By Petra Mann Historical artefacts have been unearthed at an old mining site in Redruth. Glass and pottery bottles came to light as excavations were carried out on the original Pednandrea tin and copper mine close to the town centre, to make way for new homes.

By Emily Dugan As David Cameron and family join the smart set on the Cornish beaches, Emily Dugan sees the other side of a community mired in deep poverty As David Camer-on arrives with his family in north Cornwall today, he will join an invading army of the well-heeled that heads down every summer to sample the white sand beaches and temperate weather in what is becoming a rich man's playground.

A rubbish tip in Cornwall will close in 2010 after local communities rejected a share of pounds1 million to prolong its life. Cornwall County Council yesterday confirmed that the United Mines landfill site, near Redruth, will shut in two years' time, as planned.

M iracle Theatre have posted a short film on their recently- revamped website, where it is possible to relive just a few of those fleeting moments of genius for which this Cornish company is renowned.

By Simon Parker H ave you ever wandered through one of Cornwall's many industrial landscapes and wondered what it felt like to be living and working in a mining community of the 1850s? There are no shortage of contemporary accounts from miners themselves and eminent writers of the era, plus the evocative verses of miner poet John Harris, which have a refreshingly unromantic clarity.