Posts Tagged ‘ project ’

End of the line for new cycle trail as Cornwall Council hands back £½m

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January 5, 2013
End of the line for new cycle trail as Cornwall Council hands back £½m

Cornwall Council has been lambasted by its own members after scaling back a scheme to provide a new trail for cyclists, walkers and horse riders.The council had been awarded £1.25 million by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...
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New project for force veterans

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January 2, 2013

The Cornish charity Surf Action launches a new project to help unemployed veterans secure jobs.
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Young Fixers helping others in Truro to tackle problems at home

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December 31, 2012
Young Fixers helping others in Truro to tackle problems at home

Their troubled home lives make them the perfect people to encourage better communication to prevent family breakdowns affecting youngsters.Fixers are a group of nine young women working in Truro to reach out to people of a similar age battling problems...
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Work to start on health centre for Isles of Scilly

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December 31, 2012

Work on a new health and wellbeing centre is due to start on the Isles of Scilly in the new year.The £600,000 project at Carn Gwaval will offer a range of new facilities including a new centre for lifelong learning for the local population, a per...
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Owl project nears nest box target

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December 27, 2012

A project to put up about 365 nest boxes to help boost barn owl numbers nears its target within a year.
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Antarctic lake project called off

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December 27, 2012

A project, led by a University of Bristol professor, to drill through 3km of ice to reach a lake sequestered for thousands of years has been called off following problems.
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Kids and parents polish off fish pie

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December 27, 2012

PARENTS and Mousehole residents enjoyed a slap-up stargazy pie supper at the village's primary school as part of a project involving pupils. Chef Sanjai Kumar cooked 80 individual fish pies with the help of children on Monday, December 17, marking the ...
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Digging into 2012′s archaeology

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December 26, 2012

The archaeological finds and work of 2012, including a project in Falmouth
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Lottery funding for Hardy centre

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December 23, 2012

A new visitor centre is set to be built at the Dorset birthplace of author and poet Thomas Hardy, after the project won lottery funding.
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Final finance secured for mine

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December 21, 2012

The final £13m is secured for plans to reopen a tungsten mine near Plymouth, the company behind the project says.
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Partnership between Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and Plymouth University wins award

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December 20, 2012
Partnership between Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and Plymouth University wins award

A project which helped Falmouth Harbour Commissioners become a more sustainable organisation has won a national award. The project saw a partnership forged between it and Plymouth University which saw a graduate become a maritime sustainable developme...
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Helston could be the safest Cornish town under ‘Healthy Helston’ plans

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December 20, 2012
Helston could be the safest Cornish town under ‘Healthy Helston’ plans

AN INNOVATIVE project which could lead to most shop premises in Helston having at least one staff member trained in resuscitation techniques is being put to the town council tonight.Called Healthy Helston, the plan is also to provide a defibrillator in...
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Falmouth’s Kimberley Park £200,000 play area opens on Saturday

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December 18, 2012
Falmouth’s Kimberley Park £200,000 play area opens on Saturday

Children will finally be able to try out a £200,000 play scheme in Falmouth's Kimberley Park when it opens on Saturday at 10am.Kimberley Park Association was set up to take the project forward with the assistance of the&n...
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Cornwall surf therapy project gives a major boost to disabled youngsters

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December 17, 2012
Cornwall surf therapy project gives a major boost to disabled youngsters

A Cornish project which uses surf therapy to help disabled youngsters is producing impressive results, a survey has found.The Wave Project, a community interest company set up to provide free lessons, said the majority of children who completed a cours...
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Tate St Ives in £5m scheme to get young into arts

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December 14, 2012

A £5 million initiative involving Tate St Ives and other organisations has been announced to get young people involved in the arts. The nationwide under-25s project, Circuit, sparked by last year's riots in London, will be funded by the grant-mak...
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£9.8 million funding bid cold pave the way for new Cornish archive in Redruth

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December 13, 2012

Cornwall  Council has submitted an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for £9.8 million towards the cost of a new Cornish archive centre to be built in Redruth.The facility, which has a working title of "Kresen Kernow – a new home...
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VIDEO: Wheels put in motion on Falmouth skate film project

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December 13, 2012
VIDEO: Wheels put in motion on Falmouth skate film project

A YOUNG Falmouth film-maker has won support for his project showcasing local skateboarders.Fred Baylis, 15, has produced a short film shot in the surrounding area, including Falmouth and Truro, of young skateboarding talent.He said: "The idea was to gi...
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Cornwall Council rejects full ‘joint venture’ project, opts for compromise

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December 11, 2012

CORNWALL Council is to enter into partnership with BT to run some of its services in an attempt to save money and secure jobs.
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£13m scheme to transform the lives of jobless families

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December 11, 2012
£13m scheme to transform the lives of jobless families

Thousands of people in Cornwall who have never worked are to be helped into employment thanks to a £13 million project.Cornwall Works with Families is a three-year programme aimed at supporting 5,000 people in families where no one has worke...
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Plans to breathe new life into Glasney Valley

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December 11, 2012

Plans to breathe new life into the Glasney Valley area have been put in motion by a new regeneration project.
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Eco-town project ‘put on hold’

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December 5, 2012

Plans to build 5,000 houses in mid Cornwall are put on hold, with the company behind the scheme blaming the economic situation.
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