Truro School is delighted to announce that they have been named the winner of the prestigious Talk Education National Awards for Performing and Creative Arts. As the only South-West finalist, the School faced competition from independent schools in London, Suffolk, Surrey and Oxfordshire to bring home the award to Cornwall. This award recognises the school’s exceptional commitment to fostering creativity, artistic excellence, and inclusivity, and highlights Truro School’s dynamic creative arts program,
Tax Changes for Furnished Holiday Lets – An Update Currently, tax advantages are available for qualifying Furnished Holiday Lets, making them a lucrative investment opportunity. Back in March 2024, the Government announced the abolition of these special rules with effect from 6 April 2025, but no further guidance was available ….. until now. Draft legislation has now been published giving us an indication on the upcoming changes which will come into effect from April 2025 to include (but not limited
Two decades of high-level experience in marine business and a lifetime’s knowledge of the sea has seen Tristan Rowe appointed as Falmouth Harbour’s new Head of Commercial Operations.Tristan will be looking to the wide horizons of sustainable growth and development for Falmouth Harbour for the benefit of all the Trust Port’s community, customers and stakeholders.As a Harbour leisure “user” with lifelong sailing and watersports credentials, he also spent the last twenty years of his career working on the
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Holly Ball in aid of Marie Curie in Cornwall. Friday 29 November The Penventon Park Hotel, Redruth 7pm to 12.30am £55 per person which includes a 3 course festive meal, complimentary drink on arrival, coffee and mince pies There will be a raffle and auction. If your company would like to donate a gift or prize please contact Lynda Thomas on 07798 638 099 or via email: Lynda.Thomas@mariecurie.org.uk The hotel are offering special rates for overnight for Holly
A new generation of Blue Meadows “smart” buoys are marking sensitive habitats of seagrass and maerl around Falmouth Harbour, whilst keeping their own mooring chains from scouring the seabed beneath them.The new Port Notice Advanced Mooring System (PNAMS) markers designed, developed and installed by Mylor Mooring Services Ltd also do the work of keeping their mooring risers off the seabed without the need for floats just under the surface of the water – as trialled in some older AMS pioneer projects. The
Truro-based asset finance provider, Ignition, has supported Revolution-ZERO, a pioneering company that develops, cleans and delivers reusable medical textiles, with finance for a specialist cleaning facility worth £250,000. Established in 2020, off the back of the Covid pandemic, the Revolution-ZERO concept was founded in response to the supply chain issues exposed during this time and the huge amounts of waste generated from single use PPE. Revolution-ZERO has developed a range of reusable medical
Hope for Cornwall! Govenek rag Kernow! Celebrate an evening of Cornwall’s amazing spectrum of talent at this one-off cultural extravaganza. Homes for Cornwall invites you to an event that will change our Duchy for generations. An experience to celebrate Cornwall’s distinctive and creative talent while learning about the role that we can, and must play in solving our housing crisis. The evening will feature: A showcase of talented Cornish performers to touch every mood and emotion - from choirs to comedians,
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