Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has shown their support for British farming at Back British Farming Day in Westminster, recognising the crucial role farmers play in producing food and caring for the countryside.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed today’s announcement that projects in Mid-Cornwall are receiving a large share of the £6m Coastal Communities Fund.

Local people have come together in St Blazey to take part in a litter pick organised by St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double targeting grot-spots in the town.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Government of a two-year pilot scheme which will allow up to 2,500 seasonal migrant agricultural workers from non-EU countries from Spring 2019. 

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay is urging residents to have their say on what they want a future fares and ticketing system to look like, as a nationwide consultation on how to deliver easier fares draws to a close.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, yesterday met with Sports Minister Tracy Crouch MP to make the case for better recognition for Cornish Pilot Gig Rowing.

This followed Steve raising it in Parliament earlier in the year with the Minister.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed success for organisations across Mid-Cornwall who have been awarded tens of thousands of pounds of lottery funding.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has met with local campaigners in order to raise awareness about ticks and the dangerous Lyme Disease that can be transmitted via their bites.

Commenting, Steve said:

The Conservatives are today celebrating a stunning Cornwall Council by-election victory in the Newquay Treviglas division, taking the seat from the Liberal Democrats on a large swing in votes.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Micheal Ellis MP has visited Cornwall Airport Newquay as part of his tour of the southwest this week.

Joining the Minister was Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay Steve Double.

Commenting, Steve said: