Arthur Roberts, who works at Cornwall Council, has spoken out about his experience battling Covid-19.
He dreads to think what could have happened if he hadn't taken up the vaccine offer and is urging people to take precautions to stop Covid from spreading.
His warning comes as increasing numbers of residents and visitors in Cornwall are reportedly ignoring social distancing and choosing not to wear face coverings.
In his account, Arthur, 64, said that eight weeks after contracting the virus he is only just beginning to get over the severe fatigue, brain fog and memory issues that plagued him.
Over 500 of you joined the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly COP26 Regional Roadshow to share ideas on tackling the climate crisis.
This week's online event Let’s Talk Climate Action saw community groups, schools, businesses, local councils and individuals take part in conversations on how to reduce carbon emissions and support nature recovery.
The Let’s Talk Climate Action event kickstarts a Cornwall Council engagement programme with residents and business sectors to design a series of Cornwall Climate Commitments to encourage everyone to lower their carbon impacts.
How would you like to get involved with a major project to set out a vision for how Cornwall could look by 2050?
Cornwall Council’s aim is for everyone in Cornwall to start well, live well and age well, whilst also supporting our target to become carbon neutral.
The Prosperous Cornwall 2050 project brings together plans and strategies from across Cornwall Council, including the Local Transport Plan, the Housing Strategy, the Local Skills and Labour Strategy and a plan for our places, known as a spatial strategy.
And it is the spatial strategy that residents are being asked to have their say on as the Council launches an initial period of informal consultation. A survey is running from November 9 to December 31.
“I think care is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had.”
We asked some of Cornwall’s brilliant health and social care workers what advice they’d give to people interested in taking on a new career and their responses were unanimous - 'just do it!’
Do you fancy taking on a role where you can make a difference to someone’s life every single day?
Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. Recognising the symptoms of poor mental wellbeing can help us and others avoid getting into a mental health crisis.
Our Healthy Cornwall team run regular mental health and wellbeing training sessions covering a variety of topics; including stress management, sleep health and mindfulness.
There are currently spaces to attend a FREE half-day Mental Health Awareness Workshop on Thursday, November 18.
(Please note this session takes place in a digital classroom via Zoom).
Have your say on bringing back lost or threatened wildlife
Would you like to see wildcats, beavers, pine martens and red squirrels back in Cornwall?
We're asking for people to have their say on whether Cornwall's lost or threatened wildlife should be reintroduced.
Working with a team of experts, Cornwall Council is exploring the potential to bring back different mammals to the Duchy. The aim is to investigate the benefits and challenges that reintroducing these species might have on the local environment, our communities and businesses.
Please don’t chuck your batteries in your rubbish bin
Crews from St Austell Fire Station were called to assist Biffa waste operatives when they discovered a fire on board their collection lorry while doing their rounds.
The cause of the fire turned out to to be dozens of lithium-ion battery cells that had been wrongly disposed of.
Needless to say, putting batteries in with your household waste puts our collection teams at risk, can damage vehicles and cause significant delays to commuters while the fire service deals with this type of incident.
So please don’t chuck your batteries in your rubbish bin – they can start fires in collection lorries and at waste facilities. Recycle them at your supermarket or Household Waste and Recycling Centre instead.