TOM Kessell and Jamal Ford-Robinson have both departed the Cornish Pirates to join up with Bristol for the rest of the season. Earlier this year it was announced the pair would be heading to Ashton Gate after agreeing contracts with the club, but
PAUL Willetts has taken the Penryn/Falmouth & District Pool League’s Most Individual Wins title with a match to spare. The Seaview Legs star, who is deaf, secured the trophy with 20 victories after his nearest rival Richard Crilly, of New Inn
CORNWALL’S golfers took on their counterparts from the Rest of the World in a special match at Mullion. In a closely fought clash, the invaders came out on top with the final score standing at 4-3 to retain the title. Elsewhere at the course
The owner of Flambards is worried that screams from the park will lead to restrictions on his business if a proposed 480 home development is built next door. Ian Cunningham, who bought the theme park in late 2013, said he was surprised that it
MEMBERS of Helford River Gig Club saw their new boat get blessed and launched on the water for the first time on Saturday. Bill Stuart-White, the Archdeacon of Cornwall, came down to the club’s base in the Helford Passage to perform the ceremony
Falmouth and Penryn Churches Together is organising an Easter Live event which will begin at 8.30am on Good Friday with Communion followed by breakfast at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Participants will then walk to The Moor where, at 11am, there
The New Portreath Road in Redruth has reopened following an earlier accident. Firefighters from Camborne and Redruth were called out to a report of a crash just after 11am this morning. The crash involved a vehicle hitting a wall. Crews
Police have launched an appeal to find a missing man from Evesham who is believed to have travelled to Devon or Cornwall. Brian Bennett, 61 was last seen at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, April 1, and failed to return to his home in Princess Drive
Two options have been put forward for the future of Cornwall's libraries and one stop shops, including selling them off to a private company or a merger to create a regional service. The council is asking for views on how Cornwall’s library and
HELSTON Under 15s secured the Cornwall Plate title by beating Falmouth 29-12 in their own back yard. Early exchanges saw the Blues’ forwards dominate in the rucks with the pressure building up until their skipper Lewis Eustice dived over the whitewash
A NATO group of ten multinational warships has arrived at the docks today for a five-day visit. The ORP Mewa (Poland), TCG Anamur (Turkey), HMS Pembroke (UK), HNOMS Rauma (Finland), Bad Benenson (Germany), HNLMS Willemstad and BNS Lobelia (Belgium
A young Rapunzel from Penryn will soon be losing her lovely locks for charity as she says goodbye to hair it has taken her over two years to grow. Poppy Davies, six, will fulfil an ambition she has had since she was four when she has her hair cut
A French fisherman with facial injuries was safely evacuated from a trawler by Penlee lifeboat volunteers on Tuesday evening. The man, who had suffered the accidental injuries while at sea, was taken from the 70 foot French stern trawler Azur by
Pictures sent in to thepacket.co.uk show the scale of an electrical fire that destroyed a barn at Hill Head in Penryn. Two appliances from Falmouth Community Fire Station were mobilised as well as a wholetime officer to reports of a barn fire on
From a huge painting depicting the Glastonbury Festival to a frozen Loch Morlich, Paddington Station, a New Forest box of oak, Bristol docks and Tintagel Island, Kurt Jackson’s latest project has resulted in a stunning collection of work that spans
THE FINAL round of the Winter League was played out at Budock Vean Golf Club on Sunday. Wet and windy conditions proved very testing for the players and meant no one was able to improve their best four totals used to calculate the winner. In
The party leaders will line-up tonight for a high-stakes television debate with the potential to shape the future course of the General Election campaign. The two-hour encounter - bringing together the leaders of seven political parties - marks
The above picture shows the BP Tanker British Courtesy heading to the docks with the waterfront and Falmouth town in the background. The tanker arrived from Brazil to Duchy Wharf for repairs, before sailing for Denmark earlier this week. Here
Devon and Cornwall police has launched a new "Victim Care Unit" to provide victims with immediate support and referral to a wide range of support organisations with key specialism’s such as mental health. The Victim Care Unit will help victims
A whale has washed up on a beach in Cornwall, with camper van conversion company Base Campers tweeting out this picture. Whale found washed up Mawgan Porth #cornwall beach today. @WMNNews @coastees what type? How do I report it? pic.twitter.com
A Falmouth-based sailing charity will transport and accommodate Help for Heroes’ recently formed gig rowing team, pictured, to this month’s World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly aboard its 92ft gaff rigged schooner. Turn to Starboard
EASTER is upon us and once again teams are hoping to have an eggs-cellent time at an annual rugby 7s tournament. The Penryn Easter 7s takes place on Sunday with about a dozen sides set getting involved in this year’s competition at the Memorial
Members of Redruth Town Council are speaking to Devon and Cornwall Police over community concerns about the effects of cut backs. A spokesman for the council said they are engaging with the Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg as well as the
News that the Flora Day Clock should be saved in time for this year's dance had Helston Museum staff practically jumping with joy on Tuesday morning. Katherine Ashton, the museum curator, told the Packet she was so happy she was doing a little
Neighbourhood policing in Falmouth is about to change, but the town’s new police chief is determined to build on the legacy left by Andy Hocking whose shock death prompted thousands to take to the streets in his memory. Inspector Ian Thompson took
