Below are some issues which affect us locally you might wish to check out.

Some have linksand to click on, others just need answers to questions

Cornwall Air Ambulance

 

 

 

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING  

You need to register with homefinder'Just click on the link (above). As from Saturday 27th March 2010, all future social housing properties that are available to rent in Cornwall, will be advertised through  Cornwall Homechoice                                                                        There are or will be affordable housing at the following locations:

 

Polmear Parc, Par Lane (the new development), Tywardreath Highway and the new development that will be at the docks.

 

 

 

 

 

 ALLOTMENTS 

Is there a need for allotments in the St Blazey/Par area? any ideas,comments welcome. Apparently there is awaiting list of people who want one. Please let us know if you are on that list and how long you have been waiting.

OR do you have a garden which you are having problems keeping and would like to share the load? There are some good garden share projects going. Click here for information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEACH 

 Par Beach could be back in the hands of local people within 8 years.The following report was written in July 2009

 Council's bid  to get the Par Beach site back in the hands of local people

                                                                                                                                               

 

 

 

 Par Beach Inclusive Access Group has been set up to work towards enhancing physical access for all to Par Beach while balancing the needs of people and wildlife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COASTGUARD

Coastguard Rescue Services

Do you oppose the cuts to Coastguard cover that are planned by the government?

(Brixham and Falmouth, our two local stations) Read the following two articles and decide.

BBC news item on Coastguard Cuts

BBC news item on Falmouth Coastguard station.

 

 

 

 

FISH QUOTAS

Fish fight against fish wastage.  Go to this website, read the article and you can sign their petition online.  Half of all fish caught in the North Sea are thrown back overboard dead!  The latest news on this is encouraging.

April 2011: The fish quota system is to be overhauled. For the latest click here

What will replace the system?  Some thoughts here                                                       

 

 

 

 

FOOTPATHS

 

Bearing in mind the feelings about access to Par Beach

by footpaths, and the petition to make those footpaths

Public Rights of Way, you might like to check out this

article on the creating of such public paths.   We 

will update you as soon as we hear of any progress with

this.

 

 

 

 

 

LOCALISM

 

 

                  Government's Localism Bill  

News article on Localism Bill

LOCALISM BILL. What does it mean? Click HERE to find out more.

 

 

 

 

 

LOTTERY GRANT

 

St Blazey and Par get awarded 'BIG LOCAL' lottery grant.

 

Click HERE for details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC LOOS 

 

The Public Loos at Hamley's Corner (behind Par Library

are at risk of closure, unless someone can come up with a

bright idea how to run them. There will be no funding

from the Council, County or Parish. Anyone got any ideas?

Are they still used? (Use them or lose them!)Let us know

what you think and we will pass your ideas on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESCUE HELICOPTER

 

 

         Rescue Helicopter cuts

Who knows when YOU or someone you know needs to be rescued. Cuts could mean LIVES LOST. 

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STREETCRIME

 

STREET CRIME MAP. You can now access a map of your

street showing what actual crimes have been carried out

there. Click HERE to access the BBC News article on line &

HERE to access the actual page where you can type in your postcode.