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Two men walk into police station
Following a report on the Packet website yesterday and in the newspaper two men walked into Falmouth Police Station in connection with the disappearance a 28 foot yacht which was found abandoned at Pendennis Point. The report about the yacht, which disappeared
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Triumph turns into tragedy
TRIUMPH turned to tragedy within hours for Praze footballers after they had enjoyed their finest hour in the club's history. In the afternoon they had defeated Cornwall Junior Cup hot favourites Porthleven 4-1, but following an evening of celebrating
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Connell goal earns point
HOLMANS 1 RNAS CULDROSE 1 ANOTHER point from one of the few games played in the Jolly's Combination League maintained RNAS Culdrose's steady improvement in form. This was a match that they had targeted as one from which to take all three points, but
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Utterly unique dance production arrives from Down Under
Australian Dance Theatre returns to Hall for Cornwall as part of a Dance Consortium Tour with Held - breathtaking and utterly unique it allows the audience to experience movement in a startling and unexpected way. Under the artistic directorship of Garry
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Borough maintain record with determined display
Penryn Colts 7pts Penzance & Newlyn Colts 5pts There was not a great deal going on outdoor sport wise on Saturday last. Being a cup weekend meant there was no league rugby in the Duchy, there was the attraction of the international rugby on television
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Indoor nets for Falmouth
IT doesn't look much like cricket is on the horizion with all the rain we've been receiving, but it hasn't stopped the clubs from preparing for the new season. Falmouth Cricket Club have begun their preparations for the new campaign with the juniors
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Top half spot under threat
SALTASH UNITED 3 PENRYN ATHLETIC 1 PENRYN Athletic's hopes of finishing in the top places in the Carlsberg SWL in a bid to secure a place in the new SW Peninsula League took a knock when they were beaten 3-1 by Saltash United. Although the surface
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Businesses donate cash to orchestra
Award-winning Helston School Jazz Orchestra are once again through to the final of a national competition and are all set to defend their title. Before they can do that, however, they must first raise the funds to get them to the Big Band competition
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Majestic city cruise home
SLIMBRIDGE 0 TRURO CITY 3 G Hooper (2), S Yetton Slimbridge: R Chandler, L Sterling, J Cole, T Haddock (W Morford, 73m), A Thomas, A Axton, E Ward, J Meadows, K Johnstone, R Colwell (C Cant, 79, J Cant. City: D Stevenson, J Ash, G Power, T Smith
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"Igloo" will shade children from the sun
At first glance it appears that children in Garras may have enjoyed more snow than the rest of the area as an igloo has sprung up in their primary school playground. However, on closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the "igloo" is in fact a dome-shaped
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Students defeated
LISKEARD-LOOE 56pts CAMBORNE SOM 17pts The students were out-played by Liskeard-Looe who scored ten tries. Leading at half-time by 24 points to seven the home side were on course for another victory. The students did find better form but they were
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Triumph turns into tragedy
TRIUMPH turned to tragedy within hours for Praze footballers after they had enjoyed their finest hour in the club's history. In the afternoon they had defeated Cornwall Junior Cup hot favourites Porthleven 4-1, but following an evening celebrating a
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Forwards key to cup victory
CAMBORNE 5 pts Try: J Parma Camborne: J Parma, M Rogers (sin bin 45-55m), R Ley, P Gadsdon (rep Dar Pascoe 72m), J Richards, B Wakfer, D Mankee (rep Dea Pascoe 76m), N Endean, A Smith, R Worden, S Macdonald, R Smith, M Woolcock, K Penrose, D Roberts
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England star to present awards
Phil de Glanville the former England rugby captain and now head of delivery at Sport England South West, will be attending the Cornwall Sports Awards 2007 as a guest speaker. Cornwall Sports Partnership is inviting nominations for the awards which will
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Tough clash
ST JUST 1 ILLOGAN 2 ILLOGAN maintained their lead at the top of the Jolly's Combination League with a hard-earned 2-1 win at S Just. This wasn't one of Illogan's most pretty performances, but they knuckled down to match St Just's physical approach
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Cornwall retain trophy with win over Devon
Cornwall travelled to the Rileys Club at Plymouth to play the Plymouth and District Snooker League in their annual encounter and put in a good performance to come away with 22-11 victory to retain the trophy. The senior snooker team won 9-5 with Barrie
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Last piece in Anchor Quay ‘jigsaw’
A rapidly growing Penryn business is celebrating its fifth anniversary by taking centre stage in the creation of an impressive new "gateway" to the town. The Anchor Quay project, involving the restoration of the historic Anchor Ware-house and construction
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Individual three bedroomed detached property
This individual three bedroomed detached property in Falmouth has been thoughtfully enhanced by the current vendors. The accommodation includes a reception room with feature open fireplace and with access to a sun terrace and gardens. The kitchen has
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Berthing for cruiseships is essential for success
If evidence is ever needed that the Port of Falmouth has to dredge a new channel and build a cruiseship terminal to maintain its position in the European cruise market, then look no further than Guernsey where this year cruiseship calls will fall by
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Tanker still carries tonnes of fuel oil from wreck
Fuel from the beached container ship MSC Napoli remains aboard the coastal tanker Forth Fisher at Falmouth Docks until a decision is made as what to do with the 3,500 tonnes of fuel oil. Forth Fisher went alongside the MSC Napoli in Lyme Bay to load
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Ship simulator is almost like piloting real one
Before starting this In Port column my first job of the day was to move a large containership around the Port of Hamburg from one berth to another, as I tried my hand at Ship Simulator 2006, a revolutionary computer "game" that allows the player to helm
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Shipping intelligence
Tuesday, February 6 Panamanian general cargo vessel Samaki (494/66) arrived from Tresco, Isles of Scilly to Carrick Roads. British salvage tug Anglian Princess (2,241/02) arrived from Lyme Bay to Carrick Roads. Panamainian lpg tanker Grampian (3,504
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Cornish youngsters deserve better than this
WOULD it be possible to bring to the attention of the public the rotten treatment our youngsters are getting? Very hard for them to get a job and when they are lucky enough, it turns out to be part-time or seasonal. As soon as the Christmas rush is over
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Surely we’re entitled to live where we want?
