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• Cornish Lithium awards further grants to community projects across Cornwall

  Cornish Lithium, the innovative mineral exploration and development company that is pioneering the responsible extraction of lithium from hard rock and geothermal waters in Cornwall, has awarded £7,549 to four local organisations through the Winter 2025 Cornish Lithium Community Fund.

• St Piran’s Day 2026 celebrations planned for Penzance

  Final preparations and rehearsals are underway for this year’s St Piran’s Day celebrations in Penzance. Held annually on 5th March, this year the event will take place as Penzance prepares its bid to become the first UK Town of Culture.

• Rising Costs to Protect and Maintain the South West Coast Path Reach Over £1 Million Annually

  The South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA), the charity that cares for the Path, today highlights that the cost of protecting, maintaining and caring for England’s original Coast Path has risen from an average of £1,500 per mile to £1,700 per mile, taking the annual total cost to over £1 million for the 630-mile Path.

• South West Water launches new fund to support businesses with water-saving ideas

  South West Water has opened applications for its new Water Efficiency Business Innovation Fund which is supporting businesses across the region to implement water-saving ideas.

• Hedluv + Passman top packed entertainment line-up at Global Pasty Championships

  Redruth’s most celebrated rap duo Hedluv + Passman will be headlining a quintessentially Cornish music bill at the Global Pasty Championships at The Lost Gardens of Heligan on Saturday, February 28.

• Cornwall’s Baby Show Brings Families and Local Support Together at St Austell Leisure Centre

  Cornwall’s Baby Show returned this weekend in a new location at St Austell Leisure Centre, welcoming expectant parents, new families and carers for a day dedicated to pregnancy, early parenthood and family wellbeing.

• Redruth to celebrate the start of spring with St Piran’s Festival

  On Saturday, 7th March, Redruth will celebrate Cornwall’s Patron Saint with its annual St Piran’s Festival. This year, the event embraces the theme ‘Gwenton,’ meaning Spring in Cornish, with a wide range of activities on offer that reflect this.

• Love is in the air: Volunteers at the Eden Project are celebrated with a “Voluntine’s” breakfast

  Volunteers at the Eden Project celebrated “Voluntine’s Day” with a special breakfast on February 13, 2026, held as a thank you for their time and support, which is generously donated to the educational charity.