| 09 May 2012. It's been a long haul, but the S106 agreement has now been signed and Cornwall Council has issued the Decision Notice to ING for the South Quay development. So, finally, ING has planning permission for the South Quay supermarket development which includes the obligation to restore sluicing, repair the harbour walls and restore part of Carnsew Dock. With news that a Fire Station is coming to Commercial Road, all we need is for Hayle to be selected as the site for the Cornwall Records Office and we have completed a hat-trick. |
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| 07 May 2012. After three years operating solely over the internet, Penwith Radio has been awarded a full community FM licence. We hope to hear them on the air soon, although it is not likely to be until sometime in 2013. Congratulations to all. |
The Penwith Radio Team |
| 06 May 2012. Deputy Mayor Jayne Ninnes has been elected to be town mayor from 10 May 2012. We are fortunate to have a candidate of Jayne's caliber and we can look forward to two good years under her leadership. Cllr. Graham Coad was elected to be the new Deputy Mayor and will provide excellent support in this role. |
Photo: West Briton |
 06 May 2012. Save Our Sands has voted to support bringing Hayle Harbour into the control of a charitable trust, the option also supported by the Hayle Chamber of Commerce.
The consultation on the various options will take place over the next few months. |
| 26 Apr 2012. On the 8th and 9th May from 10am to 8pm, Harvey’s Foundry Trust is inviting the public to come and view the plans for the third phase of the Harvey’s Foundry regeneration project in Hayle. More here. |
18 Apr 2012. Hayle in Bloom has been nominated for the highest award open to voluntary organisations: the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
Shown below is the Hayle in Bloom team receiving a certificate recognising the nomination from the Lord Lieutenant, Col. Edward Bolitho and Pat Harvey, Chair of Cornwall Council.
Announcement of award winners will be made in the next couple of months. |
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| 04 Apr 2012. The Guardian today had this cartoon. Perhaps those of us in the far west will not find it so funny. Click the cartoon for a larger version. |
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| 28 Mar 2012. The weather was just right and the bridge concrete pour commenced. If anything goes wrong, it will cost half a million to start again. |
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 23 Mar 2012. Hayle-resident MP Andrew George stated in the House: "On the sublimely fundamental and seriously
important issue of pasty taxes in Cornwall, let me reassure the hon.
Gentleman that we will be fighting them on the beaches." He is referring to the change in VAT regulations which will result in 20% VAT being chargeable on pasties. The news has already affected the share price of one large pasty maker. |
21 Mar 2012. You can read the draft S106 agreements for the South Quay project by clicking the links. There is still work to do on these but they are now released for review on the understanding that they are DRAFTS.
S106 Agreement
Deed of Undertaking
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| 21 Mar 2012. The date set for pouring the concrete on the new bridge has been pushed back a day to Wednesday, 28 March with a rain date of 29 March. |
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 16 Mar 2012. Cornwall is in line to receive a third round of European funding after the European Commission said today that its economy is still not strong enough. Figures show that Cornwall’s GDP remains below 75% of the European Union average, meaning that it is set to continue to receive funding beyond 2013, when the Convergence Programme draws to a close. |
| 16 Mar 2012. The decision of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government regarding the South Quay application is available here. |
| 14 Mar 2012. Pirate FM is reporting that the Secretary of State has given the green light to ING's plans for South Quay. George Eustice said: "This is fantastic news for Hayle, and will kick-start the economic regeneration of the town. South Quay has been neglected for too long - I am delighted that this scheme will use and enhance the heritage of the area to bring future growth and prosperity." |
| 07 Mar 2012. According to George Eustice MP, the South Quay planning application is now with the Secretary of State and a decision is expected imminently. George has met with DCLG ministers and officials to give them the fullest possible picture of the situation. |
| 21 Feb 2012. The Wave Hub could widen its scope and use one of its four bays to host an offshore wind floating system demonstration. Since only two of the bays have been allocated to wave energy devices so far, it makes sense to use one of the spares for another type of marine energy. It all helps to raise Hayle's image as a green-energy hub. Read the press release here. |
19 Feb 2012. The Secretary of State has returned the report on the ING South Quay application to the case officer for further information.
In other news: Pickles blocks Bedford energy-from-waste project. |
19 Feb 2012. You have until 2 March 2012 to comment on the Cornwall Council Core Strategy that will set the rules for planning and development for the next 20 years. Cornwall Council's web page on the subject is here.
If you would rather not use Cornwall Council's web site, click below for the documents:
You can give your responses on line.
Also on-line is a summary of the comments received so far. Click here for the version to 19/2. Hayle Town Council's comments are included. |
19 Feb 2012. Paul Walker, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, recently gave a presentation to the Haylw & St Ives Community Network describing the rationale behind creating a new station at Tolvadden and a satellite fire station in Hayle. The numbers were convincing and included improvements in response times for almost everyone, including Cambonre and Redruth which would lose their local stations.
The only issue for Hayle is 'where does it go?' The Fire Service is looking at a number of sites, including North Quay, but they favour the Commercial ROad car park - partly because it is owned by Cornwall Council and is the worse-performing car park in Cornwall.
The sketch below indicates the size of the isntallation. Some people may be concerned at a further encroachment of views across Copperhouse Pool.
Have your say via the review on the web site.
Click here for the full site drawing. |
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| 30 Jan 2012. Dr. Matthew Boulter of West Cornwall Hospital, together with Lezli Boswell, Chief Executive of RCHT, made an interesting and convincing argument for their plans for West Cornwall Hospital. The idea is to focus Urgent Care at WCH since a Type 1 A&E is totally out of reach due to the requirement to have a wide range of specialists available on a 24/7 basis. I was convinced by the presentation, partly because it was designed from the bottom up by GPs and doctors working at WCH and not by bureaucrats in an office. Consultations and more details will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. See the presentation here. |
