A leading social housing provider in Cornwall has handed over the keys to the owner of its 400th shared ownership home. Liz Dalley, aged 48, has recently purchased a shared ownership home in Bodmin from St Austell-based Ocean Housing. Liz lives with her daughter Jessica, aged 18, and is delighted to finally be able to… Read more

Cornish Units will be first to receive energy efficiency improvements Ocean Housing is to upgrade 124 properties over three years, following a multi-million pound investment to enhance energy efficiency in its social housing portfolio. Improvements will include the renewal of roofs and the addition of external insulation in a number of Cornish Units, typically difficult… Read more

The Cornish Bed Company offers top tips for a lifetime of good sleep. March 15th 2019 is World Sleep Day, a day organised by the World Sleep Society with the aim of lessening the burden of sleep problems on society, through better prevention and management of sleep disorders. Supporting the day is The Cornish Bed… Read more

Forget the Easter Bunny. This year, kids can get the wow factor in Cornwall with a visit from the Screech Owl Sanctuary, archery, coasteering and endless fun on the beach. This Easter, between 6 and 28 April, children staying at The Headland will enjoy an action-packed itinerary, and accommodation, for free. Overlooking Fistral Beach, The… Read more

The Headland Hotel & Spa has launched a special pamper package for mums, to be given as the perfect Mother’s Day gift, or for her to enjoy with a guest at any time during March or April. The pamper package includes a one night stay for two people in an elegant hotel room, where your mother will… Read more

A Cornish social housing provider is celebrating a milestone in its recruitment of apprentices, with 50 hired over the last ten years. St Austell-based Ocean Housing Group started its apprenticeship programme in 2008, offering vocational training in a variety of trades and business services. Ocean Housing Group apprentices will be key contenders in this year’s… Read more

Newquay coast is enjoying a buoyant property market The final property at the contemporary The Rocks development in Holywell Bay has been reserved, the last of ten luxury homes built by multi-award-winning developer Legacy Properties, based on the north coast of Cornwall. The three storey property, with top floor balcony bedroom suite, takes full advantage… Read more

Cornish hospitality businesses gathered at Nancarrow Farm on 26 February for the Hospitality Hacks Cornwall Awards, the culmination of a three-month campaign to celebrate smart thinking in the industry. Created by the not for profit organisation Be the Business, the Hospitality Hacks scheme encouraged Cornish hospitality businesses to share their tips for improving leadership and productivity… Read more

The three day celebration will combine feasting, wellness, music and adventure. Tomos Parry of Michelin-starred restaurant Brat and author and cook Anna Jones have been confirmed alongside musicians Tom Odell and Gilles Peterson for a new three day event taking place on the north Cornish coast this May. Porthilly Spirit, 24 to 26 May 2019,… Read more

In March 1979, at ages 29 and 23, John and Carolyn Armstrong embarked on what was to become a labour-of-love at the Headland Hotel. Taking it from a hotel in decline to the luxurious hotel it has become today is no mean feat, and has involved £30 million of improvements and repairs along the way…. Read more