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Following months of repair work in the wake of February’s Storm Eunice damage, Bude Leisure Centre will be fully re-opened on Monday 8 August. The storm ripped off a large section of the roof - affecting the pool hall, studios, gym and changing rooms. The pool has...

When Sarah Hitchens 38, first started working at Cornwall Care’s Trevarna nursing home in St Austell she was just 17. Her mum, Mary Whitehead was employed as a carer there and, eager to earn her own living, Sarah wanted to try it out as a job too. Twenty-one years...

Camborne Town Deal has reached another important milestone with the announcement that a state-of-the-art cultural and community hub is going to be developed in two former council offices on Basset Road, close to the town centre. Cornwall Council originally intended to...

Hayden Webber has just completed his six months on the Government’s Kickstart scheme at Newquay Leisure World and has now been offered a permanent contract. He began his placement in February and has since learned different aspects of the leisure industry – including...

Two highly experienced lithium industry professionals have joined Cornwall-based British Lithium. Ben Cordier, who formerly led a process development and design team for Johnson Matthey’s Battery Materials business, has been appointed Head of Process Research and...

Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall will be offering all day Sunday swims for adults and children at a reduced cost of just £3 from 31 July to Sunday 4 September. The only exception is Newquay Leisure World which will be offering its discounted swim sessions on...

Camborne Fridays just got even more fun with twice the amount of free street entertainment booked. Organised and funded by BID Camborne, this year’s summer programme includes a penny farthing bike with bubbles, stilt walking, face painting, storytelling, balloon...

Ground-breaking research into effective treatment of Scoliosis has been co-authored by Martin Matthews, managing director of Redruth-based DM Orthotics. Entitled ‘The classification of Scoliosis braces’ and published in the European Spine Journal, the paper’s results...

Camborne Contemporary Crafts Hub (CCCH) is offering more chances to get creative with the launch of new courses. Run by Create CIC and one of eight Camborne Town Deal projects, the hub started classes in glass, ceramics and jewellery making in the Donald Thomas Centre...

Twelve-year-old Mia Richardson has officially opened the new summerhouse her fundraising efforts for Blackwood House have bought. Mia has been a regular visitor to the Cornwall Care home in Camborne for many years. Her mother, Bernie, works there as activity...

Smiles and fun are what Dawn Rudgewick-Brown looks forward to when going to work at Cornwall Care’s Trevern home in Falmouth. The newly appointed activity coordinator has hit the ground running since joining in February. She has organised a big fundraising raffle,...

After more than twelve years working as an equity partner at Creaseys in Tunbridge Wells, James Pearce is bringing his considerable wealth of experience to Cornwall-based accountants Lang Bennetts. James joins Becky Thomas, Daniel Orasnjak and Helen Hood as a partner,...

About 25 volunteers turned up at Cornwall Care’s Woodland House in St Austell for a day of weeding, clearing, pruning, digging and planting. Made up of family members, friends, social media contacts and professionals who wanted to come along and help, the aim was to...

Plans to transform and regenerate Camborne have reached another important milestone, with business cases for all eight projects being given approval by the Camborne Town Deal board. The Government announced £23.7m in Town Deal funding for Camborne in April 2021 – the...

Camborne’s first Community and Commerce awards presentation has taken place in front of a packed audience at Camborne Rugby Club. Jointly organised by Camborne Town Council (CTC) and BID Camborne, nominees were all presented with certificates before each category...

Opening her new café at Saltash Leisure Centre on 30 May is a dream come true for Dawn Couch. Having worked at Saltash Community School as canteen manager for 18 years, the avid home baker and professional caterer won the tender to re-launch the café after it was...

Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall are offering local residents a discount of up to 25%.  The Cornwall Card is free and available to anyone with a Cornish postcode. Launched in 2021, it means an adult can swim for £5 and a junior for £3. Locals visiting...