An Nowodhow - the News in Cornish

RECORDING 1:

Herwydh Tamar Crossings difyk leun a’n darn neb a skoodhyas an chayn war Kowbal Penntorr Lynher II a ledyas dh’y dhileans mes a wonis an nownsegves mis Ebrel. Hemm a styryas yth o dhe’n dreusva – gans tri lester ow mos ynter Penntorr hag Aberplymm – unn gowbal hepken drefen bos y skath Tamar II ow perthi gwellheans.
Delays bys dhe dheg mynysen ha peswar ugens re beu derivys mes sodhogyon a leveris bos kowlwrys an ober war Tamar II erbynn dy’Mergher an seythen usi passyes, unn seythen yn-rag a’n towl, owth astiveri an gonis dhe dhew lester. Dyghtyores gowbal rag Tamar Crossings, Kellyann Bastos hy hanow, a leveris an para dhe allos tothya an gwellheans drefen bos an ober gwrys war-lown.

TRANSLATION:

According to Tamar Crossings a complete failure of the part which supported the chain on Torpoint Ferry's Lynher II led to it being taken out of service on 19 April. This meant the crossing - with three vessels going between Torpoint and Plymouth - was down to a single ferry as its Tamar II boat was undergoing an upgrade.
Delays of up to 90 minutes were reported but officials said the work on Tamar II was completed by Wednesday evening last week, a week ahead of schedule, restoring the service to two vessels.
Kellyann Bastos, ferry manager for Tamar Crossings, said the team was able to speed up the upgrade because the work was being done on site.

RECORDING 2:

An Kowethas Les Kemeneth Pons an Woodh re beu pergheneghys an diwotti Helgh Karow y’n dreveglos dres mis Ebrel rag diskwedhes fatel yll oberi diwotti pewys gans an gemeneth.
An bagas a lonchas profyans kevren gemeneth yn dew vil pymp warn ugens hag a ros dhe dus chons dhe gevarghewi ynter kans peuns ha dew ugens mil a beunsow rag dos ha bos perghen yn-rann a’n diwotti ha’n bagas ow hwila sevel an kost prena, peswar kans deg ha peswar ugens mil a beunsow.
Kaderyer a’n kowethas, Sam Fitch y hanow, a leveris bos an gorthyp “digrysadow” hag a-ban dhallathsons dhyghtya an diwotti y tegemersons moy skoodhyans ros gans moy ages kans den dhyworth an gemeneth.

TRANSLATION

The Ponsanooth Community Benefit Society had taken over The Stag Hunt pub in the village throughout April, to show how a communityowned pub would operate. The group launched a community share offer in 2025 which gave people the chance to invest between £100 and £40,000 to become a part-owner in the pub as the group looked to raise the £490,000 asking price. Society chairman Sam Fitch said the response had been "incredible" and since they took over the pub had received more support given by more than 100 people from the community.

RECORDING 3:

An tiek, Michael Barrett y hanow, a leveris bos ev owth assaya terri an Kovadh Guinness an Bys rag an uskissa marathon gwiskys avel karr ober poos (gorow); kepar ha sevel arghans rag alusen. Ev a dhegemeras arghasieth dhyworth gwrier an jynn-tenna mayth o selys y wiskas. Wostiwedh, Barrett a dremenas an linen worfen a-dro dhe dheg mynysen warn ugens a-dryv an kovadh dew vil onan warn ugens a beswar our deg mynysen ha dew ugens ha peswardhek sekond ha dew ugens, yn-rann drefen kudyn gwiskas ganso. Ev a leveris “Pur gales o. Pur domm o, an pyth ny wrug gweres, mes pur heudhadow o.” An tiek a vynnas sevel hwegh mil pymp kans peuns rag Cornwall Hospice, hag y hwrug ev mos dres y gosten dre voy ages hwegh kans peuns.
Henn yw oll ahanav vy. Seythen da genowgh.

TRANSLATION

The farmer, Michael Barrett said he was attempting to break the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon dressed as a heavy duty vehicle (male); as well as raising money for charity. He received sponsorship from the manufacturer of the tractor that his costume was based on.
Barrett ultimately crossed the finish line about 30 minutes behind the 2021 record of 4 hours 50 minutes and 54 seconds, in part due to a problem with his costume. He said: "It was tough. It was very hot, which didn't help, but it was very enjoyable." The farmer was aiming to raise £6,500 for Cornwall Hospice, and exceeded his target by more than £600. That’s all from me, have a good week.

PRESENTER:
Thank you – this week’s An Nowodhow was written and read by Kensa Broadhurst and the editor was Wella Morris. You can listen to the programme again via the BBC Cornwall website, go to bbc.co.uk/cornwall and scroll to the BBC Radio Cornwall best bits.