The award-winning children, parents and staff from Constantine Primary School will celebrate the launch of a new “Park and Stride” stop off point with a mass sing-along walk to school. The musical walkers will meet at 8.30am on Thursday at the church
Celebrity chef Rick Stein is appearing at a Truro store on Friday. Rick Stein, whose application for a fish restaurant and takeaway on Events Square in Falmouth has been submitted to Cornwall Council and could be an addition to his other businesses in
Carn Brae leisure centre in Pool will have a unisex changing area fitted as part of a £480,000 refurbishment. The new facilities will have a communal open area with private changing cubicles as part of a bid to make the centre more family friendly.
Two cars in Helston and a third in Mullion were damaged within a five-day period. Between 3pm on Monday, November 23, and noon the following day, the tailgate of a black Vauxhall parked in Champions Court was damaged. Overnight last Thursday/Friday
National cancer specialists have recommended that a second centre for gynaecological cancer surgery in the Southwest should be in Cornwall and have pinpointed Truro as a potential base. The specialist centre at the Royal Cornwall Hospital,
Plans to build 117 new homes at a former garden nursery in Penryn are to be displayed to the public. The plans to build homes at Gabbons Nursery had been given outline planning consent after a government planning inspectors decision that there was an
This week's services for the first Sunday of Advent were taken by Father Harry Pugh. Mary Holloway and Phyllis Whiting read the lessons and Yvonne Bellinger led the intercessions. Andrew Woods was organist. This week's services will be on Thursday
Jesus was the focus of the morning service on Sunday. Sarah Chaplin spoke from Colossians chapter 1 v 15-16, “He is the image of the invisible God, by Him all things were created, and in all things He may have the pre-eminence” and Jesus needs to be central
Holy Communion for Advent service was celebrated on Sunday with the Rev Sylvia Burgoyne, who also explained the meaning of Advent and the forthcoming birth of our Lord. The first candle on the Advent wreath was lit by Brenda who together with Pene read
To celebrate Advent Sunday and the beginning of the Church’s year, Parish Communion was replaced by an Advent Carol Service, with seven lessons from scripture interspersed with hymns and carols concerning God’s promises to send a righteous king to bring
The service on Sunday was conducted by Bryan Teague of Helston. Music for the hymns was by CD. The coffee morning on Wednesday at the Clies raised £155 for church funds.
ST BREACA: The fist Sunday of Advent was celebrated jointly at Germoe. The congregation welcomed Germoe to the Advent Carol Service at 6pm. The church was ablaze with candles looking quietly beautiful. The Advent wreath and candles stood near the altar
On Saturday, December 5 the monthly Flea Market starts the busy run up to Christmas. Come along for those extra little presents. Hot pasties and homemade refreshments are available. The annual seniors lunch is on Saturday, December 12 when the Grand
The National Seal Sanctuary at Gweek is hoping to add to its visitor attraction by creating a penguin enclosure with a viewing area. Merlin Entertainments Ltd had applied for planning permission to create a stone wall enclosure that would be topped
Questions have been put to Cornwall Council officials over how two grade two listed cottages were allowed to be knocked down in Porthleven. The port's town councillors called a meeting on Monday night with Sue Walters, head of development management
A Truro nursery is celebrating an “amazing” year that has seen them win two national awards and be rated “outstanding” at their latest Ofsted inspection. Happy Days Nursery at Penair was judged outstanding in all areas by inspectors while their
On the first Sunday in Advent, the morning service was conducted by Louise Luing from Goldsithney and organist was John Gilbert. Tattiana Haslam lit the first candle on the advent ring. William Dale, vestry steward, welcomed Mrs Luing and read the notices
Family Service for the First Sunday in Advent was conducted by Shirley Wearne and was accompanied by young musicians, Jetpack, under the leadership of Jenny Rapson at the piano. The young people performed a sketch to illustrate that the truly rich are
The Rev Andrew Hill preached at the first Sunday in Advent service. The candle was lit by Samuel while the congregation sang the first two verses of “The Holly and the Ivy.” Mr Hill played a game of Countdown with the children (adults joining in as
A cold and dark church greeted the wardens and those who prepare the church for worship on their arrival on Sunday morning, due to an external breakdown in the electricity supply. Thanks to the engineers who were braving the elements working on nearby
BALWEST METHODIST CHURCH: When the congregation arrived on Sunday morning to prepare for the Advent Sunday service, they found there were no lights, no heating and no power for the music, due to an external breakdown in the electricity supply. Not knowing
A 12-year-old Redruth School student did her bit for Children in Need by organising a sponsored swim – with her clothes on – all on her own. Charlotte Moyle got use of the swimming pool at the school and raised £110 pounds, wearing Children in Need badges
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Penryn on Saturday night to mark the start of town’s Christmas celebrations as the lights were switched on. Despite heavy rain throughout the day up to an hour before the switch on, crowds still came
GODOLPHIN CROSS METHODISTS: The service for the first Sunday of Advent was conducted by Amelia Vincent of Porthleven with Mavis Harper, organist. It was an enjoyable service with lovely Advent hymns and the young people enjoyed the story Amelia told
