MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

OPINION - I thought my life would change when I left London, but I was wrong

Six years ago, I moved from Gospel Oak to Penzance, which was yesterday named one of the best places to live in the South-West. I wasn’t in Penzance to celebrate yesterday — not that the Cornish would celebrate, they know their home is special — but in Gospel Oak, staring…

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

‘It feels like another country’: a car-free break in west Cornwall

A shoreline-hugging bus route from Penzance and a cross-country one to St Ives come into their own in this exploration of the county’s historic, cultural and natural riches

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Gwenno, quarry raves and the punks of Penzance: inside the Cornish music explosion

A buzzy new venue is spearheading a south-western musical renaissance, with hundreds of people dancing in the streets after a booming club night. Our writer hits the floor for the Cornish conga

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

Woman ‘bitten’ by blue shark says ‘scary’ snorkel trip shouldn’t ruin wild animal’s reputation

She is the 30th victim of a blue shark bite worldwide

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

Shark attack off UK coastline sees swimmer bitten in horror leg injury

The swimmer had to be rescued by coastguard officers after suffering a leg injury from a suspected shark bite near Penzance, Cornwall, last week.

Daily Record · Aug 2, 2022

Arthur Lanyon: ‘I want to paint everything’

Brought up in an artistic family, the Penzance painter has incorporated his father’s death and son’s birth, plus his own childhood drawings, into his latest work

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Terrified workers run for cover as lightning bolt hits scaffolding just feet away

Zak Harries filmed the jaw-dropping clip near Penzance in Cornwall on Tuesday morning - the same day that temperatures in the UK reached above 40C for the first time

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

Residents ‘relieved’ as Cornwall hit by lightning and showers amid heatwave

The Met Office forecasting temperatures in the low 20s in Penzance.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

A picture-perfect staycation with hot tubs, wood burners and beaches

Cornwall will take your breath away

Bristol Post · Jun 27, 2022

Brits told not to travel on trains during 'biggest rail strike in modern history'

A dispute between rail unions and Network Rail will see all but a fifth of services stopped on strike days, with towns including Penzance, Bournemouth, Swansea, Holyhead and Chester not served at all

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022