A Cornish distillery won six awards in the industry’s highest regarded awards scheme at its first attempt. At this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Rosemullion Distillery won gold for its Harvest Gin, Gold Rum and Spiced Rum; silver for its Summer Gin and Seafarer’s Gin; and bronze for its Dry Gin. Founded in 2000… Read more

Four brand new homes in Nanpean, Cornwall, are now available to purchase through a shared ownership scheme offered by Ocean Housing Group. The three-bedroomed family homes have been built by award-winning Cornish developer Gilbert & Goode, in the popular village located just a few miles from St Austell. Gilbert & Goode’s sales manager, Emma Coltham,… Read more

Cornish charities and social housing tenants will benefit from a new £50,000 hardship fund, designed to help those who are suffering due to the impact of the coronavirus. The fund has been created by St Austell-based Ocean Housing, and will be distributed to provide financial support to its tenants and other customers most in need… Read more

A new collaboration between much-loved Cornish caterer Fee’s Food and chef Tim Spedding is seeing the redeployment of resources and skills to provide food for people who need it the most. Like many small businesses, Fee Turner, owner of Fee’s Food, and Tim Spedding found themselves with little work during the coronavirus crisis. So instead,… Read more

A Cornwall-based distillery has received three industry accolades, including two top awards at the World Rum Awards, in the same month it celebrates its first anniversary. Rosemullion Distillery received a ‘Style’ award for its Spiced Rum, which is given to the very best in each category at the internationally-renowned World Rum Awards, as well as a… Read more

Leading Cornish social housing provider, Ocean Housing Group, has won gold at the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Healthy Workplace Awards 2020. The awards, held on 10 March at the region’s Healthy Workplace Annual Conference, recognise good practice in the workplace. The county-wide scheme acts as a toolkit to encourage employers to think about ways… Read more

Leading Cornish social housing provider, Ocean Housing, hosted its first community action day of 2020 on Wednesday 11 March. The ‘Spring into Action’ event, which was held at Hawkins Road in Newquay, was an opportunity for residents to meet the Ocean Housing team, spring clean their homes, and gain some free advice from other local… Read more

A total of £18,000 was raised for good causes at the 2019 Padstow Christmas Festival. More than 20 local charities, schools, and community groups each received a share of donations, totalling £6,700, at a celebration evening in Padstow on Wednesday 4 March. The money was raised by events held by the Friends of Padstow Christmas… Read more

An award-winning Cornish distillery has launched a coastal-inspired gin using foraged ingredients from the Cornish coastline. Flavoured by locally-sourced samphire and three types of Cornish seaweed, Rosemullion Distillery’s Seafarer’s Gin is now available to purchase online and in select stores across the south west of England. At 43% ABV, it is distilled in 200 bottle… Read more

The first residents have moved into their new home at Lannanta Forge, in the west Cornish village of Lelant, near St Ives. Keys were handed to Geoff and Pauline Venn, from Penzance, on 13 February by award-winning Cornish developer, Gilbert & Goode. Disillusioned by the maintenance of owning an older house, the couple described their… Read more