Ladies professional golfer Katie Rule, who lives in Falmouth and plays out of the prestigious St. Enodoc golf club near Padstow, is on the brink of qualifying for the Ricoh British Ladies’ Open at St Andrews next month writes Keith Rashleigh. The
Former Hayle FC boss Anthony Reynolds has been appointed the new manager of Truro City reserves with immediate effect. Reynolds, who only recently resigned as Hayle manager citing unavoidable work commitments, replaces Gary Pascoe, who spent barely
A farmer from Helston has been named top of the crop by Marks & Spencer at the company’s Farming for the Future awards. Rob Stacey of Rowe Farming Ltd, who won the “England award” for being best in the country, triumphed thanks to his “dedicated
The children of Crypt |Pre-School in Falmouth enjoyed a day of sport, fun and games in the sunshine and helped raise more than £1,100 recently. The pre-school’s summer fair was held on the same day as the children’s sports day which saw the youngsters
More than £500 was raised at Cury Methodist Church last Thursday when the congregation held its annual Cream Tea and Great Cake Bake for St Julia’s Hospice Care. The afternoon was well attended, with children from Cury Church of England School
CORNISH REBELS 42 DEVON SHARKS 36 The Cornish Rebels have made history by becoming the first Cornish club to lift the South West Cup after beating Devon Sharks at Polson Bridge on Saturday. But it was a close run thing, with the game forced
REDRUTH 55 all out FALMOUTH 59-2 Falmouth won by eight wickets. After midweek defeat in the Edwards Cup against Werrington, Falmouth captain Adrian Noott will no doubt have been looking for some kind of response from his players when they
Falmouth Fire Station has held an “Urban Speed Event” to raise enough money to take local school children on a trip to raise awareness of the dangers of the road. The event was organised and supervised by Gallaway Martin, who invited anybody who
A St Ives drink driver was banned from driving for 15 months after appearing in court this week. Charmain Goulden, of Barnoon Terrace, was caught driving down St Ives Road on June 26 while more than one-and-a-half times the legal limit. The
Servicemen past and present have paraded through the streets of Falmouth for the annual Sea Sunday event. The event is coordinated by the Falmouth branch of the Royal Naval Association on behalf of Falmouth Town Council and Falmouth Parish Church
A national child poverty charity says that over 18,000 children are living below the poverty line in Cornwall, costing an estimated £196 million a year. The local authority estimates, produced by Donald Hirsch of Loughborough University, are contained
Who needs Glastonbury when live music is brought to your doorstep? That was the feeling when the first Party on the Pitch music festival took place at Helston Football Club. With the weather co-operating it proved to be a chilled out afternoon
A Russian crew member has been airlifted from a tanker in Falmouth Bay after suffering steam burns. The man has suffered up to 30% steam burns to his face, arms and legs. The man was taken to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital by an RNAS Culdrose helicopter
For the first time in five years, Falmouth’s parks, gardens and open spaces were seen in their very best light when judged for the South West In Bloom Awards on Wednesday. In recent years judges have been taken around the town in the pouring rain
Since converting to an academy, Penair School in Truro has gone from 'outstanding' to 'needs improvement' according to Ofsted inspectors. The report, which the school has said followed a "seriously flawed" process, comes in the final week at the
Smiling Faces Pre-School said a fond farewell to some of their children who are off to primary school in September and decided to host a tea party for the youngsters and their parents to mark the occasion. The pre-school, which is located next
Hayle-based charity Disability Cornwall has received a £200 donation from a Penryn supermarket as part of its community fundraising initiative. Customers have been voting for one of three organisations over the past two months, by placing tokens
Someone was looking down and smiling on this year’s Mullion Horticultural Show this year, which enjoyed perfect weather. The event, as so many in the village have been this year, was dedicated to the memory of Rex Bray who helped found Mullion
