A feast of festive food to buy
A SPECIAL Christmas Food Market will take place in St Ives Guildhall on Saturday as part of the ever-growing St Ives In December programme of events.The hall will be packed with local businesses...
View ArticleHospital sale money assurances demanded
CONCERNS were expressed about where the proceeds of any future sale of Poltair Hospital would go as the consultation period over the future of the hospital began with a meeting at Penzance's St John's...
View ArticleNew branch
THE Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has relaunched a Cornwall branch but West Cornwall MP Andrew George cautioned that Cornwall doesn't want to be turned into a replica of England "with...
View ArticleResidents' opinions sought to shape plan
VOLUNTEERS are being asked to help shape the future of the Gwinear-Gwithian Parish.The parish council is launching its neighbourhood plan and looking for residents in the villages to make their...
View ArticleTown's knickers in a twist over 'pantastic' lights
FESTIVE Christmas puds or three pairs of sparkly pants – you make the decision!For Penzance resident Karen Wall the new Christmas lights which stretch from Causewayhead to Queens Square certainly...
View ArticleThe King's record player sells at auction
A RECORD player owned by Elvis Presley during his Army service in Germany has sold for £4,400 at a Penzance auction house.The record player was given by 'The King' to German woman Ellen Marschhäuser,...
View ArticlePendeen Lunch Club sits down to 1000th meal
A LUNCH group celebrated its 1,000th meal last week after it first dished up food more than 20 years ago.Pendeen Lunch Club, pictured, has been running since 1990, cooking up fresh plates and home-made...
View ArticleLittle angels put on their festive show
WISHING you a 'Wonderful Christmas' are these enchanting angels from St Ives Infant School.This is just one of dozens of pictures taken by our photographers of school nativity plays and shows in West...
View ArticleNo sign of fair funding for Cornwall claims MP Andrew George
A Cornwall MP has dismissed Government efforts to give fairer funding to rural areas as "merely chicken feed", and says it will take more than 1,000 years to end the inequality with urban areas. The...
View ArticleNewquay Tretherras Academy and Newquay Junior Academy to join forces
CORNWALL'S largest secondary school and primary school will join forces next year in a "brave and innovative" move to improve students' education and save cash.Newquay Tretherras Academy and Newquay...
View ArticleSt Mawgan's Mr Happy could be UK's next trot model
FROM a pretty pink stable in St Mawgan to trotting his way down the red carpet, Mr Happy is the model horse – literally.The Lipizzaner-cross-shire, who is said to be "unfazed" by his new-found fame,...
View Article'Queen of the Cornish Pasty' Phyliss Mellor dies aged 105
A FORMER Newquay guesthouse owner famed for 'introducing Cornish pasties to Huddersfield' in the Thirties has died aged 105.Phyllis Mellor was known across Cornwall for her delicious pasties, and had...
View ArticleBarricades stop footfall to Penzance's Mackerel Sky café in festive...
THE young owners of a Penzance café face a less than merry Christmas and far from prosperous new year after metal barriers were put up, restricting pedestrian access to their premises.James and Nina...
View ArticleDr Alistair Hamilton to retire from Marazion surgery after nearly 30 years
A POPULAR doctor is set to retire after nearly three decades at Marazion surgery.Dr Alistair Hamilton has witnessed many changes in general practice since he joined the surgery in 1986.At that time,...
View ArticleChris Gendall sets up heart start campaign for community
A WEST Penwith man is setting up a 'heart start' and emergency medical aid campaign to give as many people as possible the skills and confidence to treat those in need.Chris Gendall, from Porthcurno,...
View ArticleCallington fundraisers raise £1,000 for Diabetes UK during Tesco's...
A GROUP of fundraisers from Callington have raised more than £1,000 for charity after taking part in a three-day cycling challenge.Firefighters, rowers, schoolchildren and police officers were among...
View ArticleTake the Cornwall Quiz of the Year 2013
So, 2013 is drawing to a close, and what a year it has been in Cornwall. Never short of an odd story or two, this year has provided some wonderfully weird examples of Kernow classic news. From weird...
View ArticleThree suspected immigration offenders found in Penzance restaurant raids
THREE suspected immigration offenders have been caught during raids by Home Office immigration enforcement in the Penzance area. Acting on intelligence received, officers visited Dynasty restaurant at...
View ArticleOlympic cycling champ Dani King to be Penwith bike club's president
BUDDING cyclists who go to school together have formed a new club in Penwith – and have already enlisted the support of a London 2012 Gold medallist.Dani King, who won gold in the cycling team pursuit...
View ArticleBusiness of the Year Award gives added incentive to butter up St Ives customers
SMALL firms in St Ives have an added incentive to butter up their customers after a competition was launched to find the area's best business.St Ives Small Business of the Year Award was launched at...
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