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  • Falmouth station bridge demolition shock

    The Friends of Penmere Station in Falmouth say they are "shocked and dismayed" at the demolition of a bridge at the station. The overgrown old farm bridge was used to move cattle over the railway line in years past. Steve Lloyd, speaking

  • Camborne College open day

    Cornwall College Camborne is hosting its first open event of the New Year on January 28. It will give prospective students the chance to talk to tutors about the options available to the, It runs from 5pm until 7pm.

  • Domestic flooding in Helston

    Firefighters were called to an address in Helston today after it suffered a small amount of flooding. A crew from Camborne went to Burras shortly before 10am this morning where there was “a small amount of domestic flooding.” Using small gear, they

  • Falmouth students to wave goodbye to climate change

    Students in Falmouth are fighting for action on climate change by doing a Mexican wave on Gyllyngvase Beach. The students, from both University College Falmouth and the University of Exeter, will meet this Friday to show their support for a mass demonstration

  • Truro caravan fire

    Firefighters were out last night tackling a large caravan fire in Truro. After several calls from members of the public, two fire engines from Truro station were mobilised to the site at Kenwyn Hill. Wearing breathing equipment, they put out the blaze

  • Redruth Christingle service for town's schools

    What needs over 600 oranges, candles and thousands of cocktail sticks, pieces of ribbon, marshmallows and sultanas? The answer is the annual Christingle services for schools in Redruth at Redruth Baptist Church. Children from Curnow School were the

  • Helston carol concert for Handstand Appeal

    There will be plenty of gargling and resting of voices over the next few weeks so that the vocal chords of Helston Rotary Club members are in fine fettle for their annual charity carol concert. The Christmas singing this year takes place at 8pm on Monday

  • Helston Christmas concert for Handstand Appeal

    There will be plenty of gargling and resting of voices over the next few weeks so that the vocal chords of Helston Rotary Club members are in fine fettle for their annual charity carol concert. The Christmas singing this year takes place at

  • Falmouth businesses split over pedestrianisation

    Almost half the businesses in Falmouth who responded to a survey want to see the centre of the town pedestrianised. A questionnaire about the traffic bollard in Church Street was sent to 98 businesses in Falmouth by town councillor Oliver

  • Truro hospital children get panto surprise

    Youngsters on the children’s wards at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro were thrilled to have a visit from the stars of Hall for Cornwall’s Christmas panto Jack and the Beanstalk this week. Members of the cast took an hour out of their busy

  • Helston police appeal after night of violence

    Violence erupted in Helston when a man was hospitalised during a vicious assault and a house was burgled by a group brandishing knives. A man in his 20s suffered a broken nose and had to have stitches following what police called a “motiveless and cowardly

  • Falmouth antique raids total £50,000

    Thieves have targeted expensive and valuable heirlooms in a series of burglaries in and around Falmouth stealing antiques and other items worth tens of thousands of pounds. Police say that high value homes have been hit in seven incidents over a four-week

  • Redruth battle to be top dog

    It may have been a Lions show but it was dogs on display not cats at a Redruth charity event. Entries were up at this year’s Camborne, Redruth and District Lions Club Companion Dog Show, which was celebrating its thirtieth anniversary.

  • Cadgwith lights ready for weekend switch on

    The festive season will officially arrive in Cadgwith this Saturday as the Christmas lights are switched on in the village on the Lizard Peninsula. Father Christmas will arrive with a sack full of presents for children after they walked through the village

  • Future plan for Falmouth and Penryn to be unveiled

    A plan looking at the future of Falmouth and Penryn will be launched on Monday. The Falmouth and Penryn Community Plan looks at everything from housing to employment, to health and transport. It has been put together over the last year, with people