This weekend, the historic Boconnoc Estate, thanks to its owner Mrs Elizabeth Fortescue, opened its gates to riders, crews, and spectators for one of the most anticipated dates in the South West endurance calendar.

Local baker Amy has come a long way since admiring her grandmother’s kitchen baking as a child, having run two successful tea rooms in Cornwall and now starting a new venture as the cafe manager at Pencarrow House and Gardens.

If you are a lover of history and literature, you might want to buckle in for this one. St Torney's Church in North Hill will be hosting historical fiction author Annie Garthwaite on Thursday, 14th August - the church's first literary event since reopening to the public last year.