Falmouth and Penryn Foodbank & Peaky Digital
Peaky Digital Partners with Penryn & Falmouth Foodbank for 2025 Charity of the Year Falmouth-based digital marketing agency, Peaky Digital, is proud to announce Penryn & Falmouth Foodbank as its Charity of the Year for 2025. With food bank usage at an all-time high, Peaky Digital’s team is committed to using their digital expertise to help Penryn & Falmouth Foodbank continue their vital work. The number of parcels distributed by food banks in the South West has risen by 62% since 2019, and
Looking for a way to make your apprenticeship programme stand out during National Apprenticeship Week 2025?
Take inspiration from businesses already making waves with local radio advertising. By sharing their success stories on trusted stations like Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio, they’ve:? Connected with local talent.? Enhanced their reputation.? Made apprenticeships a key part of their business growth.Ready to see similar results? Let’s talk about how we can help your brand shine this February.
New office space available
Contemporary business centre at the edge of Falmouth offers compact office space, ideal for a single occupant. Features include dedicated parking, flexible and straightforward contract terms, superfast broadband with Ethernet connection, and access to shared amenities, including a kitchen. The office measures 3.8m x 1.65m. If you would like more information about office space at Dove House please email hello@dovehouse.uk
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Truro City FC and Cornwall Chamber of Commerce
Truro City is delighted to announce a community sponsorship with the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce (CCOC). This exciting new partnership sees the CCOC sponsor Truro City’s new club branded lager called ‘The Business’, which is being brewed by Molson Coors. The Business will only be available in the Tinners’ Fan Zone from Saturday’s Vanarama National League South game at home to Aveley. Supporters at the Truro City Stadium will also be able to consume The Business in the club’s newly launched reusable
Promote your company, business or industry at Truro School's Careers Convention
We are delighted to invite Cornwall Chamber of Commerce Members to exhibit at Truro School’s Careers Convention, taking place on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm at the Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre.This is an amazing opportunity to showcase your company or profession to enthusiastic pupils and Sixth Form students from Truro School and other visiting schools. Through face-to-face conversations, you can provide insights into your work - what it entails, qualifications required, entry pathways,
Our 2025 Marketing Calendar is now available!
Brought to you by Bauer Media home of Hits Radio Cornwall and Greatest Hits Radio Cornwall we bring you our marketing calendar packed with essential dates and prime opportunities, it's your guide to connecting with your audience at the right times.Whether it's Valentine’s Day or Black Friday, seize every campaign moment for maximum impact.Advertise Your Business Locally with Bauer Media: Your 2025 Campaign Partner - Hits Radio Advertising UK
Affiliated Organisation of the Society for Radiological Protection
We are thrilled to announce that Jarvis Nuclear have been accepted as an Affiliated Organisation of the Society for Radiological Protection. We are committed to providing the best service to our clients and embracing the Society's objective to support the science and art of radiological protection.
New training courses for 2025
One of our goals for 2025 was to run a number of training courses. Up and running this week we have a Contingency Plan training course being delivered for a client by Neil M., and on Wednesday we have a Radon Awareness course prepared for a Devon based client by Paul J. The radon awareness course will be repeated next week for the second set of staff from our client. Excited to announce that our first RPS training course will also be delivered in the next four weeks for another of our South West clients. If
Have your say as Cornish people get a new voice!
