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Secluded location
Enjoying a secluded location with grounds extending to approximately five acres to include a formal paddock, gardens and croft land this spacious three bedroom property in Releath also benefits from a range of outbuildings and stunning rural views. The
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Folding canoe on display
An original Klepper folding canoe, from the 1930's, is now on show at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. This folding canoe which was first invented a hundred years ago by German tailor Johann Klepper. Klepper invented the boat to respond
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Folding canoe on show
An original Klepper folding canoe, from the 1930's, is now on show at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. This folding canoe which was first invented a hundred years ago by German tailor Johann Klepper. Klepper invented the boat to respond
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Tribute to Helston crash victim
The wife of a man who died in a car crash near Helston four days before Christmas has paid tribute to her "soul mate." Paul Douglas, aged 50, died when the car he was driving collided with another car on the A394 at Trevenan. Mr Douglas, from Penzance
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Star letter: County Hall takes an alternative look at 2007
For a chap with one eye The Skipper has remarkable foresight! We all so enjoyed his crystal balls here at County Hall (Skipper's "sneak preview," Packet, January 3) so, imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, here are a few predictions of our
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Sponsored walk for infant cot death
KIND hearted students from Truro College have taken part in a sponsored walk to raise money for research into infant cot death. The students, from the national diploma in health studies walked 5km from the Packet Station pub on The Moor, Falmouth, around
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Master of chill comes to the West Country
Funky chillmeister Simon Green, better known as Bonobo, brings his full band to Plymouth next month as part of a nationwide tour supporting third album Days To Come'. Green has always been expert at welding together music dripping with atmosphere, combining
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Helston revival gathers pace
PENZANCE 3 HELSTON 4 THE dramatic turn around in form for Helston continued at Penlee Park where they defeated Penzance 4-3 in a thoroughly entertaining Jolly's Combination League clash. The reward for another determined performance was the three
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Port come to City's aid
FACING the prospect of another weekend without a match because of their troublesome pitch, Porthleven Football Club stepped in to help Truro City fullfil a much-needed fixture against Ilfracombe Town. The problems with the newly-laid pitch are well docmented
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Capeling header leaves Wendron empty handed
PERRANPORTH 1 WENDRON 0 A GAME that appeared to be heading for a goalless draw was rescued from its mediocrity by a goal five minutes from time that earned Perranporth a less-than-deserved 1-0 Jolly's Combination League win against Wendron. Until
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Fishermen scrape through
ONLY two of the fourth round Cornwall Junior Cup ties managed to be played with Praze pulling off a fine 5-3 win over Threemilestone. Porthleven were also given a tough time by Mining League two side Troon who were only beaten 2-1 after extra time. Danny
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Mullion kickstart New Year with fine win
ST IVES TOWN 0 MULLION 3 AFTER threatening to pull off a good result, Mullion finally came good at The Saltings in the Jolly's Combination League with a comprehensive 3-0 win against St Ives Town. The result, a very welcome one for the Clifden Park
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Councillor urges all to join in fight to find funds for life-saving team
The councillor behind a last ditch attempt to safeguard a life-saving service on the Lizard Peninsula has spoken out ahead of a public meeting to be held this Friday. Pam Lyne, Cornwall county councillor for the Lizard area, has called an emergency meeting
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Clinton’s lead now two points
BELL'S Court cut Clinton SC A's lead to four points in division one of the Mining Snooker League as a result of last week's matches, writes Graham Allen. While Clinton A were held to a 3-3 draw at St Day, Bell's Court beat Playing Place 5-1 to move two
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Final competition attracts a good entry
THE final competition of the year for Helston and District Rifle Club as in the previous year it was well attended, writes Rod Aldred. There were two competitions to be competed for - the president's cup for Air Rifle, kindly donated by Mr Nick Nicholas
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Pallett’s brace of tries sets up Helston victory
BODMIN 5pts HELSTON 19pts HELSTON overcame a stubborn Bodmin side to run out 19 points to five winners in the Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Junior Cup quarter final. Despite the camel hike up county and the withdrawal of several key players, Helston
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Opera group on tour
With the New Year, New Cornwall Opera resumes its tour of opera concerts with a Spanish theme this month in the run up to its production of Carmen at the Minack in July. VIVA! includes soloists John Hobbs (who will also be conducting), Louise Merrifield
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Course for wildlife recorders
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation of Biological Recorders and the Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have organised a forum for wildlife recorders. Called "Practical wildlife recording in the field - methods
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Borough hold their nerve
PENRYN 24pts ST MARY'S OLD BOYS 19pts A LEAGUE victory has been a long time coming and it was all the sweeter for that, and, whilst Penryn are by no means safe from relegation a glimmer of hope lies at the end of the tunnel following the 24 points to
