The British Heart Foundation opened its new Furniture and Electrical Store in Falmouth on 17th May. Located in Market Strand the store is selling a wide range of donated furniture and electrical goods to raise funds for charitable purposes, and … Continue reading
The long-awaited household waste recycling centre serving Falmouth, Penryn and the surrounding area, opened its doors for business on 14th February. Located at Carveth Farm, Mabe on the A394 between Penryn and Longdowns, the Centre can accept a wide range … Continue reading
Cornwall Council recently launched a key survey into its waste and recycling collection service. Aiming to provide an improved and unified kerb-side collection service by April 2012 the views of householders are now being sought. Please make your views known … Continue reading
The Household Waste Recycling Centre for Falmouth, Penryn and the surrounding area is now due to open sometime in December. Located at Carveth Farm on the A394 between Penryn and Longdowns, the Centre will accept over 20 types of waste … Continue reading
Some information on local waste and recycling developments. New Falmouth/Penryn Household Waste Recycling Centre Latest news on this centre, currently being constructed at Carveth Farm, Mabe (on the road towards Longdowns from Treliever), is that the completion is now estimated … Continue reading
Battery Recycling Film made in Falmouth. The film is being made available to schools across the UK to encourage children to help meet recycling targets. The three minute film is fronted by Falmouth schoolboy Ollie Osman (12) and traces the … Continue reading
Cornwall County Council’s Executive signed up to the Sustainable Communities Act on 14th January 2009 – more information on this Act can be found at www.localworks.org. … Continue reading
Planning Application for Energy-from-Waste Incinerator at St.Dennis is now in the system. This long-expected application from SITA UK – Cornwall County Council’s household contractor – to deal with Cornwall’s residual waste – has now arrived on the Council’s live planning … Continue reading
The Cornwall Hospice Care Furniture Shop in Penryn celebrated its first birthday last Saturday – 3rd May. Over the past twelve months it has diverted 1,600 furniture and other household items from (mostly) landfill; and at the same time raised … Continue reading
The programme of closures proposed by Post Office Ltd for Cornwall is due to be announced on 15th July together with Dorset – it is anticipated that approximately sixty sub-offices will be ear-marked for closure across the two areas (Source … Continue reading