Cllr Dick Cole (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
It has been a restful day. I am taking it easy after a busy week and yesterday's Party Conference. The AGM went smoothly, there was an inspiring talk on modern campaign techniques from two Plaid Cymru members and the speeches in the afternoon were well received. Overall it was a very positive day, with many members reporting evidence of growing support across Cornwall. We are certainly looking forward...
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
A retired nurse from Illogan has thanked her local MP for campaigning to make the drug Lucentis available on the NHS in Cornwall after the treatment saved her sight.
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Cornwall College Camborne has launched a campaign to stamp out cigarette waste.
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The draft strategy from Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, 'reaches out and grabs the future' said Jude Robinson, Labour PPC for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, following publication of the documents yesterday. "This is a strategy that reaches out and grabs the future. It strengthens many of the services in the west of Cornwall but I am also very pleased at the aim to provide more services to the east...
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Welcoming news that more people have taken advantage of the free swimming scheme since it was introduced earlier this year, Jude Robinson, Labour PPC for Camborne, Redruth & Hayle, is calling on Cornwall Council to extend the scheme to cover under 16s. "It is wonderful that older people in Cornwall have been able to swim for free, thanks to this scheme, on 28,046 occasions. What a shame that...
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
A children’s charity has been left “delighted” by the success of its newest fundraising store in Cornwall.
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Cornwall College Camborne is offering adults the chance to trial a wide selection of subjects in a series of free tasters being held during National Colleges Week November 9-15.
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Jude Robinson, Labour PPC for Camborne and Redruth, says that a complete change of culture is needed at Cornwall Council, following the damning Ofsted report on failures in the services to vulnerable children. Jude said: "The Children's Services is the latest and most serious in a long list of revelations about the Council's performance. Over the past few years, the council blocked out public...
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Cornwall College Camborne will be throwing open its doors on Thursday to give prospective students of all ages the chance to explore and get advice.
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
At Cornwall College last Thursday, Jude Robinson, PPC for Camborne, Redruth & Hayle introduced Employment Minister Rt Hon Jim Knight to Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change (CN4C) - a local community organisation that has had fantastic success in getting people in Cornwall back to work. Jim, who is also MP for Dorset South and Minister for the South West, listened to a presentation on the work of...
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Jude Robinson, Labour PPC for Camborne & Redruth is urging people in Cornwall to attend the next Scrutiny Committee meeting for Children's Services at Cornwall Council on October 23rd at 10am. A critical report into the services is expected from Ofsted in the next few weeks and the service Director, Dean Ashton, has just resigned. Jude said: "It just takes one child to slip through the net...
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Jude Robinson, Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, has welcomed the decision by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust board to expand research projects in Cornwall's hospitals. At its September meeting the Board decided to embrace the opportunities provided by government plans to establish the NHS as an internationally recognised centre of research excellence. Cornwall's...
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
A leading figure from the Government’s Department for Children, School and Families is visiting Cornwall to learn more about the success of the Camborne, Pool and Redruth Learning Partnership.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Sue Crowe, a mother of three, is a passionate supporter of the Sure Start facilities that opened in the north Cornwall town of Camborne in 2001. Since the Trevu centre was launched in a disused girls' school, she has been a regular user, attending music and play sessions with her daughters, aged 18 months and three, and her seven-year-old son. The prospect of cuts in public spending that would threaten...
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Business students at Cornwall College Camborne have held their own version of Dragon’s Den at the cavern at Carnglaze, as part of their studies.
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