Kazam Media News

Police Puppy carers needed forcewide

2011-07-19T12:18:00.003Z

The growing success of Devon & Cornwall Police’s Puppy Scheme has led to an increase in demand for willing walkers. Led by a team of dog trainers based at Middlemoor, Exeter the police’s dog school trains puppies from 12 months of age alongside their police dog handlers. Once fully trained the German Shepherd dogs will be able to assist tracking missing people, locate stolen property, chase and

Hundreds of schoolchildren join orchestral group in performance about Cornish giant

2011-05-20T15:48:00.000Z

Hundreds of schoolchildren join orchestral group in performance about Cornish giant Six hundred Cornish schoolchildren, musicians from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a withy giant have created a magical performance at the Eden Project. The 21 primary schools came together yesterday (Thursday, May 19) to perform the story of Bodelva: The Giant who Helped With Eden, written and narrated by

Government Inciting Terrorism?

2009-10-29T13:04:00.002Z

The Labour government are planning to introduce new laws that will enable them to ban illegal users from using the internet if they can prove they have been using or downloading illegal content, mainly through filesharing sites.Im not one for conspiracy theories, but this smacks of the government looking for a fight - this time a digital one.In order to make this work, they will have to monitor

BREAKING NEWS: Kasabian announced as first Eden Sessions headliner of 2009

2009-02-17T12:16:00.002Z

Kasabian are the first band to be announced for the 2009 Eden Sessions and will play the world-famous Eden Project stage on July 4.Kasabian, who beat Muse and Arctic Monkeys to the “Best Live Act” title at the NME Awards, release their eagerly anticipated new album on June 1, 2009. The record comes off the back of 2004’s acclaimed self-titled debut and the band’s follow-up Empire, which hit

Are you a Terrorist?

2009-02-16T16:51:00.001Z

Hundreds of press photographers descended on New Scotland Yard to protest at a new law by doing what they do best - by lining up en masse and taking pictures of police officers; in other words, breaking the very law they are demonstrating against.From today, anyone taking a picture of a police officer can be deemed as having a committed a criminal offence.Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act

Harry Hammond

2009-02-07T19:12:00.001Z

Harry Hammond, who died on February 4 aged 88, was one of Britain's leading showbusiness photographers in the post-war years, and was later acclaimed as the father of pop photography.His archive – including shots of virtually every American musician who crossed the Atlantic in the 1950s, as well as the home-grown stars of the era – was significant enough to be purchased by the Victoria & Albert

Portfolio Book - Richard Horsfield

2009-01-08T18:27:00.002Z

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Happy Holidays

2008-12-22T17:16:00.001Z

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Heineken vs Photographers

2008-11-17T11:35:00.000Z

From the Sunday Business Post in Ireland.16 November 2008By Ian Kehoe and Gavin DalyHeineken Ireland is at the centre of a copyright dispute with an Australian trade union, which claims the firm used copyrighted pictures on a website to promote its links with the Oxegen music festival.The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), an Australian union for journalists and photographers, has

Francoise De Mulder

2008-09-04T22:53:00.002Z

The world of photographic journalism was in mourning today (Sep 4th 2008) after the news that that celebrated French war photographer Francoise Demulder had died at the age of 61.She is most famous for being the first woman to win the World Press Photo award in 1976 with her picture of Palestinian refugees in the La Quarantaine district fleeing Beirut's civil war.At the time she professed a

Bidding begins on 'entire life'

2008-06-22T15:20:00.001Z

An ex-pat who decided to make a clean break after splitting with his wife has so far attracted 70 bids for his "entire life".Ian Usher, from Darlington, who emigrated to Australia six years ago, is selling his house, friends and job on internet auction site eBay.The 44-year-old said he hoped to earn about £185,000 for his Perth lifestyle.About five hours after biddinghttp://www.blogger.com/img/

CARD CLONING WARNING - CORNWALL

2008-06-20T10:05:00.000Z

Police in Devon and Cornwall are asking cashpoint users to be on their look out following suspected card-cloning attempts in the Penzance area.At around 10.45am yesterday, Thursday 19 June 2008, a woman was about to use a cashpoint in the Market Place, Penzance when she noticed an unusual device attached to the machine.She took the device off and was then approached by a man who said he would

