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A newly refurbished tea room in Callestick, between Newquay and Truro, is seeing a significant increase in visitor numbers. Part of the Callestick Farm Ice Cream attraction, the tea room was given a complete makeover during the winter months and now boasts new counter...

In a nod to the miners of days gone by - who travelled from the town to many different areas all over the world - Camborne’s new town guide includes a postcard with a purpose. Visitors to the area are being asked to send their postcard back to Camborne once they’ve...

Up to 100 people with learning disabilities and autism in the St Austell area are attending weekly sessions at St Austell Leisure Centre thanks to a collaboration between GLL, which runs the centre, Cornwall Sports Partnership, which provided the funding, and Cornwall...

The successful conclusion of complex negotiations to develop a new car park for Bodmin Jail has won wide support from key bodies. Cornwall Council Chief Executive Kate Kennally, Visit Cornwall’s Malcolm Bell, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce CEO Kim Conchie, Chair of...

Imagine having a vested interest in the largest, most strikingly beautiful liroconite crystal in the world or a magnificent Bronze Age gold lunulae? Perhaps a Bernard Leach pot would be more to your taste or the medicine chest of Richard Lander, the son of a Truro...

Extended opening hours and free entertainment herald the start of summer at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth this month. Now open between 10am and 11pm, Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays, visitors can enjoy a variety of choir, jazz and band nights for...

By Sue Bradbury James Pellow was into the third day of his new job at The Royal Duchy Hotel in Falmouth when director Peter Brend senior walked in. Thirty-four years later, it’s a moment James will never forget. “I’d only just been employed and never expected Mr Brend...

Trevithick Day, on Saturday 27 April, is a highlight of Camborne’s year when residents dance through the streets and visitors flock to take part in the annual celebration of Richard Trevithick’s engineering genius. Local businesses also join in the fun and merriment –...

Precision Dippings Manufacturing (PDM), based in Yate near Bristol, has won a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise – this time for International Trade.  Having first won in the Innovation category in 2016...

DM Orthotics (DMO) has made its life-changing medical product range more accessible by launching an online shop. The move marks a significant milestone for the company which has garnered a worldwide reputation for bespoke, made-to-measure orthoses that are clinically...

Becky Thomas, from Falmouth, and Dan Orasnjak, from Newquay, have become partners at Lang Bennetts Chartered Accountants. Becky, who oversaw the firm’s expansion into Falmouth and has managed that office’s growth ever since, originally joined the firm as a...

Choosing who should officially open St Austell Leisure Centre brand new soft play centre was easy – children. And the youngsters proved they were more than up to the task, posing happily for the camera and holding the ribbon like pros. In the back ground were GLL...

An innovative scheme to help people with medical conditions become more physically active has been launched in leisure centres across Cornwall. Working with GP practices and other healthcare professionals, the Healthwise initiative has been developed by GLL, the...

Award-winning, Cornish Callestick Farm ice cream is being exported to China for the first time. The contract is worth half a million pounds to the company, based between Truro and Newquay, which is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year. Four more freezer...

It’s all about the music at the Princess Pavilion this month, with Rock, club anthems, Tech, House and a sprinkle of Garage on offer. On Friday 13th, tribute band These Smiths will take to the stage, performing some of the best loved songs by the Smiths and Morrissey....