NEWSWAVE - Big Brother, Big Impact

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 join St Austell Table Tennis Club’s Craig Mehew to learn more about the UK’s only learning disability league and how it’s building community through sport.We check in with Peter Woodward, director of Teylu Theatre, about their debut production ‘This Is Halloween’ and the company’s vision for community-led theatre.As well as that, we take a trip to the Hall for Cornwall to hear from Libby Alexandra-Cooper, whose stepping into the role of Linnet Ridgeway in ‘Death on the Nile’ this November.We hear from author and artist Tim Hamilton, who shares the story behind his children’s book ‘Ernie the Cat and the Mysterious Tail’, and how creativity helped him navigate Parkinson’s and colour-blindness.…and we welcome Dr Hilary Jones, who explains why flu vaccinations are vital this winter, especially for carers, and what the latest research says about uptake across the UK.We’re not done there either, as Rosie Williams - known to many as ‘Baked Potato’ from Big Brother UK - joins us to reflect on life in the house and what she’s been up to since leaving the show.If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected].