Too much damage is being caused....

I think that the lockdown, which is being lifted far too soon in the face of pressures from tourism (again) gave the whole environment a break. Better air quality, less pollution, quieter, more wild life but sadly, it's not going to last.

We are sacrificing so much for tourism and second homes in Cornwall. Our communities are being devastated by this. As local people, we don't seem to get a say and the council doesn't listen. Two years ago, I couldn't even get into my own village because of the number of toursist and cars. WhenI eventually did get home, my drive was filled with tourists who had taken down the bollard and parked in it. Try living with this!

Houses and estates and cropping up everywhere even in green fields and our access to what we pay for is being taken from us or made more difficult to access despite what we pay in taxes.

Now, I feel our lives are being put on the line by a greedy tourist industry which benefits a few by inconveniences and impacts on many. Covid is being forgotten and Treliske are gearing up for a spike in October according to the news. My whole family are worried. We know from watching what happened up in Bournemouth that the same will happen here and no one seems to care!