West Country Isles Of Scilly

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Mauve stinger jellyfish on the Isles of Scilly Credit: BareFoot Photographer/Nikki Banfield

Thousands of purple jellyfish wash up on Isles of Scilly beach

The jellyfish, which appear to glow at night, are fairly uncommon in the UK

9 Sept

Sadness as 'overly ambitious' plan for Isles of Scilly ferry is axed

Scilly Ferries will not even complete a single journey to the islands from Penzance.

1 Aug

Faster Isles of Scilly ferry service to start next week

The new high speed catamaran has arrived at Newlyn Harbour and is currently undergoing its final sea trials

18 Jul

New Isles of Scilly ferry service delayed until mid-July

Island families face soaring cost of sending children to college on the mainland

Prince William says Kate is 'doing well' after cancer diagnosis

Urgent food delivery set up in time for Christmas after ship engine failure

'Unique opportunity' as two pubs on idyllic islands put up for sale

Alien-like parasite nicknamed 'monster in a barrel' found in UK

Baby dolphin found trapped in fishing nets rescued

New rival ferry service pledges to slash journey times and fares

First look at new ferry that will serve the Isles of Scilly

Two rare booby species spotted at the same time in UK first

Hundreds flock to Isles of Scilly to catch a glimpse of tropical seabird

Mystery of 2,000-year-old warrior found in Isles of Scilly finally solved