NEWSWAVE

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 Harriet Laurie to talk about The Horse Course, a mental health equine charity that supports disadvantaged individuals as young as eight, offering equine-assisted interventions with their specially-trained horses.

We check in with comedian Aaron Simmonds, who discusses his recent tour, as well as sharing what life was like growing up with a disability and how that has influenced his comedy.

As well as that, we get in the ring with the ‘Newquay Bomb’ himself, Brad Pauls, to discuss his plans for the future, following that fight of the year contender against British and WBA continental middleweight champion Nathan Heaney.

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 Kelly Clarke and Teresa Minear of Roche Pantomime Players to chart the success of their recent production of ‘Robin Hood and his Merry Men’ as well as the exciting plans they have for the future.

We check in with Louise Fox, Director of Mor Media Charity, who provides a behind-the-scenes look at their excellent range of education and training programmes, alongside their events and community outreach.

As well as that, we take a trip to Tregargus Valley, to find out what is being done to celebrate and preserve its range of former china clay works, set within a stunning, luscious landscape.

If all that wasn’t enough, we hear from content creator Joel Redhead about his online platform, and his recent experience as a contestant on Michael McIntyre's "The Wheel".

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 Jenny Gramnes and Laura Adams to chat about the Digital Futures project, a specialist training programme led by Truro & Penwith College that is designed to support people in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly to build the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

We check in with James Street, a videographer and photographer from Cornwall, who discusses the reasons behind his decision to embark on a trek along the entire Cornish Coastal Path in aid of Cancer Research UK.

As well as that, we mosey on down the south coast to Gyllyngvase Beach where we meet Cornwall Mobility who, in collaboration with Disability Cornwall and Cornwall Council, have launched a brand new fleet of All Terrain Chairs for the public to use at 14 locations across the Duchy - making it the biggest fleet situated anywhere in the UK!

If all that wasn’t enough, we hear from Chris Ballett of Our Active Community, who introduces a new project that focuses on listening to the voices of people with a learning disability and working collaboratively to create an even more inclusive, physically active, happy and healthy St Austell and Clay Country.

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 hear from former Blue Peter presenters Konnie Huq and Simon Thomas on why they were recently reunited, and how the Talking Futures project they are working on can be of benefit to parents or guardians of teenagers right here in Cornwall.

We visit Thom Axon, a former first mate sailing tall ships out of Charlestown, to hear all about how he turned a hobby into a business venture through his YouTube channel, Off The Beaten Pot.

As well as that, we celebrate the first anniversary of the Community Health and Wellbeing Workers Project, based across mid-Cornwall, with Mel Portlock of The CHAOS Group.

If all that wasn’t enough, we check in with Yvey Hazell to discuss her role as a virtual assistant, organizing and supporting small businesses with their everyday tasks.

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 talk about steps you can take to improve your health and wellbeing with Jan Howells of Age UK Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We stop by the Hall for Cornwall to meet Cornish musician, Will Keating, to hear how and why he rounded up more than 1,000 primary school children to take part in a mass Cornish sing-a-long.

As well as that, we mark National No Smoking Day with Tom Liddicoat of Healthy Cornwall’s Smokefree Cornwall campaign.

If all that wasn’t enough, we check in with Kate Longman, owner of Fowey’s Shrew Books, to chat about their Independent Bookshop of the Year nomination.

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 talk environmental impact and support for biodiversity with Alex Forrester of Forest for Cornwall, a flagship project of Cornwall Council’s Climate Change Action Plan.

We stop by St Austell Leisure Centre to meet assistant manager Jacquelyn Pearce and her team during an open day, designed to promote the vast range of activities and opportunities they offer.

As well as that - with City Clean Up 2024 now in full swing - we’ll check in and do a bit of spring cleaning with Sian Knights, Communications Officer for Truro BID.

If all that wasn’t enough, we take a moment to mark St Piran’s Day, with two of the leading figureheads behind March 5th’s celebrations across St Austell town centre.

Finally, we highlight a new support group for Cornwall’s bereaved siblings that aims to provide a safe space for anyone over the age of 18 that has suffered the loss of a sibling at any stage of their life.

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 talk special events and fundraising for Children's Hospice South West with Jenna Simmons, events organiser at Rayle Farm.

We join the always fantastic, Clive Kessell, who explores the history - and future - of the Cornwall Banger Rally Challenge, and introduces an exciting Cornish twist for 2024.

Plus, we welcome Mel Clear, head of the Veterinary Nursing Centre at Duchy College, to shine a light on the achievements of nine of their newly registered veterinary nurses.

We hear from Milly Moore, partnerships manager at The Pearl Exchange, who details their work throughout Devon and Cornwall.

If that’s not enough, we are joined by Jessica Vella-Templeton on the subject of breathwork, meditation and wellbeing.

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 talk breaking down barriers and creating an inclusive and diverse Cornwall through the power of sport, with Nathan Richards of the Kernow Football Alliance.

Plus, we hear from the cast and crew of St Enoder Pantomime Society, whose performance of Beauty and the Beast has drawn some really large crowds to Fraddon Village Hall this week. 

We join South West campaigns officer, Maherush Khan, to shine a light on the latest survey from the NSPCC, which reveals two in five parents in the South West are worried about how mental health affects their family.

If that’s not enough, we hear from Software Cornwall Director, Niki Davies, about the incredible two-week Cornwall Festival of Tech, celebrating all things tech, digital and software in the county.

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 celebrate the incredible achievements of local sporting personality, Neil Slateford, following his mammoth 24-hour run around Par Track and discuss our amazing coastlines here in Cornwall and the conservation work that goes on to maintain them, with Claudia Avila-Batchelor of Creative Cornwall.

Plus, we check back in with Richard Gray and A Band of Brothers, a national charity supporting young men in St Austell, while also shining a light on another new mixed gender, social football session launched by United Cornwall with their founder Jack Greaves.

If that’s not enough, we also feature the work of Wild Features, the only UK primate welfare and conservation charity rescuing, campaigning, educating and providing sanctuary to primates in need.

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 delve into the history - and future - of Probus Parish Church, as well as shining a light on the incredible people saving Lostwithiel Community Centre from closure.

Plus, we hear from mind and body transformation specialist Pete Styring (Program 10) and take a look at what activities are on offer this February half-time at Royal Cornwall Museum.

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