number of risks and concerns. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

ShinyMind is a mental health and wellbeing app, co-created with healthcare professionals, and is now available free to #Cornwall’s adult social care workforce. It offers a range of evidence-based tools to help support you in your role. Register for free access 🔗 dashboard.shinymind.co.uk

#NEWS: Cllr Thalia Marrington, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Public Health, explains more about our draft Belonging in Cornwall strategy. The strategy sets out plans for a fair and inclusive #Cornwall, and we’re asking for your views to help shape it 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

Our Healthy Rivers and Seas Summit brought together organisations to discuss how to tackle issues affecting water quality in #Cornwall. It was attended by South West Water, Environment Agency, the NFU, and Surfers Against Sewage. See our action plan 🔗 letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/rivers-and-s...

Have your say on our new cultural strategy! The draft sets out how we plan to celebrate and promote #Cornwall’s unique culture in the coming years, supporting the economy, communities, health and wellbeing. Share your views 🔗 letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall-cul...

Could you be a Shared Lives carer? Support someone in your own home and help them be part of a family and community. If you have a spare room and the right skills, find out more 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-s...

We've processed around 700 applications for heating oil payments so far, but many more people are eligible to claim. We've emailed or written to 2,100 eligible households so make sure you check your post and inbox. 1/3

Smoke alarms save lives. Make sure you have one on every floor of your home and test them regularly. If your alarms are over 10 years old, it’s time to replace them. Complete a free online home fire safety check to spot risks 🔗 www.safelincs.co.uk/hfsc/

There have been changes to #Cornwall’s domestic abuse support service, Safer Futures, including a new contact number - 01208 22 99 22. Safer Futures offers support, safety planning, advice, therapy and recovery for anyone experiencing domestic abuse. Get in touch 🔗 saferfutures.org.uk

You can now recycle soft plastics from home, including items like bread bags, frozen food bags, bubble wrap, wrappers and film lids. Keep them together in a bread bag or similar, tie a knot to stop them blowing away, and place the bag in your red recycling bag.

#NEWS: The owner of a food truck has been ordered to pay £950 in fines and court costs after being prosecuted for illegal street trading in #Newquay. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: A group of fishermen in #Cornwall have been ordered to pay almost £10,000 in fines and court costs after they admitted multiple fisheries offences, including fishing for berried lobsters and undersized crawfish. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: #Cornwall has joined the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities with the Centre for Ageing Better to enhance the lives of older residents. Age-friendly communities work together to help people stay active, independent, and more connected. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

We’d like your views on new draft plans to protect #Cornwall as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Around a third of Cornwall is classed as a National Landscape, and your feedback will help shape how it is cared for in the future. Take the survey 🔗 letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall-nat...

#NEWS: The new Crisis and Resilience Fund has launched in #Cornwall to support people in financial difficulty. It replaces the Household Support Fund and Crisis & Care Awards, and includes an extra £1.5 million to help low-income households relying on oil. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

#NEWS: A man who repeatedly left his dogs barking in kennels at night has been ordered to pay £12,800 in fines and court costs after being prosecuted by #Cornwall Council. 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

Following the decision to sell several former council homes earlier this year, Cllr Peter La Broy, Cabinet Member for Housing, explains the reasons behind it during a visit to some of the properties. 🔗 youtu.be/P6drwXQn_Ns

Have you renewed your garden waste subscription yet? Your collections will stop after today - March 31 - if you haven’t resubscribed. It’s quick and easy to renew or sign up online! 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/gardenwaste

#VIDEO: #Cornwall Youth Council’s newly elected members have met for the first time to begin planning their campaigns for the next two years. More than 13,500 young people took part in the elections, highlighting key priorities including transport, mental health and access to leisure activities.

Recycling, rubbish, and food waste collections will continue as normal over the Easter bank holidays. Please put your food waste and rubbish or recycling out on your usual collection day. Check your dates 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/myarea

Scam warning! We’ve received reports of scam text messages claiming a parking penalty has been issued and asking people to follow a link to pay. We never contact people about parking charge notices by phone or text. Do not click any links or share personal or financial details.

#NEWS: Cllr Tim Dwelly, Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Investment, has welcomed news that #EasyJet will begin flights between #Cornwall Airport #Newquay and #London #Gatwick this summer.