Pears soap is still on sale thanks to a Cornish man. Photo credit: Bernie Pettersen
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The St Ewe connection to a well known soap
200 years since Cornish miners headed to Mexico
The High Sheriff of Cornwall Sam Galsworthy has been in Mexico for the celebrations.
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
Torpoint man was first to describe Down syndrome
It was the Cornish physician John Langdon Down, who characterized the condition.
The 1812 Talland Church vicar scandal
Talland is a parish between Looe and Polperro. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean
History usually looks at the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Photo: Edward Sault.
The peculiar object that looks like a stone
You might be surprised to find out what this object really is.
The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes
His work has been hidden for 34 years. Photo: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery,
The Whitsand Bay cave known as 'Sharrow Grot'
It's sometimes called ‘Lugger’s Cave’ after the man who made it. Photo: Elizabeth Dale
Extracting Lithium from water deep underground
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Jane Douglas has been finding out more.