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The St Ives Enterprise Grant Scheme reached its final stage at the end of June.  Aimed at boosting the local economy and supporting sustainable regeneration, the Town Deal funded scheme has created 38 new permanent jobs and safeguarded a further 10 as well as improving, renovating or repurposing over 1,400sqm of enterprise space.  

Plans to enhance the centre of St Ives and improve the pedestrian environment, including changes to the road surface, upgraded crossing points and new street features at Royal Square, Library Corner and Tregenna Place, have been published for statutory consultation.

We have just published the latest edition of the St Ives Town Deal Newsletter which contains the latest information about all our Town Deal projects.

Update on the St Ives Low Carbon Transport Strategy

Work to provide new signs and landscaping around Tempest Roundabout near Lelant will begin on Monday, 19 January.

A huge thank you to everyone who has been supporting the new traffic restrictions in the centre of the town since the changes to the road layout came into operation two weeks ago.

Thank you for all your comments. Below are answers to some of the questions raised over the past few days and a short video which provides more information about the changes.

Road users are being urged to slow down, look around and approach with caution as changes to the current road layout on Tregenna Hill in the centre of St Ives are trialled from November.

Pupils from St Ives Junior School have welcomed the arrival of their brand-new bike shed which has been provided with funding from the St Ives Low Carbon Transport Strategy, part of St Ives Town Deal.

Work is progressing well on the exciting project to transform and improve the world-famous Leach Pottery for its next 100 years, with the first phase – the construction of the new Learning and Production Centre – due to be completed early next year.

Work on the final phase of the scheme to improve the Malakoff open space in St Ives is due to start at the beginning of October.

Work on the Town Deal funded St Ives Rugby Club scheme to provide new, high-quality sports facilities which enables land for future affordable homes and extra care housing in St Ives has begun in earnest this week.