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Safety equipment changed following double drowning, inquest hears
Safety equipment at a Mullion beauty spot has been changed in the wake of a double drowning at the harbour, during which the rope of a life belt snapped while in use, an inquest heard today. Holidaymakers Stephen Tickell, from Sutton Coldfield and Patricia
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Jobs created at holiday village
Thirty-one new jobs are being created at Gwel an Mor holiday village in Portreath as the £8 million second phase of major development on the Tregea Hill site nears completion. Among the current intake of 16, seven have begun their duties at the newly
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Two-year-old Max leads pack in Perfect Pets competition
Hundreds of entries flooded in by post, phone and text for the Packet's Perfect Pets competition and the clear winner was Max, a two-year-old Border Collie, owned by Tina Seymour, of Gloweth, Truro. Tina wins £25 from the Packet plus a canvas mounted
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Foot and mouth confirmed in Surrey
Initial laboratory tests on the samples taken this morning from the cattle on the holding in Surrey where disease was suspected have indicated the presence of Foot and Mouth Disease. The situation will bring more problems to south west farmers who had
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Sunset
Mr B E Davey of Falmouth
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Sunset
Mr B E Davey of Falmouth
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Sunset
Mr B E Davey of Falmouth
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Sunset
Mr B E Davey of Falmouth
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Tall Ships
Mrs S Wardell from Porthleven
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Falmouth Hotel
By Penny Phillips of Falmouth
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Hazy Falmouth
By Penny Phillips of Falmouth
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Painted impression
Paul Saunders from Cheltenham
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Visitors
By Paul Saunders from Cheltenham
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Maritime Museum and boats
By Andy Bennett from Helston
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Seascape
By Andy Bennett from Helston
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Boats
By Noelene Barrie from Falmouth
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Boats
By Noelene Barrie from Falmouth
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Boats
By Noelene Barrie from Falmouth
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Boats
By Noelene Barrie from Falmouth
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Falmouth Docks "cranescape"
By Phil Osborne of Falmouth
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Further setback for south west farmers
Farmers in the south west suffered another setback today as a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease has been discovered in Surrey. The government has set up a 10km control zone centred on the affected site near Egham, Surrey, and a pre-emptive slaughter
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Van fire - arson suspected
A van fire in Higher Broad Lane, Redruth, this morning is being treated as arson. One appliance from Camborne dealt with the fire using two breathing apparatus and two hose reels. Police are now investigating.
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TV presenter goes back to school
Children's TV presenter Simon Grant will be returning to his old school in Falmouth on Wednesday September 19 and 20 to work with students and perform the official opening ceremony of Falmouth as a Business and Enterprise School. The presenter has
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New festival director
The next Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival will have a new festival director. Following the latest resounding success in May this year, the organisers have also confirmed that the fourth festival will take place in 2009 from April 30
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Centurions show fleet way home at Flushing
WE hoisted spinnakers half an hour before the start in order to get to the committee boat in time to read the courses. In a northerly we expected the line to be near the Governor but the Flushing Sailing Club OoD had decided to set it close in towards
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Season finishes on high
Mylor Yacht Club's race final Friday evening was the last in the A series and brought several "close shaves," writes Jeff Baker. This description applied to all three classes that raced with every class needing to go to the last race of the series before
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Blue outwits Swordedfish
THE end of the season appears to be approaching fast. The last race of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club's Third Point Series took place on Friday in a wind that showed all the signs of planning to cease. The race officer sent the safety RIBs round most
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Town edge Vase clash
