Grieving my mother and the ceremony of playing live, I collaborated instead with the land, water and muses of Cornwall – they helped me reboard my sonic spaceshipThe first lockdown, my family did medium-to-spicy well. It was me, my husband Mark, [my da…
‘Galactic Britain’: how Cornwall is winning the European space race
Following the publication of the National Space Strategy last week, photojournalist Jonny Weeks explores how the south-west is primed for Britain’s first sovereign rocket launch“When we first started, people would laugh at us,” says Melissa Thorpe as s…
Skipper recalls ‘evasive’ submarine off Cornwall as trawler sank in 2004
Inquest in London hears crew who went to assist French trawler Bugaled Breizh tell of sub’s movements at scene where five diedA trawler skipper who rushed to the aid of another fishing boat after it capsized off the Cornish coast reported seeing a subm…
Families hope UK inquest will solve mystery of trawler deaths in 2004
Judge says court will look at possible submarine links as to how fishing boat sank off Cornish coast The families of a fishing boat crew who believe their deaths 17 years ago were caused by a military submarine becoming entangled in their nets off the …
Family ‘in tears’ after Cornwall hotel booking swapped for Uxbridge
Booking through online travel agents can have pitfalls – such as arriving for a luxury holiday only to find it doesn’t existThe five-star Retallack Resort near Newquay is one of Cornwall’s top watersports centres, where guests are housed in self-cateri…
The Tape review – Cornish-set folk musical bobs along like a floating flip-flop
A disillusioned musician stumbles upon inspiration in a charming film debut from folk singer Martha TilstonEnglish folk singer Martha Tilston pulls off an impressive hat-trick of debuts as writer, director and star of this sweet-natured and gently char…
Two divers presumed dead after vanishing near wreck off Cornwall
Helicopter and lifeboats take part in search after men fail to return from exploring HMS Scylla on FridayA major search is under way for two divers presumed dead after they disappeared while exploring a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall.The men faile…
‘This place is on the move’: how artists are reviving Cornwall’s St Austell
Project including UK’s tallest ceramic sculpture is raising profile of town often overlooked by holidaymakersTourists have long tended to bypass the Cornish town of St Austell on their way to the surfing beaches of Cornwall’s north coast or the bays an…
Surge in Britons booking ahead for UK holidays in 2022
Thousands of reservations taken for next summer as holidaymakers seek to avoid missing out on propertiesIt is a conundrum that British tourist boards have struggled for decades to solve: how do you persuade holidaymakers to swap sangria in Spain for Bl…
UK braces for Covid surge as people head to bank holiday hotspots
Cases in Cornwall reach record levels as infection rate soars among teenagers after Boardmasters festivalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of coronavirus cases as about 500,…