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Town revel in day's top win
FALMOUTH TOWN 2 ST BLAZEY 1 FALMOUTH Town pulled off the result of the day in the Carlsberg SWL when they achieved a richly-deserved win over league leaders St Blazey. After being comprehensively beaten 1-4 the week before by the same opponents
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Halford’s goal proves enough
PENRYN ATHLETIC 1 ST DAY 0 ONE goal was enough to give Penryn Athletic all three Jolly's Combination League points after their narrow 1-0 win against St Day. The first half was a fairly even affair, but the visitors were unable to create too much in
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Thank you all for making Christmas lights possible
Starting at 6.30 in the morning and only taking a "record breaking" six hours, Helston's Christmas Lights were taken down last Sunday, and I would just like to say a few thank you's following another successful year: Thanks to all the businesses in town
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Lee’s looking to spend his life in the fast lane
YOU need to be pretty quick off the starting line to land a major role in the fast lane of motor sport photography, but that has not deterred Falmouth freelance photographer Lee Edgson from trying to get a place on the front row of the grid. Over the
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Cornwall set to revolutionise young ref training
THE Cornwall County Football Association are about to change the way that young referees are trained and developed. In a first for Cornwall young referees will be transformed with a ground breaking mixture of training, support and experience. The Young
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Discredited Lib Dem plan won’t save money
IT is with further dismay that I reluctantly draw your attention to the future ambitions of the discredited Liberal Democrat administration at County Hall. Not content with bringing Cornwall to the brink of financial ruin by their blatant mismanagement
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Helston Tesco store must not be allowed to expand
Although Tesco claim to be providing only a "replacement food store", if the expansion plans are approved their new store will have FIVE times the current selling space for so-called "comparison" goods - ie adults and children's clothing, sports equipment
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Penryn quick to turn on style
PENRYN u11s entertained Liskeard/Looe and Hayle at the Memorial Ground on Sunday as they kicked off the second half of their season.. Against Liskeard/Looe, Penryn started tentatively and were a little rusty after the Christmas lay off. It took them
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What do you think about out-of-hours doctors?
I have been deeply concerned by recent reports of failings by the Kernow Urgent Care Service while local doctors' surgeries were closed over Christmas and New Year. I would encourage all my constituents who have dealt with KUCS over recent months to
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Councillor right about ‘nutters’ running hospital
I WRITE in complete support of Tommy Bray's comments about Treliske Hospital ("Nutters running hospital should be booted out") and now ask how many managers have been employed by quango-creating, tax-obsessed Labour since 1991 in Treliske, and who was
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Bus stop time-table is out-of-date!
WE have been coming to Mylor Bridge as occasional visitors for the past four years and always include a day's visit to Falmouth. We prefer to leave our car at our accommodation in Mylor and travel to town on the bus. On this visit we noticed a discrepancy
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Nouvelle cuisine should come with a warning
I would like to express concern through your columns at the fad that seems to have occurred amongst some of the Falmouth hotels for nouvelle cuisine. Last week I dined at two of the larger and established hotels and was bitterly disappointed at the quantities
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Why wasn’t Tremough site used for housing?
IN July 2006 myself and my partner moved from Cornwall to Herts in search of an affordable life! Sadly over the years Cornwall's employment opportunities have dwindled and almost completely died out. The promise of affordable housing is unrealistic and
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Why the district council should be abolished
Presently, in Falmouth, like the rest of Cornwall, our local services are run by three tiers of local government. We have the town council, the district council, Carrick in our case, and Cornwall county council. Most people will remember the fiasco two
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Falmouth fail to take advantage of conditions
FALMOUTH 3pts PAIGNTON 14pts TABLE-TOPPING Cornwall and Devon League side Paignton deserved their away victory against Falmouth, but were made to fight all the way by a home side who with a little thought could easily have won this crucial game.
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Flawed developments sad for our children
Having read the on-going saga relating to Higher Newham Farm and the proposed development there, could I please ask a number of questions on this matter through the letters pages of your newspaper? If planning consultants A4 Architects say the development
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Nativity displays were in short supply
I AM sure many people in Falmouth enjoyed the good display of lights around the town, thanks to our local council and to those who put them up. Our shops also were very bright and attractive, adding to the enjoyment of shopping before Christmas. But
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Magical church display was Heaven on Earth
ALL Saints Church, Falmouth hosted the most magical display of Christmas trees for the festive season. The festival, which was opened by the Bishop of Truro, greeted visitors with over 20 Christmas trees lighting the way to the altar and its magnificent
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When did you ever see a road sweeper here?
