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Groups hit out at LEP draft
Cornwall Council’s draft proposal for a Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been dismissed by two Falmouth business groups as being too public sector orientated.
1,000 leave Council
According to latest figures, nearly 1,000 workers have left Cornwall Council over a three-month period.
Editor’s blog: LEPs start to take shape
Much discussion this week as to the make-up of the Local Enterprise Partnerships, which are set to replace the RDAs across England.
Local authorities have until September 6 to deliver their submissions to the Government, and here in Cornwall, plans appear to be taking shape.
The LEP was a topic high on the agenda at the Cornwall Social Media Cafe this week, while the Council presented its latest position at a breakfast meeting at the newly opened Pool Innovation Centre.
Council gives LEP latest
Cornwall Council has outlined its latest position regarding the future of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) which is due to replace the South West RDA.
Exclusive Audio: Call to sell airport
Matthew Clarke talks to Cornwall councillor Mark Kaczmarek, who explains why he thinks the Council should sell Newquay Airport. Kaczmarek, who is the Council’s Cabinet member for housing and planning, says selling the airport would save the Council “several million” a year.
Council could cut 2,000 jobs
Cornwall Council has warned that it faces cutting 2,000 jobs “over the next few years” in the wake of dramatic cuts in public spending.
Audio: Council CEO Kevin Lavery
In an exclusive interview for Business Cornwall, Cornwall Council chief executive Kevin Lavery talks to Matthew Clarke about the recent Budget, the challenges that lie ahead with the cuts in public spending, and the opportunies for Cornwall presented by the imminent Local Enterprise Partnership.
Convergence ‘delay, not cancellation’
The Leader of Cornwall Council has called for calm and insisted that the Convergence Programme in Cornwall is not about to be axed.
High demand for low carbon
Organisers of a seminar aimed at discussing the effects a carbon constrained economy will have on Cornish businesses have hailed the event a success.
Council warns on rates scam
Businesses in Cornwall are being targeted by a scam offering them the chance to reduce their business rates.
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