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Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

We’ve got something a little bit different for you in this week’s episode, as we share with you a flavour of last weekend’s Royal Cornwall Show, which saw more than one hundred and seventeen thousand people visit the site near Wadebridge across the three days.

The weather was kind, bar for a small shower on Saturday’s final day, with show highlights including the various livestock and equine competitions, as well as JCB’s Dancing Diggers and the Shetland Pony Grand National.

Alongside the competitions and entertainment, were around a thousand trade stands showcasing their various services and products to the many attendees.

CHAOS Radio were there across the three days and caught some of what was on show - from local businesses to lifesaving charities, and RAF parachutists to a giant T-Rex - yes, you read right, a giant T-Rex.

A big CHAOS Radio thank you to the Shetland Pony Grand National, RAF Falcons, Stars of Time, Cornwall Scouts, M.A. Grigg, Hawkins Motors, Cornwall Air Ambulance and Cornwall Blood Bikes.

Thanks also to Chris Riddle, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall Edward Bolitho, Sir Ferrers Vyvyan, Pentreath, The Addington Fund and Wildanet as well as Charlene and her dogs Jackson, Anna, Freddy and Olympia.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we join The Cornwall Bicycle Project and their various partners for the first ever Limitless Festival, an open event held at Par Track to celebrate and share the world of adapted cycling.

We check in with Matthew Kenworthy Gomes, chief executive of Cornwall Pride, to mark the beginning of Pride Month, starting with a visit to May’s epic St Austell Pride event which brought a flurry of colour and sound to White River Place.

As well as that, we take a trip to The Great Estate Festival at Scorrier House to interview a variety of guests, including a selection of festival goers and venders, as well as an event director and an artist fresh off the main stage.

If all that wasn’t enough, we sit down with Kylie Pearce of Children's Hospice South West to preview the tenth anniversary edition of their popular Rainbow Run event at RAF St Mawgan.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Today is the launch of ‘NEWSWAVE Investigates: Desalination', a documentary series which explores South West Water’s proposed plans for a Desalination Plant in Par, Cornwall.

Over the episodes, CHAOS Radio Journalist Tom Howe and Producer Meah Howlett, will ask what desalination is, why it could be necessary and what impact it might have on the area.

They will bring you answers from industry experts, local residents and key organisations to give you a better understanding of the context behind these plans, and to offer a platform for different perspectives

‘NEWSWAVE Investigates: Desalination' will be available for you to listen to online from 4pm today (Thursday 6 June). 

The first episode will also be aired on CHAOS Radio this Sunday, 9 June, at 8am.

To get in touch and to join the discussion, email [email protected].

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we join Bethany Lyne, Project Director of Open Studios Cornwall, to explore a celebration of Cornish creativity that sees hundreds of artists and makers open their studios to the public.

We check in with award-winning Cornish singer-songwriter Will Keating to discuss the launch of his long-awaited second album 'A Remembered Walk'. Will handpicked some of the county's finest musicians to join him on the album, which is a mixture of traditional, original and contemporary songs that celebrate Cornwall's rich history and heritage.

As well as that, we take a trip to The Old Custom House in Padstow to join employees of St Austell Brewery, who have raised over £9,000 by completing a 12-mile sponsored walk through the heart of Cornwall, with proceeds donated towards the installation of defibrillators in 55 of their pubs across the South West.

From there, we travel along the North Cornish coast to meet a husband-and-wife duo from St Blazey Gate as they conclude an epic year-long journey walking the entire coastline of mainland Britain, an undertaking that has seen £15,000 raised for charities that include the RNLI, Cornwall Air Ambulance and Mind.

If all that wasn’t enough, we sit down with some recipients of the brand new Young & Talented Cornwall Spirit of Trevithick Award, which supports Cornwall’s brightest young minds - in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - to kick-start their careers.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we join Simon Betteridge, CEO of Compassionate Kernow, to explore their mission to support people through the most challenging of life’s experiences and their first steps here in Cornwall.

As well as that, we check in with Matt Harrington, who heads up the Cornwall Innovation Centres, which are vibrant communities designed to support growth and innovation-led businesses - particularly in the technology, creative media, environmental and health sectors.

If all that wasn’t enough, we take a trip to St Erme Community Centre for a Spring Roadshow celebrating Cornwall's Community Hubs and Gateway where we meet Ben Gillespie, Volunteer Cornwall’s Quality Assurance and Learning Lead.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

We have got something a little different for this week's show as, all this week, CHAOS Radio have been collaborating with NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly to raise awareness about mental health services available in your local area and to share advice on how to improve your mental wellbeing.

