Simon Parker

Tae A Fert

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Being married to a Scot means that every January 25 we celebrate the genius of Robert Burns.

Joined by a few friends, we do what Scots the world over are doing that day: eating haggis, neaps and tatties and consuming large quantities of whisky.

But the...

A festival for Charles

Thursday, April 01, 2010

LAUNCESTON’S most famous son is to be the focus of a festival celebrating Cornish literature. The first Charles Causley Festival will be held...

Me and William Golding

Monday, January 25, 2010

In a job like mine you just have to get used to rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous.In the past week I’ve interviewed the...

BBC pronunciation

Monday, January 18, 2010

You can say what you like about BBC Radio Cornwall (and we all frequently do), but in times of severe weather the station is an absolute...

Bring Me Sunshine!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Hello, my name is Jessie Parker, I am filling in for my Dad today because there is no school because of the snow! So I’m doing something...

Mousehole Choir's Century

Monday, January 04, 2010

I wasn't able to get along to this concert in Paul, due to the icy roads around my home on Bodmin Moor, but Robert Penreath was there to mark...

Independents back Dick Cole

Friday, December 18, 2009

Mebyon Kernow’s campaign to elect the party’s first MP to Westminster gathered pace this week when four well-known and respected...

Voting MK... for a change

Monday, November 30, 2009

There’s no getting away from it... within six months we’ll be having a General Election. For political pundits and party activists...

Three cheers for Ginsters!

Monday, November 09, 2009

Three cheers for Ginsters! The Callington bakery, which exports countless pasties and other savoury products daily, has once again given...

Carol Trewin: Cornish food champion

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Last week we lost our friend and colleague, Carol Trewin. Having known her for many years, I always found Carol to be a woman of great integrity and...