by stiveslocal | Feb 26, 2025 | community news, News
Cornwall Council has approved its budget for 2025/26, which will see a 4.99% increase in council tax rates. This includes a 2% levy to be used for adult social care. The plans include an increase of £22 million in the council’s net spending on care for adults and...
by stiveslocal | Feb 24, 2025 | Arts and entertainment
Families across Cornwall can now access free online children’s books in different languages, including Cornish. A page from Theo’s Wobbly Tooth (Dans Lows Theo) LOTE 4 Kids is an online collection of digital children’s books in more than 75 languages, including...
by stiveslocal | Feb 19, 2025 | community news, News
There’s just under a month to go to express interest if you’d like to be considered as a food and beverage provider when St Ives Guildhall re-opens in early 2026. The town council is open for expressions of interest proposals to work with it to develop and...
by stiveslocal | Feb 17, 2025 | Arts and entertainment
Uncultivated Land, which is continuing at Anima Mundi until 29th March, demonstrates Andrew Hardwick’s ongoing concern with, and depictions of, the contemporary landscape. The exhibition is another chapter or ongoing documentation of his experience, locale, and our...
by stiveslocal | Feb 13, 2025 | community news, News
The weather stayed fair for St Ives Feast Day and crowds were treated to the usual spectacle of parades, fundraising events, and, of course, the youngsters’ chase around town to claim possession of the heralded silver ball. Jasper Walmsley returns the silver ball to...