Reggie sat in front of a mural of Reggie

What do we think of a Cornish devolution deal that involves appointing a mayor of Cornwall? Critiques I've heard include a mayor not being substantial enough as a devolution deal and wanting something more similar to a Welsh Senedd. What do we think?

Had loads of whites and admirals but this is a new one for me. (iPhone pic - sorry, had to be quick )

A special mention of his visit to Cornwall and meeting the MP for Truro & Falmouth.

All 6 Cornwall MPs and Cornwall Council have been invited to No10 North for intensive discussions on Cornwall spearheading PMs regional devolution aims (my interpretation of what he said).

From about 15:50 in this broadcast.

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/607938a7-de76-4f17-b69d-f1161ee52c9a

If 2025 was the Kernow Baseball League's rookie season — a debut summer that ended with the Truro Blue Jays beating the Carn Brea Dynamite to the very first title — then 2026 was the year the league grew into itself. Cornwall's second season kept the two founding heavyweights near the top, but everything beneath them tightened. Week by week the distance between the seasoned sides and the developing ones narrowed, until a competition that began looking predictable finished as anything but.

The early weeks still ran to the familiar pattern. Truro, the reigning champions, opened with an 11–4 win over Falmouth and rarely looked back. Carn Brea were even more emphatic, rattling off five straight wins — including a 14–11 statement over Truro on 26 April — to stand alone and unbeaten at 5–0 by early June. Beneath them, the developing sides looked to be playing exactly the part the first season had cast them in: the Falmouth Oystercatchers stumbled to an 0–5 start, and the Roseland Rebels — the youngest club in the league, still finding their feet on the Roseland Peninsula — sat at 1–4 with little to show for it but bruises. Year one's hierarchy, it seemed, had simply carried over.

But the scorelines told a different story than the standings. This was no longer a league of blowouts. Across the eighteen regular-season games, nearly four in ten (7 of 18) were decided by three runs or fewer and more than half (10 of 18) by five or fewer, with an average winning margin of just 5.8 runs in a competition that averaged a lively 26.6 combined runs a game. Truro needed every last out to edge Roseland 18–17 on 10 May; Carn Brea survived Falmouth 19–17; game after game came down to a single run. The gap the table implied simply wasn't there on the field — and on 7 June it snapped shut in the most dramatic way imaginable. Roseland, the club still learning how to win, walked into Mawnan Smith and outscored the unbeaten Dynamite 14–11. It should have been the upset of the season. Instead, short two players and forced to borrow a pair to field a full nine, Roseland lost the game to the rulebook: the official win went to Carn Brea, their perfect record preserved, their aura quietly punctured. "The scoreboard says Rebels," the club wrote afterwards. "The rulebook says Dynamite." Everyone in Cornwall now knew the chasing pack could beat anybody.

From there, the season tilted on its axis. Carn Brea, so untouchable through five gamedays, would not win another game all summer, sliding from 5–0 to 5–4. On 14 June, Roseland finished the job the rulebook had denied them, beating the Dynamite 8–4 outright. Truro took Carn Brea down 17–14 on 28 June and again 11–7 in the July make-up — and then, in the clearest sign yet that the first-season order had cracked, the bottom-placed Oystercatchers thrashed the former pace-setters 21–11 on the final regular-season Sunday. Falmouth, winless through the spring, had found their feet just in time. Roseland had learned to turn narrow losses into wins. Only the Blue Jays kept their poise, closing the regular season at 8–1 — a class apart at the summit while the chasing pack traded blows behind them: Carn Brea 5–4, Roseland 3–6, Falmouth 2–7, a middle order separated far more by fine margins than by any gulf in quality.

The play-offs were where the season made its point. Truro did the expected thing, holding off a stubborn Falmouth 14–12 in the semi-final. The other semi did the unthinkable. The Roseland Rebels — third seeds, a side tipped for the lower half of the table — dismantled the Carn Brea Dynamite 13–4 to book a place in the final. The 2025 runners-up were gone, knocked out by one of the clubs that only a year earlier had been making up the numbers.

The final, on 23 August, restored a measure of order. Truro's experience told in the end, and the Blue Jays defended their crown with a 17–7 win. But the champions' name was almost the least interesting thing about the day. In just its second year, the league had grown from a one-sided debut into a genuine race, and its founding pecking order now held only at the very top of the table — and even there, only just. Truro earned their title against a field that grew more dangerous by the week, and in the Roseland Rebels, Cornwall found the real story of the summer: proof that as the KBL matures, a season's head start guarantees nothing, and that any club in the league can push the very best all the way to the final Sunday.

