The Isles of Scilly are an archipelago of 140 islands located just 28 miles from the Cornish coast and are known as the UK's ...

Situated in the Gulf Stream, these islands enjoy one of the mildest climates in the UK. Often dubbed the 'sunshine isles', they bask in more sunlight than any other part of the country, averaging ...

The island (a series of chiefdoms) was rich in copper ore - which helped turn it into a Bronze Age mercantile and economic superpower ... St. Michael's Mount near Penzance ...

The St Michael's Mount landmark in Cornwall will be lit up in honour of the county's care leavers. The event, on the island near Penzance, marks the end of National Care Leavers Week on Saturday.

A motorcyclist has died in a single-vehicle collision on the A30 near Penzance, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the victim, a 36-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and was ...

It is said the final stretch of railway to Penzance was completed only after a local landowner’s request that trains should not operate during the ‘cocktail hour’. Luckily, a deal was struck ...

A small port town on the Western edge of Cornwall, the English Penzance is historically prone to pirate attacks.Over the centuries it's been raided by everyone from the Spanish to the Ottomans to ...

A remote island near Antarctica is planning to mass exterminate a huge population of house mice that are harming the local ecosystem and wiping out rare seabirds, The Associated Press reported.

Nestled near Penzance in Cornwall, this archipelago has a landscape that is ever-changing, from golden sands to sweeping hills. It's the perfect spot for a relaxing holiday which you can spend ...

Police were called to Drift Reservoir near Penzance at 16:00 GMT on Thursday and found a man in his 30s with a suspected stab wound. He was confirmed dead at the scene, with inquiries ongoing to ...

After he received his new title as the Prince of Wales last year, the monarch inherited swathes of land including a collection of islands near Cornwall described as ''paradise''.

Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" is one of their funniest and wittiest works. It's appeal is universal and timeless. Somehow the wit and original humor have gotten lost on the way ...