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Three days of live bands and ale at Mousehole hotel in aid of the village's...
THREE days of live bands and beer are taking place in Mousehole this weekend to help raise money for the village's maritime festival.The weekend of events at The Old Coastguard Hotel, begin with a...
View ArticleTwins for park panda
THE MYSTERY surrounding the sudden weight gain of one of Hayle's most exotic residents – a red panda called Jai-Li – was solved last week after she gave birth to twins.The five-kilo creature had been...
View ArticleReception times
THE RECEPTION of the Bellair Health Office on Alverton Terrace, Penzance, which is operated by Peninsula Community Health, will now be open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am to 12.30pm and...
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Duchy tenants on Scilly 'ripped off' by Prince
PRINCE Charles has been accused of ripping off his Duchy of Cornwall tenants on the Isles of Scilly by a Labour lord.The Prince's estate says the duchy offers accommodation for "local people at local...
View ArticlePlanners reject caravan scheme
CONTROVERSIAL plans to change the layout of a campsite and caravan park at Praa Sands have been blocked.A Cornwall Council planning committee narrowly rejected proposals which would have allowed the...
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Sensory facility
A NEW facility has been opened for the Long Rock residents of a disability home.St Teresa's Leonard Cheshire home now has a sensory room, which was opened by Lady Mary St Levan at St Teresa's annual...
View ArticleChanges to postal deliveries
PEOPLE in Hayle are being warned that Royal Mail is making some changes to the way it delivers mail in the TR27 postcode over the next few weeks.The changes will come in on a phased basis as postmen...
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Surf school gives 42 children free lessons
A SURF school gave 42 children free lessons on the waves as a thank you for the use of a minibus last year.Sennen Surfing Centre taught Year 6 pupils from Alverton Primary School how to handle the...
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Aiming to get shops popping up in town
A NEW project which is looking to fill empty shops in Penzance while also giving people space to make their ideas become reality is all set to launch.Pop Up Penzance has just acquired its first empty...
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Last-minute purchase gives new lease of life to The Ritz
A PENZANCE institution has been saved from the bulldozers thanks to a last-minute buyout by a local cinema mogul.The future of The Ritz had been hanging in the balance for years as volunteers...
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Summoning up Christmas to design a special stamp
THE festive season may still be a good few months away but that didn't stop pupils from St Erth Primary School from donning Santa hats and getting into the Christmas spirit.The youngsters were working...
View ArticleTrees burned after infection by ash dieback
Thousands of mature, native ash trees are being dug up and burned after the devastating disease ash dieback was confirmed in Devon.About 2,000 trees at Byway Farm near Tiverton are affected, according...
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Huge solar farm will power 4,500 homes
A solar farm three times the size of the Eden Project has been approved in Devon.Renewable energy firm Hive Energy Limited is set to build the 109-acre solar farm, producing 15-18MW of power, near...
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Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Cornwall next week
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will make their annual visit to the Westcountry next week.On Monday the Royal couple will tour the surfing town of Bude, viewing workshops of local crafts...
View ArticleAffordable homes policy may backfire, council told
Planning experts have said Cornwall Council's approach to affordable housing could stifle delivery and do the "polar opposite" of what it has set out to achieve.Under new planning guide-lines the...
View ArticleCall to ban Chinese lanterns as firefighters' lives put 'at risk'
Chinese lanterns have been "an accident waiting to happen for years" and should now be banned in order to cut the risk of fires, and the threat to property and livestock.That is the call from the...
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'Award of awards' for university creator
Living Cornwall EditorThe man credited with having changed the educational landscape of Cornwall forever was yesterday presented with the prestigious Trelawny Plate at a ceremony in the village of...
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Study uses photo-sharing to evaluate ecosystems
Scientists have confirmed what people living and holidaying in Cornwall have long known – that it is home to some of the most stunning landscapes in the world.Researchers at the University of Exeter...
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National Trust defends its use of burlesque
The genteel and aristocratic environs of an historic property in Devon have hit national headlines in a row that's being fought over the unlikely subject of bawdiness.Indeed, Killerton House has found...
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Livestock have their own room with a view...
A room with a view, or a room with a moo?Actually you can have both if you're one of Martin Bennett's lucky dairy cows.The Friesians and Ayrshires on his Devon organic farm really enjoy the view with...
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