I avoid going to Truro very often because it always makes my blood presure rise! On a recent visit I saw a road sweeping vehicle sweeping the car park and later another of these vehicles sweeping the pavement! When did you last see a sweeper in your
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Town finish well-beaten side
ST AGNES 3 FALMOUTH TOWN 1 THIS Jolly's Combination League clash was a game of two halves for Falmouth Town. The first was an excellent performance, but the second was a poor display of finishing and defending which saw Town leave Enys Parc a well-beaten
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Thank you for fantastic lights at Flushing
THANK you Flushing people for your fantastic lights which once again made our Christmas and New Year so cheerful. With all the bad weather we had it was lovely to look across the water from our windows - everywhere was red and gold. Our lovely star cross
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Changes will provide a modern, efficient NHS
THE offensive remarks made by Councillor Tommy Bray in his letter ("Nutters running hospital should be booted out") must be responded to. All of us at the Trust are fully committed to providing high quality services for local people and to doing that
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Councillor right about ‘nutters’ running hospital
I WRITE in complete support of Tommy Bray's comments about Treliske Hospital ("Nutters running hospital should be booted out") and now ask how many managers have been employed by quango-creating, tax-obsessed Labour since 1991 in Treliske, and who was
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Specials would have provided a free service
I can appreciate that, through bad management, Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske has to save money anywhere possible but, to remove the services of the police, in this day and age, is unacceptable. However, as a former sergeant in the special constabulary
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Nominations for honours
CORNWALL Sports Partnership is inviting nominations for the Cornwall Sports Awards 2007 which will be staged at the Burrell Theatre, Truro School on June 6. This prestigious event, staged for the first time in 2006, has been designed to recognise and
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Discredited Lib Dem plan won’t save money
IT is with further dismay that I reluctantly draw your attention to the future ambitions of the discredited Liberal Democrat administration at County Hall. Not content with bringing Cornwall to the brink of financial ruin by their blatant mismanagement
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They don’t understand 21st century economics
HAVE past events already determined Cornwall's future? The train service from Plymouth to Penzance was the last part of Isambard Brunel's vision of a service from London to New York via Penzance. He was probably the greatest engineer of his age. But,
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Radio station not just for Cornish bigots
YOUR anonymous correspondent asks for Radio Cornwall to return to its traditional values, but since it was only established in 1983, that tradition does not extend back very far. Presumably the station's brief is to provide a service for all residents
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Paul face Grampound Road in debut fixture
THE Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League draft fixture lists have been published for the forthcoming season. The season begins on Saturday, April 28, and will run to Saturday, September 1, inclusive. In the ECB Cornwall Premier League, Paul's
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Shipping intelligence
Tuesday, January 2 British bunkering tanker Whitstar (1,116/68) sailed from Eastern Arm for Immingham. Dutch bulker Sky (5,101/06) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Almeria, Spain. Panamanian bulker Provider (22,992/85) arrived from Rosario for bunkers in
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Unbeaten City crush Town
TRURO CITY 5 ILFRACOMBE TOWN 1 FACING what was expected to be a stiff examination of their credentials, Truro City made short work of fifth-placed Toolstation Western League division one side Ilfracombe Town with an emphatic victory. In a week when
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High Tides
FALMOUTH Thursday January 11 09.58 (5.8) 22.25 (5.5) Friday, January 12 10.49 (5.5) 23.24 (5.3) Saturday, January 13 11.55 (5.3) ____ ____ Sunday, January14 00.40 (5.2) 13.11 (5.3) Monday, January 15 01.54 (5.4) 14.20 (5.5) Tuesday, January16
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Forwards set up victory
TRURO COLTS 12pts KINGSBRIDGE COLTS 0pts TRURO Colts started 2007 with a hard-fought game against Kingsbridge at St Clements in difficult conditions. Kingsbridge spent the majority of the first half defending with the Truro forwards pushing for the
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Vessel picks up old sailing ship anchor
The Maritime Coastguard Agency Emergency Towing Vessel Anglian Princess picked up what is thought to be an old sailing ship anchor when it weighed anchor in Mount's Bay. When The ETV came to Falmouth the anchor was landed on County Wharf. The MCA has
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On patrol for next five years
The three fishery protection vessels operated by the Royal Navy will patrol UK waters for another five years under a £52 million lease-contract extension awarded by the Ministry of Defence to VT Group Plc. Portsmouth-based HMS Tyne, HMS Severn and HMS
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Reds run in six tries
HARROGATE 6pts REDRUTH 45pts REDRUTH got the new year off to a great start after running in six tries in North Yorkshire to give head coach Nigel Hambly a happy 36th birthday. On a mild winter's day it was not all plain sailing with top scorer Mike