A service has been relaunched to gather important insights and opinions from Cornish residents. Called What Cornwall Thinks, a new web platform has been created by market intelligence experts at PFA Research, who hope it will become a powerful tool for digging into issues facing our communities. Issues investigated by surveying local people will be wide and varied and could include such insights as the perceived impacts of tourism, volume of second homes and how people feel about the provision of local
Coodes Solicitors clinches national win at prestigious Personal Injury Awards
Coodes Solicitors, one of the South West’s longest established law firms, has won the Clinical Negligence Team of the Year award at this year’s national Personal Injury Awards.This is a huge achievement for the law firm, which has a network of offices across Cornwall and Devon, winning against 9 other shortlisted firms. This win, in recognition of the teams accredited experts and dedication to client care, is especially exciting as the team were shortlisted for the award the two previous years.The firm had
Spencer West Partners feature prominently in Chambers & Partners Guide and Legal 500 Legal Directories
South West based Partners at alternative law firm Spencer West have featured prominently in multiple categories in the latest editions of both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 guides for 2025. Building on the seven Leading and Next Generation Partner accolades and 20 Recommended Lawyer citations the firm achieved in the recent Legal 500 rankings, Spencer West went on to see a further nine Partners across seven categories recognised by the Chambers & Partners UK Guide for 2025, including top IP and IT
Coodes Solicitors celebrates record number of awards
Coodes Solicitors, one of the South West's longest established law firms, has continued its award-winning run in 2024 by scooping four more prestigious awards. The firm won four awards at the recent Cornwall Law Society Awards, recognising colleagues’ hard work and dedication to clients. Overall, Coodes won Large Firm of the Year, with Team of the Year going to Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. Individual recognitions went to Head of the Family Department and Partner Sarah Evans, who won Leader of
My Coast App Rolled Out Across Cornwall
The free MyCoast beach information app is now live across all 60 RNLI Lifeguarded beaches in Cornwall, providing users with real-time information alongside built-in safety parameters provided by the RNLI. It’s aim? To direct people away from beaches with unsuitable conditions whilst providing users with all the relevant information they need for planning a great day out on the Cornish coast. Created in Cornwall alongside the RNLI and a host of other leading collaborators, MyCoast allows users to plan
Good Growth Fund Helps The Wave Project And SUEZ Launch Pioneering Wetsuit Recycling Scheme For World Environment Day
Leading UK surf therapy charity teams up with SUEZ for unique retail solutionThe Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme has enabled The Wave Project and waste-management company SUEZ to launch a pioneering scheme to recycle Cornwall's mountain of discarded wetsuits. The innovative project aims to tackle the estimated 380 tonnes of non-recyclable neoprene generated each year. With over 50% of this waste originating in Cornwall, the county has become a wetsuit graveyard. The Wetsuit Reuse Scheme
Hits Radio is coming!
Here's everything you need to know. From April 17th Pirate FM will rebrand to Hits Radio Cornwall on DAB. You will continue to hear Neil and Saffy at Breakfast as they become part of the new station, with a line-up of shows from presenters including Fleur East, Sam Thompson, Gemma Atkinson and Sarah-Jane Crawford. As Hits Radio, the playlist will be the biggest hits from current artists, alongside the biggest throwbacks, with a mix of artists from Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Harry Styles to Eminem, Rihanna
Peaky Digital Named Finalists in Two Prestigious Culture Awards
Falmouth-based marketing agency Peaky Digital is proud to be named finalists at the 2024 UK Culture Awards and the UK & Ireland Inspiring Workplaces Awards. Highlighted for the leadership award at the UK Culture Awards and being selected as a finalist in the prestigious shortlist at the Inspiring Workplace Awards, the team are thrilled that their nominations recognise the great culture that they’ve built. Judges for both awards have looked at the teams culture offerings which includes a range of
A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross: weekend closures of the A30 and A390 in February
Weekend closure of the A30 - 9 to 12 FebruaryThere will be a weekend closure of the A30 between Boxheater and Scorrier from Friday 9 February at 8pm until Monday 12 February at 6am. Traffic will be diverted via the B3285, A3075 and B3277 with different routes for HGVs. You can view the diversion routes here.Please note that the overnight closures scheduled for 5 to 9 February are no longer required. For this closure, local access north and south at the new Chiverton interchange and via the B3284 at
ZLC Energy furthers environmental commitment with B Corp certification
January 2024: Cornwall-based renewable energy experts ZLC Energy Ltd today announces its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp), underscoring a core commitment to environmental and social responsibility. ZLC Energy has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as having met rigorous social and environmental standards, which represent its commitment to goals outside of shareholder profit. The B Corp certification is a prestigious acknowledgment granted to companies
Supporting a World Rugby and cross-institutional university research project
Smile Together’s Managing Director, Jonathan Bouwer-Davies, has extended his support to an important academic research project funded by World Rugby, with the ultimate aim of reducing the risk to players involved in high-impact sports. As part of a collaborative effort between the University of Exeter, Swansea University and Leeds Beckett University, the women’s first rugby team from Exeter is actively participating in a research study focused on gaining a deeper understanding of concussion injuries in
Give the Gift of Support: Shop and Raise for The Pearl Exchange this Christmas!
