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Arise Sir Tom! Captain Moore is knighted for £33m donations

Friday, July 17, 2020 Carol Burns

Queen Elizabeth II talks Captain Sir Thomas Moore and his family after awarding his knighthood during a ceremony at Windsor Castle Photo: Chris Jackson/PA

Captain Tom Moore who served in Cornwall during the Second World War has been knighted after raising £33 million for the NHS

new Channel 4’s ‘Devon and Cornwall’ is back with new narrator John Nettles

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Devon and Cornwall streaming now on All 4

A TV series following the lives of people living and working in Cornwall and Devon returns to screens. John Nettles narrates Channel 4’s look at village, rural and coastal life in the beautiful south west

What’s the weirdest thing you ordered over the internet during the lockdown?

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Carol Burns

A unicorn was one of the wierdest things to have been delivered over lockdown

Cornwall Life editor Carol Burns ponders unicorns, jam donuts and life after lockdown

Cornwall Life editor Carol Burns considers June gloom under partial lockdown

Thursday, June 18, 2020 Carol Burns

Cornwall Life editor Carol Burns - Photo: Ewen MacDonald

While the tourists are away the seagulls are at play

Rosanne Hodin on her new book ‘Growing Goats and Girls’

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Carol Burns

Growing Goats and Girls by Rosanne Hodin is published by Coronet.

Rosanne Hodin’s new Cornwall-set book ‘Growing Goats and Girls’ hits the shelves this month - we find out more about her favourite Cornish spots

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John Nettles lends his voice to a new show exploring his home county of Cornwall

Monday, June 22, 2020 Carol Burns

TV’s favourite detective returns to his home county of Cornwall in a new show exploring the traditional side of life in the UK’s favourite holiday destination

Fern Britton: a new book and a new chapter in her life

Thursday, June 18, 2020 Carol Burns

Fern Britton has finally fulfilled her dream of living back in Cornwall, alongside her new book Daughters of Cornwall she is enjoying a new chapter in her life

Exclusive Mick Fleetwood: Go your own way

Friday, May 1, 2020 Hesham Abdelhamid

JPYDMC New York City, New York, USA. 3rd Aug, 2017. Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. During a public

Legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood revisits the music of Fleetwood Mac and memories of its founder Peter Green. It’s amazing to think that it all began for Mick in Redruth

Quiz QUIZ: How well do you know Doc Martin?

Monday, March 9, 2020

Photo credit: SimonPRBenson | Getty Images/iStockphoto

Calling all self-professed Clunatics! Test your knowledge on Doc Martin with our quiz

Famous filming locations in Cornwall

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Charlestown Harbour. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Many stars have appeared in front of the cameras in one of Cornwall’s many fantastic filming locations. Here’s just a few of the movies and TV shows that have been, at least in part, filmed in Cornwall

Corinne Evans: Founder of the Rad Mum Club talks all things motherhood and surfing

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

When Corinne Evans first hit the waves, women on boards were rare, how things have changed

How Surfers Against Sewage are saving the world one wave at a time

Friday, May 17, 2019

As World Environment Day and World Oceans Day takes place this month, Bethan Andrews talks to Surfers Against Sewage about their commitment to tackling plastic in our oceans

Ad Feature Mount Hawke Academy awarded £2,500 from Calor to fund new adventure playground

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Mount Hawke Academy in Cornwall is celebrating after being awarded a grant of £2,500 to help fund their new adventure playground, as part of rural energy provider Calor’s annual funding scheme

VIDEO: RNLI rescue multiple people from rip currents in Cornwall

Thursday, August 2, 2018

RNLI Lifeguards in action. Picture by Photobos. Getty Images

Around 20 people, including children, have had to be rescued across Cornwall in the past week having been caught in rip currents

Ad Feature Plymouth City Council are looking for foster carers

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Photo credit: Kontrec. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Plymouth City Council are looking for potential foster carers to bring positive change to a child’s life. Can you help?

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Meet the creator behind these Cornishware inspired greeting cards

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

One of the many greetings cards made by Kate Whatmore

We all recognise Cornishware’s famous blue and white stripes but Kate Whatmore creator of Corniche has given them a new lease of life with her design work.

Behind the scenes of an award winning family law team

Monday, December 16, 2019

Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards, Southbank Ballroom

The family law team at Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Truro and St Austell, has been named the best in the South at the prestigious Family Law Awards 2019. But what is it that sets the team apart?

Bell’s Cornwall Chimes

Friday, May 2, 2014

Malcolm Bell - Head of Tourism (Truro) With Truro Cathedral in the back ground

Cornwall is not only #openforbusiness, it never closed, writes Malcolm Bell, head of tourism at Visit Cornwall, but where’s the screaming headlines in that?

Industry Leaders Gather to Discuss Cultural Tourism in Cornwall

Thursday, March 27, 2014

On Monday 17 March, leaders from the South West tourism sector gathered to consider and discuss the major issues, offerings and solutions at play within the region’s vibrant tourism industry. Foregrounded against the new BA(Hons) Cultural Tourism Management degree at Falmouth, that explores tourism activity inspired by creative arts, action sports, heritage and landscape, the day offered a selection of presentations punctuated by audience discussion