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Cornwall residents asked for views on kerbside bin collections
Cornwall Residents are being asked for their views on changes to kerbside recycling and waste collections, which have already been introduced in places like Plymouth.
The new system would see collections of general waste carried out fortnightly, with food waste and recycling collected weekly.
The council aims to use the feedback to shape their new contract in 2020, claiming recycling would be increased, but critics warn it could lead to fly-tipping.
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Funding cut threatens Cornwall Citizens Advice service
Cornwall Council is set to decide on the funding it offers to the service next year.
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36 councillors could be cut from Cornwall Council in 2021
36 councillors could be cut from Cornwall council under new recommendations.
An electoral review by the Boundary Commission has suggested wards should be redrawn so that each councillor represents roughly an equal number of voters.
The proposed changes would lower the total number of councillors from 123 to 87.
The commission is now asking local people to provide feedback on the plans.
If approved the change would come into effect during the local elections in 2021.
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Leader of Cornwall Council elected
Liberal Democrats and Independents seek to run Cornwall Council
An agreement has been reached on who should run Cornwall Council. The Independent and Liberal Democrat groups have decided this afternoon that they will seek to form a joint administration. This will be put to the Annual Meeting of the Full Council on Tuesday.
It comes after talks between Conservative and independents councillors broke down. Despite having the most councillors elected, the Conservatives did not gain overall control of the local authority following the local elections earlier this month.
It is expected that the council will also elect a leader during Tuesday's meeting.
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Lib Dems to start Cornwall Council coalition talks
The Liberal Democrats have begun talks with independent councillors in an attempt to creation a coalition on Cornwall Council.
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Cornwall could lose £350 million of EU funding
Cornwall council could lose £350 million of expected EU funding - despite government assurances over the weekend.
Read the full story ›Cornwall pleas for reassurance it will not be 'worse off' following Brexit vote
Cornwall has issued an urgent plea for reassurance that it will not be worse off following the Brexit vote.
The county has received a "significant amounts" of funding from the EU for the past 15 years due to its "relatively weak economy".
But, after 56.5% of voters in the county chose to leave the Union, the council says it is now seeking urgent reassurance that money allocated to it will still be received.
Prior to the vote the Council said they were told by the Leave campaign that funding would still be available.
They also said they had been told Cornwall "would not be worse off" in terms of investment they received.
Now that we know the UK will be leaving the EU we will be taking urgent steps to ensure that the UK Government protects Cornwall’s position in any negotiations.
We will be insisting that Cornwall receives investment equal to that provided by the EU programme which has averaged £60M per year over the last ten years.
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Bunting could be banned at Lostwithiel Carnival
Organisers of a carnival in Cornwall have been told colourful bunting could be banned over health and safety fears.
Read the full story ›Cornwall councillors vote themselves a 13.5% pay rise
Cornwall councillors have voted themselves a pay rise.
The increase was recommended by an independent panel, and will see their annual allowance rise to nearly £14,000.