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Hayle Area Action Plan and Gypsies
10 February 2008The Hayle Area Action Plan (HAAP) is one of the most important documents to be presented to the people of Hayle for their views in quite a few years. The plan, when completed, will determine land use in the Hayle area until 2026.
One item that has attracted a lot of attention is the [...]
Unitary Council
5 August 2007It was not a surprise to most district councillors that the government approved the County Council’s bid for a Unitary Council. It does, whoever, make a mockery of the statement that the intention is to improve democracy in the county when around 9 in 10 residents voted against it.
I am frequently asked what will [...]
The Draft Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS)
26 April 2007RSS could just as easily stand for Really Stupid Suggestions.
Unfortunately, Cornwall falls under the South West Region which includes Swindon and Bristol and whose northernmost tip is closer to Scotland than to Hayle! Consequently planners ‘up country’ have no inkling about Cornwall and its special needs.
The premise of the RSS is a good one. [...]
Local Government Reputation
5 December 2006People value their local council far less than the services the council provides.
MORI research has identified 12 core actions that, when delivered well, have a marked and positive impact on a councils’ reputation. So the Reputation campaign is about councils working together to deliver these core actions – supported by the LGA and IDeA. [...]