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The Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire has congratulated staff at Yate-based Precision Dippings Manufacturing (PDM) on achieving their second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in three years – this time for international trade. The family-run company, which employs nearly...

River Rocket and Zach Attack – otherwise known as Zach and River Dove London – have travelled all the way from New Zealand to collect their super hero suits from D M Orthotics (DMO) in Redruth. Born prematurely, the four-year-old twins have different types of cerebral...

In their own small way, miniature ponies Smokey and Bandit have achieved celebrity status in two Truro care homes. With the style and aplomb normally associated with the red carpet, the two horses nuzzled their way into the affection of both staff and residents at...

MétAmpère, the first company to drill lithium exploration holes in the UK, is carrying out further excavation work in Cornwall as part of a project to build a quarry and processing plant capable of producing 20,000 tonnes of the highly sought-after metal each year –...

This September, the Princess Pavilion will be celebrating all things tea with the Gyllyngdune Tea Festival. Visitors can expect tea tastings, tea dances, tea leaf reading and cream teas, as well as the opportunity to visit the Creativi-Tea Tent. To top it off there...

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Lynne Jones OBE, expedition paddler Jeff Allen and ‘Action Nan’ Pat Smith are the first speakers to be announced for this year’s TEDxTruro event on Friday 25 October. The theme is ‘Uncharted Waters’. Dr Jones, a Fellow of Harvard...

A three-year licensing deal has been signed between Levi Roots and Callestick Farm Ice-Cream. The contract means that a unique range of Levi Roots ice-cream and sorbet is in development, with an official launch expected early next year. Since famously winning...

The Old Barn self-catering cottage in Tregonetha has won the ‘Best Eco-Friendly Rental’ category of Schofield’s Holiday Home Awards 2019. Described by the judges as a ‘a shining example of how self-catering accommodation providers can be sustainable, responsible and...

More than fifty Cornwall Care staff will be taking to the water for Falmouth Week’s Dragon Boat Race on Sunday 18 August. It is the first time that the charity has entered the event to raise money for Cornwall Care’s residents’ amenities fund, whilst on the day...

Cornwall Care has appointed three new executive directors after a rigorous three-month recruitment and probationary process. Richard Bates, who has many years’ senior level experience in the NHS, joins as Director of Finance; Richard Nixon-Eckersall, a retired...

Whilst this weekend’s severe weather warnings have led to the historic decision to cancel Boardmasters, Newquay’s newest indoor attraction is gearing up to provide plenty of energetic entertainment for many of the thousands of visitors already in the town. First...

Callestick Farm’s Elderflower Sorbet has been awarded two stars in the 2019 Great Taste Awards (GTA) – a rating officially described by the awards supervisors as ‘outstanding’ and ‘above and beyond delicious’. The brand’s Rum and Raisin Ice-Cream also achieved a one...

BID Camborne has recently launched its own podcast, becoming the first Business Improvement District anywhere in the UK to do so. Each episode explores the various services, unique purchases and events on offer in the town with short, recorded conversations with local...

A new elbow protector has been added to the award-winning Bloccs’ range. Designed to keep a PICC line or elbow dressing dry, the Bloccs’ cover is easily and comfortably stretched over the affected area. It is re-usable, available in children and adults’ sizes and has...

Callestick Farm has re-launched its award-winning clotted cream vanilla with Madagascan bourbon bean ice-cream in partnership with Saint Piran, Cornwall’s first pro-cycling team. Gluten and egg-free, the flavour – made from the finest natural ingredients - won a...

Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team will be objecting strongly when Cornwall Council’s Strategic Planning Committee meets on Thursday 25 July at County Hall to decide on two planning applications relating to the proposed Roseworthy Hill out-of-town...

It’s been a highly successful year for Callestick Farm and today’s announcement that two of its products have been shortlisted in the highly prestigious 2019 Great British Food Awards is another big achievement. Selected from ‘a huge number of entries’, according to...