AROUND 450 swimmers took to the water this morning (Sunday) for this year's RNLI Castle to Castle Swim across the Carrick Roads. They went head-to-head in the open water contest spanning between Pendennis and St Mawes castles. This year's swim
Helston Athletic have completed the biggest local transfer deal of the summer so far, with four players joining the club from South West Peninsula League rivals St Austell. Liam Eddy, Mark Goldsworthy, Neil Slateford and Olly Brokenshire, all of
Cornwall Premier League leaders Redruth maintained their place at the top with a one-wicket win at Wadebridge on Saturday. Wadebridge set the leaders a target of 181 to win after being bowled out in the 47th over, with the visitors meeting the
Runaway truck in by-pass 'no brakes' drama By Wayne Bishop A LORRY loaded with tarmac, its brakes out of action, careered down the steep slope of the new Penryn bypass this week and ended up in a Ponsharden factory yard, just feet from the sea
ST Austell Brewery won three awards at the national family business of the year awards, including the overall prize, winning the title of Supreme Family Business. The south west brewery also won best food and drink as well as best family business
VOTING is under way as community projects in Cornwall vie for a share of a funding pot of almost £300,000. Tesco is inviting shoppers to cast their votes as they choose a project to receive up to £4,000 through its Bags of Help scheme. Shoppers
A MAN in his 60s was allegedly kicked in the face and ribs during an attack by a gang of four youths in Falmouth on Friday night. Details of the alleged incident have been circulating on social media. It is claimed that, sometime between 9.30pm
VOTING is soon to close for the Packet's fifth monthly award in our Pub of the Year competition. We are looking for nominations for Best Real Ale Pub, so tell us your favourite today. You've got until 5pm on Monday (June 10) to let us know your
A FALMOUTH man was given a suspended prison sentence for drink driving whilst disqualified. Daniel Ian Julyan, 31, of Trevethan Road, drove in St Austell on April 14 with 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath, when the legal
Helston continued their return to form in County Division 1 with a nail-biting one wicket victory at Redruth seconds. Redruth, who had lost just one of their previous seven games, reached 203-8 after their 50 overs, with Helston surpassing that
A FUNDRAISING event ahead of next weekend's Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival raised a record amount of money on Saturday. Shanty singers entertained shoppers at Asda in Penryn ahead of the festival, which begins on Friday and runs until
HOUSING has long been an issue in Cornwall, in particular the need for affordable housing for local people living and working in the Duchy. With Cornwall having low wage levels compared to the rest of the UK while the cost of housing continues to
A NEW initiative has been launched by Cornwall Council in partnership with community pharmacies across the county. This means that more low-income families than ever before will be able to get healthy start vitamins. However, the turnout for
FIREFIGHTERS were sent out late on Saturday night to deal with a suspected incident of arson. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to an area close to Porthleven skate park at around 10.45pm. A crew from Helston arrived on the
An age-old debate into whether you put jam or cream on a scone first appears to be over. Charity Marie Curie revealed that the majority of the UK (73 per cent) believe it should be jam first, then cream. The figures for the South West were
HOLIDAY park owner Patrick Langmaid has handed a £600,000 contract to a UK holiday caravan manufacturer – because it believes in paying its staff a living wage. Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park will be taking delivery of 25 luxury holiday homes from
