Tim Smit also says extreme political views will fade when people realise good things are around the corner ...

And the 63-year-old later bought the 23-acre Georgian port of Charlestown - site of the filming of Poldark among other movies ...

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 ...

Sir Tim Smit warns "people could be deprived of the green spaces that they have grown up in" as a result of the proposals ...

Smith gained prominence in Cornwall for his work on the Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project. At 63-years-old, he ...

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.