The River Fal lay-up berths has welcomed another customer when the reefer (refrigerated cargo vessel) Brazilian Reefer arrived from Kronshtadt near St Petersburg to lay up. She joins the reefers Summer Bay and Summer Wind. Next week the Summer Meadow
HUNDREDS of young cricketers are gearing up for a six day spectacle of cricket set to descend to Penryn. Starting on August 10, the Cornwall Youth Cricket Festival will enter into its 28th year with 66 sides and 600 players from around the county
Clowns, mime artists, jazz bands and more will be back on the streets of Camborne this August as 'Fun Fridays' in Camborne returns "bigger than ever". Throughout August performers of all shapes and sizes will invade the town centre as part of a
The Conservative Party candidate has beaten his Liberal Democrat opponent by just one vote to become the new Cornwall Councillor for Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias. Retired local businessman Reginald George Peter Williams won 406 votes to
The organisers of Mabe Autumn Fair on August 13 are looking for volunteers, bric-a-brac, tombola and raffle prizes and cakes. They are also asking if people could lend memorabilia from both world wars to make up a display. If you can help contact
Good news for bus users in Helston with the announcement that two bus shelters for Coinagehall Street are finally on order. After years of discussions and negotiations with the conservation officer, a design has finally been agreed and the order
Detectives are on the hunt for an arsonist who set deliberately fire to a shed and toilets at a Cornwall motor racing club. Fire crews were called to North Cornwall Motor Racing Club in Netherbridge, Launceston, around 10.30pm on Saturday, July
The children of Flushing School drew a large crowd to see their end of year play The Trial of Alice. The performance at the church hall gathered 130 audience members over two nights to watch pupils from years four, five and six in a retelling of
The Outreach NHS Health Checks team in Cornwall have been getting mud on their boots recently, carrying out health checks with farmers. The team, which is part of the national free NHS Health Checks programme, has been targeting groups of people
Falmouth’s vibrant and busy events calendar is being credited for generating interest in almost all the empty shops within the town centre. Town manager, Richard Gates, told town councillors that two new shops have just opened in town, lingerie
Cornwall Wildlife Trust is inviting everyone to come and help spot the spectacular marine life in the sea off Cornwall's coast at a Cape Cornwall 'sea watch' event. In recent weeks, Cornwall Wildlife Trust marine officers have been inundated with
RELAYS in the athletics world normally only see the runners go round for either 100 or 400 metres. However, a group from Penryn will be covering distances of up to five miles each to raise money for charity on the Bank Holiday weekend next month
Famous seafood chef Nathan Outlaw will be wading in to help launch the UK’s first ever Fishermen’s Mission charity shop in Helston today. The shop, opening in Meneage Street at 10am, is a brand new venture for the 200 year old charity, which is
A Devon and Cornwall Police crackdown on drink driving during the World Cup has seen fewer people failing breath tests compared to the same month last year. The force carried out its annual summer drink and drug driving crackdown, with a special
Mylor Local History Group is hosting a coffee morning at Tremayne Hall on Saturday, 26 July, with proceeds going to the RNLI and NCI (National Coastwatch Institution) both of which will be represented at the event which starts at 10am. At 10.30am
After basking in hot sunny weather this week, the fine dry weather is set to continue into August with temperatures set to be above average. This weekend will be dry at first, with sunny spells, however some thicker cloud could bring isolated heavy
