Wreck of Coast Guard cutter Tampa discovered near Cornwall after World War I sinking
Discovery of Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Wreck U.S. officials recently announced the discovery of the wreck of the Coast Guard cutter Tampa, which tragically sank during World War I, marking one of the United States’ worst naval losses in that conflict. The announcement came in a news release from the Coast Guard on April 29, […]
‘I’ve had seals nibble my toes!’ How sunkissed Cornwall became a 422-mile surf paradise | Art and design
'I I didn't have any friends,” says Charlotte Banfield. “And I'm not interested. I was so depressed. It was all really meant to end badly for me.” Banfield – Having had cerebral palsy, epilepsy and autism, he was bullied at school, but later at age 13, she was enrolled by her mother for a six-week […]
Devon and Cornwall police chief suspended pending investigation | Police
Jim Colwell, a deputy chief constable with Devon and Cornwall Police, has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of breaching professional standards. Alison Hernandez, the region's police and crime commissioner, confirmed that a compulsory referral would be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which would investigate the allegations. Hernandez said an […]
‘Kindle a fire and enjoy complete solitude’; a magical winter cottage in Cornwall | Cornwall holidays
I I don't remember the first time I heard about Frenchman's Creek. Not Daphne du Maurier's Pirate Romance, but the house of the same name near the River Helford. An old clotted cream stone hut nestled in the woods by a babbling river. Maybe I had a dream? I only stayed there once, one winter, […]