A teacher who has steered students through Mullion School for a quarter of a century is in the final of the Teaching Awards – the Oscars of the teaching profession. Amanda Hipkiss has won the South West region award for Lifetime Achievement Teacher
The River Fal lay-up berths will be empty in the coming month for the first time in years. The roll on roll off ferry Norman Trader has been sold to Stena Line to be renamed Stena Allegra. She is expected to leave the Fal tomorrow or on Friday,
Entry is now open for Boardmasters all-new surf comps, set to take place at Fistral Beach this summer. With the loss of the headline international surf competition this year, Boardmasters organisors say they are proud to be embracing home grown
The site of the former Bon Marche store in Falmouth’s Market Street is currently under offer, but town manager Richard Gates has warned against getting too excited over the prospect of a new business moving in. “Just because a place is under offer
A street party to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation is taking place in Helston next week. It follows the success of a similar event held last year for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, which saw Meneage Street filled with a long
Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s Cornwall Air Ambulance Summer Ball, with guests able to dance the night away against the backdrop of the iconic red helicopter. The Summer Ball will be held in the hanger at the charity’s headquarters on
Seven is widely considered a lucky number and so it has proved for a tile business that has now expanded into Helston. Former Helston town councillor Niall Devenish and his wife Emma have run The Tile Collection, based at Longrock near Penzance
The elegant motor yacht Dona Amelia arrives back in local waters next week when she berths at the docks. In 2011 the 1929-built Dona Amelia underwent a four-month refit at the Pendennis Shipyard complex. Now she is expected to be going up the River
Organisors of the second Garden Truro festival are gearing up to celebrate the city's parks, gardens and open spaces. Throughout the four day event there will be a garden marquee featuring seed trays and a painting exhibition from local schools
Despite being sworn in as mayor of Falmouth for the 11th time on Monday night, Geoffrey Evans admitted to the crowded room that he was “more nervous than I have ever been.” Mr Evans first took on the role in 1976, only two years after first being
