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Hundreds of fish washed up on Porthgwidden Beach in St Ives, Cornwall, leaving locals surprised. There has been some speculation on social media around the reason of the incident

The national chain’s parent company Whitbread said the £10m accommodation could create jobs and bring millions of pounds into the local economy

Giorgio Morandi gets a startling new show, Marcus Harvey takes on antiheroes and Barbara Hepworth in St Ives – all in your weekly dispatch

St Ives in Cornwall, Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Woodbridge in Suffolk and Northumberland’s Hexham have been ranked highly in a break down of the happiest places in the country

St Ives in Cornwall has been named the happiest place to live in Britain, but according to locals it can be a struggle to live in a town with no accommodation, inadequate parking, and a declining population

More than 21,000 people responded to Rightmove’s Happy at Home Index, which asks residents how they feel about where they live.

A list of the top 20 happiest places to live in Britain has been compiled from an annual survey with locations up and down the country and a new town in number one spot

St Ives took the top spot, while Hexham dropped to fourth in Rightmove's 'happy at home' index

More than 21,000 people responded to Rightmove’s Happy at Home Index, which asks residents how they feel about where they live.

The national chain said, if approved, the proposed hotel could create jobs and generate millions of pounds for the local economy

The Welsh artist is up for this year’s Mercury Prize with her resplendent Cornish-language album, ‘Tresor’. She speaks to Roisin O’Connor about wanting to ‘other’ herself in St Ives, her experience of pregnancy, and her view that most people are curious, not fearful, of other cultures