NEWSWAVE - A Weekend Like No Other

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas.In the latest episode, we explore a rare and much‑loved tradition here in Cornwall with Jonathon Jones, Managing Director of Trading at Tregothnan, who joins us ahead of the estate’s globally renowned Private Garden Opening weekend.We catch up with Kiley Pearce, Events Fundraiser at Children’s Hospice South West, ahead of this year’s Rainbow Run Cornwall - the county’s brightest family fun run, which last year raised an astonishing £107,000.We also hear from Caroline Childe, music leader of a special local choir for people living with dementia and their carers, as they prepare for a heart‑warming concert marking the close of their latest project.Plus, Ruth Forrest joins us with important news for families claiming Child Benefit, explaining the upcoming increase to payments and why parents are being encouraged to register as early as possible.And we sit down with Helen Tiplady and James D’Arcy to talk about an exciting six‑day musical theatre summer school being run by Falmouth University and the Get Creative team - culminating in a public performance of Legally Blonde Jr this August.If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected].