Apprentices from Falmouth-based superyacht yard Pendennis have spent a busy week working out in the community. Dubbed “Pendennis Community Week” the apprentices were given a wide range of tasks in and around Falmouth, including painting the changing
Painstaking detective work has linked gold nuggets found in a Cornish castle to a 3,600-year-old German artefact recovered in a sting operation. The Sky Disc of Nebra is a Bronze-age astronomical disc used to determine the seasons for sowing and
We might be leaving the EU on March 29, but to heal the potential Brexit hangover KFC will be opening its kitchens to the public the very next day. If you are a chicken connoisseur who always wanted to know what exactly went into the colonel's
The Packet Camera Club's photo of the day was taken by Dave Perry. To submit your shots, join the Packet Camera Club on Facebook. This month's theme is silhouettes.
DEVON and Cornwall Police say the most likely form of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the south west is perpetrated by other young people. It's sometimes referred to as "peer on peer" exploitation, and its victims are young males and young females
A documentary film on Trengwainton Garden highlighting the hidden stories of the people, plants and place is coming to The Poly in Falmouth on Thursday, March 21. Following on from a successful three-year community heritage project where volunteers
Update: The road has now been cleared and traffic returned to normal as of 2.25pm. The A30 Westbound at Loggans Moor roundabout is partially blocked due to a collision. Traffic in the area is currently slow moving.
Calling all businesses, visitors and residents! Would you like to join an army of volunteers to give Falmouth a spring clean as part of the annual spring festival? Are you able to give up some of your valuable time on Friday or Saturday? The
DRIVING whilst "unfit through drink" has led to a man living near Falmouth losing his licence. Alexander Charles Hamilton, of Mylor Downs, was caught driving a Nissan Micra on Bissom Road, Penryn on February 22. Magistrates in Truro fined the
New efforts to introduce disabled access to ferries and reduce conflict between boat operators on Prince of Wales Pier have received town council backing. The Falmouth Harbourside Community Interest Company was set up to improve facilities at the
Cornwall is to get a new school for children with special educational needs - and it could be open within two years. Cornwall Council has been successful in its bid to the Department for Education, to set up a special school with places for 65 children
A NEW survey has found that almost a third of all children in Cornwall leave primary school overweight. All children in reception and Year 6 at primary school are invited to take part in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in Cornwall
A new town mayor has been elected for Falmouth. Councillor for Boslowick ward Steve Eva has been chosen as Falmouth's mayor and will take over from Grenville Chappel in a mayor-making ceremony in May. Councillor Eva is an ex-serviceman who
Six crew from a fishing vessel in distress have been airlifted from their disabled vessel off Lands End in atrocious weather conditions over night. HM Coastguard was alerted at around 10pm last night to the 24-metre French registered fishing
Falmouth has five times more registered houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) than any other town in Cornwall. A list published by Cornwall Council shows that Falmouth has 295 licensed HMOs, while Newquay, second on the list, has 59. Penryn placed
A new military activity centre could be developed on a remote part of the Lizard Peninsula. The plans involve the MOD observation post at Porthkerris, near St Keverne, which was the southern point of an airborne torpedo/mine testing range until
Work on the Penwerris Lane (Coachworks) student accommodation development halted after a landslip came within metres of flats above. There have been several slips in the quarry since construction work began in January, and the biggest one took
