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Boardmasters drops Day Tickets this week for its 2026 festival, giving fans the chance to catch headline acts Fatboy Slim, Lily Allen and Kasabian - plus hundreds of artists across multiple stages, WSL surf competitions, wellness workshops and more!

This Easter, Friday 3 – Sunday 19 April,2026, the charity the Eden Project will offer families a special Easter egg hunt with a dragon‑themed egg trail across its gardens and Biomes. Alongside the trail, visitors can enjoy creative craft workshops, a dragon museum and story‑inspired Easter activities.

South West Water has reduced storm overflow spills in St Neot, near Liskeard, by upgrading sewers to improve its local wastewater system.

Residents of the St Austell area are being invited to play a direct role in shaping the future of health and wellbeing services, as part of a series of neighbourhood events taking place across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly this February and March.

Cornish Lithium, the mineral exploration and development company that is pioneering the responsible extraction of lithium from hard rock and geothermal waters in Cornwall, has appointed a local contractor as enabling works commence at its state‑of‑the‑art lithium project at Cross Lanes, near Truro.

Two local groups have been awarded Cornwall College St Austell’s Key to the Keay community performance grant, giving them the chance to stage a full show at The Keay Theatre this May.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is celebrating the remarkable recovery of Rod Richardson, a 77‑year‑old grandfather from St Austell, whose life has been transformed thanks to cutting-edge haematology research.

A new permanent play experience is coming to the Eden Project this spring. The Giant Marble Runs – wooden marble runs weaving through throughout the gardens – will open on 28 March 2026, perfectly timed for visitors to the gardens over the Easter holidays.

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