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Rare plant creates a stink
GARDENERS at the Eden Project have received some blooming marvellous news about a plant that is sure to create a stink for weeks to come. The world's largest and smelliest flower, known as Titan arum, has astounded horticulturalists at the St Austell-based
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Alert over rogue workers
The Highways Agency has been alerted to a number of recent incidents of people calling door to door offering to Tarmac drives and private roadways in Cornwall and claiming the Tarmac is surplus material from the A30 Bodmin to Indian Queens road scheme
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Truro MP to stand down after 20 years in the seat
AFTER 20 years as Truro and St Austell MP, Mathew Taylor has announced he is standing down at the next election to spend more time with his family. On the eve of his 20th anniversary Matthew Taylor announced on Wednesday that, after two decades in
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Cornish oysters the best
Cornish fishermen have been promoting their native Fal Oysters' on an international stage thanks to help from the South West Rural Enterprise Gateway and Cornwall County Council. Members of the Truro Oyster Fishery Management Group are hoping to see
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Old tyres still going strong
A farmer from St Austell has thrown down an unusual challenge to other farmers. He believes he has the oldest set of original tyres on a working tractor. John Sweet's Ferguson FE35 has been used every day on his 20 acre market garden, since it was bought
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MoD to upgrade accommodation
Prime minister Tony Blair has welcomed additional funding that will see improvements made to accommodation at RNAS Culdrose at Helston. His words follow an announcement by the Ministry of Defence that an additional 400 rooms are to be built at Culdrose
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County and district councils
Cornwall currently has a three-tier structure of local government, consisting of over 200 Parish and Town Councils, six District Councils and Cornwall County Council. The Isles of Scilly have their own unitary authority although many services come under
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Rare parish poll will decide parking issue
A poll of residents is to be held in a bid to resolve the thorny issue of parking on the village green at the Lizard. More than 60 people attended a Landewednack parish meeting held at the Reading Room last week to determine whether such a poll should
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Shackup in the City
Review by LISA LLOYD. It happens to us all once in a blue moon. You make plans to go out at the weekend; expecting nothing special, out of the ordinary or awe inspiring to happen. Events usually take their predicable course and you wake up the next
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Toys on display at museum
Royal Cornwall Museum staff have been queuing up for the opportunity to dress as their favourite toy character to celebrate the opening of their new exhibition, Must Have Toys on February 17. Children are also invited to come dressed as their favourite
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Police in bones probe name man
POLICE believe that bones found at Woodcock Corner in Truro last week belong to missing man 51-year-old Kenneth Walton. Kenneth, of St Columb Minor, Newquay, was last seen near the Royal Cornwall Hospital on Monday, April 17, 2006, and he had been the
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Guilty Fingers set to tickle more Cornish audiences
et C-Scape tickle your fancy with it's feisty and high impact show! Guilty Fingers, back in Cornwall by popular demand, indulges audiences in a land of dreamy nostalgia, transporting viewers to an era of debutantes and life on the home front for women
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Club boss buys town centre hotel
Independent Cornish company L2 Ltd is expanding its operations by taking over Tyacks Hotel and Restaurant in Camborne's town centre. The locally-based, family-owned business already runs L2 Nightclub and Bunters Bar in Truro, together with the Corn Exchange
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Free lessons!
Free English classes will be available to Eastern Euro-peans who have travelled to the Truro area to find work. Expansion of the European Union on January 1 has meant that as of this month Romanians and Bulgarians are able to work in the UK, with many
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Hypocrites!
A county councillor has condemned proposals to save money by closing Camborne's fire station at night. Graeme Hicks, who represents the Redruth south ward, blamed the Liberal Democrat-run council for the fire brigade's current problems. "This is another
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Speed visor will collect traffic data
A device to monitor speeding motorists has been put up on the outskirts of Porthleven. A speed visor is now in place at Methleigh Bottoms, which measures the speed of vehicles passing by it. Although the visor does not issue tickets to motorists, the
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Date change for gig
Cornish band Thirteen Senses have today announced that due to a decision to delay the release of their second album their UK tour dates have now been delayed. The new date for their local show' will be at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth on Wednesday
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Hope at last!
