D&C Police Community Messages (31 Mar 2011)

Several distraction burglaries have been committed in the Devon area in the last few days.In some incidents, the offender claims to be from the Water board in others the Gas board, these are thought to be being carried out by one male. This male is described as in his 20's, 5ft 6ins tall with short black hair. Please be suspicious of any cold callers, ask for identification and let no one into your house you do not know, however plausible, until you are certain they are legitimate. Cold callers should expect to be challenged these days. 

Please phone 08452 777 444 with any information.

Clean Cornwall Week 2nd April to 10th April (23 Mar 2011)

Saturday 2nd April sees the start of the first 'Clean Cornwall Week' for 2011 and this year also sees the scheme's 5th birthday. Clean Cornwall Week is organised by Cornwall Council's Waste and Environment Service.

Lots of individuals and community groups are already registering their events but Cornwall Council hopes that as many people and groups as possible go out and about within their community and organise a litter event. 

Organiser Stephanie Tiplady says 'it could be a litter pick, either big or small, handing out car litter bags from your local shop/post office or even a ‘rubbish’ quiz in your local pub or village hall…..entirely up to you, as long as it raises the profile of litter awareness in and around your village or town'.

Click here for more info....

Coffee and Bargains!! (23 Mar 2011)

A fundraising coffee morning will be held on 2nd April from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Rumah Panjang, St Dominick. There'll be a raffle, plants for sale and a bring and buy too...

All proceeds will be going to the St Dominic Church Heating Project.

Are you interested in access to the countryside in Cornwall? (23 Mar 2011)

 

Cornwall Countryside Access Forum is looking for enthusiastic, committed people who can help develop opportunities for public access to the Cornish countryside.

The Forum aims to provide advice to Cornwall Council and other appropriate bodies on how to make the countryside more accessible and enjoyable for open-air recreation, in ways which address social, economic and environmental interests.

Applications are sought for 7 positions on the Forum which has 20 Members. You may be a user of footpaths, bridleways and byways, or be a landowner/land manager.

Public meetings of the Forum are generally held every two months on a Tuesday afternoon at various locations around the county.

The appointments will be effective from the Forum’s Annual Meeting to be held on Tuesday 26 July 2011.

Further details and an application form are available from:

Rowena Brebner

Democratic Services

Room 109

Council Offices

Higher Trenant Road

Wadebridge PL27 6TW

Tel. (01208) 893341 or (01579) 341291 email ccaf@cornwall.gov.uk

or visit www.cornwall.gov.uk/countrysideforum to download an application form

The closing date for applications is Friday 15 April 2011.

Your say on Cornwall Council's future waste collection service (21 Mar 2011)

Help Cornwall Council design the service you want...

In December, Cornwall Council concluded the first stage of a public waste consultation. Following this, you now have an opportunity to help them design the rubbish and recycling service that you want. Cornwall Council is now asking the public to give their opinion on what the service could look like in the future.

A survey detailing two options has been included in this year’s Guide to Public Services which will be delivered to every household in Cornwall with the 2011/12 council tax bill. 

Click here to access the survey online...

Option A – is to have household food waste and rubbish collected weekly and recycling and garden waste fortnightly.

Option B – is to have household food waste and recycling collected weekly and rubbish and garden waste fortnightly.

Cornwall Council want to make sure they consider the public views in designing the collection service and would like as many people as possible to participate in the survey. Paper responses can be posted to the freepost address printed on the survey, or dropped into any one stop shop or library. Further copies of the survey are available at one stop shops, libraries and main Council offices.

All responses must include a postcode otherwise the choice cannot be counted. The survey closes on 14 May 2011. 

If you have any queries about the survey, please have a look at the frequently asked questions to see if the answer is already there. If you do not find the answer you are looking for, please email councilcomms@cornwall.gov.uk  and Cornwall Council will endeavour respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.

Call Yourself Cornish?? Census 2011 would like to know (21 Mar 2011)

For the first time ever, Census 2001 gave the chance for people to identify themselves as Cornish - approx. 37,000 people recorded their ethnicity as Cornish. Census 2011 continues with this but will also allow Cornish people to record their language for the first time in order to allow important statistics to be gathered on the prevalence of the Cornish language. 

The 3 questions that apply to being Cornish are:

15. What is your national identity?

16. What is your ethnic group?

18. What is your main language?

Click here for more info.....

Referendum on UK voting system for parliamentary elections 5th May 2011 (21 Mar 2011)

A referendum will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011 to decide if the ‘alternative vote’ system should be used instead of the ‘first past the post’ system currently used to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Click here for more details on how to register to vote.

Cornwall Council is also seeking enthusiastic members of the public who are over 18 and interested in earning money helping the Council during election time. Click here for more details.....


Official 'Notice of Referendum':

D&C Police Community Messages (21 Mar 2011)

Reports have been received of items being stolen from vehicles parked on and around Dartmoor's beauty spots. Police ask not to leave valuables on view in unattended vehicles as this convinces thieves to attack your vehicle rather than someone elses. Unfortunately, the more isolated the car park the bigger risk you are taking. Please report any suspicious activity to the police on  08452 777 444 as this type of offender is very difficult to catch without prompt reporting.

D&C Police Community Messages (07 Mar 2011)

Police have had reports that two men are calling on residents in the West Devon area advising the householder that their flat roofs are out of guarantee and need repairing. On both occasions, the guarantee was still valid. Police would like to remind residents not to have maintenance to their properties undertaken by cold callers at their door. If you do have a visit from anyone you do not recognise please do not allow them into your home. Please phone 08452 777 444 with any information.