Give the Gift of Support: Shop and Raise for The Pearl Exchange this Christmas! As the festive season approaches, we invite you to make your festive shopping even more meaningful! Join easyfundraising, the online platform that allows you to raise FREE donations every time you shop for The Pearl Exchange. Whether you're snagging bargains in the Black Friday sales, hunting for that perfect Christmas gift, or treating yourself to some festive delights, your purchases can make a huge difference to our
Chamber Business Awards 2023: Flexi-Hex Crowned ‘Winner Of Winners’
An innovative plastic free packaging firm from Cornwall has been named ‘Winner of Winners’ at the British Chambers of Commerce ‘Chamber Business Awards 2023’. Flexi-Hex make sustainable honeycomb designed sleeve packaging, made from 100% recycled paper pulp. The firm, which was founded by twin brothers, Sam and Will Boex in 2017, has now sold more than 2 million packaging sleeves. The brothers set up the company after they noticed the large amount of plastic packaging that was used to wrap a
British Chambers of Commerce CEOs say now is the time to turn talk into investment
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too long. We are writing today to reiterate our call for you to offer much-needed solutions to Britain's investment problem, and use the upcoming Statement to tackle the fundamental issues inhibiting growth in the UK: overhaul the planning
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Coodes wins the first Medium Business Award in the South West
One of the South West’s longest established law firm, Coodes Solicitors, has been recognised for its outstanding work in the region, winning the Medium Business Award at the first ever South West Masters Awards. The South West Masters Awards were launched at the start of the year by TheBusinessDesk.com to recognise the leading businesses in the South West. The evening brought together business leaders from across the region to celebrate business success. Awards were handed out in 17 different categories
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BEST PLACES TO WORK IN CORNWALL
The search is on to discover the Best Places to Work in Cornwall. Business Cornwall’s Best Places to Work 2024, supported by The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Growth Hub and conducted in association with Best Companies Group, is on a quest to find and recognise the Duchy’s most progressive employers (15+ employees). The programme is based on the view of employers and the verdicts of employees over a number of key metrics, including leadership and planning, culture and communications, working environment,
Cornwall Hugs’ 500th Guest on charity’s first ‘Walk & Talk’ Holiday
The charity, Cornwall Hugs, set up to offer respite to those affected by Grenfell Tower Fire, this week welcomed 17 new guests to its first ‘Walk & Talk’ holiday by the ocean. This holiday brings the total welcomed to Cornwall through the charity to 516. It was created specially for survivors and bereaved pensioners and their support workers who meet weekly for two hours to walk and talk in Kensington. Designed to support mental and physical well-being and re-forge community, this Cornwall Hugs holiday
Cornwall’s Toby Parkins recognised as One to Watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders
THE co-founder of one of Cornwall's largest technology companies has received national recognition for leadership. Toby Parkins, from technology partner, Headforwards has been named One to Watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders 2023. Created by investment partner LDC - part of Lloyds Banking Group, and supported by The Times, The LDC Top 50 champions UK business leaders pushing for growth and building successful medium-sized businesses. The leaders featured in The LDC Top 50 are
North Coast Dinner at the Cove in October 2023
On the north coast, in Hayle, on Friday 20th October, Chef Patron at the Cove, Rupert Cooper is hosting a fundraising dinner for the Fishermen’s Mission. It’s stunning location, wonderful view of the sea, the sands and St Ives and a venue known for great quality. Rupert will be joined alongside Ben Ambridge & Guy Owen to curate a fish inspired 5 course dinner. Guy, Executive Head Chef at the St Enodoc hotel has an incredible reputation for refined and superbly creative menus across the Southwest. Ben,
Cornwall’s Treveth becomes one of the first UK developers to achieve B Corp status
Cornwall’s Treveth becomes one of the first UK developers to achieve B Corp status Cornish developer Treveth has been awarded the prestigious, and globally recognised, B Corporation (B Corp) certification after taking the lead on bringing sustainable new build homes and commercial developments to Cornwall, for Cornish people. Just four years after its launch, Treveth has become one of the first developers in the UK to achieve the rigorous requirements of the respected B Corp certification.
Steve Ellis
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Steve Ellis. Whilst Steve had been very unwell, his passing has come as a shock to us all. Steve led St Petrocs for over 20 years in his role as Chief Executive and when he stepped down in April 2022, remained actively involved with the charity as Vice President. Steve was a recognisable figure and voice in Cornish society. Many of you will have met Steve over the years and seen the impact of his dedication to St Petrocs. His care for every
About the BSG
About The BSG; We are a carbon neutral solution for business supplies and services, including Office Products, Litho and Digital Print, Managed Print Solutions, Office Interiors, Corporate Merchandise, Workwear & PPE. We also have a Creative Design Studio who cater for your website needs. We have in-house experts, whether it’s for print or corporate merchandise, an office furniture plan, or if you’d like to review your uniforms or website, we have very experienced people that can jump on a TEAMS call
Whyfield welcomes four new team members and promotes four team members, all in the space of a month!
