by stiveslocal | Sep 27, 2024 | News
Residents are being asked for their views on a draft policy aiming to improve housing quality across Cornwall, to support people to live in their homes for longer. Photograph: Richard Bell/Unsplash The draft Housing Assistance Policy sets out the council’s role in...
by stiveslocal | Sep 24, 2024 | community news, News
News that a long-awaited Women and Children’s Hospital promised for Cornwall may never be built has been described as “shocking and disappointing” by St Ives MP Andrew George. Cornish MPs meet health minister Karin Smyth earlier this month The £291m project — part of...
by stiveslocal | Sep 17, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
It’s festival time and that means this week there’s not just one but two opportunities to listen to great jazz at the Western Hotel. St Ives Jazz Club is presenting the Nicholas Meier World Group (pictured above) this evening (Tuesday), with The Jazz...
by stiveslocal | Sep 16, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
The modern St Ives September Festival dates back to 1978, making it one of the oldest community arts festivals in the country. Poetry in Norway Square I did, in fact, wonder if it dated back to 1953 when a festival was staged in the town to tie in with the Coronation...
by stiveslocal | Sep 14, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
The St Ives September Festival gets under way today in the sunshine, with a host of familiar faces flocking back to the town, and lots that is new for 2024. Festival veteran Bob Devereux (right, pictured with David Fenton) will be leading the open air performanes in...