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Cornwall Council is promoting ten cultural projects as part of a five-year culture strategy. One project is the development of a National Theatre of Cornwall, a collaboration of the Hall for Cornwall, Kneehigh Theatre, Eden Project and Wildworks. Cornwall Council has based its idea on the successful National Theatres of Scotland and Wales. [40]
The suspension of the Stannary Parliament and curtailing of tinners' tax exemption rights in 1496 is seen to be one of the factors in the 1497 Cornish rebellion. [ 7 ] The Stannary Parliament met at Lostwithiel [ 8 ] and Truro throughout its existence. [ 9 ]
Lys Kernow, known as New County Hall between 1966 and 2009, is a municipal facility at Treyew Road in Truro, Cornwall. Dalvenie House, which is at the north end of the site, is retained for use as the county register office. [1] The building, which serves as the headquarters of Cornwall Council, is a Grade II listed building. [2]
Cornwall Council is a unitary authority which has held elections every four years since its creation in 2009. [4] In the previous election in 2021, the Conservative Party won a majority of seats, taking over governance of the council [ 5 ] from the previous Liberal Democrat coalition with independent councillors.
Cornwall Council has outlined several areas in which they are seeking devolution of powers from central government: The leader of Cornwall's council has called for devolution of second home tax powers to the Cornish Council, much like in Wales so that local residents are better able to afford local housing in their own communities.
The plans to build the village are supported by Cornwall Council. [3] The council has invested £160 million into the project. [4] The homes are proposed to be built over a period of 20 to 25 years. The project is one of 14 garden villages proposed by the government. [5]
After the county council moved to New County Hall at Treyew Road in July 1966, the Old County Hall site continued to be used by the Cornwall Record Office. [8] The Board of Inquiry into the loss of the pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne , which resulted in the deaths of thirty-one people (two crew and twenty-nine passengers including eight children ...
The act of turning Cornwall County Council into a unitary authority in 2009 was based on the idea that it would give Cornwall a stronger voice and be a "stepping stone" to a Cornish Assembly, [3] and a "Government of Cornwall" bill was introduced to the UK Parliament in the same year by Cornish MP Dan Rogerson, but did not succeed.