Illegal Downloads

2008-06-19T13:45:00.000Z

Legal music downloads have certainly gained a lot of traction in recent years, thanks in part to online offerings such as the iTunes Store and the labels’ decision to finally start dropping DRM restrictions. But the fact that more and more ways to legally acquire music are available these days doesn’t particularly mean that piracy is close to coming to an end.In fact, a recent study by the

Flickr Competition

2008-03-05T19:17:00.000Z

This competition is available for members of 1 Million only. 1 entry per member only please.PrizesThe winner will be able to choose from one of the following prizes:(i) Flickr Pro Account (for 1 year) or(i) 2GB Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash Memory Card (courtesy of Kazam Media Shop) or(i) 8GB Dane-Elec USB Keydrive (courtesy of Kazam Media Shop)How to EnterEntry is FREE!Entry is open to 1

Wheelchairs on Ice - World Record

2008-01-27T17:52:00.000Z

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1 Million

2008-01-02T16:24:00.000Z

Is Facebook Spying on users?

2007-12-06T17:05:00.000Z

Facebook has come under a lot of scrutiny recently after it started telling users about online purchases their friends had recently made. The Beacon opt-out scheme collected information about each users' purchases and then automatically told their friends what they'd been buying, by displaying the info in their news feeds.After much criticism, Facebook made this 'service' an opt-in scheme instead

Working with Digital Photos

2007-08-28T11:19:00.000Z

Need to know how to make your digital photos look better once you have taken them?Click below to call us and find out how to maximise your digital photos:Working with Digital PhotosDo you want your digital photos to look better? Do you want to print them "BIG" on canvas? Do you want to know how to find your pictures quicker on your computer? Call us on Skype NOW:Call now--_uacct = "UA-1697645-2";

Digital Photography Secrets

2007-08-28T11:15:00.000Z

Want to find out how the Pro's get better images from their digital cameras?Call us now on Skype to find out all the secrets.Lines open from 9am-8pm Mon-Fri (UK hours)Digital Photography TipsWant to find out how the Pro's get better images from their digital cameras? Call us now to find out all the secrets. Lines open from 9am-8pm Mon-Fri (UK hours)Call now--_uacct = "UA-1697645-2";urchinTracker(

How to Make Money With Photography

2007-08-28T10:44:00.000Z

Kazam Media have a brand new service.We are now offering advice and guidance on how you can make money through photography.We can tell you how to take over £1000 per night doing event photography.Ever seen images in the press or on websites and thought "I could do better!"?Well, maybe you can...If you have a digital camera and think you could make it work for you, call us on Skype now using the

Grant guides Girls to Shelter

2007-08-02T14:08:00.001Z

Guides in St Austell are jumping for joy over a grant for £250 from Restormel Borough Council, which will make their time away at camp this summer more comfortable. The St Austell Boscoppa District of Girlguiding intends to buy a fire shelter so that the girls will have protection from the elements as they cook their food over open wood fires. Assistant Division Commissioner Pam Goudge said:

The Music Slut: We're Awesome!: Amy Winehouse Spits At Crowdgoers In London

2007-07-22T23:32:00.000Z

The Music Slut: We're Awesome!: Amy Winehouse Spits At Crowdgoers In London

Amy Winehouse @ Eden

2007-07-21T12:04:00.000Z

It's spitting in Cornwall and that's not just the weather...After much anticipation over whether or not she would even turn up, Amy Winehouse appeared on stage at the Eden Project to a packed audience of 6000 fans.Bookmakers William Hill had odds of 2-1 that she wouldn't appear.The first couple of songs were great. For someone so tiny, it's hard to see where that huge singing voice comes from,

Polkyth take 5 medals at Kent International

2007-06-28T20:58:00.000Z

Polkyth Judo Club is based in Polkyth Leisure Centre, St Austell, Cornwall.Head Coach Ronan Byrne said that he was "overjoyed with the huge success achieved" by his players at the Kent International Judo Championships, held at Crystal Palace on the 23rd June 2007.Ronan said "I was extremely proud with the courage, conviction and fighting spirit in which they fought". It was extra special as it

Children's Commissioner for England visits Biscovey

2007-06-28T14:38:00.000Z

Professor Sir Albert Aynsley-Green spent the morning in Cornwall visiting children from Biscovey Junior School. As part of his visit, Al (as he likes to be know) spent time with Biscovey Junior School's Council. The School Council members gave a presentation and discussion on elections and Council business. They were also encouraged to grill Al on his job and being the leader of "11 Million".

