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Health Works for Cornwall offer a lifeline to unemployed adults suffering with their health Recovering from the impact of a long-term abusive relationship which had damaged her self-confidence and affected her mental health, Paula* was struggling to find friends and support her two children when she was referred to the Health Works for Cornwall programme. Today she has a new job and new friends, and is enjoying the freedom the additional money is giving her and her children.

Tailored support for business growth Businesses across Cornwall are being urged to take advantage of a support project that offers 12 hours of free expert consultancy to help them to improve their productivity and grow their business. The Advanced Advisory Service is part of BIG Productivity, the £3.15m investment programme for small and medium businesses operating in Cornwall who qualify for ERDF support.

Helping Hand from Game Changer Creates New Opportunities for Young People Time at school or college can be very challenging, if you add the stress of getting poor GSCE results at the end of it, this can leave many young people feeling disheartened and excluded, creating additional barriers to finding a job and starting a career. In Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, young people aged 15-24 who are unemployed or not in education can count on the support from Game Changer to help them move forward.

Superfast Cornwall reaches The Lizard and Cornwalls most southerly point. Images copyright Sam Morgan Moore, Since 2011, Superfast Cornwall programmes have a strong track record of delivering broadband projects across Cornwall. Superfast Cornwall has now launched the new ‘Superfast 3 – Inclusive Growth’ programme, designed to help businesses that may have missed out on previous broadband upgrades or may have been slower to adopt digital technologies in their business.

Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the stop-start nature of the various lockdown restrictions has placed exceptional pressure on Cornwall’s towns and high streets. Their success is critical because they’re not just buildings, many of our residents work there and they’re at the heart of our local communities. A thriving high street economy plays a vital part in ensuring their future and they need support to recover – and thrive.

Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the stop-start nature of the various lockdown restrictions has placed exceptional pressure on Cornwall’s towns and high streets. Their success is critical because they’re not just buildings, many of our residents work there and they’re at the heart of our local communities. A thriving high street economy plays a vital part in ensuring their future and they need support to recover – and thrive.