A GOAL in each half earned Falmouth Town their expected 2-0 victory away to Penryn Athletic in the first qualifying round of the FA Carlsberg Vase. Despite the defeat, Athletic, shorn of a number of players, will no doubt take more positives from this
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Clash eagerly awaited
THE eagerly awaited Wayne Macdonnell memorial clash between Falmouth's Finest and the Prison Warden's Service (Dartmoor) takes place at Penryn Athletic this Sunday. A busy day of events is anticipated to complement the football with a bouncy castle
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Champion show by rowers
GREENBANK Falmouth Rowing Club has had one of its most successful years in the club's history with crews securing wins at all regattas including 11 wins out of 11 races at Bideford in late August. The season has gone from strength to strength and resulted
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Perran beaten in final
PERRANARWORTHAL were well beaten by nine wickets by Grampound road seconds in the Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League division two county final played at Wadebridge on Saturday. Grampound Road skipper Alan Lund devastated the Perran innings to take
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Disappointing start for Borough
Penryn 9pts Penalties: T Peacock Paignton 32pts Penryn: Alan Richards, Will Paine, Peter Webster, Andrew Seviour, Kevin Kitto, Taron Peacock, Josh Chambers, Steve Patterson, Gareth Wills, Simon Bray, Martin Payne, Kevin Hughes, Allen Jordan
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Constantine win county title
Constantine finished their season with a flourish when they took the Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League division five county title in style, with an impressive eight wicket defeat of Eastern Division opponents Torpoint at Hayle. Russell Weetch got
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MP spends day at fire station
Falmouth and Camborne MP Julia Goldsworthy spent a day on duty with black watch at Camborne Fire Station. Ms Goldsworthy found out first hand what goes on between calls, as well as joining the team as they responded to shouts throughout the day. The
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Solid defence platform for win
FALMOUTH 13pts Tries: D Pellow, J Doney Penalty: J Instance WELLINGTON 0pts Falmouth: T. Somers, C. Pollard, A. Palmer, S. Instance, H. Somers, C. McColl, J. Doney, A. Lawton, T. Spiller, M. Biggins, J. Greville-Smith, R. Hambly, M.
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County council replies to Packet inquiries
CornwalL county council yesterday responded to Packet inquiries and issued the following statement: "A detailed investigation by Internal Audit into travel and subsistence claims by two county councillors has found no evidence to support an allegation
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Railmen hand out six-goal rout
TRURO GWRSA are top of the Nalders West Cornwall Sunday League after they thumped Oxford Inn 6-1 with goals from Chris Penrose (2), Guy Johnson, Parris Waller, Ben Phillips and Ian Jenkins. R Towsend (3), Andy Philpott (2), Ben Oliver and Mark Adams
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Visitors prove real handfull
MAWNAN Bowling Club began their week with a visit from a mixed touring side from Banbury who were able to enjoy a pleasant and sunny afternoon, writes Tony Stevenson. The touring party were greeted by the club captain Malcolm Dearnley who welcomed them
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Makeover for greens
BY the end of this week the summer bowling season will have come to an end, with the last of the county competitions finals being resolved. Greens will then undergo drastic measures to enable the grass to be in good condition for Easter 2008. This will
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Store’s alcohol plans condemned by resident
Plans by a new Helston supermarket to sell alcohol late into the evening have been condemned by one local resident as "absolutely appalling". Lidl UK, which is building a new store on the former Arlington garage site at St Johns, has applied for a licence
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Travel Inn gets go-ahead
Guesthouse owners have spoken of their disappointment following a decision by planners to ignore protests, including two petitions, and give permission for a 50-bedroom budget hotel to be built on the outskirts of Helston. Work can now begin on a Premier
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Cricket club mourns death of 'TT'
FALMOUTH Cricket Club has this week been attempting to come to terms with the death of former chairman Terry Trezise who died aged 65 in the early hours of Monday morning, writes Leon Prynn. "TT," as he was always referred to, had fought a valiant battle
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First trains arrive on Helston line
Railway enthusiasts restoring a section of Helston Branch Line back to its former glory are on the fast track to success following the arrival of two locomotives. The first train to grace the branch line since 1964 arrived on the recently re-laid track
