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PR agency celebrates 20 years in business
January 2020 marks the twentieth anniversary of SBPR Ltd, a Truro-based public relations agency that was first set up in 2000 by managing director Sue Bradbury. Over the last two decades, SBPR has worked with a range of organisations and brands including universities,...
‘Fabulicious’ Levi Roots ice-cream
Orders are now being taken for a range of ‘fabulicious’ Caribbean-inspired ice-cream and sorbet being launched by Levi Roots, in collaboration with Cornwall-based Callestick Farm. Famous for introducing Reggae Reggae Sauce to the market via the notoriously challenging...
Protecting the royals – from the man who knows
As a former Head of Royal Protection, Dai Davies has a unique and fascinating insight into security at the very highest levels. His views have been sought by countless print and broadcast outlets over the last few years and, with the Royal Family again hitting the...
Family tennis sessions launched at St Austell Leisure Centre
With the first of this year’s open tennis championships about to take place, St Austell Leisure Centre is offering families the chance to have a go at the sport themselves. The sessions are aimed at children aged between six and ten years, along with their...
Jump into 2020 with a new swimming goal
A dedicated Swim School Open Day will be taking place at St Austell Leisure Centre on Saturday 25th January from 1230 to 1530, offering a range of free taster sessions to try. The sessions include adult lessons, synchronised swimming for beginners, a pre-school...
All-round success in Callestick’s anniversary year
Callestick Farm’s thirtieth anniversary in 2019 was the company’s most successful business year to date. Not only did the ice-cream manufacturer achieve a 24.8% increase in turnover, it also secured a major 5-year export contract to China, agreed a collaboration with...
New year, new menu, new opening hours!
The Princess Pavilion in Falmouth is kickstarting 2020 with a new menu and opening hours. From January 6th to March 29th, the Pavilion will be open from 10am – 4pm Friday - Monday inclusive, whilst February half-term (17th – 23rd) will see extended opening...
Applications open for GLL Sport Foundation support in Cornwall
Sportsmen and women throughout Cornwall are being invited to apply for a range of award packages on offer from the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) for 2020. Benefits include financial grants of up to £1250, plus free training memberships at gyms across the UK. In 2019, 128...
ORTHOTIC GLOVE HELPS YOUNG FOOTBALL COACH OVERCOME MOBILITY PROBLEMS
A football coach from Ipswich who has cerebral palsy says he has had his life transformed by wearing a specially designed glove. Bailey Fleming was born with unilateral cerebral palsy, which made the use of one arm very difficult. His manipulative skills were very...
Singing in memory of Ethan
Staff at Cornwall Care’s St Breock residential home in Wadebridge will be taking to the town’s main street and singing in memory of eight-year-old Ethan Cass, from Pendeen, who has tragically died from a brain tumour. Originally the pop-up choir was conceived as a way...
New head chef for C-Bay Café
After three years at the helm of a popular restaurant on Tresco, Jack Stephens has joined C-Bay on West Pentire, Crantock, as the bar and bistro’s new head chef. With plenty of experience in making the most of local, seasonal products, Jack has earned a reputation for...
Recruitment doubles at Cornwall Care
The number of employees recruited by Cornwall Care has significantly increased in the last three months - with 44 new staff joining the charity in October alone. Recruitment is often a challenge in the social care industry, but Cornwall Care recruitment advisor...
Camborne lights up for Christmas
Camborne’s spectacular real Christmas tree is at the centre of the town’s festive and very impressive 2019 lights display and hundreds of people crowded into Commercial Square to see it switched on for the first time. The job of pushing the big red button on stage...
Special birthday card delivery for Gladys from Mayor
Birthdays don’t come any more special than a 100th so, when Mayor of Truro Bob Smith heard that Redannick resident Gladys Brown was celebrating her centenary, he went along with a card. Gladys, who has early stage dementia, moved to the care home in Truro last...
Callestick Farm is named Family Business of the Year
Winner of Family Business of the Year, Callestick Farm. Pictured with Judi Spiers and Bill Martin. Western Morning News Business Awards 2019 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Thursday 21st November 2019. Picture: Matt Gilley. Callestick Farm has been named Family Business of...
Personal support from singing star for eco-friendly gin
Singing star Karina Ramage has travelled to Cornwall in support of Land of Saints Organic Gin. The 26-year-old was launched into the limelight earlier this year when a top music manager heard her sing one of her own compositions ‘Wasteland’ in Waitrose, where she...
Camborne lights up for Christmas
Children from ten local schools will be proudly showing off their handmade lanterns when they follow Father Christmas through the streets of Camborne on Friday 29 November at 5.30pm. Accompanied by the Combined Schools’ Samba Band and the Combined Boys’ and Girls’...
Our gym has proved a life-saver
Ron le Blanc, 77, was hospitalised for two weeks in July after contracting pneumonia, followed by sepsis. Now recovered, he’s back at Saltash Leisure Centre for his regular three-times-a-week sessions – convinced that keeping fit for the last nine years has helped...