A cash lifeline may be thrown to an emergency medical service that has helped save hundreds of lives in the Helston and Lizard area. The co-responder scheme, which sees specially trained firefighters called to medical emergencies to administer first
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Inside Out
Private View - Friday February 9, 2007, 6-8pm. Exhibition continues from Saturday the 10th to Wednesday 21st February 21, 2007. Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5.00pm. New work by two of Beside The Waves best loved artists will go on display this
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Young Pilgrims sink Fishermen
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 4 S Malsom (3), S Morris PORTHLEVEN 2 J Thirkle, T Lamborne Porthleven: N Mee, M Holland, m Day, F Cadman, H Howlett, S Middleton, P O'Shaughnessy, D Stidwell, T Lamborn, J Thirkle, K Lawrence. Subs: J Burr, T O'Shaughnessy,
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New alternative club venue
For the final few months of 2006 the Kazbah nightclub in Truro has been road testing The Shadow Lounge. This is Truro's newest, alternative "club" venue, with an extra special care being taken into what music is played. Although The Shadow Lounge is
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Wendron complete double over champions
WENDRON 3 TRURO CITY 0 TRURO City must be sick of the sight of Wendron after the Underlane club completed a Jolly's Combination League double against the champions. City began well and looked the better side with Lee Coxon doing well on the flank and
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Youngsters’ great display
HELSTON u10s 25pts ST AGNES u10s 5pts AFTER a demonstration game on a very wet and windy day at the Pirates v Coventry game, Helston u10s and the Aggie Tigers u10s met again for a re-match, but this time on a lovely sunny day. Both teams played a
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Burrows makles dramatic debut
RNAS CULDROSE 2 J Thompson, M Burrows MULLION 0 RNAS Culdrose: T Collins, D Moray, I Pattison, D Slesser, S Moulton, C O'Hare, J Thompson, J Dams, L Elston, S Connell, J Marles. Subs: R Potter, M Burrows, D Rowe, N Rudkin. Mullion
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Harsh penalty ends Blues' revival
HELSTON 2 J Thompson, M Burrows MOUSEHOLE 3 T Cape, M Vercesi, J May (pen) Helston: I Chatfield, E Dunn, C Strike, G Blake, A Sharkey, J Simpson, T Russell, P Black, D Bray, A Collick, R Pearson. Subs: R Wilkinson, N Crook, L Eddy
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Bottom of table RBL E pull off shock result of season
THE first league games of 2007 were played in the West Cornwall Winter Pool League last week, and the first game of the New Year saw a major shock in division one with bottom side Helston RBL E defeating league leaders Wendron CC 5-4. Marcus Thomas defeated
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Narrow victory keeps Port on promotion trail
PORTHLEVEN 2 WENDRON 1ON a damp and windy afternoon Porthleven gained another three Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League division one points with this 2-1 defeat of third place Wendron. Port had most of the game and the better of the chances
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Helston double secures league place
BODMIN 3pts HeELSTON 15pts HELSTON finally overcame a defiant Bodmin outfit 15-3 to secure a well-deserved brace of Cornwall League one victories. Squad rotation found club captain Ross Williams appearing on the bench to allow namesakes Barry and Matt
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Secondary schools in Cornwall
Click here to see a full list of secondary schools in Cornwall together with their addresses, telephone numbers and website URLs. Bodmin College - Lostwithiel Road, Bodmin, PL31 1DD. Tel: 01208 72114 Fax: 01208 261036. Brannel School - Rectory
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Minnows put to the sword
GODOLPHIN ATLANTIC 0 FALMOUTH TOWN 3 A Bowker, D McGhee, R Moss (og) Godolphin Atlantic: R. Moss; R. Taper, T. Mackellar, S. Hickling, A. Dilly, M. Kershaw (M. Rose), K. Brown (R. Milsom), T. Beedles, P. Lowery, D. Moore, L. Paxton. Subs (unused
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Crushing win for Falmouth
FAMOUTH 6 PAIGNTON 2 FALMOUTH Ladies Hockey Club's Ist XI started the New Year with a home fixture against Paignton and finished convincing 6-2 winners. Defending their position at the top of the South League, Falmouth started positively, and played
