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Bluebell festival brings carpets of spectacular colour as the wildflower peaks in Cornwall
After months of relentless rain, the bluebells are looking amazing, and there is one place in particular where people will travel for miles to see them
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I went to RattlerFest and it was the perfect start to festival season
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Kitted out with fairground rides, live music, tequila shootouts and plenty of cyder, RattlerFest 2024 was the perfect start to this years summer festival season
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Cornwall's next rising cooking TV star is now crowned best chef
BBC
The Michelin chef has restaurants in Cornwall
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Village pub is back as new owners fall in love with Cornwall
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
A couple have relocated from Buckinghamshire to Cornwall to take on a beloved 16th century pub in Pelynt after it closed at the beginning of the year
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29 photos from weirdly wonderful town folk festival
Padstow Obby Oss
From live music processions parading through the street to a huge knees-up in the local pubs it's quite the celebration each year
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Get a free National Trust pass worth up to £50 for your family day out this spring
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Fancy a day out with your partner to visit a woodland you love to walk in or even spot your favourite birds – or do you enjoy taking your friends and family somewhere new surrounded by nature?
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Cornwall's got a snazzy new restaurant, bar and mini golf course
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
Rosa is an American-Italian style restaurant which opened its doors earlier this week
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May Day in Padstow as Obby Oss festival returns
Padstow
The sun has even come out briefly for the annual folk celebration that sees the streets brimming with colour and activity in the coastal town in north Cornwall
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Jesus Christ Superstar review: Resurrection of classic musical is incredible at Hall for Cornwall
Hall For Cornwall
Just see the show for the stunning vocal performances if nothing else
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New café serving Buddha bowls, waffles and 'freakshakes' opens
Truro
It has a play area for small children and hosts a number of activities, including pottery painting
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Chapel House - the elegant Penzance hotel with that B&B feel
Penzance
It could be Penzance's best kept secret
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Cornwall's coastal gem where 'summer' has arrived but tourists haven't
Discover Cornwall
In his first Hesp out West column, award-winning Westcountry writer Martin Hesp savours the moment when, for him, winter changed into summer
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Best beer gardens in Cornwall to visit when it stops raining
Food
CornwallLive has pulled together a list of the best places for a pint in the sun based on our recommendations
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Great British Menu features Cornish star chef in south west heat
Food and Drink
Check out how Andi Tiuck gets on tonight as he returns to the GBM kitchen
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Wild swimming spots to add to your summer bucket list
Things to do in Cornwall
Tidal pools, waterfalls, quarries, hidden coves and outdoor pools await
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Meet the contestants at Cornwall's only ferret show
Animals
Imagine Crufts, but with much smaller animals, in a much smaller venue, and with much bigger laughs
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Popular skatepark set to reopen after securing council funding
Cornwall Council
TR7 Skatepark is promising to be back bigger, stronger and better
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Outdoor cinema is coming to the Eden Project
Eden Project
Mamma Mia! will kick off the series of shows on Bank Holiday weekend
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From homebrew to opening Cornwall's newest taphouse for beer lovers
Food and Drink
It's being set up by the former head brewer at the Driftwood Spars in St Agnes
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Health
Alternative ways to get fit in Cornwall
From yoga in your living room to a giant assault course with your social bubble
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Cornwall has 62 of the UK's best pubs according to CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2023
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
The guide's 50th edition is now available and it praises pubs in many places including Newquay, Falmouth, Helston and Penzance
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Cornwall pubs with fires to warm up and get cosy this autumn
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
With the colder days rolling in take shelter in one of these toasty pubs
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Cornwall's best wine bars according to TripAdvisor and Google reviews
Food and Drink
