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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Double award success for commitment to fair pay
Cornwall has been recognised nationally for its commitment to fair pay at the Living Wage Foundation Champion Awards. The Cornwall living wage place (LWP) campaign was awarded campaign of the year, while the council's good growth programme and Truro Foodbank were named joint winners of the local champions award. Cornwall Council CEO Kate Kennally said: "These awards reflect the dedication of our partners across the public, private and voluntary sectors. "They show what can be achieved when we work together to tackle low pay and insecure work in Cornwall." The LWP campaign began in 2023, when Truro Foodbank noticed an increase in employed people not being able to pay essential bills and needing to turn to foodbanks for help, the council said. It added, 30% of households visiting the foodbank, at that time, had at least one person in work but were either paid the lowest legal minimum or were in a job with insecure hours. Cornwall Council's £186 million good growth programme, which manages the UK shared prosperity fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, was praised for its innovative approach to local growth funding since launching in 2022, the council said. It said the programme was helping to shift Cornwall away from a low-wage economy, adding more than 150 employers and hundreds of employees had already benefited. Simon Fann, chair of the Cornwall LWP group and manager at Truro Foodbank, said: "This award is a genuine recognition of the commitment put in by a whole team of people to assist employees struggling on the lowest, most insecure pay. "Getting to this point marks good progress but we must not be complacent. "Last year, for the first time ever in the UK, more employed people than those on benefits felt compelled to turn to loan sharks with resultant massive interest and debt. "If this campaign means workers can determine their own financial security without the need to use foodbanks or loan sharks, then that is the true achievement." Katherine Chapman, director of the Living Wage Foundation said: "Together the living wage movement has put £3.85 billion back into the pockets of low paid workers since the campaign began. "I warmly congratulate Cornwall Council, Truro Foodbank and the Cornwall living wage place campaign on their well-deserved award and thank them for their support for the living wage movement." More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Funding round launched for firms looking to grow Food bank uses reserve account as demand rises Cornwall Council Truro Foodbank Living Wage Champion Awards 2025
BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Cornwall's double award success for commitment to fair pay
Cornwall has been recognised nationally for its commitment to fair pay at the Living Wage Foundation Champion Cornwall living wage place (LWP) campaign was awarded campaign of the year, while the council's good growth programme and Truro Foodbank were named joint winners of the local champions Council CEO Kate Kennally said: "These awards reflect the dedication of our partners across the public, private and voluntary sectors."They show what can be achieved when we work together to tackle low pay and insecure work in Cornwall." The LWP campaign began in 2023, when Truro Foodbank noticed an increase in employed people not being able to pay essential bills and needing to turn to foodbanks for help, the council added, 30% of households visiting the foodbank, at that time, had at least one person in work but were either paid the lowest legal minimum or were in a job with insecure Council's £186 million good growth programme, which manages the UK shared prosperity fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, was praised for its innovative approach to local growth funding since launching in 2022, the council said the programme was helping to shift Cornwall away from a low-wage economy, adding more than 150 employers and hundreds of employees had already benefited. 'Genuine recognition' Simon Fann, chair of the Cornwall LWP group and manager at Truro Foodbank, said: "This award is a genuine recognition of the commitment put in by a whole team of people to assist employees struggling on the lowest, most insecure pay. "Getting to this point marks good progress but we must not be complacent. "Last year, for the first time ever in the UK, more employed people than those on benefits felt compelled to turn to loan sharks with resultant massive interest and debt. "If this campaign means workers can determine their own financial security without the need to use foodbanks or loan sharks, then that is the true achievement."Katherine Chapman, director of the Living Wage Foundation said: "Together the living wage movement has put £3.85 billion back into the pockets of low paid workers since the campaign began. "I warmly congratulate Cornwall Council, Truro Foodbank and the Cornwall living wage place campaign on their well-deserved award and thank them for their support for the living wage movement."
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Emergency crews attend hundreds of storm incidents
Emergency crews responded to hundreds of emergency incidents across Cornwall in the wake of Storm Éowyn and Storm Herminia. A spokesperson for Cornwall Council said from Friday afternoon to Monday morning, Cormac's Highways team dealt with 183 emergency incidents. They said about 100 of those involved trees that were blocking roads while more than 50 were related to flooding. On Monday crews assessed a further 380 issues reported on the roads as the clean-up operation continued. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service also dealt with around 30 weather-related incidents over the weekend, including a small fire at a house that was struck by lightning. Kate Kennally, chief executive of Cornwall Council, said: "I'd like to thank all our emergency staff who dealt with incidents over the weekend, and are continuing to clean-up the damage. "Teams from Cormac, Cornwall Council and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service have cleared roads, dealt with flooding, responded to dangerous structures and trees and provided advice and support to households who lost power. "We are very grateful to all of our staff, and our colleagues in other emergency services, who are working to keep us safe." Steve Bayley, network manager at Cornwall Highways, added: "I'm genuinely grateful for the commitment shown by our teams in keeping our communities safe in such challenging conditions. "Their hard work shows the importance of teamwork and resilience when dealing with emergency situations and extreme weather events." Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ 'Avoid travel' warning as storm hits South West Wind and rain brings disruption to South West Village enters third day of isolation after storm