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Girls show promise
FALMOUTH Hockey Club entered a young and generally inexperienced team in an u18 girls county club tournament They gave a very creditable performance and show great promise for the future. The senior players in the squad, Mandy Langdon, Amy Tatlow, Leonie
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Plucky display against leaders
FALMOUTH II 0 MANNAMEAD II 7 FALMOUTH Hockey Club's second team travelled to Marjons to play Mannamead II, who are currently 2second in Trelawney League 3. Without several key players and only 10 available, this was always going to be a difficult match
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Five players in SW squad
THE selection process for the England RU Under 16 side reached an important stage last weekend with the first of the inter-divisional trials at Castlecroft, Wolverhampton. At the end of the month a squad of 60 players will be selected for two England
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Falmouth youngsters turn on style
HELSTON u12s 5pts FALMOUTH u12s 56pts FALMOUTH u12s travelled to Helston on Sunday for their first game since playing before the Christmas break. The early rain had cleared to leave a perfect morning for running rugby and Falmouth duly obliged putting
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Triumph turns to disaster
TREVENSON UNITES RES 1 FALMOUTH ATHLETIC RES 3 WITH ex-Falmouth Athletic player Simon Merrifield running the show for long periods in this Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League division three game, it came as no surprise when Trevenson took the
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Real buzz about Hornets
NEWQUAY STORM 1 FALMOUTH TOWN HORNETS 4 FRESH from their 5-2 drubbing of unbeaten team Holman's Harriers, Falmouth Town Hornets went into this game full of confidence which reflected in the final scoreline, writes Sam Heslop-George. An early lead was
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Borough's 20-point lead wiped out
PENRYN 20pts Tries: Peter Webster, Chris Mann. Conversations: Ian Morgan, 2 Penalty goals: Ian Morgan, 2 BRIXHAM 23pts Tries: C Dorling, M Dempsey, A Chadwick Conversations: M Dempsey Penalty goals: Matt Dempsey (2) Penryn: Ian Morgan, Chris
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Joint team put in great effort
LAUNCESTON COLTS 46pts HELL-FAL COLTS 0pts ON the face of it the joint team had quite a tanning, but the score doesn't reflect the tenure of a physically contested game. In fact, take away the first and last five minutes and Hell/Fal showed significant
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Town lifted SWL cup two years in succession
THE old Falmouth Town pictures have certainly sparked an interesting response from readers, so here's another from the 1958-59 season when Town lifted the South Western League Cup for the second successive season after beating Truro City in the final
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Falmouth pay price after they're caught napping
HONITON 17pts Tries: Brian Wellington, Steve Gilbert,Geoff Bowley Conversations: Paul Woolacott Penalty goals: Ian Morgan, 2 FALMOUTH 12pts Tries: James Allen, Kevin Hughes Conversations: James Instance Falmouth: J. Cremin, T. Colvin
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Diamond duo celebrate 60 years
They said it would never last but when Derbyshire lass Betty married her Yorkshire-man husband Tom it was love that won the day for the couple now living in Falmouth. Tom and Betty Ellis, from Conway Road, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary
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Aspiring youngsters contest grand prix event
Young aspiring squash players between the ages of eight and 16 from all over Cornwall played in a Junior Grand Prix held at Newquay Sports Centre. This is a very popular one-day event and attracted 31 junior entrants. Some of the matches were at a very
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Town bounce back
LUDGVAN 1 FALMOUTH TOWN 4 FALMOUTH Town bounced back to form in the Jolly's Combination League with their expected 4-1 victory away to bottom club Ludgvan. Despite the gap in league positions, the game produced a competitive opening with neither side
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Wait well worth it for Falmouth
HAYLE u9s 0pts FALMOUTH u9s 25pts AFTER six defeats and two draws so far this season, Falmouth u9s travelled to Hayle in search of a victory and celebrated in style with a fine 25 points to nil win. With a full squad, Falmouth had the advantage of
