Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sir Tim Smit created Heligan, owned Charlestown's museum and has most recently rankled locals with several attempts to redevelop a ...

Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit has had an appeal dismissed over plans to build holiday homes and other facilities at a golf course site. Cornwall Council refused a proposal from Mr Smit and his son ...

Cornwall has seen a surge in tourists since Tim Smit's Eden Project opened in March last year. We visit St Austell to find out how Smit helped the region to blossom.