HERA remembered
Last month the Roseland marked the 110th anniversary of the loss of the Hera. The four masted sailing ship Hera ran aground off Gull Rock close to the coast at Nare Head...
Author: Lindsay Brooke
Pendower Beach House Hotel – planning application, drop in session and public meeting
A revised planning application for the development of Pendower Beach House Hotel on Rocky Lane, has been submitted to Cornwall Council. Scaled back from the plans submitted in the original 2020 application,...
Book reviews – March 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Last Devil to Die
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman Published by Viking 2023. Due for publication in paperback May 2024 The fourth in the Thursday Murder Club series, set in Coopers Close retirement village....
Gardening – March 2024 – Alison Agnew
“Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade”Rudyard Kipling Like many of us, our gardening expert Alison Agnew, has been struggling to find the will to face the weather and get...
Weather – Kernow Weather Team – February weather summary
What more can the Kernow Weather Team say about February’s weather – wet, wet, wet! At the time of writing there had been 121 mm of rain over the Duchy. Well, what...
BeeMania – March 2024 – Colin Rees
Well, the weather hasn’t improved much over the past month. Today, as I am writing this there is a cold wind blowing and though the sun is shining, it’s bitter in the...
Book reviews – February 2024 – Sallie Eden – A Spy Among Friends
Published by Bloomsbury 2014 You might have seen the outstanding TV series but, like me, you may not (until now) have read the book on which it was based. Aptly subtitled ‘Philby...
Hera remembered – memorial service and talk 3/4 February
Just a reminder that there will be special events over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of February to mark the 110th anniversary of the loss of the Hera. ...
Weather – Kernow Weather Team – January weather summary
Well, what can we say about January, it all went on with 3 named storms and snow. Here’s how Penny at the Kernow Weather Team summed up what the weather threw at...
BeeMania – February 2024 – Colin Rees
Honey bees are starting to ‘stretch their legs’ and venture out. Here’s our bee expert Colin Rees with some advice on how ‘hefting’ and a bit of maintenance can help you get...