Bob Egerton is the Cornwall Councillor for the Probus Division. He is a Standalone Independent Councillor and is not part of the Independent group on the Council.

Probus Division covers the parishes of Probus, Tregony, Grampound with Creed, and St Michael Penkivel.

See Cornwall Council website for details.

Contact

Address for correspondence: Trevillick House, Fore Street, Grampound, Truro TR2 4RS

Tel: 07785 748844 Email: bobegerton@mac.com

Waste collections: do you need the box and/or bags for recycling?

The new waste collection contract started on 1 April 2012. Unfortunately, it did not get off to a very good start with some items not being collected, boxes and bags not being delivered, garden waste wheelie bins not being delivered in time for the first collection etc.

One of the problems is that some households still do not have the right box and bags for the recycling service. If you do not have all that you should have and would like me to arrange for you to get them, please follow the link to the Recycling Questionnaire.

Win a £25 voucher for use in Trudgian Farm Shop, Probus!

Would you like to win a voucher for use in the farm shop in Probus just by answering a few simple questions on local issues? Then click on this link to the online quiz. All those who answer all questions correctly will be put into a draw and the winner drawn at random. Quiz closes on 31 May 2012. The winner will be announced shortly after that date.

Please note that only residents of the Probus Division are eligible to win the prize.

Stadium for Cornwall: Full Council votes not to put public money into project

At the Full Council meeting of 15 May, members voted by 55 votes to 46 not to support further work on the project.

Some members wanted the Cabinet to consider an investment of £10 million of public money in the stadium subject to a full business case being developed. Others felt that there was no realistic prospect of the project being viable and/or they felt that it was wrong in principle for public money to be put into such a project. See more info

Grampound Surgery: Good news as deal reached with doctors over opening times (April 2012)

After a year of uncertainty over the future of Grampound Surgery, agreement has now been reached on what level of service will be provided in the village.

The surgery will be closed all day on Thursday and there will be reduced hours of opening on the other days. Overall, however, I think that this is a good outcome for all concerned, with the community retaining a valuable local facility, and residents east of Grampound benefitting from the new facility at the Merlin Centre.

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Cornwall Renewable Energy Show 2012

After last year's very successful, inaugural renewable energy show at the former Gaia Centre near Delabole, the Council's Natural Resources team are putting on another show in 2012.

Entry is free.

For further information, see the Council's website at Renewable Show