Major step forward for rugby club and housing plan

Major step forward for rugby club and housing plan

The long-awaited scheme to provide new sports facilities, enabling land for future affordable homes and extra care housing in St Ives, has reached a key milestone. Contractors have been formally appointed to build the new clubhouse and sports pitch at St Ives Rugby...
Premier Inn planning review request rejected

Premier Inn planning review request rejected

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has rejected a request from St Ives residents to review the decision to allow a hotel to be built on the site of a care home. Andrew George (second left) is pictured outside the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government...
Fun day boost for summer reading challenge

Fun day boost for summer reading challenge

Palemon Best Community Day is returning to the St Ives recreation area on Monday, 28th July, promoting the national Summer Reading Challenge. The community outreach day was piloted by St Ives Town Council last year. Along with Cornwall Libraries’ mobile library,...
Suspicious night-time activity related to vehicles

Suspicious night-time activity related to vehicles

The Neighbourhood Police Team in Hayle are investigating reports of a person attempting to gain access to parked cars throughout residential areas of Hayle. This is reportedly happening during the early morning hours, between 3am and 6am. “Please make sure you...
Clarity sought on Cornwall Growth Funding

Clarity sought on Cornwall Growth Funding

Cornwall Council’s leader has written to the prime minister asking for urgent clarity on whether Cornwall will continue to receive Local Growth Funding after March 2026. Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost The letter comes in response to recent announcements...
Entries open for St Ives Raft Race

Entries open for St Ives Raft Race

St Ives Pilot Gig Club has announced that its Raft Race will return on Sunday, 10th August, with the start set for 5pm. Teams from local businesses and organisations, tackle a course from the Sloop slip to the Arcade steps, on to the lifeboat house slip — where they...