West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is urging people to take part in a consultation on proposals to make the railway line in South Devon more resilient.

There is no appetite for me to create further cost and disruption to small business.

Today sees the start of the third Great Get Together celebration which is inspired by the memory of former Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox, who was tragically killed on 16 June 2016.

There are a number of events planned to celebrate all that unite us including:

Today:

A CALL by West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas for an extra Bank Holiday next year to help those adversely affected by a shift to the early May date to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day has fallen on ‘tin ears’.

MP Derek Thomas says new legislation designed to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 could provide a wealth of skilled and well-paid job opportunities in West Cornwall but believes that the target is not ambitious enough.

Mousehole residents will know that SWW and their contractors, Glanville Environmental, recently completed work to replace a 510-metre length of rising main in the village.

Around 300 careers in the NHS and in social care were showcased at Penwith College at the NHS+ event organised by West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas in association with Truro-Penwith College and the NHS.

Porthleven lost its post office this week. This is not a surprise and Post Office Ltd has promised to provide a mobile service quickly and secure a future permanent post office setting as soon as is practicably possible.

It’s Volunteers Week and people know how important volunteers are. It’s extraordinary the effort people make. Our county would be a poorer place without the generosity of volunteers. 

MP Derek Thomas has welcomed a new post office deal which will give postmasters significantly higher fees for banking transactions but says he is ‘frustrated’ that a temporary, mobile van service, promised six months ago, has still not been rolled out across West Cornwall.