A few people have contacted me about concerns for coronavirus testing locally, particularly as we welcome back visitors to our beautiful area.

Government to kickstart the economic recovery from coronavirus with £5 billion of infrastructure projects.

101 places to receive at least an additional £500,000 to spend on projects such as improvements to parks, high streets or transport links, including Penzance and St Ives

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is using the example of Porthcurno’s world-famous Minack Theatre to press Government to allow outdoor venues to re-open for performances immediately, if Covid-safe.               

In last week’s piece I mentioned the launch of the England Trees Strategy consultation.

Dental practices have been closed throughout the coronavirus pandemic with services limited to emergency dental care only in urgent dental centres located across the country.

Since the Government announced that shops selling non-essential items could reopen local leaders have been busy ensuring that our town centres in particular can open safely and that social distancing can be observed.

It was the Government that put the brakes on tourism in Cornwall and Scilly and it will be the Government that decides when to allow holiday-makers to visit again.

The fishing industry has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Much of what we catch is exported to the EU and countries such as China. Because of this and despite the clamber for food in our supermarkets, demand for UK fish effectively collapsed.

Anyone living in West Cornwall or on the Isles of Scilly has the chance to speak remotely to their MP through both Facebook Live and Zoom over the next fortnight.

MP Derek Thomas has welcomed new Government guidelines which mean that people will be able to travel further for exercise and fresh air (while socially distancing) but which prevent the possible influx of visitors to West Cornwall.