Prince Charles given medal of honour as he visits Greece with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales rounded off a two-day visit to Greece by receiving Athens’ highest distinction – the Gold Medal of Honour – before departing for the UK. Charles said he was ‘enormously touched’ by the gesture at the culmination of a packed second day of the whistle-stop visit with the Duchess of Cornwall that … Read more

Royal Navy Hawk T1 jet crashes in Cornwall

Royal Navy Hawk T1 jet crashes in Cornwall after suffering ‘engine failure’ during training exercise as crew escapes with only ‘minor injuries’ after ejecting from cockpit Sources confirmed that the jet is from 736 Naval Squadron based at Culdrose Both crew members thought to have safely ejected, suffering only minor injuries  Jet, which can travel … Read more

Royal Navy Hawk T1 fighter jet crashes in Cornwall

Royal Navy Hawk T1 fighter jet crashes in Cornwall after suffering ‘engine failure’ during training exercise as crew escapes with only ‘minor injuries’ after ejecting from cockpit Sources confirmed that the jet is from 736 Naval Squadron based at Culdrose Both crew members thought to have safely ejected, suffering only minor injuries  Emergency services remain … Read more

Duchess of Cornwall praises free train travel for those fleeing from domestic abuse

Hannah Bridgwood, associate solicitor at Clarke Willmott LLP, outlined what exactly lockdown emergency measures mean for vulnerable women:  Are there provisions in the Coronavirus bill for victims of domestic abuse who will be isolated with their abuser? The measures provide for people leaving their home in exceptional circumstances and one of these is to ‘avoid … Read more

Treasure island: The best gold and silver mines in the UK, from Wales to Cornwall

How do you guarantee a UK holiday full of precious memories? By visiting our best gold and silver mines of course. Here you’ll delve deep into the history of mining, explore tunnels, pan for gold, learn fascinating facts about geology and our landscape – and buy (or find) treasure to take home. Head first to … Read more

Cornwall replaces London as the most popular location on Rightmove

Cornwall has overtaken London as the most popular British location among homebuyers searching online, it has been revealed. Rightmove said there were more than five million searches for properties in Cornwall in February alone – double on the same month a year ago – although how many people were actively planning to move there and … Read more

Staycations: The places that Britons want to visit this summer, from Cornwall to the Lake District

Cornwall – brace yourself. The places Britons are most desperate to visit once No10 lifts the lockdown have been revealed, and Cornwall is top of the pile. The ranking has been compiled by Big 7 Travel, which took suggestions from its team of travel experts and its 409,000 Instagram followers on the best destinations for … Read more

World’s largest daffodil grower in Cornwall is forced to let flowers ROT as not enough pickers

Fields of flowers are being left to rot in Cornwall because not enough pickers are available to harvest the crop following Brexit.   The world’s largest daffodil grower, Varfell Farms in Penzance, Cornwall, produces 500 million stems a year and needs 700 workers to pick them. The crops are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and … Read more

Murder probe after man’s body pulled from reservoir in Cornwall as police arrest 50-year-old

Man, 37, who was pulled from reservoir in Cornwall with stab wounds as police arrest 50-year-old on suspicion of murder Police were called on Thursday following reports of a body spotted in the water The man, whose identity remans a mystery, was pronounced dead at the scene A 50-year-old man with ‘links to Cornwall’ arrested … Read more

Murder probe after man’s body is pulled from reservoir in Cornwall with stab wounds

Murder probe after man’s body is pulled from reservoir in Cornwall with stab wounds as police arrest 50-year-old Police were called on Thursday following reports of a body spotted in the water The man, whose identity remans a mystery, was pronounced dead at the scene A 50-year-old man with ‘links to Cornwall’ arrested today as … Read more