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Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips

The increasingly urban lifestyles of seagulls in the UK and around Europe has made them experts at grabbing food from unsuspecting outdoor diners. Herring gulls in particular are gaining a reputation for food theft in seaside towns like Falmouth in Cornwall, where I live.

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‘I have the island to myself’: how to be a castaway in Cornwall

Book an overnight stay in the cosy smuggler’s cottage on Looe Island and you get to enjoy this marine nature reserve after the day trippers have gone home

The Guardian - UK

Top commuter towns less than an hour from London

Cornwall? Wales? That’s so 2020. Londoners moving out now don’t want to be more than an hour away by train

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William’s housing development plan approved despite ‘eyesore’ objections

Construction could begin in 2027/28 after the approval of a council in Kent, the Duchy of Cornwall said.

Evening Standard

Plans for William’s housing development set to be decided

The Duchy of Cornwall submitted its plans to create a new ‘garden’ neighbourhood, South East Faversham, in 2024.

Evening Standard

"Flabbergasted" Cornwall Woman Says Prince William Was "A Bit Incoherent" During Hilarious Phone Mix-Up

"I had no idea who was answering my call," she admitted.

Marie Claire

Prince William’s “Juicy” Phone Call As He Helps Out at Welsh Farm Shop

“My wife would be all over this.”

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More than pasties and beaches: Cornwall celebrates St Piran’s Day amid cultural revival

In Launceston, revellers are celebrating ‘Cornishness becoming cool’ as well as the region’s patron saint

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Wet winter, hot summer? What ‘climate whiplash’ means for the UK

After a dry 2025 with the UK’s warmest summer on record, winter 2026 delivered something very different: rain for 50 days in a row in parts of Devon and Cornwall, one of the rainiest seasons on record and only 80% of average sunshine.

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Josephine Gardiner obituary

Other lives: Journalist at the Times Educational Supplement who later wrote a crime novel set in Cornwall

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Ramsay 'buys £9.6m second home on same street in Cornwall' amid neighbour war

The TV chef has been warring with Cornish locals for years, with many neighbours objecting to his ‘monstrous’ first home in the county

Evening Standard

‘Magic beneath the surface’: pioneering geothermal plant launched in Cornwall

A mini power station and lithium extraction plant near Redruth set to bolster energy and jobs

The Guardian - UK

Doom Bar maker Sharp’s Brewery in Cornwall to be closed by US owner

Molson Coors says site, as well as national call centre in Wales, ‘no longer financially sustainable’

The Guardian - UK

Group expands legal claim over South West Water sewage pollution

Thousands more people across Devon and Cornwall could join case against water firm

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‘It’s more exciting than Tesco’: can traditional fishing lure Cornwall’s young people?

Taster days and training are offering teenagers an escape from a future of part-time, seasonal work – and giving a boost to a declining industry

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Misery for many as rain falls for 40 days in some parts of UK

Persistent wet weather is affecting farmers, builders, sports, wildlife – and damaging roads and homes

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Dining across the divide: ‘Tariffs are the one thing I agree with Donald Trump on’

Two Cornishmen agreed on the problems facing their home county. Would they see eye to eye on the solutions?

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Neil Young cancels European tour

Neil Young has called off his UK and European tour, which was due to begin at Cornwall’s Eden Sessions on June 17 before ending in Udine, Italy on July 26, saying “this is not the time” for him to be playing shows.

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The Guardian - UK

Tesco sorry for putting up Welsh bilingual signs in Cornwall

Campaigners say they appreciate attempt to use Cornish but mistake points to need for more access to language

The Independent UK

Devon and Cornwall rail passengers hit with further disruption after floods

Storm Chandra caused severe flooding, affecting train travel in Devon and Cornwall

The Guardian - UK

The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall?

Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community?

The Independent UK

Snow and rain expected to hit UK as Met Office issues weather warnings

Train services in Devon and Cornwall have been cancelled while ferries are also delayed or cancelled in Scotland

Evening Standard

‘Exceptional’ rainfall brings one of wettest Januarys on record for many

Cornwall in south-west England and County Down in Northern Ireland both experienced their wettest January on record.

Evening Standard

Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in south-west England – Met Office

A yellow rain alert has been issued for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset for Monday and into Tuesday, which will affect previously sodden ground.

The Guardian - UK

‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk

As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions

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