The Cornish & Devon Post

The Cornish & Devon Post is a weekly publication based in Launceston, Cornwall, England, and has been in circulation since its inception in 1856. Notably, it was among the last UK newspapers to feature advertisements on its front page instead of news. Since 1986, it has been part of the Tindle Newspaper Group. This newspaper serves the key towns of Launceston, Bude, Holsworthy, and Camelford, along with the surrounding regions of northwest Devon and northeast Cornwall.

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Pedestrian safety prioritised with new traffic calming measures

4 days ago | thepost.uk.com | James Davies

Bollards have been introduced on Westgate Street to encourage pedestrian access (James Davies)A TOWN council is taking steps to make the town centre more pedestrian-friendly with the reintroduction of traffic calming measures. Launceston residents will know that the town centre bollards have been inoperable over the last several months. Following an 18-month public consultation in 2022/23, a new traffic system was established to make three of the town’s streets safer for pedestrians.
Legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical returns to the Cornwall Playhouse

5 days ago | thepost.uk.com | Ben Howe

RICHARD O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, returns to the Cornwall Playhouse this June. Always fresh and ever subversive, this iconic show has built up a global reputation, having been performed in thirty countries, translated into twenty different languages, and seen by 35 million theatregoers worldwide. The Rocky Horror Show first began life in 1973 before an audience of 63 people in the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs.
Clements, Creasey and Horrell give Petherwin fine home victory

5 days ago | thepost.uk.com | David Sillifant

South Petherwin's star performers with the bat, Paul Clements (left) and Adam Creasey (right). Clements made 92 while Creasey struck 76 of his 100 runs in boundaries. Picture: South Petherwin Cricket Club (South Petherwin Cricket Club)Bond Timber Cornwall Cricket League Division Three East round-up – Saturday, May 31SUPERB contributions from Paul Clements, Adam Creasey and Kevin Horrell gave South Petherwin victory over visiting Saltash on Saturday.
New spy novel brings the Kremlin to Cornwall

5 days ago | thepost.uk.com | James Davies

Richard Peirce (left) believes his novel is the first spy story set in and around Bude (Richard Pierce)A NEW novel is imaging what could happen if Russian forces infiltrated the North Cornwall coast. Bude-born author, Richard Peirce, is set to release his next book, exploring a world in which Putin’s Russia targets his hometown in their effort for world domination. Richard Peirce is a prolific author, award-winning filmmaker, broadcaster, journalist and wildlife campaigner.
Rich Hall bringing his sharp comedy to Launceston and St Austell

1 week ago | thepost.uk.com | Ben Howe

Rich Hall (Comical Entertainment)COMEDY legend Rich Hall will be bringing his latest show, Chin Music, to the Keay Theatre in St Austell on Thrusday, June 12 and Launceston Town Hall on Saturday, June 14. “Chin Music” has two meanings. One is idle talk, the other is a brushback throw in baseball or cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall’s comedy. Idle but intimidating, while also being sharp, quick, splenetic, and sublimely improvisational.
Community group in Pyworthy aims to save pub, create hub

1 week ago | thepost.uk.com | Aaron James Greenaway

The Molesworth Arms in Pyworthy (Picture: Google) (Google)A COMMUNITY group is bidding to save its pub - and turn it into a hub for one and all. Those behind the initiative say they intend to not only maintain the pub amenity but create a community hub serving Bude, Stratton, Holsworthy and all the local villages in addition to Pyworthy.
'Battle of Bude's Bellies' hots up as pro-McDonalds petition launched

1 week ago | thepost.uk.com | Aaron James Greenaway

Proposals would see the franchise built on the Binhamy Retail Park (Unsplash)THE ‘Battle of Bude’s bellies’ has taken another turn after a pro-McDonalds petition was set up seeking for the giant to continue its plans to come to the town.
Torridge District Council buys houses to help with resettlement and homelessness

1 week ago | thepost.uk.com | Aaron James Greenaway

A DISTRICT council has announced that it has been issued with a grant of nearly £1-million to go towards purchasing four properties. Torridge District Council has confirmed that it has been awarded a grant of £944,925 to help meet its housing delivery targets after a successful bid to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The council has acquired three new three-bed properties and two new two-bed properties for a total cost of £1,146,565.
Launceston set for poetry paradise as inaugural festival kicks off

1 week ago | thepost.uk.com | James Davies

Comedian Frank Skinner and award-winning poet Ella Frears are among those in attendance (Submitted)A NORTH Cornwall town is set to be transformed into a paradise for art and culture as a poetry festival kicks off this weekend. More than 20 award-winning and noted poets have started to arrive in Launceston from all over the country ahead of the inaugural Launceston Poetry Festival from May 29 to June 1, 2025. Events kick off today (May 29) with an open mic event in The Byre.
Proposals for Bude McDonalds could be refused by Cornwall Council

1 week ago | thepost.uk.com | Aaron James Greenaway

Proposals would see the franchise built on the Binhamy Retail Park (SWNS/Google)CONCERNS have been raised about the proposed location for a new McDonalds drive-thru in Bude. Cornwall Council’s planning department has issued a response to a pre-application advice enquiry application from a Mr Tobin.