(Podcast) The Source Business Breakfast 26th August

Posted on | August 27, 2011 | No Comments

The Source Business Breakfast went out on Source 96.1Fm in Falmouth and Penryn between 8am and 9am on Friday 26th August, 2011.

LISTEN – Source Business Breakfast 26th August 2011 presented by Andy Coote

Features -
It’s My Business
Tash Berks presents a show on Source and admits to having opinions that can be lively and honest. When it comes to her day job – buying and selling second hand books through her shop Bookmark in Arwenack Street, she also has opinions – and they are worth listening to. So I asked her to tell me more about her business for It’s My Business. I came away with three books when I visited the shop. If you love books, do pay Tash a visit. The shop is on the corner of Arwenack Street and Quay Hill and you will be welcomed.

Studio Guests
In a few weeks the marquees will be going up in Lemon Quay in Truro for the annual Cornwall Food and Drink Festival organized by Cornwall Food and Drink Ltd – Ruth Huxley is their Managing Director. Sean Williams joined us from main festival sponsor is Cornishfoodmarket, the online arm of West Country Fruit Sales based near Budock. As Ruth and Sean explained, this year’s Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever in a relaxed atmosphere.

Cornwall Food and Drink Festival in Lemon Quay from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th September organised by Cornwall Food and Drink and sponsored by Cornish Foodmarket.

Business News
On the front page of the Packet this week and headlined ‘Shock at plans to build on golf site’ were details of a “Town Frameworks” document produced by Cornwall Council, which looks at development plans for Falmouth and Penryn over the next 20 years. It suggests that 1,300 new homes should be built on existing urban sites, while up to 2,700 properties could be built on greenfield urban extensions.

Land earmarked for development includes large swathes between Falmouth and Budock Water, off Bickland Water Road – as well as at the Falmouth Pitch and Putt golf course. Land at Lower Treluswell and between the Penryn bypass and railway line has also been suggested as available for development.
The article was written by the Packet’s News Editor, David Thomas and I spoke to him about it this week. I’m sure there’s much more to come on that story in the weeks and months to come. What do you think? Sensible planning or a ‘developers charter’?

The Cornwall council website (and local news outlets) reported this week that Chris Ridgers, Cornwall Council cabinet member for Economy and Regeneration, Sarah Newton, MP for Falmouth, Peter Childs and Mike Reynolds from A&P and Mark Sansom of Falmouth Harbour Commissioners “seized the opportunity of Mr Osborne’s visit to Cornwall to bring the massive economic importance of the dredging of Falmouth Docks to the Chancellor’s attention.”

The Chancellor, who was in Cornwall to mark Newquay Cornwall Airport being awarded Enterprise Zone status (as we reported last week), is said to have welcomed the approach.

Sarah Newton, MP for Truro and Falmouth, said: “I’m delighted that we were able to put our case to the Chancellor yesterday morning.”

Mark Sansom, Falmouth Harbour Commissioner, said: “I’m very grateful to the Chancellor for the time he gave us to listen to our case.”

Revised plans for the dredging are currently with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) which has expressed concern over the effects of dredging on algae in the harbour. Dredging is seen as key to the delivery of the Masterplan.

Tremough will be the venue for an IT conference called ‘Agile on the Beach’ next month. Toby Parkins of UK NetWeb, one of the organisers explains what it will cover, what Agile is all about and who should attend. Agile on the Beach takes place at Tremough on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th September.

To contact me about the show or to suggest features or interviews, please email source(dot)business(dot)breakfast(at)gmail.com

This podcast has been edited to remove commercial music and leave original content only. It runs at 52mins 51secs.

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