By the numbers A tight league now. 7 of 18 regular-season games (39%) were decided by three runs or fewer; 10 of 18 (56%) by five or fewer. Average winning margin: 5.8 runs. Median: 4.5 — a marked step up in balance for the league's second season. Runs flowed. 479 combined runs across 18 games — an average of 26.6 per game, roughly 13 a side. The highest-scoring meeting was Roseland's 26–15 win over Falmouth. The nail-biter specialists. All three of the season's one-run games — Truro 18–17 Roseland, Falmouth 18–17 Roseland, and Roseland 15–14 Falmouth — involved the Roseland Rebels, who also lost the 14–11 forfeit thriller. No club lived closer to the edge. The chasing pack could hit. Roseland finished with the league's second-best offence (122 runs, behind only Truro's 130) despite placing third; their gap was defensive — a league-high 137 conceded — not a lack of firepower. Truro were the complete team. Most runs scored (130) and fewest allowed (85), for a run differential of +45 — no one else within 40. A coin-flip in second. Carn Brea's run differential was just +3, reflecting a first half at 5–0 and a second half without a single win. The old order, and its exceptions. The two heaviest defeats of the season (Truro 24–10 and Carn Brea 19–7, both over Roseland) were dealt by the 2025 finalists in the opening weeks. Roseland answered with the single most emphatic result of the entire play-offs: 13–4 over Carn Brea in the semi-final.

Hi,

Just thought I'd share this guardian article that used our data for the south west if anyone was worried on storm overflows https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/dry-weather-sewage-discharges-soar-as-water-companies-face-scrutiny

Quite shockingly bad figures and only gets worse this week. The data used here can be found at water-watch.co.uk/digest

Hey guys!

We are heading to Cornwall for 10 days this October for our honeymoon and I’m wanting to get some recommendations for must visit places to eat/drink.

For context we have lived in Belgium for the last year and are excited to be coming back home to the UK and having some familiar favourites we can’t get out here (Cheddar/Proper Bacon/ Cornish Pasty’s etc…) but also want to try some of the finer restaurants available with it being our honeymoon. Unfortunately I don’t eat seafood so I know this narrows choices down a little bit!

We will be staying in Whitsand bay for the first 5 days and then on the Lizard Peninsula for the second 5 days, we have a car and would be happy to drive to places for food.

Some of the towns we are considering visiting already are Falmouth, Truro, St Ives, Penzance, Newquay and Plymouth but this is very flexible.

So please hit me with the best:

Coffee shops
Place to get a Cornish Pasty
Brunch spots
Pubs with fires
Amazing takeaways
Evening meal venues

Thanks in advance, looking forward to your suggestions!

Hello all,
I'll be traveling along the coastal trail from St Ives to Newquay next week entirely on foot. I have an idea of some of the things I should see along the way as indicated in this AI-generated list:

• St Ives Harbour & Beaches: Stroll the cobbled streets, watch the fishing boats, and take in the vibrant coastal light that inspired generations of artists.
• Mutton Cove Seals: Peer down from the high headland near Godrevy Point to see grey seals resting on the beach below.
• Wheal Coates Engine House: Pass the famous 19th-century tin mining ruins suspended above the Atlantic cliffs near St Agnes.
• Holywell Bay & Gannel Estuary: Traverse vast dune fields and cross the tidal river into Newquay on your final leg.

Would anyone have additional or more refined recommendations for the area that are reachable on foot?

Thank you!

How I've missed it

Selling 2 tickets to Stewart lee Vs The man wolf, at Hall for Cornwall this Saturday 5th sept if anybody is interested!

Driven through Bodmin a few times, is this a roundabout? It’s not signposted as one but see people treating it like one. Almost got caught out by someone doing a u-turn.

https://maps.apple/p/uxj80hxg6BRoiI

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crl7yzg5kp7o

Dydh da

I'm writing my masters thesis on how access to medieval and early modern manuscripts affects Cornish and Breton language survival and revival.

One of my aims is to start conversations about how these resources can be better used to support Kernowek and Breizh.

I would be very appreciative if anyone has the time and inclination to complete this very short survey on the topic:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/aber/medieval-manuscripts-and-language-learning-llc2

Meur ras

There are multiple posts on FB reporting that a big landslide has totally blocked the entrance to the cave at Holywell with the colourful rock formations inside.
Pictures show a collapse going right back to the bench on the cliff top above it.
Given that we live in an age of AI slop, has anyone been there today and can verify?

Can anyone recommend a good preschool?

Is it best to stay away from coastal villages because of the influx of tourists causing traffic?

EDIT: Apologies for the vagueness, I'll be living in Zelah :)

Hey guys im not ashamed to admit it ive been here 7 years now - ive kinda hit wall where i dont really go outside of newquay and maybe truro or when im out the county.

I just thought if it might be worth making friends outside of newquay and truro. Anyone got any recommendations for where might be good to make new friends?