Grant aims to help firms be more sustainable

Cornwall Council said the grant would match funding of up to £5,000 for facilities and equipment

A grant to help companies "make more sustainable choices" for its staff has been created by Cornwall Council.

The council said its Workplace Travel Grant would match funding of up to £5,000 to provide facilities and equipment.

It said grants can be used to provide bike shelters, car share parking spaces and pool bikes.

The scheme aims to help employers "break down some of the barriers their employees might face in choosing sustainable modes of travel".

Martin Cluer, climate resilience project officer at Volunteer Cornwall, said the grant helped it fund a bike storage unit at their headquarters in Truro.

He said: "As an organisation there is a lot we want to do to encourage measures that are greener or more climate resilient and the bike shelter is the first step in a series of plans.

"We know from our work that the health benefits of exercise are enormous and if you can start to bring that in even occasionally will have a big impact."

Applications close on Wednesday 31 July.