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Packet rugby club poll gets huge response
A ballot on the Packet website as to whether the Falmouth Rugby Ground, off Tregenver Road, should be turned over to housing has resulted in nearly 3,000 votes being cast. The results of the poll will be published in next week's Packet on Wednesday.
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Swordtail fish and its sexual encounters
University of Exeter biologists from the Tremough Campus, Penryn, have made an important new discovery involving Green Swordtail fish. Based at the University's School of Biosciences at Tremough, they have shown how the sight of physical ornamentation
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Boys join Duchy Ballet
The Duchy Ballet now has its full complement of male performers following a media appeal in the Packet. Kay Jones, artistic director of the youth ballet company, put out a request for more boys to take part in her upcoming production of Cinderella at
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Recruits for Tolvadden firm
A fast growing Cornish company is on TRAC for further expansion in 2007 after taking on two new members of staff. TRAC Services, which recently moved to new offices at Tolvaddon Energy Park, has recruited science graduates Aaron Dee and Sarah Haywood
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Water bills set to rise again
A local MP wants South West Water to bring down Cornish water bills, the highest in the country, following today's announcement of a further hike in rates. Metered bills are set to increase by a whopping 16.5% and unmetered by 12.5%. Matthew Taylor,
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Demand for forensic science at Truro College
Truro College has announced that a different kind of course has been added to the curriculum because of a demand for forensic science. The College is responding to the increased number of enquiries at open events and advice sessions from prospective
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Last chance to add your memories to museum’s exhibition
Due to a huge response, the Maritime Museum is extending its call for entries to the "Your Falmouth" exhibition by another week. If anyone has any historic pictures of Falmouth, the River Fal and surrounding towns and villages, don't miss the chance
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Word begins on flood programme
A £200,000 scheme to reduce flooding on the A30 at Crowlas will begin on the week of February 19. The scheme will involve improvements to the existing drainage system, replacing pipework and creating an open drainage ditch through adjoining farmland
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Drop in advice morning at Cornwall College
MANY people may not have heard of the Department for Social Sciences, Social Work & Health Professions at Cornwall College Camborne. In terms of how long the college has been in existence, fast approaching its 80th anniversary, the department is relatively
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Cornwall Business Awards deadline is just days away
An urgent call is going out to all companies in the county to submit their entries for the Cornwall Business Awards - before it's too late. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday February 28 and, as explained by John Berry, managing director of Cornwall
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Overnight A30 roadworks
Work to resurface a section of the A30 between Dunheved and Bulsworthy Bridge, near Launceston, will take place overnight on February 19 - 20. The £32,000 project will replace a section of worn road surface reducing noise and providing a smoother ride
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Police car rammed during chase
TWO men have been arrested after a low speed pursuit through Camborne which resulted in a police car being rammed by the offenders. At around 7.40am this morning officers in a marked police car attempted to stop a white Ford Transit van in Wesley Street
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United back on summit
THE Tuesday league in the Taylor's Tyre Service Carn Brea five-a-side league saw Redruth United return to the summit with two wins. A 9-0 win against lowly Victoria Inn (Four Lanes) was followed by a 2-0 victory over Carn Entral United. The latter
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Future looking bright for the young
The future is looking bright for the 45,000 young people in Cornwall who will not only see their services transformed over the next few years but will also play a major role in deciding the places they want to go and the things they want to do. IN-TOUCH
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City add to signings
TRURO City has underlined its ambitions by appointing a director of corporate sales, Kevin Girdler, who joins the club from Premiership side Reading. Girdler was with Reading for 15 years, during which time the Berkshire club moved to the 25,000 seater
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Table tennis league is hotting up
THE leading positions in the top four divisions of the West Cornwall League are beginning to become very competitive, writes Brian Nicholls. Cornwall College Camborne B in division four are the only team with a substantial lead (18 points) over their
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St Keverne hall to host Aladdin performance
Capacity audiences are expected at St Keverne parish hall next week when the Keverne Kaudlers stage their much-anticipated annual pantomime. This year's offering - Aladdin - is billed as a "fairly traditional" production, although veteran show-goers
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Youngsters show their talent at pub's jamming session
Young musical talent was showcased in Helston when one of the town's pubs threw open its doors for a public jamming session. The Blue Anchor in Coinagehall Street provided the venue for the Family Musical Extravaganza, which gave youngsters the chance
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Charity plans a bigger slice of sandwich delivery market
Students with learning difficulties are delivering the goods to businesses in Helston with the expansion of their sandwich delivery service. Until recently the Mustard Seed Charity in Wendron Street has been producing freshly prepared sandwich on a small
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Qualification successes for health records staff
Thirteen members of the health records service for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have attained qualifications from The Institute of Health Records & Information Management after following study courses alongside their work. The Trust has always
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Phoenix from the ashes
A year after a disastrous blaze that destroyed seven vehicles at a bus depot, Truro firefighters have been on the receiving end of a happy sequel. Truronian, the city-based bus, coach and taxi operator, has donated £500 to the Fire Brigade Benevolent
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Why the cuts if they have so much spare cash?
I FOR one use my local footpath network and judging by the number of muddy footprints in the near impassable seas of mud, so do many others. However the footpath budget is being slashed by over £200,000, with the loss of three posts in the need to economise
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Student’s view of parking problems at Tremough
AM I the only person getting bored of the Tremough parking fiasco getting reported on every week. This week there was practically a whole page dedicated to this "news" which has been reported on from the same angle continuously. I am a student attending
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Truro hospital art exhibition
Patients at Truro's Royal Cornwall Hospital will be treated to a free art exhibition thanks to a group of female artists. The Taking Space group was formed in 1993 by St Ives artists Mary Fletcher, Joy Elliot and Ursula Gleeson. The aim was to give women
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Tim goes green
Cornwall-based Traffic Consultant Tim Jopling has put his money where his mouth is when it comes to sustainability and swapped four wheels for two. Tim, who works for Tolvaddon-based traffic engineering consultancy Byways and Highways, has said goodbye
