For many the countdown to Christmas is a happy and exciting time; but for some it’s a time of year they dread. Money worries, large heating bills and illness, to name a few, can cause tremendous feelings of failure, despair and anger of not being able to provide the extra food and gifts for your family, especially your children, writes Yvonne King, Launceston Foodbank Project Manager.

Simon, owner of the Crates Is High Record Shop in Northgate St, Launceston, has hand picked three contemporary releases that he feels will become classics in their genre. They are available in store.

Find the best way to recycle your real Christmas tree after the festive season…

A quarter of 3 and 4 year olds now own their own Smartphone, according to data from Ofcom, and by the age of 12 it rises to 95% of children, according to Smartphone Free Childhood.

The Cornwall Christmas Fair, held at the Eden Project recently, raised £68,000 for charities across Cornwall.

A volunteer group known as the Wildflower Warriors, and the Eden Project’s National Wildflower Centre (NWC) have been bringing colour and life to a major new link road being built in Cornwall with a wildflower planting scheme.

Having restarted Launceston Folk Dance Group following the summer break, members have been enjoying the fun and exercise that Tuesday nights provide.

A team of volunteers are inviting people who may be struggling to their free community Christmas lunch on Christmas Day.

When we spend so much time walking around town, scurrying to and from the office or dipping in and out of the local shops to grab what we need, it’s easy to overlook the stories each old, wonky but charming building has to tell.

We can’t believe we’re here again, getting ready to decorate our homes with twinkling lights and obscene amounts of tinsel, but Christmas is approaching, and there is plenty to do in and around Launceston this festive season.

St Torney’s Church, a Grade I listed Cornish church in North Hill, threw open its doors to the public for the first time in five years recently, with the view of creating a wonderful new community space to find peace, explore local history and delve into the arts.

As the annual St Piran’s Day celebrations get ready to roll out once again this year, we take a look at the man in question, and how we came to celebrate his legacy every 5th March.

Tony Winning opened his gallery on Westgate Street two years ago...

Sarah Bradley, owner of The Byre, has delved into the bookshelves of her beautiful shop to recommend a book you won’t be able to put down...

Phil World explores the history of Launceston's shops and business community in his new book...

The Charles Causley Trust has announced the winners of its Young Person's Poetry Competition, with a runner-up coming from Launceston...