The nine wine bars below are perfect if you're in the mood for a glass or two, some tapas or a cheeseboard
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First look at Polurrian Hotel on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula after revamp
Lizard
It's been completed revamped but has quirky touches that make it a great place to unwind and enjoy the raw beauty of the Lizard Peninsula
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St Ives Bay Line: Breathtaking views from Britain's most scenic railway
St Ives
It is one of the most spectacular experiences in Cornwall, and only costs £4 for the whole day
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Hidden Cornish bar The Elephant is the place to go for live blues music and cocktails
Port Eliot
The Elephant opened in March and has already proved to be a huge success
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Giant knees-up planned in St Agnes for May Bank Holiday weekend
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It will take place during the first bank holiday weekend in May
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Funky beach bar brings 'elevated' dining to Cornish coast
Food and Drink
Family sharing plates, live music nights featuring local talent and it's dog friendly too
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Review: Four-star Dartmoor hotel is a special place for fine food lovers with dogs in tow
Places
The dog-friendly Mill End Hotel in Chagford is brimming with quiet charm, friendly staff and food you should go out of your way to try
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'We tried Marks and Spencer's brand new Dine In range - and some dishes are off the scale'
Food & Drink
Senior Content Creator Ellen got an exclusive preview of M&S' new Cook Menu Dine In range - now available to buy in stores
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Cornish baker scoop British Pie Award for best pasty and purists will HATE it
Food and Drink
The piemaker beat over 25 mouth-watering entries in the category
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Rising Cornwall star rages against second homes in brilliant new Cornish anthem
Cornish Culture
'I want to go home, can’t afford a property, I want to go home, but someone bought the sea / I met the devil, he’s so thrifty. He put this whole town on Airbnb' go the lyrics
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Iconic hotel given one star food hygiene rating
Food
It has been told that major improvement is necessary
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Amazon air Fryer cookbook that 'saves a fortune on takeaways' is now half price at £9.50
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The 'Bored Of Lunch' air fryer cookbook is now half-price on Amazon, and it's also available at Argos, WHSmith, and Waterstones.
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Born and bred Cornish boy to open one-of-a-kind drag queen café
Food
Ashley Sweet, or Ginger, has been working away behind the scenes for months to create a vibrant, eccentric café for all
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Cornwall dance festival the Masked Ball cancels event after complaints by residents
Entertainment
Organisers say it's now too late to resurrect the Spring Ball at a new venue this year but it will return in the future
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Entertainment
Big-name gigs and music festivals planned for Cornwall in 2021
Lots of reasons to be cheerful as we leave 2020 behind
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Cornish pub makes finals in running to be named best in England
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
Competing against pubs in Dorset and Merseyside to be named Visit England's Pub of the Year is the Peterville Inn in St Agnes
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Cornwall's newest festival brings biggest names in Jazz to Mousehole
Mousehole
It's been set up to encourage young musicians to show off their talent
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Holiday firm claims it knows where Cornwall's best surfing spots are
Things to do in Cornwall
They're probably going to be very busy
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Tropical Pressure returns to Porthtowan this summer
Entertainment
The festival will again overlook Porthtowan beach
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Cornwall's pun champion went from being homeless to funniest man in the room
Padstow
Congratulations Kev, you're very punny
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Review: 2:22 A Ghost Story at Hall for Cornwall is unmissable
Hall For Cornwall
This ingenious show is so much more than The Woman in Black for the TikTok age
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Cornwall wedding venues voted among best in UK
Cornwall beaches
Cornwall is one of the best places in the UK to get married
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Cornwall celebrates St Piran's Day
St Pirans Day
There are events planned up and down Cornwall to celebrate Cornish culture and heritage
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Top Cornwall beaches to visit on the North, South and West coast
Cornwall beaches
Cornwall is home to more than 400 beaches in total
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Bid to mark long-lost Cornwall music venue which pricked the ego of huge stars
Nostalgia
Will a blue plaque mark the Flamingo where everyone from Pink Floyd to The Who and Tom Jones to Sparks played?
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Top Cornish hotel's restaurant awarded three AA Rosettes
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
A renowned restaurant on the Lizard was Cornwall’s only multi-rosette winning eatery
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Cornwall inn which once housed smugglers is now an award-winning pub
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
The pub is a hub of the community, acting as a meeting place for friends and family
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Music venue bucks closure trend and will reopen with exciting plans ahead
Newquay
The owners are taking a new approach with the venue whilst still bringing the best of local live music
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Cornwall
Rick Stein's Cornwall - from the best cheese in Britain to the China clay pits
The celebrity chef is on a mission to cheer Cornwall up with his new TV series
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Music & Nightlife
Padstow
Live: May Day in Padstow as Obby Oss festival returns
The sun has even come out briefly for the annual folk celebration that sees the streets brimming with colour and activity in the coastal town in north Cornwall
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Big annual music and drinks festival is coming to Cornwall
Cornwall Live
Rattler Fest will see the likes of Scouting for Girls, The Zutons and East17 perform over the two-day event
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Glastonbury Festival expands travel options as ticket demand skyrockets
Music & Nightlife
The official coach travel partner of Glastonbury Festival has added 34 more departures this year to meet the growing demand from music fans.
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Songs chosen for funerals this year include Going Underground
Music & Nightlife
Another choice was Burn Baby Burn as a third of funerals now feature a personal song choice
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The Stranglers on why Cornwall has a special place in their dark heart
Entertainment
We chat to singer and guitarist Baz Warne about returning to Cornwall, the loss of founder members Dave Greenfield and Jet Black, and their most successful album for 40 years
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Cornwall Beaches
Cornwall beaches
Cornish beach is only British mention in world's 50 best
It's rubbing shoulders with beaches in Italy, the Philippines and the US Virgin Islands
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Cornwall beaches named the best in the UK
Cornwall's Best Beaches
Two of the top three beaches named by The Telegraph are in Cornwall
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The Cornwall beaches with 'whitest sand in the UK' are revealed
Cornwall's Best Beaches
Two beaches have been identified
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Shock Cornwall beach discoveries including £2.5m worth of drugs
Cornwall beaches
Weird items lost to sea decades ago are still washing up on our shores
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Boy, 9, named 'seagull screeching' champion after being bitten by one
Seagulls
Cooper was crowned the winner of the EC Gull Screeching competition in Belgium after scoring an impressive 92 points out of 100
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Things to do in Cornwall
Food
Best places to eat fish and chips in Cornwall include vegan restaurant people rave about and coastal farm shop
We looked at food hygiene ratings and TripAdvisor reviews to determine which restaurants and chippies are a must-try
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Cornish beach is only British mention in world's 50 best
Cornwall beaches
It's rubbing shoulders with beaches in Italy, the Philippines and the US Virgin Islands
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The Fish Market restaurant in Looe reopens after refurbishment with new outdoor area
Looe
The Fish Market in Looe started as a pop-up takeaway service during the Covid lockdown
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The five best and most booked spas in Cornwall for relaxation, luxury and coastal elegance
Things to do in Cornwall
Feeling like a break from real life? Here's some beautiful inspiration
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Review: Four-star Dartmoor hotel is a special place for fine food lovers with dogs in tow
Places
The dog-friendly Mill End Hotel in Chagford is brimming with quiet charm, friendly staff and food you should go out of your way to try
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Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
Neighbours fume over Cornwall beach bar licence bid
The bar has set out a series of measures to alleviate concerns as it asks to extend its opening hours
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Cornwall's got a snazzy new restaurant, bar and mini golf course
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
Rosa is an American-Italian style restaurant which opened its doors earlier this week
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Village pub is back as new owners fall in love with Cornwall
Pubs & Restaurants in Cornwall
A couple have relocated from Buckinghamshire to Cornwall to take on a beloved 16th century pub in Pelynt after it closed at the beginning of the year
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Review: Four-star Dartmoor hotel is a special place for fine food lovers with dogs in tow
Places
The dog-friendly Mill End Hotel in Chagford is brimming with quiet charm, friendly staff and food you should go out of your way to try
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Hidden Cornish bar The Elephant is the place to go for live blues music and cocktails
Port Eliot
The Elephant opened in March and has already proved to be a huge success
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Weather
RNLI
Mystery of empty boat at Lands End solved after urgent rescue operation
Concerns were raised about a floating RIB off the coast
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Beach closed for days after 'significant' rock fall
Environment
Thankfully no-one was hurt
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Dramatic late night rescue off Cornwall coast
Penlee Lifeboat
A 34ft yacht ran aground near Penzance
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Yacht rescued off Cornwall in bad weather conditions
RNLI
The incident happened before the weather turned
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I went to RattlerFest and it was the perfect start to festival season
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Kitted out with fairground rides, live music, tequila shootouts and plenty of cyder, RattlerFest 2024 was the perfect start to this years summer festival season
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Best places to eat fish and chips in Cornwall include vegan restaurant people rave about and coastal farm shop
We looked at food hygiene ratings and TripAdvisor reviews to determine which restaurants and chippies are a must-try
Aldi shoppers discover what 'e' symbol on products really means
Shopping
Aldi customers have been left fuming after discovering what the 'e' symbol on their food products really means, with many fearing they have been overcharged
Tradition once banned for being too noisy returns with dying crow
Penzance
A giant crow wearing a crown died three times, but was resurrected by horn-blowers making as much noise as possible to drive out the devil of winter
Cornish beach is only British mention in world's 50 best
Cornwall beaches
It's rubbing shoulders with beaches in Italy, the Philippines and the US Virgin Islands
River Island shoppers rushing to order 'cutest summer dress ever immediately'
Shopping
River Island shoppers have labelled the mini dress "amazing" and "gorgeous" on social media
St Ives
St Ives crowns May King and Queen in 450-year-old custom
The celebrations date back to 1573 and were revived in the year 2000
Shoppers rave over 'unbelievable' device that turns still wine into bubbly
Food and Drink
The Sage InFizz Fusion can turn any drink fizzy - including wine, flat soda and even coffee
Cornwall Street Food Festival returns for end of May Bank Holiday with lots more stalls
Food
Newquay will host 'four days of food paradise'
Best places to eat fish and chips in Cornwall include vegan restaurant people rave about and coastal farm shop
Food
We looked at food hygiene ratings and TripAdvisor reviews to determine which restaurants and chippies are a must-try
Tradition once banned for being too noisy returns with dying crow
Penzance
A giant crow wearing a crown died three times, but was resurrected by horn-blowers making as much noise as possible to drive out the devil of winter
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Truro
Loyal and hard-working Truro man died from overdose while waiting for rehab
Joshua James Annear had agreed to residential treatment at the time of his death and was planning a future with his girlfriend
Schoolboy Harrison Palmer died as he ran across the road in Cornwall
Courts
The driver of the truck was arrested at the scene at Pool but no further action was taken against him
Domineering husband stabbed wife so hard knife tip snapped in her skull, court told
Truro Crown Court
The trial for attempted murder over the violence against his wife of 22 years is expected to last several days
Stupid lorry driver risks lives with A30 U-turn at deadly Hayle bypass
A30
The impatient motorist was captured risking lives to get somewhere quicker
A30 traffic in Cornwall disruption with closures from tonight as 'final stages' of upgrade underway
A30
An A30 closure will see traffic diversions in place for the rest of the week including the weekend - and there are some changes to the normal route
Property
179-acre arable and livestock farm in Cornwall is up for sale at £3.5m
It has extensive livestock and general purpose buildings and a five-bedroom farmhouse
Domineering husband stabbed wife so hard knife tip snapped in her skull, court told
Truro Crown Court
The trial for attempted murder over the violence against his wife of 22 years is expected to last several days
Cornwall planning: Trelissick car park decision as people think there would be road rage
Transport
Concerns are raised at the effect a pedestrian crossing would have on one of the best-loved businesses in Cornwall
A30 traffic in Cornwall disruption with closures from tonight as 'final stages' of upgrade underway
A30
An A30 closure will see traffic diversions in place for the rest of the week including the weekend - and there are some changes to the normal route
Fern Britton's stalker pursued TV presenter 200 miles to her home in Cornwall
Courts
The former This Morning presenter was targeted by James Haviland for nearly two years. He sent her flowers and travelled 200 miles to stay in the village where she lives