Homelessness, unemployment and soaring food bank use have all become widespread across Cornwall – but if you’re staying at the Carbis Bay Hotel in St Ives later this week, you wouldn’t know it….Read more…
“We’ve got the whole picture, we’ve got a plan”
“I got involved in politics in 2010 when the coalition government set about selling off the land registry – which affected us and had an impact on our clients,” says New Zealand born Joy Bassett who…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest: Labour MP Dan Carden As Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
Cornwall ‘hung out to dry’
Cornwall has been ‘hung out to dry big-time’ by the lack of government support for the coronavirus-hit tourist economy and the shortfall in funding for local government, Unite said today (October…Read more…
Cornwall overcrowding threat
Unite is calling on the government to reform its local funding formula to ensure that Cornwall and other tourist hotspots are better able to cope with peak holiday periods. Unite is further…Read more…
South West Coast Path: Newquay to Perranporth Walk
Off message. Drove back today after a lovely week’s holiday in Cornwall recovering from UNISON conference. I did of course develop the traditional post conference lurgy but it did not spoil the break.
Yesterday Gill and I had the best walk of the week…Read more…
‘Body blow’
The loss of 150 meat processing jobs at Tulip Ltd in Bodmin was branded as ‘a body blow to the Cornish economy’ by Unite today (June 1). The union, which while not recognised by…Read more…
‘A lifeline for so many’
Cornwall is a region of contrasts – it’s home to stunning landscapes, but beneath the scenic veneer is a place of shocking poverty. Last year, Cornwall was named the second-poorest region in…Read more…
‘Searing indictment’
The NHS in Cornwall needs a cash injection of £100m to restore health services in the county, following a damning report on the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. The call comes from Unite…Read more…
South West care company signs Ethical Care Charter
Cornish care company Cormac has signed up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter, the first in the South West to do so
The article South West care company signs Ethical Care Charter first appeared on the…Read more…