AS this is my first update since the election, I would like to start by thanking everyone who supported me with their votes on May 1. I am really pleased to have been re-elected to serve as the Cornwall councillor for St Dennis and St Enoder. It has been a privilege to have represented St Enoder parish since 1999 and to have served both St Dennis and St Enoder parishes for the last four years.

As the leader of Mebyon Kernow, I would also like to thank everyone who helped and supported our candidates across Mid-Cornwall in the local elections. We did not make the breakthroughs that we had hoped for, but I remain grateful to everyone involved in what I thought was a very positive campaign.

The last couple of weeks have been dominated by post-election induction processes and mandatory training, but I am chasing up on a large number of local issues and preparing for how I deal with some key planning matters.

I understand that more detailed plans about how Cornish Lithium will seek to extract the mineral at Trelavour will be made public towards the end of June. I will be doing my best to find out what local people think about the proposal and to ensure that these views are well presented during the planning process which will follow.

I have also been informed by officers at the unitary authority that they are minded to approve the planning application for a 32MW solar farm in the Trerice part of St Dennis parish. I am liaising with the parish council about this, as they have raised a range of objections, and I am seeking further information about the impact of the proposed scheme on the character of the local area.

If I can be of assistance to anyone, please feel free to get in contact with me: [email protected] or 07791 876607.