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  • POOL: Still no losses for Wendron

    WENDRON CC A maintained their unbeaten record in Division One of the West Cornwall Winter Pool League with a 6-3 win over Helston RBL A. But biggest win of the week came from the Rodney Inn A team who won 8-1 against Helston RFC A with singles wins coming

  • FOOTBALL: Salter bags six for Culdrose Lynx

    JAMES Salter’s six goal performance helped Culdrose Lynx Under 11s to a fantastic 8-2 win at home to Godolphin on Sunday. The League Cup game saw a strong start by the hosts with Salter opening the scoring inside the first minute. By half time the score

  • CCTV image released in hunt for car vandal in Helston

    Police in Helston are appealing for help in identifying this person caught on CCTV. It follows reports of criminal damage to a number of vehicles at Carey Park in Helston, carried out under cover of darkness over the past few months. Anyone

  • Concerns as Swanpool targeted by developers

    Developers eyeing up a plot of land at Swanpool in Falmouth with a view to building between 20 and 40 new homes on it, have been told by council officers that the principle of residential development on the site is acceptable. Linden Homes sought

  • HOCKEY: Comeback ruins day for Falmouth ladies

    A LONG trip to Somerset ended in misery for the ladies at Falmouth Hockey Club on Saturday. They travelled to the county to face Somerset Gryphons and despite putting in a spirited effort, the team came back to Cornwall with a 3-2 defeat. The opening

  • Hayle homes targeted by burglars

    Householders are warned to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries in the Hayle area. Officers say that a number of televisions and DVD players have been stolen. Anyone with information can call 101.

  • Road name for Mabe councillor is sign of respect

    Councillors have given a sign of their respect to a former chairman who retired from Mabe council in 2013 after 44 years. Following half a lifetime on the council, including two years as chairman and three as vice chairman, George Kingston, 86,

  • RUGBY: Camborne unable to compete with Penryn Under 13s

    PENRYN’S Under 13s side put in a dominant display against Camborne on Sunday. Borough were too hot for the Cherry and Whites as they ran out 38-7 victors at the Memorial Ground. The visitors had won at the venue when the two sides met last season and

  • Telephone scammers target people in St Agnes

    Telephone fraudsters have targeted people in the St Agnes area, as well as towns in Devon, as part of a fraud that has scammed £138,000 from unsuspecting victims. Fraudsters contact victims by telephone informing them that their accounts have been

  • Union Corner roundabout plans back on track in Falmouth

    Plans to create one large roundabout at Union Corner in Falmouth are back on track after Cornwall councillors backed the scheme at a meeting this morning. The scheme looked in doubt after the council’s strategic planning committee referred a decision

  • Falmouth Shipping Intelligence (Nov 11 - Nov 17)

    Tuesday, November 11 Bermudan bulker Gypsum Centennial (32,881/01) moved from Falmouth Bay into No. 2 dry-dock. Bahamian reefer Brazilian Reefer (12,383/84) moved from the River Fal to the Carrick Roads. Bahamian tanker Clyde Fisher (8,446/

  • Thrones at Truro pub crowned in 'Loo of the Year Awards'

    A Truro pub has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets - in the Loo of the Year Awards 2014. Try Dowr in Lemon Quay has been awarded a platinum star rating by inspectors. The awards are aimed at highlighting and improving

  • Helston Rotary harvest auction raises £830

    The Rotary Club of Helston Lizard recently held a harvest auction which was hosted by Alec and Lowenna Robertson at the Black Swan at Gweek. Organised by Rotarian Roy Treloar, the auction table overflowed with fresh produce, cakes, bread and other

  • FOOTBALL: Davey - 'Penryn can win league title'

    PENRYN Athletic’s joint manager Peter Davey believes their squad this season is the strongest they have had for many years. Following Saturday’s 4-1 win away at Helston Athletic, the team moved into second place in the South West Peninsula League West

  • Marlborough School needs help with soil trensport

    Marlborough School in Falmouth is looking for volunteers to help transport a load of topsoil which will be delivered to the Ferndale Road site on Friday, November 21. Kier Living is donating the soil which will be used to fill the kitchen garden

  • Winter warmer

    The weather has finally caught up on us and the cold and wet has taken a hold. On these dark chilly nights all you really want is some good ol' |comfort food and a log fire. I don't have one, a fire, so I headed to the Halfway House in Rame to use

  • Beary Christmas everybody

    Sunday, November 23 will see the 2014 Cornwall Christmas Bear Fair at the Lostwithiel Community Centre. The tenth Christmas Bear Fair promises to be the best yet with up to 50 stands featuring hundreds of teddy bears. Whether you are looking

  • Wonders of the deep

    Presenter of BBC Two’s Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City, Dr Lucy Blue will be giving a fascinating talk on her experiences as a maritime archaeologist on November 26 at the Maritime Museum in Falmouth. The documentary followed

  • Bid to build new home in Mylor

    An outline planning application has been submitted for a dwelling on land behind 7 Passage Hill in Mylor Bridge. The current owners of the house are seeking permission to build a two storey house in what is currently a garden, in which they would

  • Christmas questions answers

    This year, the University of Exeter has teamed up with The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic and the Falmouth Café Scientifique to ring in the |holiday |season with The Science of Christmas. The family-friendly event will be held on Wednesday, December

  • Bank helps three good causes in Falmouth

    Three Falmouth community groups have received grants courtesy of the 2014 Lloyds Bank Community Fund. Pants cancer charity was awarded £3,000, The Friends of Tregoniggie Woodland, received £2,000 and Kidz Klub, an after school club run by local

  • Sayle down west

    Best-selling author, comedian and actor, Alexei Sayle heads to The Acorn in Penzance for a one off Cornish date on Sunday, March, 8 2015. Previewing the second volume of his hilarious and thought-provoking memoirs, he will read from Thatcher Stole

  • GOLF: Falmouth push champions out

    A NOTEABLE scalp was claimed by Falmouth Golf Club on Sunday as they defeat last year’s Cornwall County Golf Union’s President’s Trophy champions Bowood Park, writes Keith Rashleigh. The team defeat the 2013 winners 5.5 – 3.5 as they clashed in the competition

  • Mobile phone scam spreads across UK

    Police nationally are urging residents to be wary of a mobile phone scam. A spokesman for the force said phone users should take action if they receive a message telling them somebody has uploaded their pictures to an online profile as they could