On Sunday, being the first Sunday in Advent, a candle was lit by the Rev H Pugh. Readers were R Williams and E Schofield. Mr Pugh officiated and the organist was Miss E Brown. The grand Christmas raffle will be drawn on Wednesday, December 9 at the
The streets of Falmouth were packed with festive revellers as crowds gathered to watch the annual Christmas lights switch on. The event on Sunday was the biggest yet in the town, with giant lanterns paraded through town, watched by crowds wrapped up
The church year moved on this week. Gone the long season of Trinity to the much shorter season of Advent, Sunday being the first of the four Sundays of Advent. The sung parish mass was modified from its normal format to include a baptism. Infant Claudia
Three young men from Helston given police bail after the death of a popular Falmouth man in a horrific late night car crash will have to wait until January 19 to see if charges are pressed. Police confirmed that a 19-year-old, a 20 year-old
On December 3 the Friends are holding the first of their Christmas parties. There are still a few spaces left for lunch, price £10.50, bookings can be made at the box office or bar when open. If you wish to come for entertainment only, the Friends
The AGM in November was held at the Tolmen Centre. After the business meeting the speaker was Tony Frazer whose subject was Sea Salt. When he came to Cornwall some years ago he became interested in local history and this led him to an interest in the
Cornwall Council salted the county's roads for the first time this winter last night. The council’s fleet of pre-salting lorries were out in the early evening and back on the roads again this morning as temperatures dropped to minus three degrees
Sunday morning service, the first in Advent, was conducted by Barry May of Carharrack. As it was Mr May’s first visit for many years he was welcomed by Margaret Dancer. Mr May said he has been a local preacher for 53 years in the Redruth Circuit up to
Sunday was the First Sunday of Advent and the congregation were asked to pray for the mission of the church. Parish Mass was concelebrated by Father Mark Mesley and Father Beverley Thompson. Mr D G Barnicoat and Mr J B Bray were servers and Brenda Pike
Standards were high at the third competition of the session, when David Johnston judged a wide selection of subjects both in prints and projected images. He was congratulated by Daniella Buckby on his informative evaluations and upon his constructive
The celebrant and preacher for the Advent Sunday Parish Mass was Father John Harris. The service began with the lighting of the Advent candle by university student, Emma Wood. The first reading from Jeremiah, chapter 33 v 14-16 was given by Richard
Motorists have been warned to take care after the first serious frosts of the winter caused ice on some roads. Temperatures dropped to a low of -3C across parts of the county overnight. Cornwall Council were out salting roads on Monday night to prevent
Sunday, November 22 was the feast of Christ the King and also Youth Sunday. Children of St Mary’s School read the scripture readings and the bidding prayers and the school choir sang the hymn “Jesus, remember me.” Prayer was asked for “Nabs” the young
St Laudus marked the start of Advent with its “Carol Service by Candlelight”, with Christingle on Sunday. A full church, despite the weather, enjoyed this enchanting and popular service. After the service a small number of mince pies, in comparison
An inspirational Camborne lecturer has just returned from a glittering awards ceremony after being shortlisted for the national STAR awards. Tia Hind, a lecturer in sociology and world development at Cornwall College Camborne, was nominated in the workforce
Firefighters from Mullion were called out after reports of smoke coming from a washing machine at a property at Gibbons Fields. A fire service spokesman said that the fire was out on their arrival and they inspected to ensure the scene was
Pest exterminators were called into a Newquay fast food chain after a rat scuttled across the dining area in front of shocked customers. The rat was chased from the KFC store in East Street by a member of staff, after dodging a number of customers
SHOW: A sure sign that Christmas is near is the reappearance at this time each year of the Kenwyn Valley Flower and Garden Club’s Christmas show at Trelissick, Feock. The skill and ingenuity of members’ arrangements using flowers, foliage, berries and
At last week's meeting members continued with the theme "getting to know your camera" with members bringing in their cameras, and more importantly perhaps, their camera instruction manual! The more experienced members led small groups of the less knowledgeable
Truro Primestock Show takes place tomorrow, Wednesday on Lemon Quay in the city. Judging of show cattle and sheep begins at 9.30am, with a fundraising auction at 2.15pm, an auction of show cattle and sheep at 2.30pm, a young calf handlers' competition
On Thursday there is a service of Holy Communion at 10.30am, the celebrant will be the Rev Stephen Tudgey. Charlie’s Angels, KCM’s group for toddlers and babies and their carers will meet in the family room of the Parish Hall in New Street (the first
A St Martin farm was chosen to host the Cornish section of meetings teaching farmers more about dairy calving. Defra and rural consultancy firm ADAS held two meetings over the course of one day at Tregevis Farm, the home of Andrew and Julie
An incredible archive of rare local images which span from the mid-nineteenth century up to the end of the 1930s will form the centre of a lunchtime lecture at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. The illustrated talk at the on Monday,
