It's been raining for a month, 10 inches of rain since the 19th October....

It’s been a dismal day in court. Dismal, that is, for those of us on the Bench who still hold out a glimmer of hope for the youth of West Cornwall in general – and Penzance in particular.

A clear night, a calm sea and only a short passage home to Cardiff. What could go wrong?

Regular readers may remember that, on October 26^th, we left two Penzance men awaiting sentence. Here is the third and final part of the story. If the wait has seemed long to you, imagine how it might have felt to them…

The name Batten had been synonymous with Levant since the reopening in 1820 but in 1849 John Batten IV brought the association to an end.....

New Street, the morning after, a whiff of smoke and some broken glass..........

Tonight Oscar Wilde is going to speak on the subject of America, about which he will later say that, "America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself". 

Penzance's finest are holding a ball in Chapel Street but their enjoyment is about to be interrupted by news of a great victory....and a great death!

Councillor Thomas is the man who runs Penzance entertainment but today he is at the centre of the drama and doing none to well.........

To have the postal service served by by a building which is "second to none of any building of that kind in the west of England" is essential for a civilised town.................

It's two o'clock in the afternoon at St Michael's Mount, the tide has just started to flow, when suddenly the sea level rises by about six feet. It falls away then, 10 minutes later, rises again and again by six feet. And not just at the Mount, St Ives, Newlyn, Penzance all report the same occurence............

Lemon Hart, founder of a rum distilling business which was selling 100,000 gallons a year to the Royal Navy by 1849, was born in Penzance on 31 October 1768.

On 30 October 1899 the fishing boat Emeline left Lowestoft to return home to Mousehole. She never arrived. What happened to her?

There's something fishy about the closure and reopening of Levant Mine in 1871, and it's nothing to do with being under the sea..............

Thirty contestants are participating in a round-Penwith race which will end at Penzance Pavilion. Crowds have gathered, medals have been truck and maintenance completed. Newlyn has never seen the like! 

Lawyer Lanyon was arrested yesterday, along with Richard Stevens and now they're up before the magistratefor forgery and perjury..........

Morrab Place, bastion of middle class values, has been raided by the police and there they go, prisoner discretely held between them............. 

In 1851 Mary Kelynack, an elderly woman from Newlyn, walked to London over the course of five weeks. Did she really set off to see the Queen, or the Great Exhibition, or was it something else?

Penzance Corporation borrowed and spent a lot of money in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Mayor Henry Boase was one of those who found himself dealing with the consequences........

A glimmering light spotted through the murk and a ship is saved, but the Admiral, his flagship and 1400 men will not survive the night....

It’s Saturday evening, and the departure platform at Penzance is packed with 60 people.

The second worst accident in the history of mining in Cornwall happened at Levant Mine on 20^th October 1919. Thirty one men were killed and 19 were recorded as injured when the Levant man engine rod crashed down the shaft carrying with it its human cargo of miners coming up to grass from the morning core.

Cornishman, Thursday, 21st October. Newlyn, Tuesday.
With sunlight streaming across the Bay, the Rosebud set sail this morning from Newlyn.

It used to take 32 men to unload a collier at Penzance, but Taylors now have a steam crane............