During September, the UK is forecast to bask in an Indian summer. Metrogroup’s senior forecaster Brendan Jones thinks temperatures are set to rise again this week …
Could Cornwall power Britain?
The prospect is staggering and little known. While the world seeks ever more destructive means to obtain stuff to burn and turn into power, a little known mineral found abundantly in Cornwall could be the perfect solution …
A perfect Bank Holiday
What better way to spend a lazy August Bank Holiday Monday than canoeing along Exeter’s ship canal (pictured), or on the adjoining River Exe? …
Red Arrows hit the spot
It starts with a bulldog growl, then in seconds becomes a mighty cacophony of noise that scrambles your nervous system …
Exeter turns screw on bins
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With another substantial job lot of Exeter citizenry set to be relegated to fortnightly rubbish collections in September, bin rage is in the air …
First glimpse of Cam’s Endellion
The first pictures have been released of the Camerons’ Cornish baby, Florence Rose Endellion …
Sell shares now, warns guru
Economics guru Albert Edwards, a strategist at Société Générale, is warning of a “bloodbath” in share markets in the months to come. October is a traditional month for a stock market crash and it’s beginning to look ominous for 2010 …
Lost flower rediscovered in Cornwall
The long-lost perennial Centaury has been found in Cornwall after going missing for 50 years …
Regional fire centres in doubt
The BBC is saying that the £423m project for nine fire control centres in England could be scaled back to five. It’s not known if the Taunton centre, which covers Devon and Cornwall, will be affected …
Cameron girl is named Endellion
So the Cornish name connection for David and Samantha Cameron’s new baby is to be Endellion. In full, Florence Rose Endellion Cameron. St Endellion is a small village between Wadebridge and Port Isaac …