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Steve weighs in with hat-trick
PENRYN ATHLETIC 3 ST JUST 0 PENRYN Athletic maintained their pursuit of Jolly's Combination League leaders Illogan with a 3-0 win against St Just. The match was a personal triumph for Steve Warr who hit a hat-trick. It was the visitors who went close
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Shipshape and ready for fun
SHIPSHAPE play equipment is being enjoyed by pupils at Mawnan Primary School thanks to the completion of a £25,000 project. A nautical theme has been continued with the newly-built play area, to fit in with the wooden boat that was already in the playground
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Hayle struggle against Truro
TRURO COLTS 63pts HAYLE COLTS 0pts TRURO Colts played their first Merit Table game at home to an under strength Hayle side on Saturday and not surprisingly chalked up a big win. Hayle defended well but in the ninth minute Tristan Hobbs went over
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City prepare for tough tie
WITH promotion to the Toolstation Western League premier division still the key piece to Truro City's jig-saw for this season, there can still be no question that their biggest match of the season will be this Saturday's FA Cup fourth round clash with
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Extra time decides tie
SALTASH UNITED 1 TRURO CITY 2 THIS Cornwall Senior Cup tie saw the cupholders taken all the way by a very determined and physical Saltash side. City's injury problems started as early as the 13th minute after Power was cut down in his own area and
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Wendron complete double over champions
WENDRON 3 TRURO CITY 0 TRURO City must be sick of the sight of Wendron after the Underlane club completed a Jolly's Combination League double against the champions. "It was just one of those days," said manager Gary Pascoe. "From the moment Wendron
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Stones hit back to win
SPICE OF LIFE 1 THREEMILESTONE 3 BOTH teams found it difficult to control the ball in this One and All Sports Mining League clash. Spice went ahead after 22 minutes with a ball over the defence which Dale Adams raced on to and slipped the ball past
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Maxine Carr is not here, say police
Police were yesterday forced to take the unusual step of issuing a statement denying rumours that Maxine Carr, the former girlfriend of Soham child killer Ian Huntley, is living in Penryn. Police said they feared somebody may get hurt as the rumours
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Reds cruise into fifth place
REDRUTH 26pts Tries: Collins, Lea and Bonds Penalties: Hook 3 Conversions: Hook 2. BLACKHEATH 14pts Try: Neale Penalties: Neale 3 Yellow Card: Alistair McKenzie Redruth: R Thirlby; M Lea S. Peters C Bonds (capt), P Teixeira, M Hook, M. Richards
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Gas men sacked
CARRICK housing chiefs gave an assurance to the Packet yesterday that council tenants living in Falmouth and Penryn were never in danger even though two employees falsified a gas boiler safety certificate. The two staff were sacked for gross misconduct
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Close call for Hayle
HAYLE 17pts TRURO 12pts WITH high hopes of promotion, Hayle Lions were made to roar to beat a new look Truro team, with Phil Angove a very highly respected coach back in charge. City played too eagerly at times and this cost them dearly with the referee
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Narrow defeat for Camborne
CHELTENHAM NORTH 13pts CAMBORNE 5pts CAMBORNE, hard hit by injuries, went down to a battling defeat in atrocious conditions in their South West Two at Cheltenham North. In a makeshift threequarter line Colts players Cameron Bone and Rob Floyd did not
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Tie decided in final four minutes
THE two outstanding Cornwall Junior Cup Western section fourth round ties were settled on Saturday with Mawnan scoring twice in the last four minutes to defeat Falmouth Athletic 3-2. Mark Russell's spectacular own goal put Athletic in front after two
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Holmans put dent in Illogan's title hopes
HOLMANS 1 ILLOGAN 1HOLMANS put a dent in Illogan's challenge for the Jolly's Combination League title when they held them to a 1-1 draw at Blaythorne. In a game high on effort but short on quality, neither side settled sufficiently to play any football
