NEWS

06 September 2008.  Prompted by the success of road closing schemes elsewhere and concerned that growth in Hayle will lead to greatly increased traffic, I put a resolution before the Hayle Town Council:

To examine the ramifications of closing King George V Memorial Walk to motor traffic (except for access), either at weekends, at all times, or at such times as the Council shall direct and to undertake a consultation prior to any such closing.

This was approved by all but one councillor.  There will now be a period of consultation and all views will taken into consideration.

22 August 2008.  The model of the harbour development is now available for viewing at John Harvey House in Foundry Square.

16 August 2008.  Unbelievable News from One Cornwall: "The Boundary Committee for England has confirmed today that they are minded to accept the submission from the One Cornwall Implementation Executive that there should be 123 Councillors for the new unitary authority.
Unfortunately, the Committee has announced that it will not be able to complete the work necessary to implement the proposed changes by the elections scheduled for May or June 2009. This means that the elections will have to proceed on the basis of 82 Councillors for the new authority with the same electoral divisions as the current County Council."
Read the full press release here.

15 August 2008.  The Padstow-based bucket dredger Mannin was deployed on the bar today.  It is expected to be operational for about a month to try to reestablish a straighter channel.  The suction dredger Taysand is expected to continue work for a year or longer.

12 August 2008.  The Hawkins Motors saga continues with Hawkins reporting that the plan proposed by PDC (7 market and 7 affordable units) is not financially viable.  Hawkins now wishes to return to the plan proposed by Hayle Town Council.  Presumably discussions will restart on this issue in the near future.

10 August 2008.  David Clough has reported on the 281 questionnaires received during the consultation on the Hayle Area Action Plan.  Read the documents and a presentation here. David has also produced a presentation summarising the Secretary of State's proposals for the Regional Spatial Strategy.  We still have to have a ridiculous number of houses.  Read it here.

30 July 2008.  The Hayle Estuary Management Plan has been released and public comments are welcome.  The estuary is an area which has a rich and diverse wildlife, landscape and historic heritage and is recognized both nationally and internationally. Estuaries provide recreational opportunities and employment for local people. The challenge set by the Hayle Estuary Management Plan (Hayle EMP) is to conserve the natural and historic heritage of the estuary, but at the same time encourage appropriate opportunities and give full recognition to the important needs of commerce, tourism and leisure interests. The Hayle EMP seeks to identify and bring together these key interests and incorporate them in a single document.  Get the Hayle EMP here.

Photo: John Bennett

Hayle's Gardeners show off the new Hayle logo

12 July 2008.  I have received an analysis of the harbour development from a group called CoSERG (Cornish Social & Economic Research Group, www.cornwallcoserg.org.uk).  I don't know much about the skills of the group but their report is worth a look since we need to address the issues raised, which include: traffic, over-development, small number of jobs created, lack of affordable housing and development on greenfield sites.  Click here to download it.

12 July 2008.  The large environmental statements of the harbour application are now split into chapters making it is easier to focus on items of specific interest.  You may, for example, find Technical Annex 1A - Scoping Responses worth a look. This contains some of the early observations of PDC and other consultees about the project.  Section 15 Socio-Economics is the section covering employment, schools, and demand for other services.  Section 07 Landscape and Visual assesses how the development will look from different parts of the town - let me know if you agree.  Click here.

02 July 2008.  SWERDA has announced that it is seeking the appointment of a company to manage the procurement and installation of Wave Hub.  Read more here. Although delayed, it appears that the project is back on track.

30 June 2008.  The Cornwall Seal Group has issued an Environmental Impact Assessment for Hayle Harbour Development in relation to Grey Seals.  It seems to have relevance to dredging too.  Read it here.

19 June 2008.  The University of the Third Age programme is now hosted on this site.  Click on the U3A logo at the bottom right of this page.

18 June 2008.  Hayle-based aerial photographer, Peter Channon has sent me photographs comparing the entrance to the harbour over a 10-month period.  Take a look here.

20 May 2008.  At the Hayle Town Council's annual mayor choosing on May 15th, John Coombe was elected mayor and I was elected deputy mayor for 2008-9.

Donna Anton, John Bennett, John Coombe (mayor) & Lorna Coombe

Photo: The Cornishman

Scaffolding started to go up around Loggans Mill on Monday 20th March 20

06.  The mill is owned by Penwith District Council and the scaffolding is designed to support the existing structure and will help to preserve what is a landmark listed building at the gateway of Hayle.  As a reminder that we need to keep pursuing ways to save the building, the following is a count of the number of days since the scaffolding went up.

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