Think of the bees...Cornwall Council's pesticide promise

Cornwall Council is supporting an action plan to help save the county's bees population from decline.

Bees are essential for pollinating our crops and flowers - but their numbers have seen a worrying drop.

Now the council has pledged not to routinely use potentially harmful pesticides such as Neonicotinoids on land which it owns or manages.

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Further measures could include work to protect habitats.