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Mining League results round-up
THE latest results from the One and All Sports Mining League Results include - Arthur Pearce Cup - Ist rnd: Portreath 7 (Duane Britten 4, Alan Buckley, James Reynolds, Matt Drake), Storm 0. 2nd rnd: Halsetown 1, Gulval 2 (Darren Steadman 2; Illogan
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Ben joins Laskowski and Company
Following the opening of Laskowski and Company in Falmouth less than 12 months ago, Ludvic Laskowski is delighted to announce the appointment of their newest member of staff, Ben Davies, who, until recently, has worked with another established independent
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Delightful residence in secluded area
Backing onto open countryside and enjoying a pleasant tucked away setting in the highly regarded village of Ruan Minor, this deceptively spacious two bedroom barn conversion has a generous sized garden. Boasting much charm and character the accommodation
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Tree felling causes traffic chaos
A road closure in Falmouth has been criticised by one of the town's councillors for being poorly managed. A key section of Bickland Water Road has been closed between 9am and 3.30pm for over a week now, after work began last week to cut down a number
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Painting secured for Falmouth
FALMOUTH ART GALLERY has acquired an historic masterpiece by the St Ives artist, Trevor Bell. The monumental painting called Five Bar, wanted by major public galleries in America, was acquired by Falmouth Art Gallery with financial assistance by three
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Severe weather on the way
Parts of the west country will be affected by severe weather including winds up to 80 mph over the coming few days. The Highways Agency has advised drivers to take extra care on the roads. The Met Office has predicted much of the country will be affected
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Will Cornwall’s NHS dinosaurs learn from this?
I hope every manager, doctor, nurse and porter employed by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust watched BBC2's rivetting documentary last week which showed a leading industrialist attempting to introduce private sector management skills into the NHS.
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High Tides
FALMOUTH Thursday, Jan 18 04.27 (5.0) 16.53 (4.9) Friday, Jan 19 05.10 (5.2) 17.38 (5.0) Saturday, Jan 20 05.55 (5.4) 18.24 (5.1) Sunday, Jan 21 06.40 (5.5) 19.09 (5.2) Monday, Jan 22 07.24 (5.5) 19.52 (5.2) Tuesday,
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King of the congers slips away again
The Mawnan Smith conger eel hunters have given up their quest to catch the elusive "big one" at a secret location in the Helford River, known only as the "Conger Pit". Following three unsuccessful attempts the eight man team have laid up the good ship
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Treasured picture of old tugs
This rare shot from my collection taken from the Prince of Wales pier shows the Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company steam tugs John Hamilton and Portwey manoeuvring the docks crane Titania towards Mulberry Quay to discharge a new crane for handling
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Mild in Murmansk too!
Whilst we are enjoying a mild January with temperatures well above average for this time of the year, visiting Russian shipmasters from the ports of Murmansk and Archangels are also reporting a relatively mild winter within the Arctic Circle. Captain
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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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Reunion with friend from Russian ‘klondyking’ days
Every now and again I meet up with tough Russian sailors and fishermen who visited Falmouth in the mackerel klondyking days of the 1970s and 80s. This weekend I boarded the Russian fish carrier Rigor where I met Captain Yuriy Melnik, master of the small
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Assurance over gas fittings
CARRICK housing chiefs gave an assurance to the Packet yesterday that council tenants living in Falmouth and Penryn were never in danger even though two employees falsified a gas boiler safety certificate. The two staff were sacked for gross misconduct
