Britons Arrive in Falmouth on Cruise Ship

More info at http://www.cornwallscoolest.com/gallery/photo/844

Nice for the people who got to travel on the brand new Celebrity Eclipse, a cruise liner heading for Southampton. The Island Escape docked at Falmouth on Friday morning.

Porthchapel Panorama 2

Another Panorama from the beautiful beach at Porthchapel.

You can find more on the J C Little Photographs Flickr Site, and on my facebook page.

J C Little Photographs Website to be Updated

First stage of J C Little Photographs update is complete, and I'll be adding more galleries and extra features in the next few days. New lightbox effect added to each image and a new look black background. A contact form is also included, and paypal buttons will be added in due course.

In the meantime, take a look at the J C Little Photographs facebook page.

Porthchapel Panorama

Panorama from Porthchapel - making the most of the weather and the beautiful visibility...I saw about 35-40 dolphins enjoying themeselves out to sea. A really magical sight

Cornwall for Foodies - A Guide to Eating Out in Cornwall

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2006/may/02/restaurants.cornwall.hotels

A good article for those wanting to find something a little bit special when eating out in Cornwall. The links are useful, but don't necessary provide a huge amount of variety.

For something a little more down to earth - head over to http://www.eatoutcornwall.com/

Before the Daphne Du Maurier Festival - Walking in her footsteps

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cornwall/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8610000/8610819.stm

This is an interesting article on Daphne Du Maurier and her almost inescapable connection to the landscape and people of Cornwall.

Remember the Daphne Du Maurier festival between 13 - 25th May this year.

Link to Du Maurier festival website

Breaking News - Penzance Heliport to be sold to Sainsbury

The supermarket giant Sainsbury has today confimed a deal with British International which will lead to the current site being redeveloped. No announcment has officially been made as to where the heliport will relocate to, but after the 2010 and 2011 seasons it is thought British International will move to Land's End to consolidate all Isles of Scilly operations.

The sale of the site is based upon planning permission being granted for a new store on the Eastern Green helipad. The the proposed plans go ahead a significant boost to the Penzance economy is expected.

For more info visit http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/Heliport-site-sold-Sainsbury-s/article-1957006-detail/article.html

A New Dawn for South Crofty?

Western Morning News Article

'Cornish mining could be back in business within two years if ambitious plans to extract copper, zinc, silver and even gold at South Crofty attract sufficient international investment.'

This is fascinating - from my point of view having just visited the mine and having visited the underground workings I have to say that I'm not surprised of this recent news. In order for such a large scale observation and investigation programme to be instigated there had to be more than a half chance they would find something. There's clearly plenty of extractable material down there...whether you'll get the amount of workers required is a different matter. I have a feeling Cornwall will jump at it......

New Documentary About Tin Mining in Cornwall - Can You Help?

Hello again,

Sorry posts are beginning to get a little sparse...I promise I'll keep them up to date a lot more regularly soon. The main reason for my lack of posts here recently is that I'm travelling between London and Cornwall a fair bit researching for a documentary I am planning to do on Cornish Tin Mining. I am looking at Geevor mine in particular, but want to compare this to South Crofty and the difference between heritage, historical mining in Cornwall and current, real, working mining. It is quite an exciting project I'm looking forward to completing...however if anyone has any suggestions or are an ex-miner for example and want to contrinute...please do get in touch! I'm looking for ex-miners and people who were/are involved in the industry to contribue so the more the better!

Cornwall Parking Charges to Rise

It has been announced by the council in Cornwall that yet again, parking charges will rise 5% from April this year. For motorists who park for more that sixty minutes, the hike will come as another shock to people who are already struggling to meet the demands of running a car. It is fair enough to expect a standard charge across all Cornwall Council car parks, claims Andrew Wallis who is the Cornwall's parking policy advisor. Under One Cornwall, the charges will be farier and 'fit for purpose,' with the costs remaning as low as possible