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Wendron are left fuming
VOSPERS OAK VILLA 3 WENDRON United 1 AFTER taking a first-half lead away to Vospers Oak Villa, Wendron found themselves pegged back in the second half of this South West Peninsula League division one (West) match and were eventually beaten 3-1 by the
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Jason stars for Port
ST IVES TOWN 0 PORTHLEVEN 7 THERE are many superlatives to describe this performance, but brilliant would not go amiss as a start as Porthleven hammered St Ives Town 7-0 in the Jolly's Combination League. It also would also be difficult to pick out
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Housing plan on hold as road survey made
An in-depth traffic survey will be completed before a decision is taken on whether to allow six properties to be built next to a "dangerous" Helston town centre road. The decision by Kerrier district planners related to an application to build six houses
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Argyle end Chacewater's record
LIZARD Argyle are proving to be one of the dark horses in this season's division one of the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League. Darren Robertson and Tom Hendy gave Argyle a 2-0 lead before Chacewater hit back with goals from Mike Elliott and Spencer
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Big scoreline flatters City
RNAS CULDROSE 1 TRURO CITY 5 A BATTLING performance was still no enough to save RNAS Culdrose from suffering a 5-1 defeat at the hands of unbeaten Truro City. Despite the defeat, the servicemen can feel satisfied that they provided a challenge to the
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Mullion find it tough going
MULLION 0 FALMOUTH TOWN 3 MULLION'S inability to field a settled side is having its effect on results and at Clifden Park on Saturday they went down to a 3-0 defeat to Falmouth Town in the Jolly's Combination League. Town had the lion's share of possession
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Messy dog owners face on spot fines
DOG fouling has become such a problem in the Flushing and Mylor area that the parish council has teamed up with the environmental health department and the Carrick dog warden to crack down on offenders. Staff have identified persistent problem areas
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Executive home
This detached, executive five bedroomed house is set in the popular hamlet of Lowertown and boasts countryside views. Tregenna House is a modern home and comprises four bedrooms with master en-suite, study or bedroom five, lounge, kitchen, breakfast
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Helston quick off the mark
HELSTON 27pts BODMIN 10pts HELSTON couldn't have wished for a better start to their opening match in the Cornwall League I when they defeated Bodmin by 27 points to 10 at the King George V Playing Field. There were debut games for prop Philip Ashley
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Perran swept aside
PERRANPORTH 1 HELSTON 5 THERE'S no holding Helston at the moment as they continue to chalk up one victory after another and set the pace at the top of the Jolly's Combination League. After their narrow win against Mullion in midweek, they finished
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Mullion clinch county title
MULLION capped a memorable couple of seasons by winning Saturday's Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League's Division Four County final. They hammered Launceston seconds at Roche by ten wickets. Despite needing 178 not only did they reach their target
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Apartment with views
An opportunity exists to acquire a penthouse apartment situated within the popular Swanpool area of Falmouth with views towards Falmouth Bay and across Swanpool lake and nature reserve. The property comprises two double bedrooms, the master having an
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Jacobi takes revenge
ON a sunny evening Helford River Sailing Club's race officer, Richard Winfrey, set a special course for the third race of six in the Late Summer Series which kept the fleet near the mouth of the river, using the light northerly breeze. There was trouble
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Renovated and extended farmhouse
This delightful cottage in Mylor, near Falmouth dates back to about 1753 and has been renovated and extended by the current vendors and now boasts a well presented and stylish home. The cottage is positioned in a country lane in the sought after village
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Rowers congratulated on win
Congratulations to the Falmouth Ladies A gig rowing team who swept to victory at the Cornwall County Pilot Gig Championships held at Newquay over the weekend. Hours of intensive and exhaustive training in all winds and weather paid off for this experienced
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Pirates left emptyhanded
CORNISH PIRATES 26pts Tries: Elloway, Moore Conversions: Steenson (2) Penalties: Steenson (4) NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 35pts Tries: Ward, Everitt, Diggin, Visser Conversions: Everitt (3) Penalties: Everitt (3) Cornish Pirates: A. Winnan, R.
