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Garden party raises hundreds for RNLI

The home made cake stall with lifeboat cake

3:38pm Friday 8th August 2008

A garden party jointly hosted by RNLI fundraisers and Langholme Care Home in Falmouth has raised £450 for the lifeboat charity.

Hotel planned for beauty spot shelved

What the scheme could have looked like

2:33pm Friday 8th August 2008

A plan to carry out a £25 million hotel development on one of Cornwall’s most picturesque beaches has been shelved.

Tribute to "bubbly" ex Falmouth School pupil

Roger Irons

1:00pm Friday 8th August 2008

A man devastated by the death of his partner found hanged from a tree in Falmouth at the weekend has today paid special tribute to him. Matthew Irons "married" Roger Irons in a civil partnership ceremony at Truro Register Office on July 29 2006.

Scouts take to the water in Falmouth

Scouts take to the water in Falmouth

11:26am Friday 8th August 2008

Over the last two days the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth has welcomed 240 Explorer Scouts from the Smugglers’ 08 jamboree being held at Stithians Showground.

Lives were "endangered" through hoax Falmouth call

9:29am Friday 8th August 2008

Lives were put in danger last night after a hoax call in the Falmouth area, the town’s fire service has warned.

Olympic display at maritime museum

5:16pm Thursday 7th August 2008

An interactive way to keep up-to–date with the sailing competition at the Olympics has been unveiled at the National Maritime Museum.

Falmouth opticians look back on last 15 years

Staff gather at the Falmouth Beach Resort Hotel for the awards ceremony. Picture: David Brenchley

12:20pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Long serving staff members have been judged to be the key to success for a Falmouth opticians, as the store celebrates its 15th birthday.

Stolen monument turns up in Lanner

12:25pm Thursday 7th August 2008

A section of a historic fountain stolen from a Cornish country park during a late night raid may have been found in Lanner.


National News

Judge refused bid to bug McCanns

Gerry and Kate McCann

Updated 7:31pm Friday 8th August 2008

Portuguese police wanted to bug the parents of missing Madeleine McCann but a judge refused to give permission, their case files have revealed.


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