Host nation South Africa were left facing the prospect of an early World Cup exit after slumping to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of a Diego Forlan-inspired Uruguay in Pretoria. Forlan scored Uruguay's opening two goals, the first a deflected 25-yard effort
Switzerland stunned European champions Spain in the first big upset at the World Cup with a narrow 1-0 win in the teams' Group H opener in Durban. Despite the Spaniards dominating possession, the Swiss took a surprise lead in the 52nd minute
While surfing is the extreme sport of choice in Cornwall a Praa Sands couple are hoping to make the county a new hub for ski instructors with the launch of their new business. Steve and Karen La Borde have launched have secured an international
Jean Beausejour secured Chile's first World Cup win since 1962 as the South Americans made an impressive tournament entrance against Honduras with a 1-0 victory. Beausejour rewarded coach Marcelo Bielsa for his attacking approach by claiming the only
Argentina coach Diego Maradona took a swipe at fellow legends Pele and Michel Platini and also criticised the World Cup matchball during another no-holds-barred press conference in South Africa on Wednesday. Speaking ahead of Thursday's Group B encounter
Fabio Capello has confirmed England midfielder Gareth Barry will start Friday's World Cup match against Algeria in Cape Town. Barry has regained full fitness after suffering an ankle injury when in action for Manchester City in early May.
Wayne Rooney has rejected suggestions that England played with "fear" during their World Cup draw with the United States. Captain Steven Gerrard had given England a dream fourth-minute lead but a howler from keeper Robert Green allowed Clint
New Zealand manager Ricki Herbert hailed his team's 1-1 World Cup draw with Slovakia as the best result in the nation's football history, before immediately began dreaming of producing something similar against Italy. Herbert saw full-back Winston
Michael Dawson is relishing being part of England's World Cup squad but will make no brash pronouncements as to whether he should be picked to face Algeria on Friday. Dawson's hopes of going to South Africa looked to have been shattered
The Vampire Weekend and Broken Bells gig at The Eden Project on June 23 has been cancelled. As yet no reason has been given.
Members and four brave husbands were transported to a very different world by Gary Bullen, who had come along to talk about extreme environments, the North and South Poles. Gary has been to both locations on numerous occasions, but the big one was 18
One busy chick has been working tirelessly with her knitting needles and raising money for at St Austell charity. Edna Liddicoat, an 85-year-old from St Austell has spent the last three years knitting Easter chicks for the Merlin Project – a multiple
Police say that an attack on graves in a Camborne churchyard caused “thousands of pounds worth of mindless damage” and are now appealing for witnesses to find the culprits. Some time between 5pm on Thursday, June 3 and 11am on Tuesday, June 8 three separate
Firefighters in Newquay were called to a flat fire in the town in the early hours of yesterday morning. They were called to the blaze in Henver Road, which was caused by a heater at 1.38am but it was out on arrival.
Adult learners have been praised for their achievements at a presentation evening in Truro. The awards ceremony was at County Hall played host to 89 high flying adult learners. The nominees were put forward by their tutors on 15 adult education
Falmouth Primary School has been teaching pupils and parents the importance of a healthy packed lunch box by staging a one-off taster for youngsters. A selection of children from all year groups participated in the initiative this morning where they
Helston library is hosting a musical farmhouse session on Thursday, June 24 to celebrate National Bookstart Day and the return of story time following refurbishment. The event will see music and dance classes for pre-school children as well as a visit
A former Falmouth Grammar School pupil has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Ian Hope, who now lives in St Ives, was given the award for his services to the community in West Cornwall. The former firefighter has been a magistrate
I AM writing this mail to express my families thoughts and thanks to the people of Cornwall for their help and support of my father, Len Brokenshire who has recently passed away after a long illness. All to often we hear “people don’t care they are
WE now know who in government circles earns more than the Prime Minister and if David Cameron has his way we will soon learn just who in local government not only earns more than the PM, but anyone who is earning more than £50,000 a year and why.
At last some common sense has been seen. We live in Trevethan Road, which should be renamed Tremough Road, surrounded by student lets. We have been in this house for over 30 years, and before that it was in my wife's family for many years as
The project to build a new lifeboat station on The Lizard has stepped up a gear, with the arrival of a huge tower crane. The crane arrived at Kilcobben Cove last Tuesday and after two days now dominates the site. The giant green structure was declared
THE Swiss registered youth vessel Salomon has spent the week moored in the inner harbour after arriving from the Azores. The three-masted topsail schooner, pictured above, is operated by the Sternen Youth Centre General Institution, Switzerland,
FEOCK parish council is to look into complaints about too many dinghies being stored on land at Restronguet Point. Coun John Brock said Friends of Restronguet Point had said there were as many as 35 boats parked on the parish council’s land, three
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THANKS to modern technology people wanting to keep track of cruise ships in northern Europe and beyond can now do it from the comfort of their armchairs using a home computer. All they have to do is visit the Cruise Europe website at www.cruiseeurope.com
Tuesday, June 8 Singapore Nord Sound (30,029/08) arrived from Ghana for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Rotterdam, Holland. Russian bulker Viktor Tkachyov (14,141/81) sailed from Carrick Roads for south Wales. Chinese tanker Chang Chi (
NEXT year is gearing up to be a busy 12 months in terms of cruise ship visits with 27 confirmed calls equating to 19,958 passengers with a number of ships yet to confirm their calls. German operated ships are leading the field as Round Britain
Cambrone Redruth and District Lions Club have donated £1,000 to help towards a brand new tricycle for a disabled Redruth schoolboy. Ashley Lewis, aged eight, a pupil at Curnow School, has cerebral palsy that affects his right side and is unable
Members of Falmouth library can download the audio version of an award-winning book for free online. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, winner of the Orange prize for fiction, is available from the Cornwall Council website. Cornwall library services
A baby born at Gweek’s National Seal Sanctuary earlier this year has returned to give the seal of approval on her place of birth. Holly Sedgwick was born when expectant mother Susannah visited the sanctuary with husband Adam and young son Ben on Sunday
There has been a dramatic change in Falmouth's skyline over the last couple of weeks as the famous observatory tower is covered in scaffolding with a restoration project underway. Alen Susnjara bought the tower at the highest point in the
The Benney Shield for 0-16 handicappers and the Ruberry Cup for 17-28 handicappers attracted a bumper turnout at Budock Vean Golf Club on Sunday, writes Keith Rashleigh. Veteran Bill Hannaford stole the show with a hole-in-one on his way to winning the
HUNDREDS of golfers turned up to Falmouth Golf Club last week as it hosted its festival week, writes Chris Beer. Monday saw, a two-ball better-ball off three-quarter handicap competition for the Trefula House Cup, sponsored by Tre-Care Ltd.
