Visions of an English occult
The British surrealist Ithell Colquhoun combined magic and mythology to create art from buried folklore.
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From second homes to food banks, Cornwall is a land of widening extremes
There are many more Airbnb rentals than long-term rentals here – and nothing pushes families to catastrophe quicker than insecure…
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Why a holiday in Cornwall left me longing for work
After my break-up, the deadlines and rhythms of work gave me purpose. Without it, sadness crept in.
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How Patrick Heron made Cornwall the heart of British abstract art
His paintings are joyous and beautiful, great sheets of throbbing colour interspersed with squares, circles and ragged patches of different…
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Brown Willy is Cornwall’s answer to Withnail & I
This black and white, bittersweet comedy follows two 40-year-old former school friends who trudge out on to Bodmin Moor as part of…
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The real Cornwall: a county poorer than Lithuania and Hungary
Food banks, domestic abuse and poverty in David Cameron's favourite holiday destination.
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Devolution strikes back – but do Cornwall and Yorkshire want more powers . . . or just more money?
If prospectors struck oil off the Falmouth coast tomorrow, I don’t see how anyone could blame the Cornish for rolling…
ByInteresting times in Cornwall
Arwen Folkes reports from North Cornwall where the battle rages between Lib Dems and Tories
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