Four talented new members of the team have started and are settling into their new roles at Whyfield, in Threemilestone. • Jenna Rundle, a Charted Accountant, has joined as their new Accounts Manager, managing and mentoring their accountants and bookkeepers, as well as looking after a portfolio of clients. • Matt Luff has joined as their Team Lead, supporting management and the team with day-to-day activities, work plans, HR, and personal development. • Nicole Taylor and Beth Roberts have joined as
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THE FIRST NON-SAILING, SAILING REGATTA
Earlier in the year, the Children's Sailing Trust began preparations for the re-launch of their previously annual Inter-schools Regatta that had been a highlight in the sailing calendar, pre-pandemic. Excited meetings were held, invites created, medals ordered and polished and, most importantly, sponsorship pleas answered by the generous financial services company, Saffery Champness, without whom the event wouldn’t have been able to go ahead. And then they saw the forecast. "We’re used to some weather
Cornwall’s 30 Under 30 Award Winners
At the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, we strive to acknowledge and showcase some of the best talents in the county with our 30 Under 30 Awards. We have been running these awards for eight years now, highlighting some of Cornwall’s bright young minds proudly. This year we were astounded by everyone, which is why we want to highlight some talented individuals from the awards, including some Chamber of Commerce members. Our Top 30 Under 30 in Cornwall 2023 The number of qualified candidates in
Reminder - rail improvement works starting on Monday
We just wanted to remind you that Network Rail will be replacing the track running through Taunton station from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 March. This means no trains can call at Taunton during this time. As a result, no trains will run between Castle Cary/Weston-super-Mare and Taunton/Tiverton Parkway. Buses will replace trains on these routes. Our long-distance services to Devon and Cornwall will run on a diversion via Honiton, extending journey times by around an hour. Trains will run to an amended
Rail Strike Thursday 16th & Saturday 18th March
You may have seen reports that the RMT have suspended strike action at Network Rail ahead of a referendum on a new deal. Members of the TSSA union (management and control staff) have also accepted the proposed pay rise and deal at train operators. While this is welcome news, the RMT strike action at train operators continues and RMT (station and on board staff) will be on strike next Thursday 16 March, Saturday 18 March, Thursday 30 March and Saturday 1 April. Many parts of our network will
Charity Show in Redruth raising money for The Hugs Foundation – Rescue Pony Dude Visits the Theatre!
Charity Show in Redruth raising money for The Hugs Foundation – Rescue Pony Dude Visits the Theatre! Liz Nolan presents Kids & Co in ‘The Witches’ at the Regal Theatre, Redruth on Sunday 26th March, with performances at 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM. Tickets are selling fast from the Regal Theatre box office and website, from £7.50 for under 18s, and £13 for adults, with private boxes and family tickets also available. See www.regaltheatre-redruth.co.uk for more details. This exciting tale, told in dance, music and
Acceleration Through Innovation Celebrates 6-Year Legacy of Business Innovation
The Cornish business support programme, Acceleration Through Innovation (ATI), celebrated its 6-year legacy of innovation at its final event, named Celebrating Innovation, on March 7 at the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay. Over 60 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have engaged with the programme gathered in support, to celebrate all they have achieved together and hear about the impact the project has had on businesses throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. One such Bude business
2023 February Big Breakfast - Big Sound Truro Cathedral
28 February 2023Big Breakfast - Big Sound! Cornwall Chamber of Commerce sings with Truro Cathedral Choristers and proudly celebrates their Coronation news! Truro Cathedral Choir and Cornwall Chamber of Commerce Members (photo credit Chris Yacoubian) Cornwall Chamber of Commerce chalked up a ‘musical first’ this week when 34 much younger leaders - Truro Cathedral’s Choristers - joined them for their ‘Big Breakfast’ networking event at the Alverton Hotel. The 100+ members learned about the intense
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Cornish agency shortlisted for award on 1st birthday
A Cornish marketing agency has been thriving since its launch at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and now it has been shortlisted for a prestigious award as they celebrate their first birthday. Kraken Marketing was founded in April 2020 by Lyssa-Fêe Crump after a decade of working in-house with Cornish companies. She saw a need for an Agile agency that took a data-driven approach to marketing tech companies. She wanted to help them discover their brand identity and explore why their
