Helston strolled to a nine-wicket victory in their County Division 1 match at home to Gorran. The home side bowled out their opponents for just 71 in the 22nd over before meeting their target after just one wicket and 12.4 overs. Helston are
A STRETCH of the main road between Helston and Redruth was closed this afternoon due to a crash. Traffic service Inrix reported that the B3297 was closed southbound. The crash took place near to the fire station at Helston. Police and the
ALMOST £2,000 has been raised for the Cornish language thanks to a coast-to-coast charity walk in memory of a ‘true Cornishman’. Cornish Bard, Stephen Gainey, 57, from Illogan, died on December 18, following sudden illness. He had been a partner
The old cliché is that the result in pre-season doesn’t matter; it’s all about the fitness, or the tactics, or the team gelling. An extreme example is that of Newcastle United, who were hammered 6-1 by Leyton Orient the summer before winning the Football
A tiny fishing village on the Lizard Peninsula will host its annual charity Folk Day next week. Cadgwith, is almost forgotten by the 21st century, where fishermen still push their boats down to the beach every day to catch shellfish, wet fish and
Cornish golfer Rhys Enoch has won his maiden Challenge Tour title at the D+D REAL Slovakia Challenge. Truro-born Enoch shot a four-under-par final round at the Penati Golf Resort in Senica on Sunday to finish 18-under-par across the four rounds
Hundreds of sharks and rays have become tangled in plastic waste in the world’s oceans, new research from a team based in Penryn shows. University of Exeter scientists based at Tremough Campus scoured existing published studies and Twitter for shark
Docks peace deal saves 42 jobs MANAGEMENT and workers at Falmouth Docks have reached a peace formula which, they say, will put the business on "a firm basis for the future". The agreement means 42 jobs will be saved from the original redundancy
THE newly refurbished tea room at Callestick Farm has been nominated for a national Good Food Award for the second year in succession. Recognised as ‘the blue ribbon for delicious dishes’, the awards are based on taste, consistently positive customer
THERE were delays on the A30 this afternoon due to a crash. It was reported by traffic service Inrix that two vehicles were involved on the westbound stretch between the B3301 Carwin Rise at Loggans Moor and the A3074 at Nut Lane. The crash
New surveys are underway in the South West of England to study long eared owl populations. It's been a decade since the UK’s rarest breeding owl species were last studied in this area and their numbers are thought to have declined significantly
Falmouth lost further ground on their Cornwall Premier League relegation rivals after an eight-wicket defeat at home to St Austell. The league’s bottom side were bowled out by the visitors for 135 in the final over, with St Austell strolling to
SHARP'S Brewery is launching the latest of its limited edition releases, Six Hop IPA. The third of its five limited editions this year, the brewery describes Six Hop IPA as "a juicy IPA". It was first brewed in 2014 and, for 2019, the brewing
THERE is just a week to go before one of the biggest fundraising events in Cornwall. The Padstow to Rock swim will be held in support of Marie Curie, the charity that cares for people living with a terminal illness and their families, on Sunday,
WORK has started on refurbishment of the Unicorn in Porthtowan, which has been closed since May. Heineken’s pub business, Star Pubs & Bars, and new licensees, Taskin Muzaffer, Pru Clarke and Gareth Crosby of The Johnson Collective, who run pubs
NEARLY 100 students from across west Cornwall took part in the Rotary Technical Tournament held at Falmouth School. The seven schools, who entered 24 teams made up of four pupils each, were given the task to construct a crane. At Foundation level
OLD friends got together at a Falmouth School reunion on Friday night. It took place at Falmouth Town Football Club and saw former pupils of what was then Trescobeas School reminisce about their time there and what they've been up to since.
PUPILS from a Falmouth school took part in its first ever careers fair – at their own request. On Wednesday (July 3), Year 6 pupils from King Charles School headed to the Falmouth Hotel for the event, which embraced two of the school’s core values
