Overseas: Cornish success at OlympicsWe have been very excited to watch Paul Hamm win gold at the Olympics, and to watch Paul and his twin Morgan lead the US team to silver! -- because they are grandsons of Paul and Jean Carpenter Mooring of the Illinois Cornish Society. A Cornish Connection at the Athens Olympics! Not Cornish wrestling perhaps, but gymnastics extraordinaire. It's Jean who has the Cornish heritage, with names in her background like Baragwanath and Curnow. The place she's connected with is Towednack. Surely it's about time the Cornish were invited back to the games? We were in the 1912 games with the Cornnish rugby team. |
Cornwall News
Bio diesel boat Earthrace visits Cornwall Warning over bogus smoking calls People are warned about bogus callers asking for money to help them quit smoking when an NHS service is free. No charges over fatal hotel fire No-one will be charged over the Penhallow hotel fire in Cornwall which killed three people last year. Lifeboats cut speed to cut costs Lifeboat crews on training exercises are told to cut their speed in an effort to reduce soaring fuel costs. Map highlights 'obesity hotspots' Cornwall is listed as a high-risk obesity hotspot, according to a map compiled from GP records. Teenager survives 60ft cliff fall A teenage holidaymaker is lucky to be alive after falling 60ft (18.3m) down a cliff on to rocks in Cornwall. Farmers get go-ahead on ski plans Cornish farmers diversify into building a £3m artificial ski and snowboard slope near Newquay. Oasis to play fan gig at Eden The band have announced a special one-off show at the Eden Project in Cornwall on 27 September. |