Interview: Molly Hocking

What a year it’s been for St Ives girl Molly Hocking, winner of ITV talent show The Voice. It’s been a whirlwind experience for the former Kidz R Us actor and singer, whose family are well known in St Ives. We caught up with the busy performer as she returned home for...
Plastic Free St Ives: Why do we clean beaches?

Plastic Free St Ives: Why do we clean beaches?

By Emma Fashokun, manager of the Cornish Gems Coffee Lounge, with contributions from Florence Makhlouf One of the lovely benefits of living in, or visiting, St Ives and other coastal towns and villages in Cornwall are the beautiful beaches. Whether enjoying a...
Saints Funerals: Bringing Barnoon Chapel back to life

Saints Funerals: Bringing Barnoon Chapel back to life

Christmas can be a challenging time for anyone who has been bereaved, whether their loss is recent or occurred many years ago. This year, grieving families are being invited by Saints Funeral Services to an open day at Barnoon Chapel, on December 20, where they will...
Chernobyl Children: A lifeline in St Ives

Chernobyl Children: A lifeline in St Ives

Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline supports children and their families from Belarus and Ukraine who were affected by the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Belarus, where most of the charity’s work is focused, received more than 70% of the radioactive fallout from the...
Plastic-free St Ives: Looking ahead to Christmas

Plastic-free St Ives: Looking ahead to Christmas

Paper decorations adorning The Coffee Lounge, on Tregenna Hill, St Ives by Emma Fashokun, manager of The Coffee Lounge Christmas is a time for giving — and of course, giving means buying. If you’re going to be lucky enough to spend Christmas in our lovely town, either...
Chernobyl Children: A lifeline in St Ives

Chernobyl Children: A Lifeline in St Ives

Gill and Roger: ‘It’s life changing, with many new friends in Belarus, Ukraine and St Ives’ Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline supports children and their families from Belarus and Ukraine who were affected by the world’s worst nuclear disaster....