Cornwall’s MPs have welcomed the Government’s £100,000 funding boost for culture and heritage projects across the county.

The Government has confirmed it is awarding Cornwall Council a £100,000 grant, spread over two years, to create a Cornish Culture Fund.

Today, George Eustice MP announced the launch of Marine Hub Cornwall during a keynote address at Renewable UK’s Wave & Tidal Conference.

American wave energy developer, GWave has announced its plans for a 9MW wave energy project to be deployed at Wave Hub in Hayle.

George recently met with Business Debtline, a charity-run service offering free impartial debt advice to small businesses and the self-employed.

The Government has announced further capital funding that will go to local councils in 2017/18 to improve the productivity of our local roads. George Eustice has welcomed news that road users will benefit from a dedicated pothole fund.

George Eustice has welcomed new measures to transform the way we approach and deal with mental health locally, so more children and young people receive support and care.

As in previous years, George ran a competition with local primary schools to design his Christmas card. Seventeen schools entered, which is a record. Local children really rose to the challenge with some fabulous artwork. As always, the panel of judges had a very difficult task.

Yesterday, George attended the All Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances (APPGAA) Annual Reception at Westminster. He met with members of the team from Cornwall Air Ambulance, including Paula Martin (Chief Executive) and two trustees, Ian Brackenbury and Robert Cowie.

The Peninsula Rail Task Force launched its resilience report, "Closing the Gap", on 22nd November. Its initial priorities of greater resilience, faster journey times and more capacity and connectivity remain.

Last week, George attended the launch of Carnegie Wave Energy’s 15MW CETO Wave Hub project. Carnegie Wave Energy is a leading wave energy developer from Australia. It has been awarded a grant to support the first phase of its £60m commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub.