by stiveslocal | Dec 12, 2025 | community news, News
St Ives RNLI has recorded its busiest year ever, with more than 85 service launches already in 2025. That’s more than double the 34 launches in 2024. St Ives RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat, Nora Stachura, and inshore lifeboat, Donald Dean, on the water. Photograph...
by stiveslocal | Dec 5, 2025 | community news, News
St Ives Town Council has set its precept — that’s its share of residents’ council tax bills — for the financial year 2026/27. The council’s expenditure for the year has been agreed at £2,582,501, with the precept (paid for as part of council tax...
by stiveslocal | Dec 4, 2025 | community news, News
Santa will be returning by lifeboat tomorrow evening, but it nearly didn’t happen, as the new St Ives Local podcast recalls. The podcast guest is Liz Deakin, who has taken over running St Ives in December. She enjoyed the spectacle from The Balcony last year,...
by stiveslocal | Dec 4, 2025 | community news, News
Cornwall Council pay and display car parks will be free to use this Saturday, 6th December, also known as Small Business Saturday. And the owners of the Laundry car park, on The Stennack, have also confirmed that parking there will be free, not only on Saturday, but...
by stiveslocal | Dec 3, 2025 | community news, News
St Ives will once again mark the start of the festive season in the most magical way possible, with Santa making his grand entrance to the town by lifeboat! Photograph: St Ives BID Supported by the RNLI, this much-loved tradition brings the community together for an...
by stiveslocal | Dec 2, 2025 | community news, News
Train disruption in West Cornwall will continue until Saturday, says GWR, with valid rail tickets accepted on rail replacement buses. Services are not running west of Truro, with the branch line between St Erth and St Ives also out of action. Passengers travelling...