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Government poised to mothball warships
Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson must be turning in his grave with the government apparently poised to axe half the Fleet. Six of the Royal Navy's top warships including the county's adopted warship HMS Cornwall, a Type 22 frigate and her sisterships Cumberland
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Bernardo’s kick seals comeback
CORNISH PIRATES 16pts COVENTRY 15pts AFTER their disappointment in losing their last home game against Plymouth Albion, the Cornish Pirates bounced back to end 2006 with a fine victory away to Pertemps Bees followed by a winning start to 2007 with
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Derby treat
THE draw for the fourth round of the Cornwall RFU's Skinners Brewery ko Cup to be played on or before February 10 or 11 has set up a mouthwatering local derby between camborne and Redruth: Launceston v Hayle, Perranporth v Truro, Mounts Bay v St Ives
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Back on song
ILLOGAN 6 LUDGVAN 1 AFTER their dip in form Illogan have bounced back in fine style to reassert themselves at the top of the Jolly's Combination League. Illogan opened the scoring in the 27th minute when a quick throw by Gary Sturmey found Cowper who
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Camborne suffer agonising defeat
CAMBORNE 24pts EXMOUTH 26pts CAMBORNE lacking several regulars surrendered their unbeaten League record to a determined Exmouth side at the Recreation Ground. On the day Town' could have few complaints after never recovering from two converted tries
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Hundreds bid Little Bernie farewell
Bernie Trenoweth, a talented local yachtsman and boat builder, has quietly slipped his anchor after fighting illness with immense fortitude. The eldest son of Bernard and Shirley Trenoweth, of Penryn, Bernie was affectionately known by many around the
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Reds reveal latest 'big signing'
TWO Cornish concerns with big plans for the future have joined forces for mutual support and promotion in a pioneering new sponsorship deal. Redruth Rugby Club's latest "big signing" is Gwel an Mor Luxury Lodges of Portreath, who have joined the club's
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England star guest at dinner
FOOTBALL fans will be in for a great treat next month when former Manchester United and England goalkeeper Alex Stepney will be in the county as the guest speaker at a charity sporting dinner evening in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance. It takes place at
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Troon sign top batsman
TROON Cricket Club have made a substantial acquisition to their side for the coming season with the signing of former South Africa A' batsman James Bryant as their professional for the 2007 season. James, who played first-class cricket for Somerset,
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Craziest hot air yet from our green politicians
I've heard it all now! I know it's fashionable these days for politicians to hug trees and put windmills on top of their houses but the race to become the greenest party in the land has now become too absurd for words. The latest piece of nonsense for
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DNA check on human bones find
Human remains that were found in a field near Truro are thought to be that of a missing Cornish man. Bones of a man aged 40 years or over were found by a member of the public in a field near the A390, at Woodcock Corner. They are thought to have been
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Knives shock
A KNIFE a day is being seized at Truro Crown Court as people ignore the law on possession of weapons in public, according to a report published by Devon and Cornwall Police. An average of 30 knives a month are being seized from people entering Truro
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Mum holding baby is hit by partner
Part of an assault a man carried out on his female partner took place while she was holding her nine month old baby, Truro court was told. Simon Vaughn Baker, aged 32, of Nicholas Avenue, Redruth, pleaded guilty to assaulting Sarah Snowdon. Jonathan
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Where is she?
THE family of a 65-year-old woman who disappeared from her home 13 days ago have made an emotional appeal to try and find her. Kay Hawke, 65, was last seen at her home in Tolgullow, St Day, at 8.30am on Thursday, December 28, and police are so concerned
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Car park row to get a public airing
The thorny issue of parking on the village green at the Lizard is due to be discussed at a public meeting tonight. Residents are being invited to air their views on a proposal to hold a village poll in a bid to resolve the issue. Plans to stop parking
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We don't want bigger Tesco!
Outraged residents have claimed a proposal to double the size of Helston's current Tesco store "absolutely beggars belief." Over 20 residents of the town ignored the unpleasant weather to attend a meeting at the Guildhall and show their strength of feeling
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Puffed out customers queue for PO
Customers were queuing down the street to use a Falmouth post office last Thursday and Friday following the temporary closure of the town's main office. Disgruntled residents, many of them elderly, were forced to walk the steep hill up to the Killigrew
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Docks takes on Romanians
A number of Romanians have been taken on by Falmouth Docks only days after their country officially became a member of the EU. There are also understood to already be more than 60 Polish workers at the docks but this latest influx has considerably increased
