Devon locals hit out at billionaire as £200million super yacht blocks views at holiday hotspot ‘I hope he takes it to the Mediterranean next year!’ The Independent UK · Sep 2
'Roadkill' pensioner famous for collecting and cooking pheasants and rats dies Arthur Boyt, 83, who was famous for collecting and cooking roadkill including badgers, pheasants and rats that he found, has sadly died following a battle with cancer Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023
Meet the couple who choose to live like they're in the 1930s - they refuse to use mobiles or a washing machine Lisa and Neil Fletcher have decorated their home in a 1930s-theme, and also wear vintage clothes from the decade Wales Online · Jul 5, 2023
Dad wins battle to keep £100k luxury treehouse he built without planning permission John Kitson worried he'd die of cancer before he'd finally get to see his dream luxury holiday cottage open to the public, but has finally won retrospective permission after being backed by locals Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023
Mum who's Christmas obsessed spends two weeks transforming rented home into giant gingerbread house Carmen, 34, says her 13-year-old 'isn't impressed at all' Manchester Evening News · Nov 8, 2022
Hairy mushroom so rare it’s kept in cage could put you behind bars if you pick it Volunteer discovers two examples at Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Dad who spent £100k on incredible luxury treehouse is told he may have to rip it down John Kitson, 42, says he is not bothering anyone and his treehouse should be allowed to stay up, but admits to being "silly" as he waits to hear whether the £100,000 building will need to be ripped down Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022
Residents of village ‘untouched by modern world’ fear eviction as it goes on sale for £15m Villagers launch campaign against sale of Cornish hamlet after former owner leaves it in will with instruction to ‘preserve it’ and not break it up The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Police Swab Dogs For DNA To Bust Pet Thieves Police say if a suspected stolen dog is seized the new initiative will enable officers to correctly identify their rightful owner. Zenger · Aug 24, 2022
Church leaders plead for removal of controversial £80,000 statue which 'rejects God' Church leaders in Cornwall have urged St Austell town council to remove a controversial Earth Goddess statue by artist Sandy Brown because they believe it 'rejects God' Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022
Extremely Rare Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Movie Art Sold At Auction It was made in Italy in 1967 at the famous Pines factory and is in good condition. Zenger · Aug 18, 2022
Divorcee Makes Five Recommendations For Women Contemplating Divorce Mother-of-two Cordelia says her ex is 'a really good man' and she 'still loves him'. Zenger · Aug 17, 2022
Hundreds Demand The World’s Tallest Ceramic Statue To Be Removed, Saying It Resembles A Kebab So far 417 people have signed calling to remove the artwork "with immediate effect". Zenger · Aug 16, 2022
Hundreds mock world's tallest ceramic statue costing £80,000 that 'looks like a kebab' People in Cornwall have been left unhappy after an £80,000 ceramic statue, which has been compared to the popular takeaway "pork-sword", and called for its removal Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022
Zenger · Jun 23, 2022 Furry Mice: Taxidermist Launches World’s First Stuffed Animals For Cars’ Rear View Mirrors A taxidermist has created the world’s first ‘furry mice’ for cars – stuffed real animals which hang from rear view mirrors.
Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2022 'We live like it's the 1930s with no phone or washing machine - people think we're mad' Lisa and Neil Fletcher, from Watchet, Somerset, said that people stop and stare when they leave the house, but the pair are committed to their lifestyle and will never go back
Wales Online · Jun 6, 2022 Couple ditch modern life to live in the 1930s They have fully embraced life as it was in pre-war Britain
Daily Mirror · May 20, 2022 Vogue magazine says sorry in framed letter to Cornish pub for same name legal threat Legal team at publisher Conde Nast sent 'cease and desist' letter to owners of 200-year-old pub in even older village with the same name as fashion title
Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022 Vogue admits it was wrong to threaten to sue pub of same name Mark and Rachel Graham replied to Sabine Vandenbroucke, chief operating officer at the magazine, sparking an online storm about the "cease and desist" letter