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The East Wheal Rose Mining Disaster of 1846
The site is at Lappa Valley in St Newlyn East. Pic: Barry West, Cornish historian.

The Hollywood actor who now lives in Hayle
He has been in ER and a film with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Pic: Goran Visnjic

A sad story behind a grave sculpture in Stratton
The sculpture is in the graveyard of St Andrew’s Church. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

Why did Emperor Haile Selassie visit Cornwall?
The Ethiopian leader fled to the UK in 1936. Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images.

Treasure haul from 1680 donated to Scilly Museum
Artefacts were recovered from the wreck of the Phoenix. Pic: Isles of Scilly Museum.

Why Logan Rock lost its perfect pivot
Logan Rock is a special geological feature in West Cornwall. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

The ancient castle buried beneath the sand dunes
The stories behind 'Cornwall's longest beach.' Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

John Piers: The notorious pirate from Padstow
Piers was a wanted man before his capture. Pic: BBC Weather Watcher/Cornish-Wolverine.

Why was there a monument on this Mousehole road ?
A woman was murdered on the Mousehole to Paul road in 1792. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

The Truro grave that tells a remarkable war story
Dr Frances Ivens is buried in Kenwyn Churchyard. Pic: Sue Robinson/Wenches in Trenches