'Back me' says Pescado owner

THE owner of the Pescado is asking the public to back his call for the resignation of Cornwall's Chief Constable John Evans.

Mr Alan Ayres is holding a public meeting in Falmouth to test opinion on the Pescado salvage operation, which he calls a "farce".

And he wants to raise a petition calling on the Prime Minister to set up a public inquiry.

For ten months a salvor appointed by Mr Evans to bring the fishing vessel from the seabed off Dodman Point has tried without success to complete the job.

So far only pieces of equipment from the stricken vessel have been retrieved. Mr Ayres told the Packet this week: "I think this farce has gone on long enough."

The Pescado, which sank mysteriously two years ago with the loss of six lives, is at the centre of a fierce dispute over the cause of its loss. Mr Ayres maintains she was struck by a submarine. Police say salvaging the vessel intact is the only way to get to the truth.

Fury grows after lorry menace

By Steven Ivall

MUD and filth thrown up by lorries going to an from Falmouth Docks is making life hell for residents living in a group of cottages nearby.

And they may have to wait until the end of September before they can expect the dust to settle and their homes to become clean again.

Meanwhile, washday blues continue. "Only the dark coloureds go on the line. The whites stay indoors," said Mrs Sharon Tedstone, one of the residents.

Mrs Gwen Tonkin is fed up with having to wipe down her windows and doors. "You cannot keep a window open," she said, "I am always having tow wash down the tiles and steps."

Radio Cornwall 'safe' says regional boss

THERE are no plans to "dilute" BBC Radio Cornwall, according to head of centre South West Roy Roberts.

Mr Roberts said unnecessary fears had been raised about the future of the radio station, particularly by Mr Bert Biscoe, whose letter was published in last week's Packet in the wake of the departure of station manager Mr Mike Hoskin.

"Although a new manager may have different ways of doing things, the BBC has no plans to dilute the station, nor to amalgamate it with Radio Devon," said Mr Roberts.

"Radio Cornwall will continue to carry out its brief to reflect Cornish life and culture and provide a first-class news and information service for listeners in the county," said Mr Roberts.