Sticker 5 Mile Race & 1 Mile Fun Run 2007

2007-06-25T14:26:00.000Z

The Sticker 5 is part of the Cornish Grand Prix series.This years event saw the largest ever field with 394 competitors battling along the narrow country lanes of Sticker and the surrounding areas.The Fun Run was also well attended, with children and adults competing against each other over a 1 mile course.Full results and photos of every competitor in both events can be found at

Seed sculpture opens at Eden

2007-06-22T15:45:00.000Z

The much-anticipated Seed sculpture was formally opened to the public yesterday (June 21), marking the completion of the Eden Project’s education centre the Core. On June 11, the giant 70-tonne work of art created by the internationally-acclaimed artist Peter Randall-Page was gently lowered by crane into the bell-shaped chamber at the centre of the building. Yesterday, Sir Nicholas

Get Set (Top Box) for Summer

2007-06-18T15:59:00.001Z

We all like a bit of sunshine, but if you don't keep your set-top box cool, you may find your TV freezes or goes blank.So if you keep your box in a cabinet, it's a good idea to leave the doors open.It's also important to make sure the air vents on your set-top box aren't covered by anything, including other equipment like DVD players or video recorders. This will help ensure you don't lose

Seed sculpture planted in the Core of Eden

2007-06-12T14:39:00.000Z

When Seed, the 70-tonne solid Cornish granite sculpture, is lowered gently to the ground within the central chamber of the Core building at the Eden Project, it will be the fulfilment of a long-held ambition of the acclaimed artist Peter Randall-Page. For many years he has wanted to make a sculpture whose mass would almost totally fill an architectural space offering an

Search for Madeleine McCann

2007-06-02T15:31:00.000Z

Madeleine McCann was born 4 years ago. She has one brother Sean and a sister Amelie. She lives with her family in Rothley, Leicestershire. Her father comes from Glasgow and has 3 sisters, Patricia, Jacqueline and Phil, and a brother John. Madeleine's Grandmother, Eileen lives in Glasgow. Her other grandparents, Sue and Brian live in Liverpool. Both sides of the family are very close and

1 Million

2007-05-22T15:17:00.001Z

In a fit of craziness, I decided to set up a new group on photo-sharing site flickr. Nothing unusual in that I hear you say, maybe not. BUT, this groups intention is to reach 1 Million members with 1 image each!"What's the point of that", I hear you shout... well, potentially there isnt any, but my idea is to get each member to post their best photo, then publish these photos in a book or

Caption Contest #1

2007-05-21T18:40:00.000Z

Caption Contest - Hayle Middle Distance Triathlon 2007All you have to do is come up with something witty for the following pictures. Add your caption as a comment at the end of this post. Choose any one or all three.If you include your details we'll enter you into a draw to win a print of your choice on our website.First Image:Second Image:Third Image:Dont forget to include your contact details

Michael Portillo at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-18T12:30:00.000Z

I was, in truth expecting a presentation which would not perhaps be the most entertaining from a man who was for so many years a leading Politician.How wrong I was!From the moment he entered stage right Michael Portillo demonstrated that he is a very accomplished orator with an excellent sense of humour and a genuine ability to hold his audience in the palm of his hand.Discussing his political

Peter Sallis at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:28:00.000Z

What a national treasure we have in this much underrated actor.Despite his health just beginning to fail a little, Peter's representation of being a little more absent minded than he is in reality, interspersed with sabre like witdelivered with a lifetime's learning of comic timing was a joy to watch.Despite knowing it was Peter the person in conversation with Samantha Norman (daughter of Barry

Justine Picardie at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:26:00.000Z

Justine Picardie is clearly extremely knowledgeable not only about the works ofDaphne du Maurier but also the lady herself as a person.Her speech and subsequent discussion with members of the audience (which included several members of Daphne's family with whom Justine is clearly well aquainted) delved deeply into the views and insights that Daphne may have held regarding Branwell Bronte and the

