🚛 We're collecting rubbish, recycling and food waste as usual on bank holiday Monday - May 6.

If you're due a collection, please put your bags and bins out by 7am.

All household waste and recycling centres in Cornwall will be open on Monday at the normal times.

❄️The results are in and we can now reveal your top 25 gritter names!

Thanks to everyone who took part - our gritters will be sporting their new names when they return to our roads later this year.

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🗳️ It’s Police and Crime Commissioner election day! Polls will remain open until 10pm.

❗ Remember to bring photo ID!

Your poll card has the details of your polling station on it but you don't need this to vote.

Check your polling station ➡️ orlo.uk/Check_Your_Pol…

🗳️ If you forgot to send in your postal vote for the Police and Crime Commissioner election, you can submit it in person by taking it to any polling station in Cornwall on Thursday, May 2.

Make sure you fill in a postal vote return form when you drop it off 👍

👨‍🍳 Welcome to episode nine of the Eat Well, Spend Less cookery series from our Healthy Cornwall team!

We'll give you tips on how to eat healthily on a budget with everyday items.

🍝 Here we're making a chicken and broccoli pasta bake with a secret ingredient - a tin of soup.

🏛️ A project to transform the Grade II listed Town Hall on St Mary's into a focal point for arts and culture on the Isles of Scilly has been awarded £3.4m from the CIOS Good Growth Fund programme.

More on this ➡️ orlo.uk/Cultural_Centr…

♻️ South East Cornwall – Use your food waste caddies to recycle unused or leftover food including:

✔ Uneaten food
✔ Dairy products and eggshells
✔ Bread, cakes
✔ Meat and fish, bones
✔ Teabags and coffee grounds
✔ Veg, fruit and peelings
✔ Rice, pasta, beans
✔ Pet food

🔴 The huge efforts to control spending and secure a financially viable Council will lead the agenda at next week's Cabinet meeting.

More on this ➡️ orlo.uk/Cabinet_Agenda…

🌳🌼🐝 We're launching a new program in Cornwall to encourage businesses to invest in projects that help nature recover.

Investors can choose from various creative nature projects.

More on this ➡️ orlo.uk/New_Programme_…

〓〓 To mark the 10-year anniversary since Cornish people were given minority status, we're encouraging people to support events that celebrate all things Cornish.

Here are 10 events that capture Cornwall’s rich culture and unique identity ➡️ orlo.uk/10_Events_Cele…

♻️ Need more recycling bags?

Order yours now 👉 orlo.uk/Order_Recyclin…

🥫 Red bags are for plastic pots, tubs and bottles, tins and cans.

📦 Orange bags are for cardboard.

📰 Blue bags are for paper and magazines.

🍾 The black box is for glass jars and bottles and textiles.

💉 Anyone aged 75 or over, or who has a weakened immune system, can now book their seasonal Covid-19 vaccine online or via the NHS App.

You don't need to wait to be invited.

🔗 Find out more at orlo.uk/Book_Covid-19_…

🗳️ Voting by post in the Police and Crime Commissioner election?

Make sure you return your postal vote before May 2 and don’t forget to complete the postal voting statement. Your vote can’t be counted without it.

🧒 We've launched a new campaign to encourage more people to think about becoming a childminder.

People from all walks of life can train to be a childminder. We’re looking for anyone who's passionate about working with children.

More on this ➡️ orlo.uk/Childminder_Re…

📞 You can contact Cornwall’s 24/7 NHS mental health support line for free, any time, day or night, if you’re worried about your own or someone else’s mental health.

📲 Save the number to your phone so it’ll always be there in a time of mental health crisis 👉 0800 038 5300.

We've just been informed of a serious road traffic collision on the A38 near Bodmin Parkway railway station. The road will likely be closed for the rest of the day and drivers are advised to avoid the area.

💙 What does care truly mean to those who are passionate about it?

Carers from all walks of life in Cornwall have shared their thoughts.

Discover the incredible impact you can make by choosing a career in care ➡️ orlo.uk/Proud_to_Care_…

🚗🔌 Where would you like to see new electric vehicle charge points in Cornwall?

Let us know by dropping a pin on our map of Cornwall here ➡️ orlo.uk/EV_Charging_Po…

🗳️ All voters have the right to vote independently and in secret.

Find out more about the support and assistive equipment available at the polling station.

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