St Ives September Festival: Guildhall line-up

The full list of events has been announced for the St Ives September Festival events taking place at the Guildhall, the main festival venue. Tickets are available now online here and from tourist information centres throughout Cornwall. What’s On September 12:...
St Ives Literature Festival: a way with words

St Ives Literature Festival: a way with words

Bob Devereux entertaining at last year’s September Festival St Ives may be lauded for its art, but it has a way with words, too, and this will be under the spotlight when the annual Literature Festival returns from May 9-16. The event is curated by cultural...
A new era for a former St Ives Lifeboat

A new era for a former St Ives Lifeboat

The James Stevens No 10 on the water. Photographs: John Chard Going to sea in a modern lifeboat in all weathers is a big enough challenge. Imagine setting out to save lives in a 37ft open boat which had to be rowed. That’s what the crew of the James Stevens No 10 had...

A writer's life: From Cuxhaven to Carbis Bay

Birte Hosken’s first novel, Petroc’s Church, tells the story of a young woman called Jen who takes a summer job in Cornwall to escape her busy life in London — and is instantly attracted to the good-looking man who lives next door. Birte’s own Cornish romance began 31...