Campaigns

In the week before the Whitsun Bank Holiday at the end of May 2018, a leak occurred in the waste water pipework underneath the car park next to the Coastguard...

Currently, ten rural post offices in West Cornwall have either closed or are at risk of closure, including the offices on the Lizard, at Porthleven, Carbis Bay...

Derek Thomas is commited to ensuring that areas of deprivation in West Cornwall are brought out of poverty into a future with well-paid sustainable jobs. Derek...

Goonhilly Earth Station has established itself as one of the most strategically important sites in the world-wide space sector and has the potential to provide...

Fishing remains a vital part of the Cornish economy. More than £30 million of fish is landed every year in Newlyn alone and the total value of the industry, when seafood processing is factored in, is worth almost £100 million to the Cornish economy.

We need to make Edward Hain Community Hospital ready for health and social care in the twenty-first century

The stretch of A30 from Newtown roundabout to St Erth has long been a cause of concern – there are tailbacks and queues along the road at all times of the year...

In Derek’s West Cornwall constituency, 87% of businesses are classed as ‘micro businesses’ employing less than 10 employees. Derek continues to argue that the UK’s imminent departure from the EU offers the Government an ideal opportunity to reform what he sees as an out-dated and unfair Business Rate system.

There are three stages to ensuring that Penzance has a harbour fit for the 21st century and resilient enough to withstand the expected increased weather-related...

There have been intermittent complaints about the ‘pong’ coming from the Hayle Sewage Treatment Works at St Erth for many years. In recent times, the situation...

In October 2012, the old heliport, serving both St Mary’s and Tresco, ceased operations after almost 50 years; operators British International Helicopters cited rising costs and falling passenger numbers for the decision.

NHS England have asked local areas to draw up plans (Sustainability and Transformation Plans – STP) to integrate health and care services in order to treat people closer to home, better manage demand on NHS services and keep better controls on health budgets.