Barry Norman at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:25:00.000Z

Immortalised by the impressionists quoting the catchphrase "and why not" which also happens to be the title of his latest literary offering, Barry Norman is as familiar to most of us as our own lounge.That is not to say that we are necessarily familiar with Barry as the person in his own right but more his laid back individual style of delivering his opinions as a film critic.It was therefore

Suzi Quatro at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:23:00.000Z

For those of us who are at a "certain age" and have happy memories of strutting our stuff as teenagers in discos of the early and mid 1970's.Anticipation was very high given the opportunity to see one of the great icons of "down and dirty" rock n roll namely Ms Suzi Quatro.Tinged with slight concern that after the passing of some thirty odd years which have left us all with a little less hair and

Ken Russell and Humphrey Burton at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:20:00.000Z

Ken Russell joined Humphrey Burton on stage to discuss how they met, became friends, their careers but ultimately the work of Ken Russell.Ken talked about his very first interview with Huw Wheldon at Monitor. Ken explains, “I shot a film about a young Catholic girl who was in a nativity play and she naughtily takes home her angel wings to show her mother. Her naughty brother ends up breaking them

Daphne du Mauriers Children at The Festival

2007-05-16T12:19:00.000Z

To mark the Centenary of the birth of Daphne du Maurier, her three children Lady Tessa Montgomery, Lady Flavia Leng and Christian “Kits” Browning, came together on stage for the first time ever to recount their memories and discuss what it was like to grow up with a mother who was one of the most successful authors in the country.Helen Taylor, author of The Daphne du Maurier Companion, joined

Nina Auerbach at The Daphne Du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:18:00.000Z

Nina Auerback who is the author of the acclaimed biography “Daphne du Maurier - Haunted Heiress” talked about her book and her view of Daphne du Maurier with Helen Taylor, author of “The Daphne du Maurier Companion”.Nina described finding more and more books that she’d never heard of by Daphne du Maurier “Was like eating mashed potatoes, so many Daphnes, it was wonderful”.She described Daphnes

Marcus Brigstocke at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:15:00.000Z

Marcus Brigstocke stand-up comic, host of BBC 4's The Late Edition, writer, presenter, actor, Radio 4 regular and father of two delivered this extremely enjoyable and hilarious evening in his usual satirical style covering topics from Tony Blaire stepping down to Cornish/Devon cream teas and hilarious annotations of Fowey Town itself.The audience were brilliantly entertained as Marcus selected

Charlie Dimmock at The Daphne du Maurier Festival

2007-05-16T12:07:00.000Z

The indomitable enthusiasm for gardening and the classic Charlie Dimmock infectious giggles were both present in abundance during a very enjoyable two hours in her company with BBC Radio Cornwall's Tim Hubbard.Conducted in a relaxed style which was something akin to a cross between "an audience with" and a chat show interview, Charlie easily slid through numerous anecdotes of her time with "

Alex Higgins Vs Jimmy White

2007-05-16T11:42:00.000Z

Snooker legends Alex Higgins & Jimmy White appeared in Cornwall together to give fans a memorable evening.The audience was packed full of fans of all ages who cheered & clapped this great exhibition. Local players enjoyed every minute against their snooker heroes.Some of the frames may have lasted only minutes but everyone was happy just to be at the table with the legends. Both Alex and Jimmy

Nick Carter Cricket Memorial

2007-05-10T11:56:00.000Z

Members of St Blazey Cricket Club paid tribute to the late Nick Carter at their first match of the season on Saturday.This year, which would have been Nick Carter's 40th season, also marks the centenary of the club joining the Cornwall Cricket League.Spokesman Darren Kirwan said: "Nick was a main stalwart of the club. As well as being an outstanding player, he devoted countless hours on the

As seen on the BBC

2007-04-26T15:52:00.000Z

Cornish Live Music AwardsA very small sample of the 2000 images taken at the Cornish Live Music Awards 2007 (CLMA) have been presented on the BBC website here.We hope to have a full round-up of the event available soon.All the images taken by ourselves on the night are available on our website at www.kasstzam.com or directly here. _uacct = "UA-1697645-2";urchinTracker();

Tutorials - coming soon

2007-04-19T12:13:00.000Z

We will be creating some online tutorials to help you get more out of your digital camera.Topics will include:Digital Infra-Red photographyBasic post-processing techniques using PhotoShop and Paint Shop Proand more.If you would like us to include a specific topic, please let us know by commenting on this post.

