Media
EXCLUSIVE – Former Truro City boss buys Newquay Voice and St Austell Voice newspapers
By Graham Smith Pete Masters, former owner of Truro City Football Club, has bought two more Cornish newspapers – the Newquay Voice and the St Austell Voice. Mr Masters...
County Hall losing enthusiasm for publishing its own newspaper
By Graham Smith Cornwall Council appears to be moving away from the idea of launching its own newspaper. In November the council agreed to investigate a proposal to distribute,...
“Bait” – the Cornish fishing drama – nominated for two Bafta film awards
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The film Bait – a ground-breaking movie about Cornwall’s historic fishing industry – has been nominated for two Baftas. Starring Edward Rowe (Kernow King), the black...
Cornwall’s footballers await the draw for the “alternative” World Cup
By Graham Smith The organisers of an “alternative” World Cup football tournament have named the 16 teams which will compete in a small part of the former Yugoslavia later...
Cornwall’s Music Education Hub gets a slice of government funding
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall’s Music Education Hub has been guaranteed government funding to continue encouraging youngsters through the next academic year. Although Cornwall Council no longer provides instrument tuition...
New car parking plans for Minack Theatre
By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall’s iconic Minack Theatre has submitted plans to create a permanent car park extension after finding that some of its spaces were being used by beach...
St Austell D-Day hero among Cornwall’s New Year Honours awards
By Rashleigh MacFarlane A D-Day veteran from St Austell has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list. Harry Billinge, 94, is often seen fundraising for the...
Publisher of Cornish newspapers closes its last newsroom in Cornwall, and heads for Plymouth
By Anne North The company which owns most of Cornwall’s newspapers, and the website Cornwall Live, is to close its last remaining newsroom in Cornwall. The closest editorial office...
The Truth is coming! Cornwall Council draws up plans to boost its reputation, by publishing its own newspaper
By Richard Whitehouse and Julia Penhaligon Plans are underway at County Hall for Cornwall Council to produce its own newspaper, which would be distributed free to every household. The...
Update on plans for the 700-year-old Cornish play which will cost taxpayers more than £125,000
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Dramatists who bid to stage a 700-year-old Cornish play should find out today (Monday) if they have been shortlisted for the further development of their ideas....
BBC Radio Cornwall records worst-ever third-quarter audience figures
By Julia Penhaligon BBC Radio Cornwall has lost 54,000 listeners over the past five years, according to the latest batch of industry data. RAJAR reports that for the most...
Rock festival gets licence, despite protests from locals, after 7-hour meeting
By Richard Whitehouse A new music, food and wellbeing festival will be held - officially - for the first time next year after being granted a licence. Porthilly Spirit...
Rock music festival gives councillors a headache as they sift through more than 130 written representations, ahead of Thursday’s decision
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The stage is set for a major licensing battle on Thursday when councillors decide whether or not to permit a rock festival at Rock, near Wadebridge....
Plans for a rock festival at Rock again divide opinion
By Richard Whitehouse Organisers of a controversial festival near Rock, which was forced to pull the plug just two weeks before it was due to open its doors, could...
Cornwall bids to host 2021 UK Pride
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Cornwall is bidding to host the national UK Pride event in 2021. Lancaster, Oxford and Weston-super-Mare are the other bidders. Voting will take place at the...
Penzance tribute to Peter Le Mare, tireless campaigner for peace
By Peter Tremayne A special festival is planned for Penzance later this month in tribute to one of Cornwall’s most influential peace campaigners, who died in July. Peter Le...
Cornwall Live publisher experiments with asking readers to pay-as-they-go for news articles
By Rashleigh MacFarlane The company which owns and publishes Cornwall Live has become the latest local news organisation to embrace a new “pay-as-you-go” system for online readers. Reach PLC,...
Countdown to opening time in the Old Brewery, and a chance to search for magic spells on 14 miles of shelves
By Rashleigh MacFarlane Is Cornwall Council capable of organising anything in a brewery? We won’t have long to find out. Excitement is mounting at County Hall over the impending...
County Hall spent £1.3 million on Cornish language in eight years
By Peter Tremayne Cornwall Council has spent more than £1.3 million on promoting the Cornish language since 2011, according to a Freedom of Information answer. Most of the cash...
After Boardmasters: tomorrow’s weather forecast leads to cancellation of other events
By Julia Penhaligon Forecast high winds and heavy rain have led to the cancellation of more events in Cornwall and across the South West. A free concert by the...