European funding allocated to Cornwall

I am pleased to see additional funding from the European Social Fund allocated to help those who are long-term unemployed back into the work place

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/pound-13-million-boost-long-term-unemployed/story-17577853-detail/story.html

Citizenship for Life meets success in Cornwall

I am pleased to see the success of the Citizenship for Life programme, which pupils from my constituency participated in:

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Students-set-citizens-life/story-17576642-detail/story.html

The Space in Penryn

I was privileged to observe some the excellent work that the volunteers, supported by Jobcentre Plus and local business, carried out to transform The Space:

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Space-Penryn-gets-makeover-thanks-Dulux-community/story-17575554-detail/story.html

Local shopping highlighted in Falmouth

The ‘Shop local, think Falmouth’ initiative, designed to highlight the benefits of shopping in Falmouth, is a great initiative:

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Shoppers-urged-gift-prosperity-Falmouth/story-17577438-detail/story.html

Penryn shop wins Cornwall Life Food and Drink award

 I am delighted to see that Bailey’s Country Store in Penryn has been named the best food shop at the Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Bailey-s-Country-Store-Penryn-named-best-food/story-17586603-detail/story.html

Falmouth Sketch Club

As part of the Community Alive Falmouth network, Sketch Club, is a great place for practising artists to drop in and hone their skills

http://falmouthalive.org.uk/pg/groups/1460/sketchclub-for-practising-artists/

Biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since 2001

Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics show the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since 2001.

http://www.sarahnewton.org.uk/news/biggest-quarterly-fall-unemployment-2001