Gorran Pre-School Easter Fair

2007-04-02T16:30:00.000Z

Gorran Pre-School held their Annual Easter Fair at St Ewe Village Hall on Saturday 31st March.The hall was packed with children and parents, with stalls ranging from face-painting to cakes, manicures to plants.Everyone had a great day, and the raffle helped boost funds for the pre-school. The kids all had a banging time with their inflatable hammers!More images from the day can be viewed and

Cornwall Spring Flower Show at Boconnoc House

2007-03-31T16:45:00.000Z

It may have been April Fool’s Day but for those of us lucky to have been at The Cornwall Garden Society’s Spring Flower Show on this sparkling sunny Sunday it was a rare treat; Saturday and Sunday made up one of those only too rare, brilliant sunny spring weekends, a touch of frost in the early morning air and Boconnoc Gardens in the full flush of their spring plumage. This year’s show was the

The Sexy Green Car Show at the Eden Project

2007-03-29T21:50:00.000Z

Welcome to the Sexy Green Car Show!!A Saab BioPower 95 Turbo EstateWith the climate in trouble and oil expensive, cars need to get greener, fast...From March 30th to April 15th 2007 Eden will be packed with beautiful green machines. Admission is free with entry to Eden. Open 10am to 6pm, last entry at 4.30pm. The transport sector is the third largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in

Young Leisure & Pirate FM Spa Pool Open Day

2007-03-24T17:12:00.001Z

How to mix business and pleasure...Young Leisure (Cornwall) and Pirate FM teamed up to offer visitors to Young Leisure's Open Day the chance to win a complete spa pool, including fitting by Young Leisure's professional and experienced team of engineers and installers.MD of Young Leisure Nigel Brawn took the opportunity to mix business with pleasure as he jumped into one of the demonstration spa's

World Water Day. Adam Hart-Davis

2007-03-22T19:55:00.000Z

Celebrate World Water Day with the Eden Project and Adam Hart-Davis, March 22TV presenter Adam Hart-Davis will be leading walkers from St. Austell to the Eden Project to mark World Water Day on Thursday March 22.The aim of the event is to highlight the fact that millions of women and children have to walk an average of five miles every day to find water which is then often unsafe, bringing

Big Ones!

2007-03-19T15:59:00.000Z

Red Nose Day - Comic ReliefLoads of people in St Austell and Truro got their "big ones" out on Friday in aid of Comic Relief and Red Nose Day.Check out more of these images on www.kasstzam.com Photo credit: www.kasstzam.comImages not for distribution/copying. All rights reserved. © 2007 kazam media ltd

All Change

2007-03-18T16:17:00.000Z

As of March 1st 2007, "Kasstzam Photography" is no more... but dont worry!Our photography is now a part of Kazam Media Ltd - the freshest media company in the UK. Kazam will be bringing you a load of exciting new services and products, complete with a brand new website to be launched in the next few months.Based in St Austell, Cornwall, Kazam provides a complete range of media services throughout

Sponsor Deborah

2007-03-18T16:16:00.000Z

Kazam's Deborah Brennan will be running around the Eden Project again this year for Charity and is looking to top last years total of £127. The charity Deborah is racing for is Cancer Research UK and the event is called "Race for Life". Race For Life is the UK's biggest women-only fundraising event. Since it started in 1994, Race for Life has grown to become the UK’s biggest women-only

Your Choice Wedding Photography

2007-03-18T16:15:00.000Z

Kazam have changed their wedding package with a new "Your Choice" service. Essentially, we are giving you the choice of services you want to add on to your wedding day, so depending on your budget, you get exactly what you want or can afford. Kazam's Deborah Brennan says "We want to give people as much choice as we can with regard to the services we provide for their big day. We dont feel

Positions Available Now

2007-03-18T16:13:00.000Z

Kazam are expanding in 2007 and have numerous positions available. If you have experience in any of the following areas please get in touch: Event Management (experience of establishing and running events) Web Site Design (advanced HTML, CSS, Flash, etc) Modelling (females 5ft 9in plus only please) Sales (selling online advertising and direct face to face sales) Photographers (experience

New News Blog!

2007-03-16T19:15:00.000Z

Just to let you all know that we have a brand new news blog, here on Blogger...Our old news service was just too slow for us!