Cornwall News

The world famous Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall is to begin science weekends during the month of January. These fun packed events are sure to entertain and educate visitors to the centre and have a separate theme for each weekend. On the 14th and 15th will be the Far-out Forces weekend with explosive experiments where visitors can get involved and assist the crazy guys from the Ministry of Science who make sure that each show goes with a bang, literally.

Mango is a seven year old Labrador with a rather unique talent. Labradors are renowned for their love of water, but this one takes it to a whole new level. The water loving canine likes nothing better than to get amongst the waves on her surf board with her owner.

If you were asked to name famous Golf Courses in the UK, Gleneagles could be a name that springs to mind, but would you think of the Pennines as having a golf course? Probably not but that is all about to change because my dear golfing companions The Pennines Golf Trail has come into being to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pennine Way.

The saying the luck of the Irish rings true as from 14^th March of this year four flights per week, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday will increase to six flights per week in April from Newquay Airport to Dublin.

Carnivals are usually associated with either Rio De Janeiro or Notting hill but there is another one to add to your list, St Austell in Cornwall, whose residents know how to celebrate the onset of winter.

Established in 1834 the Penzance Dry Dock has seen good times and bad, it was saved from Administration by the Isles if Scilly Steamship Group in 2009 when they acquired the lease for the docks.  The dock gives employment to fifteen people who provide a range of services from ship repair, welding and fabrication and not only for the Marine Industry.  The Dry Dock has won a large order in connection with the rebuilding of the Penzance Jubilee Pool.

Thanks to the lovely sunny weather over the Easter period tourism chiefs have announced that record numbers of visitors have visited Devon and Cornwall to soak up the sunshine on the beach and also to boost the numbers at many attractions throughout the South West.

The Chancellor, George Osborne has today announced plans for Cornwall and the Scilly Isles to receive a substantial package for the area to be able to attract more visitors. The target is to have over three million tourists visiting from overseas by the year 2020, an increase of 800,000 on today's figures.