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Biggest contract successfully achieved in historic home
Furniture design company Samuel F Walsh has just successfully completed its biggest commission to date. Led by expert craftsman Sam Walsh, the team have transformed the kitchen, utility room, boot room, bedroom and study in historic Kiln Quay House, Flushing. Famous...
Celebrate the Royal Wedding in style
Most people love a wedding and a Royal one is especially exciting. That’s why the Royal Duchy Hotel in Falmouth is offering an opportunity to celebrate in style. On Saturday 19 May, resident and non-resident guests are being invited to enjoy a tea party fit for a...
The Headland to Host National Waiter’s Day Event
The Headland hotel in Newquay is thrilled to have been chosen to host this year’s Cornish National Waiter’s Day. The event, which is the brainchild of ‘First Dates’ Fred Sirieix, and led by The Springboard Charity, aims to both highlight careers in the front of house...
Back with the Karens at Orbiss
Jane Lane couldn’t be happier with her new role as business manager at Orbiss. After 12 years running her own accountancy practice, she is now employed by the Truro-based telecommunications and IT company. Orbiss directors Karen Patterson and Karen McGowan are equally...
GDPR seminars prove very popular
With the deadline fast approaching for enforcement of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), businesses across Cornwall were quick to book on a free seminar organised by Lang Bennetts Chartered Accountants and delivered by compliance experts, Roche-based...
In the pink at Lang Bennetts
The ladies at Lang Bennetts Chartered Accountants are limbering up in preparation for Falmouth’s 5k Race for Life on Sunday 13 May. It isn’t the first time that members of the team have taken part to raise funds for Cancer Research UK but this time, with one of their...
‘Tremendous improvement in a very short time’
Councillor Mike Eathorne-Gibbons, Cornwall Council’s Portfolio Holder for Customers, has cut the ribbon to officially open St Austell Leisure Centre’s new facilities. In a short speech to assembled guests, he said they were a ‘tremendous improvement in a very short...
Cornish manufacturer appoints UK sales manager
Cornish manufacturer DM Orthotics has recently recruited a new UK sales manager to help the Redruth-based company focus on winning new business. Kate Groenewald, previous UK sales manager for Amoena, the world's leading breast care brand, will build relationships with...
Map mementoes for Commonwealth Heads of Government
Caroline Robinson and her award-winning team from Cornwall-based Clear Mapping Co have just had the opportunity to showcase their illustrative ability at the very highest level after being commissioned to create a special edition poster map for the Commonwealth Heads...
World champion chef re-joins Princess Pavilion
He’s beaten top chefs around the country in competition several times and just a few of the titles under his culinary belt include Norwegian Seafood Chef of the Year in 2007 and being declared petits fours world champion in a hotly contested international competition...
Campus accommodation provider offers locals’ discount
A 15 per cent discount is being offered to local people booking accommodation on the Penryn campus during the peak season period from 13 July until the end of August. Operated by Cornwall Plus, Glasney Rooms and Glasney Flats are occupied by students throughout the...
Celebrate the Royal Wedding with an afternoon tea fit for the Queen
On Saturday 19th May, The Headland in Newquay will be inviting guests to watch the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in style. Arriving on the red carpet, those attending will be invited into the ballroom to watch the ceremony on a large screen before enjoying...
Hat-trick for The Headland
The Headland Hotel in Newquay is celebrating for the third time in less than six months following its success at last night’s Cornwall Business Awards. The front of house team were presented with the prestigious Customer Focus Award, highlighting their continued...
New product will help people walk more naturally
DM Orthotics, a Redruth-based company that has become a world leader in medical rehabilitation and sports performance innovations, will be launching a revolutionary new product at Naidex, Europe’s largest event for the disability sector. Developed and researched over...
New facilities open at St Austell Leisure Centre
More than £800,000 worth of investment has resulted in a range of new facilities opening at Better, St Austell Leisure Centre - including a much larger gym, fitted out with 60 workout stations plus functional training, a spacious fitness studio with sprung floor,...
The Princess Pavilion gets a facelift
The Princess Pavilion in Falmouth will be closed for four days at the end of April whilst £15,000 of refurbishment takes place. The improvements are part of an ongoing programme of work to upgrade the much-loved food, drink and events venue. When social enterprise...
Remembering Charles Causley – poet and proud Cornishman
Two hundred years ago in 1818, a group of men and women gathered at the County Library in Truro to establish a society of learning and culture that still exists and thrives today. The Royal Institution of Cornwall (RIC) runs the Royal Cornwall Museum and the Courtney...
Royal Duchy Hotel receives Silver Star Award
Following a recent inspection, The Royal Duchy Hotel in Falmouth has been issued a Silver Star Award from the AA – one of only 54 hotels in the whole of the UK to enjoy that accolade. The award is presented to hotels that offer a superior level of quality within their...