OVERWHELMING opposition has led to a proposal to create a shared use cycleway through a much loved wildlife woodland being thrown out. Cormac Solutions, on behalf of Cornwall Council, had proposed to widen part of the footpath network through Tregoniggie Woodland and convert it to a shared use path for use by pedestrians and cyclists as part of the emerging walking and cycling network for Falmouth. There were also planning changes to the entrances to the woodland to facilitate safe use by pedestrians and cyclists with signs put up to reflect the semi rural nature of the area . But a virtual meeting last week it was decided to withdraw the proposal after overwhelming public opposition led by the Friends of Tregoniggie Woods.
THE mayor of Falmouth has denied ‘rail-roading’ through the town council’s budget for next year after councillors voted to approve a 21 per cent increase to pay for a takeover of the Princess Pavilion. The accusation was made by two councillors at a full meeting of the town council on Monday night. Mayor Steve Eva proposed the council put through the budget approved unanimously at a meeting of the council’s finance and general purposes committee last week. The budget will increase the town council’s part of the council tax bill, known as its precept, by 21 per cent and will allow it to take over the Princess Pavilion and Gyllyngdune Gardens from GLL. It will equate to around £1.20 a week for a band D property.