I WOULD like to thank the reader ("Cornish are minority in their own county," Packet letters, February 7) for their warm welcome to myself and my family and other "emmets" like us, who have moved to Cornwall. We have moved from Dorset, another beautiful
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Restoring the ‘Rec’ would cost a fortune
IT'S about time the "Save the Rec" campaigners revealed their true colours. At the moment they are trying to hoodwink the people of Falmouth. If you look at their campaign and forget the spin, it doesn't hold water. The only point of agreement between
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We should congratulate council for this plan
The Skipper hit the nail on the head in one of his excellent recent columns: councils must release land for building on if the current housing crisis is to be resolved. That is exactly what Carrick council is doing by moving the rugby club to Bickland
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Delighted to see what has been done to pond
I HAVE called Falmouth home since 1956 and have always loved Kimberley Park and appreciated all the work involved. Whilst visiting this week, we walked to church through the park and I was delighted to see what has been done to the pond. It looked so
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Bureaucrats go ‘speed dating’ – at our expense!
Yet again Cornwall will be facing council tax increases well above the rate of inflation this year. While we all have to live within our means, and accept salary or pension increases in line with - or, more often than not, below - official inflation
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We’re fed up with this repeated application!
With reference to a planning application by O2 (UK) Ltd for the installation of a 12.5m replica telegraph pole with three antennas, two radio equipment housings and ancillary development at the junction of Killigrew Street and Western Terrace, Falmouth
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Cathedral is targeted
DIRECT action group Fathers for Justice is threatening to target Truro Cathedral for one of its high profile protests. The cathedral says it will be making no comment about the threat but Truro's police chief, Insp Mark Richards, said while everybody
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Man killed in crash is named
A motorcyclist killed last week when his powerful machine collided with a lorry has been named as Mark Charlesworth, from Truro. The accident happened on the A39 between Treluswell roundabout, near Penryn, and the Norway Inn last Wednesday. Weather conditions
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‘Great guy’ killed after match win
A talented footballer from Four Lanes died just hours after celebrating a 4-1 win over Porthleven with his team on Saturday. Gareth Caddy, a centre forward with Praze FC, scored "a blinder" of a goal to help his team win 4-1 against Porthleven FC. Just
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Ski, golf, fish and ride plan
More than 120 jobs are expected to be created if a planning application to be submitted for a £25 million multi-activity development in Portreath gets the go ahead. A dry ski slope, major new conference facility, nine-hole golf course, equestrian centre
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Crossbow bolt fired at horses
Police in Helston have issued a warning after a "potentially lethal" crossbow bolt was found in a field of horses on the edge of the town. The six-inch-long bolt was discovered on private land near Weeth Farm, above Helston boating lake, two weeks ago
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Post office to close
Local residents were said to be shocked and outraged after hearing that Porthleven post office is set to shut. Owners Dave and Barbara Costigan have been trying to sell the branch for the last two years and have reached the point where they cannot go
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Pier must be fixed now, council told
Falmouth's Prince of Wales Pier should be refurbished before it falls apart, a leading businessman said this week. Various schemes have been on the cards for the waterfront for more than 30 years and the latest to be put forward is not expected to go
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Majority back rugby club housing ... but there’s still time to have your say
A poll on the Packet website is showing a huge number of people in favour of the Falmouth recreation ground being used for housing when the rugby club moves out. The poll opened last week and within hours hundreds of people had voted. By last night,
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Student cars are attacked
THE parking dispute in Penryn took a sinister turn this week when 11 cars belonging to students studying at the Tremough campus were vandalised in a residential street. Insp Dave Scott at Falmouth police station has appealed for calm and for people not
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Space time for Falmouth pupils
Pupils enjoyed a voyage of discovery into space all from the safety of their Falmouth school hall. Youngsters in every year group at Falmouth Primary School were treated to a virtual display of the planets thanks to former teacher Simon Ould and his
