Dr Rebecca Tidy

Daily Mail • 25th October 2026

I was questioned by the police for taking a selfie with my daughter

I walked from my solicitor's office into the bright Plymouth sunshine, as she confidently assured me that she would hear from the police within a couple days. It was September 2025 and I had just attended an interview under caution with two officers.

Daily Mail • 13th September 2026

Cocaine is everywhere in rural Cornwall, says REBECCA TIDY

It was a quintessential summer day at Porthgwidden Beach. The sun blazed down on the bright white sand, the turquoise sea shimmered in the famous St Ives light and families were packed shoulder to shoulder as the tide crept closer.

Daily Mail • 31st May 2026

A local's guide to what's hot - and what's not - in Cornwall

As soaring flight prices and instability abroad push more Britons towards staycations, it's likely the picturesque county of Cornwall, with its scenic towns and spectacular coastline, will be a big hit this summer.

Mail Online • 11th October 2025

Perils of moving to the country nobody ever warns you about

Porthmeor Beach is a vast sweep of golden sand, tucked beneath the Tate and edged by sloping Cornish cliffs. One weekday last August, I perched there with a cold kombucha and a pot of olives, mesmerised as the sea glowed a vivid turquoise in the sun.

Mail Online • 16th September 2025

Cops quizzed me for reporting one of their ex-workmates was charged

On the last day of the summer holidays, instead of stretching out on Porthmeor Beach while my seven-year-old was at art school, I was driving two-and-a-half hours from St Ives to Plymouth for a police interview over four polite tweets.

Mail Online • 10th May 2025

I regret moving to Cornwall: I'm now single and bullied over oat milk

With a glass of champagne in hand and the turquoise River Fal gleaming in front of me, I felt smug. It was October 2017, and my fiancé and I were celebrating the acceptance of our £450,000 offer on a cottage just outside the seaside village of St Mawes.

The Sun • 14th March 2025

Coleen Rooney has NO idea what it's like to be a single mum, try being me

COLEEN Rooney claimed that being married to Wayne has at times made her feel "like a single parent." As a solo mum to Mabel, seven, I was gobsmacked to read the 38-year-old mum-of-four reveal life's like a constant "WWE wrestling match" with her boys and that she was often left "juggling" her home alone whilst Wayne was away playing football.

Mail Online • 1st March 2025

I ditched childfree friends when I got pregnant - I don't regret it

Kelly Brook recently revealed that her friends ditched her once they became mothers, leaving her feeling abandoned as they went onto live very different lifestyles. But my story is the reverse. I made the decision to ditch my childless friends soon after I became pregnant. Though it wasn’t easy, I have absolutely no regrets.

The Telegraph • 26th October 2024

Sir Keir Starmer has insulted working class people, like me

By claiming that buy-to-let is an easy option, Sir Keir is once again showing that he’s dangerously out of touch with people like me from working class backgrounds.

inews.co.uk • 20th October 2023

I fell in love with Cornwall on holiday but moving there wasn't what I'd imagined

I sat on the balcony of the St Mawes Hotel with a glass of champagne and admired the bright turquoise of the River Fal. It was a sunny lunchtime in October 2017 and my then-fiancé and I were celebrating that our offer of £450,000 on a cottage just outside the village had been accepted.

Business Insider • 4th October 2022

I was married to a 'wife guy' for 10 years. He cheated on me, so I ended it.

I spent 14 years in a relationship with the kind of man who wrote "devoted husband" on his Twitter bio. Everyone said this guy adored and cherished me. He even waited at home in London, posting lovesick Facebook statuses, while I traveled the world in my early 20s.

inews.co.uk • 5th April 2022

Learning to read in prison stopped me committing crime, I want the same opportunity for others

I’ve not been convicted of a single violent offence since. Literacy needs to be prioritised in the daily prison regime.

Metro • 30th December 2021

I used to go fox hunting – now I'm vegan and an anti-hunt activist

I sat on a dapple grey pony named Salty and excitedly watched the lively gathering of people in smart tweed hunting jackets, beige jodhpurs and polished black boots. I was 13 at the time and it was a crisp morning in December 2000, where we were joining in the annual Boxing Day hunt on the Goss Moor in Cornwall, which was one of the highlights of the rural equestrian calendar.

inews.co.uk • 13th September 2021

A legal and regulated heroin market could have saved my friend from overdosing

It was horrifically sad to learn of the death of The Wire star Michael K. Williams in Brooklyn, New York last week. The talented actor was found unconscious in his apartment on Monday 6 September 2021. He had previously spoken openly about his struggle with addiction, saying that he used drugs during the third season of the hit TV show.