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Celebrating the Cornish Pioneers

Many people born in Cornwall went on to do great things. Photo credit: James Kitto.

• 7 mins

How did a colourful bird land in a Helston museum?

The story behind the exhibit at the Museum of Cornish Life.

• 5 mins

Why a new road in Helston caused a riot

People were unhappy during the summer of 1845.

• 2 mins

Afterlife of the man who built Pentillie Castle

Pentillie Castle sits on the bank of the River Tamar. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

• 4 mins

The St Ewe connection to a well known soap

Pears soap is still on sale thanks to a Cornish man. Photo credit: Bernie Pettersen

• 4 mins

200 years since Cornish miners headed to Mexico

The High Sheriff of Cornwall Sam Galsworthy has been in Mexico for the celebrations.

• 6 mins

How much do you know about Loe Pool and Loe Bar?

One is a freshwater lake and the other a shingle bank. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale

• 5 mins

Torpoint man was first to describe Down syndrome

It was the Cornish physician John Langdon Down, who characterized the condition.

• 4 mins

The 1812 Talland Church vicar scandal

Talland is a parish between Looe and Polperro. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

• 7 mins

The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean

History usually looks at the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Photo: Edward Sault.

• 5 mins

The peculiar object that looks like a stone

You might be surprised to find out what this object really is.

• 7 mins

The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes

His work has been hidden for 34 years. Photo: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery,

• 3 mins

The Whitsand Bay cave known as 'Sharrow Grot'

It's sometimes called ‘Lugger’s Cave’ after the man who made it. Photo: Elizabeth Dale

• 3 mins

Extracting Lithium from water deep underground

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Jane Douglas has been finding out more.

• 3 mins