Seagull attack leaves boy, aged 4, wounded in latest example of...
A four-year-old boy has been wounded by a seagull after the bird swooped down on the youngster as he ate his lunch in a seaside town. Father Alex Bryce said his son James was eating a sausage roll...
View ArticleUS heiress Haley Meijer's Cornwall blackmailer jailed over...
A man from Cornwall who married the daughter of an American billionaire has been jailed for 12 years after trying to blackmail her family by posting explicit photographs of her online, a court heard....
View ArticleFive things to do this week, August 2
1. DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL, SOUTH ZEAL The 38th annual festival will take place at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on August 7, 8 and 9. It provides the perfect opportunity to catch bright new folk acts,...
View ArticleTragedy averted as family of three dragged into sea at St Ives
An off duty lifeguard who helped rescue a family of three swept into the sea said it was the closest he had been to seeing someone drown.The two children, aged three and five were chasing a wave at...
View ArticleCouple and their dog rescued by RNLI after getting cut off by the...
A couple and their dog were rescued from a "life threatening" situation after being cut off by the tide and stranded on rocks for three hours. Michael Carey and Charlotte Worrall went to watch seals...
View ArticleForty firefighters tackle blaze in St Ives
Forty firefighters are battling a blaze in St Ives which has forced the closure of Tregenna Hill. The blaze at the Gaolyard Studios on Dove Street was report at about 5am today. Police and ambulance...
View ArticleGALLERY: Alice Mumford
Frank Ruhrmund enjoys the latest exhibition of work by still life painter Alice Mumford. Colour has always been of prime importance to Alice Mumford. When talking once of a suggested whirlwind tour...
View ArticleCornwall kebab shop ear-biter is jailed
A man who bit a former Royal Marine's ear in a Cornwall kebab shop before going on the rampage has been jailed. Antony McCartney, 41, went on the attack at Lulu's in St Ives in March after his partner...
View ArticleCornish spa retreat up for beauty award
A Cornish spa retreat has been shortlisted for a beauty award.The Carbis Bay Hotel and Estate has been shortlisted for the Professional Beauty Awards for the second year running and is yet again the...
View ArticleTop five plants for a Cornish garden
Hannah Finch talks to designer Jo Midwinter about creating beautiful Cornish gardens Cornish garden designer Jo Midwinter said there is just one downside to her new career - she should have started...
View Article£1.2million price tag for uninhabited two-roomed beach...
A uninhabited former artists' hang-out in St Ives which features a sand filled ground floor and boarded up windows has gone on sale with the eye watering price tag of £1.2million.On the face of it, the...
View ArticleMy Favourite Things with Carbis Bay Hotel's spa manager Radhika...
Radhika Khandke is the new spa manager at Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate's C Bay Spa. Radhika has worked in the spa industry since 1999, when she began her globetrotting career as a therapist on cruise...
View ArticleMy favourite things with St Ives chef Grant Nethercott
Grant Nethercott is the head chef and co-owner of The Alba restaurant in St Ives, a fine dining restaurant on the harbourside enjoying panoramic views of the bay, which is relaunching at the end of...
View ArticleTurning a hobby into a business brings sweet success in St Ives
After settling in St Ives and turning a hobby into a business, life is sweet for Andrea and Kevin Parsons, as Mike Bramhall discoversIf you've ever fancied being a real life Willie Wonka, why not head...
View ArticleOlive Cooke and Westcountry residents honoured by We Remember...
Veteran poppy seller Olive Cooke, two men from the Westcountry, and ten submarines that were lost in 1915 have all been remembered in the 2015 Submariners Association Memorial Pin. The latest centenary...
View ArticleThieves smash into jewellery shop in St Ives and grab £30,0...
A thief stole valuable jewellery from a shop in Cornwall by smashing inside with a gravestone, police have revealed. Little Jems Jewellers in Tregenna Place, St Ives, was broken into shortly after...
View ArticleVIDEO: How to save a two-tonne whale using plastic sheets and...
Cornish inventor Marc Ward has devised a way to help stranded whales using just plastic sheeting and 15metres of heavy duty rope.The founder of Jamm Products tested out the system with six friends and...
View ArticleDish of the week: Fowey mussels with black bean, ginger and...
This week's recipe is Fowey mussels with black bean, ginger and spring onion from head chef Grant Nethercott at The Alba restaurant, St IvesGrant said: "I choose this recipe as I love Cornish mussels...
View ArticleRiding the wave of traditional board making
Mike Bramhall meets a maker of traditional wooden belly boards who is applying modern techniques to an age-old productSurfboard "scientist" Gavin Randall is riding a wave of popularity by combining a...
View ArticleWorks by St Ives artist Hepworth become Grade II listed
Artworks by St Ives artist Barbara Hepworth are among a host of sculptures across England that have been newly listed. The 41 pieces include three sculptures by Hepworth, a Henry Moore artwork outside...
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