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  • New affordable homes on the way for Illogan

    Coastline Housing and builders EBC have marked the start of work on a new affordable housing development in the village of Illogan. The new development, on a field previously owned by the Diocese, is on Church Road. It will see the delivery of

  • Forecast forces cancellation of Helston Christmas event

    The forecast of rain and strong winds has led to the cancellation of one of Helston's Christmas events. The town's organising committee said it was with a "heavy heart" that tomorrow's Children's Lantern Parade would no longer take place. Christmas

  • Theatre reaches £100,000 target in record time

    Hall For Cornwall is one of several UK theatres participating in this year’s The Big Give Christmas Challenge, reaching their £100,000 target in record time with a campaign to provide a brighter future for Cornwall’s young people through the power

  • READERS' POLL: Vote for your Sportsperson of the Year

    Packet Sport is giving readers the chance to vote for their favourite sporting stories of 2019. It has been another excellent year for local sport in west Cornwall, and this is your chance to give the Duchy's sporting stars the recognition their

  • COURT LIST: Man drove whilst under influence of cocaine

    A 44 year-old drink driver has been disqualified. Robert Andrew Frost, of Tresavean House, Lanner, admitted committing the offence in a Vauxhall Vivaro on November 24 in Hayle. He had 53mcgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath. The legal limit is

  • Matt Friday column: Hopefully the weather woe is over for now

    Whisper it quietly, but after weeks of fairly foul weather, the sporting schedule has been back to ‘business as usual’ in the last couple of weeks. We have now had two weekends in a row where the majority of the scheduled fixtures have been played

  • Heavy traffic on the A39 due to broken down vehicle

    Update: Both lanes have now reopened and traffic is back to normal.  Traffic is heavy on the A39 northbound between Devoran and Carnon Downs roundabout due to a broken down vehicle.  One of the lanes is currently closed.  Updates to follow

  • Campaign to cut down on rubbish from events in Falmouth

    An environmental campaigner is lobbying the town council to sign a charter that would make all future events in Falmouth plastic-free. Kirsty Edwards from Plastic Free Falmouth suggested to councillors that all events in the town should follow a