The full range of local stories covered by our community-based news brands has been celebrated in a “top 10” annual list published by one of our regional editors.
In her look back on the last 12 months, Zoë Uglow, Regional Editor for Tindle Newspapers Cornwall, selected stories she wrote which showed the mix of dramatic events and warmer community-led celebrations of people’s lives, all to be found on our websites and in our newspapers.
Zoë’s highlights, which she described as a “mixed bag”, included footage of a bus on fire in Launceston, seven arrests at a pro-Palestine Action protest in Truro and Cornwall Council being set for Reform as Conservatives were swept away by a turquoise tsunami.
On a lighter side, Zoë selected identical twins Joan and Betty marking their 100th birthday in tandem at either end of Cornwall and classmates in 1966 reuniting at Launceston College to recreate a school picture.
Community matters
Posting on LinkedIn, Zoë wrote: “From storms to Reform, bus fires to… equine police hires?
“Set myself up to fail with that rhyme, it has been a mixed bag for Cornish journalism this year.
“Being responsible for 11 newspapers in print and online doesn’t exactly leave a lot of spare time to get the old reporting notebook out.
“However, I am stubborn and simply can’t help myself when a good story presents itself.
“2025 brought with it plenty of challenges, TikTok being right up there! But I have such a great team who are always willing to support me when I just need five minutes to be a reporter again.
“My articles may not always be the most hard hitting but they matter to the people in my communities, and that matters to me.”