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1,200 passengers arrive in port on cruiseship visit
Nearly 1,200 passengers from the Bahamas registered cruiseships, Seven Seas Voyager and Saga Rose, enjoyed idyllic weather when the ships arrived from Ireland for cruise calls. Saga Rose, a classic ocean liner, with her distinctive lines berthed first
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Camborne are well beaten
CAMBORNE 3pts TORQUAY ATHLETIC 36pts CAMBORNE opened their South West Two campaign with a disappointing home defeat for their inexperienced young team. Making a good start playing down the slope "Town" will reflect on a failure to put points on the
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Six goals a poor return
ILLOGAN 6 PENZANCE 1 PENZANCE departed from Illogan's Oxland Park having been beaten 6-1 in the Jolly's Combination League, but they were fortunate it wasn't double figures. Illogan dominated the game, but if it were not for such a lethargic display
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Busy period continues as ships arrive for bunkering
Falmouth is enjoying its busiest period for shipping movements since the invasion of South West waters by the Eastern Bloc fishing fleets in the 1980s when communist fish factory ships loaded mackerel from Scottish trawlers. Ships continue to come in
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Richards keeps leaders ahead
TROON 2 REDRUTH UNITED 1 REDRUTH perhaps deserved a share of the points away to early-season One and All Sports mining League division one pacesetters Troon although they allowed Troon to boss much of the second half. Troon went ahead after 22
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High Tides
FALMOUTH Thurs, Sept 13 06.06 (5.2) 18.15 (5.3) Fri, Sept 14 06.35 (5.1) 18.44 (5.2) Sat, Sept 15 07.03 (5.1) 19.13 (5.1) Sun, Sept 16 07.31 (5.0) 19.40 (4.9) Mon, Sept 17 07.59 (4.8) 20.08 (4.7) Tues, Sept 18 08.29 (4.6) 20.40 (4.5) Wed, Sept
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Simon surges to 'Treggy' win
CORNWALL Athletic Club's top road runners, Dan Simons and Jo Friday appeared in tandem for the first time this year at Launceston in the Treggy seven-mile road race with both athletes winning their respective races comfortably and breaking the course
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Cornwall perform well in trials
THE Cornwall Inter Centre sent three teams to Hartland Point in North Devon to take part in the two-day Inter Centre event staged by the Torridge and District Motorcycle Club, hoping to build on their previous performance . They weren't disappointed
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County finals results round-up
THE results of the Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League's county finals were - Division Two at Wadebridge CC: Perranarworthal 162 (G Davis 39, A Moore 34, J Spiers 31, D Angel 20; A Lund 6-32, M Dalby 2-31), Grampound Road II 164-1 (T Hughes 74no,
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Shipping intelligence
Tuesday, September 4 Isle of Man bulker Tobata Max (35,874/93) arrived from Richards Bay for bunkers in the bay and sailed for Aarhus. Marshall Islands tanker Argosy (23,967/91) arrived from Port Lisas for bunkers in the bay and sailed for Amsterdam.
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Big entry for 'Open'
THERE has been another bumper overall entry of 117, including 57 in the men's singles for the Duchy of Cornwall 25th "Open" Badminton Championships. Now in its eighth year as a Badminton England satellite ranking tournament, and with the prize-fund,
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Vercesi's on mark for City
TRURO City maintained their unbeaten start to the Toolstation Western League premier division season, but were made to work very hard for their 2-1 win against Bitton to get take all three points on a sweltering afternoon in front of 506 spectators.