You will hear from various teams during this special edition of NEWSWAVE, as part of our commitment to amplifying the conversation around Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from Monday, May 13 until Sunday, May 19, 2024.

On today’s show, we join resource centre based mental health recovery workers Zannagh Hatton - who offers art therapy and other interventions in support of individuals - and Nicholas Madge who used the service for his own recovery and is now supporting others.

We check in with assistant psychologist Tegen Jack and peer support worker Lucy Shephard to discuss their work within the Eating Disorders Team.

As well as that, we take a trip through mid-Cornwall with Zara Shoesmith - a health and wellbeing coach on the People in Mind Project at The CHAOS Group - to find out how people within the fishing, farming and construction industries are positively supporting their mental health.

If all that wasn’t enough, we sit down with Amy Dawes, operations lead, and service user Rosalind Reeves to explore the Talking Therapies service, which is free and confidential for people aged 16 years and over, and provides treatment for common mental health difficulties such as low mood, stress, and anxiety.

If you want to find out more about mental health services within Cornwall visit: http://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

Alternatively, if you are seeking immediate support with your mental health, their team of professionals are available 24/7, call their number free of charge on 0800 038 5300.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we share some of the fun and frolics from the prestigious Riviera Run, organized by the Cornish Mini Club, which saw hundreds of the classic vehicles descend upon Pentewan Sands over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

We join Piers Thompson, External Relations Director at St Austell Brewery, to discuss their mission to install 55 defibrillators outside their pubs in the South West as part of their 'Heart of the Community' campaign.

We take a trip to St Austell Community Fire Station to join the team in an annual fundraising campaign in support of the Firefighter’s Charity, which exists to support the mental, physical and social needs of all serving and retired members of the UK's fire family.

As well as that, we check in with Arthur Parson, a supporter of Truro City Football Club for more than two decades and an award-winning volunteer, following this week’s update on progress being made on their new ground at Langarth.

If all that wasn’t enough, we sit down with criminologist Dr Kate Tudor to explore the latest theft figures across the UK - which reveals that tradespeople were hit the hardest in 2023, with £98 million worth of tools and equipment stolen.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we join Mark Sherris, Station Manager at St Austell Community Fire Station, to discuss their work to make our communities safe for all to live, work and visit.

We check in with Alison Jones, a fundraiser for Cornish-based international disaster relief charity Shelterbox, to learn more about her novel ‘leisure tax’ campaign which resulted in a donation of nearly £700.

As well as that, we take a trip to Falmouth University to discover a heart-warming video game created by students from The Game Academy, in collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital.

If all that wasn’t enough, we sit down with Olivia Beckwith, Development Director at Arts Well UK CIC, to discuss the incredible power that art and creativity has in promoting health and wellbeing, as well as hearing from three award-winning professional cookery students from Cornwall College St Austell.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we visit Fowey and Mevagissey RNLI Stations to celebrate the lifeboat institution's 200th anniversary, and to witness the momentous signing of a special scroll, designed to bring communities together under the RNLI’s 'One Crew' pledge.

We join Liz Fisher to discuss the grand reopening of Grampound with Creed Heritage Centre, following the extensive damage caused to the Grade II listed building in 2022.

We check in with Emma Roberts, Director & Coach for The Cornwall Bicycle Project, to learn more about their first ever Limitless Festival, which promises a day full of exciting, adapted cycling activities.

As well as that, we take a trip to the Cornish Language Weekend to meet some of the speakers and learners who combined earlier this month in a three-day celebration of the Cornish language.

If all that wasn’t enough, we sit down with Sarah Hart of The Cornwall Banger Rally Challenge to discuss Cornball ‘24 and House of Mojo owner Tim Hinton ahead of their Charity Flash Day in aid of Cat's Protection.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected]. 

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.

In the latest episode, we join Jonathan Jones OBE to chat about Tregothnan and their big Charity Garden Open Day this weekend, supporting three local mental health charities, with gates opening for the first time in five years.

We check in with Tracey Bristow, Engagements Officer for St Austell Town Band to discuss their recent successes and a not-to-be-missed celebration concert.

As well as that, we take a trip down to The Cornish Seal Sanctuary to welcome 10 new residents in the form of Puffins, which have arrived from sister sanctuary, The Beluga Whale Sanctuary in Iceland. 

If all that wasn’t enough, we learn why a carer and her client, at 66-years-young, flew through the skies of clay country last week as part of a truly life changing fundraising campaign at Hangloose Adventure Eden.

If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected].