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  • One day left until the Penryn Raft Race

    Tomorrow is the day many have been waiting for: the Penryn Raft Race organised jointly by the town council and universities. A grand prize of £50 is up for grabs for the winner, and anybody is welcome to take part with their homemade vessels. 

  • Council to block hedgerow nets

    Cornwall councillors will be asked to back calls for developers not to place nets over hedgerows which prevent birds from nesting. A motion will go to Tuesday’s full council meeting which is looking to ban the use of nets of hedgerows. Sam Tamlin

  • Music festival set to expand

    Organisers of a beach music festival say they will be able to attract bigger headline acts in future after getting approval to increase capacity by 2,000 people. Tunes in the Dunes takes place on the beach at Perranporth later this month and will

  • Play area transferred into the hands of parish council

    Families in Gloweth will be able to enjoy an upgraded Chyvelah Ope play area now that ownership of the land has been transferred to Kenwyn Parish Council. The move brings the play area closer to the local community served by the parish council.

  • Former Packet journalist replaces pen with paint

    A former Falmouth Packet journalist has turned his hand to art in retirement and created a collection of Cornish-themed acrylic paintings that will raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Mike Truscott’s “OggyArt” portfolio features easily recognisable

  • Blaze at car lot believed to be arson

    JUST two days after a fire tore through houses in Illogan, another huge blaze believed to be arson took place just down the road in Pool last night. Two fire crews and an officer attended a call to a van fire at Dudley Car Sales in Dudnance Lane

  • COURT LIST: Falmouth sex offender given community order

    A MAN whose dog worried livestock has received a heavy financial penalty from Truro magistrates. Adam James Grace, of Penwerris Road, Truro, pleaded guilty to four charges concerning a farm at Kehelland, near Camborne. His dog worried sheep