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Ideal start to league season
TRURO 28pts HONITON 17pts TRURO were hoping for the dawn of a new under coaches Phil Angove and Graham Whitmore for the beginning of the new season at St Clements Hill and their supporters were not disappointed as they ran out 28 points to 17 winners
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great win for Threemilestone
PRAZE/STORM 0 THREEMILESTONE 3 WITH the home side missing several key players through injuries, Threemilestone were on top in this game from the kick off and deservedly took the lead after 15 minutes. Anthony Caddy won a tackle inside the Threemilestone
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Hat-trick fopr Richardson
RNAS CULDROSE 1 TRURO CITY 5 TRURO City had an emphatic Jolly's Combination League win at RNAS Culdrose, but they were made to work hard for the result. With Scott Walker and Joe Broad influential in midfield and Shane Tolley and John Hoyles sharp
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At least I’ve tried to save Cornwall from Europe
In ten months the names of Cornwall and England will disappear forever. I mean, it's not as though the population haven't been warned and informed as to what has been happening since the last war with Germany. It's just that the majority of people have
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What must be done to end the housing crisis
TALK, talk, talk! That's all we get about the dire need to house our local youngsters and first time buyers. When will the talking stop? And when will action be taken? One of the major problems I found as a planning councillor for over 16 years at Kerrier
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Impossible to imagine that vote will be ignored
Carrick district council do not appear to be aware of the details of the constitution of the Falmouth Rugby Club, which is believed to operate under the provisions of Trustee Law and the conditions under which it currently uses the recreation ground are
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Naval Association will celebrate with lunch
FALMOUTH branch of the Royal Naval Association was re-commissioned on September 23, 1982. This year the branch will mark the 25th anniversary of re-commissioning with a celebratory lunch at the Falmouth Hotel on September 21, at 12.30pm for 1pm. The cost
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Three stalwart founders deserve recognition
WITH reference to the recent account and follow-up letter (August 22), I feel I must point out the omission of a tribute to three stalwart founders of what many would consider to be the start of a club for Falmouth youngsters. I refer to the husband
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Councillors should be urged to do more
Now that local MP Matthew Taylor has agreed to spend much of his remaining time as an MP preparing a report for the Brown government on planning and sustainable rural communities, I hope he will urge local Liberal Democrat councils and councillors to
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Late bus caused us to lose our holiday
I MOVED to Cornwall from Scotland in October last year with my wife and three-year-old daughter, originally for one year to study for a post-graduate qualification at University College, Falmouth. Cornish people are so friendly, relaxed and accommodating
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Thank you to Tesco and the people of Falmouth
ON August 31 and September 1, volunteers from the Cornwall Blind Association came from all over the county to collect donations outside the premises of Tesco, Killigrew Street, Falmouth. During those two days we amassed the grand total of £634.90! On
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Thank you for support of our association
Readers of letters to the editor across the United Kingdom responded to my appeal for the Royal Navy electricians to join their new association and they wrote in their hundreds. Well the proof that such an association was needed was endorsed on the sunny
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We all need to lighten up a little and have a laugh
How do you think the police would react if you made a complaint against a "naughty nuns" entry in your local carnival on the grounds that it was "offensive?" You are a devout Christian and you tell your local police station that you were outraged to
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Houses on play area are opposed
A CAMBORNE town councillor has led an attack on plans by Coastline Housing to build 20 homes on a children's playground in the town. Camborne Town Council's latest planning committee meeting heard of the plans which would enlarge part of the Parc-an-Tansys
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Last time for coffee with Bishop Bill
THIS Saturday will herald the end of an era with a final coffee morning at the home of the Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Bill Ind, and his wife. Each year Bishop Bill, as he likes to be known, and his wife, have invited the RNLI to hold a coffee
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£257 paid back to council
A SENIOR county councillor who over-claimed her travel expenses by £257 has blamed the council for her mistake because it failed to pick up her errors in its checking system. Executive member Terry Lello was investigated after a complaint was made against
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Unique collecton for county museum
The Royal Cornwall Museum has received its largest bequest ever. The unique collection of 52 works of art by the late St Ives-based painter Bryan Pearce has been presented to the museum by trustees of his estate and will form the subject of a special
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£20m Windmills
Ambitious plans to upgrade a wind farm on the Lizard peninsula are set to be unveiled this weekend. The £20 million project at Goonhilly Downs could generate enough "green" electricity for over 10,000 homes - enough to power all the households in the
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West Briton sees sales slump again
The Truro-based West Briton has recorded another big slump in sales, according to the latest figures just released by the newspaper industry's audit body. The newspaper's sales have been falling since the end of 2003 when they peaked at 52,593 copies
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We'll miss him
Falmouth stalwart Terry Trezise, who lost his battle with cancer on Monday, aged 65, was described yesterday as "a man who did so much for so many." Mr Trezise, who was a leading light in the sporting, educational and entertainment worlds, was surrounded
