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Ramblers claim poor footpaths are bad for Cornwall

LOCAL ramblers claimed to have evidence that the Cornish economy is suffering because of the poor state of the county's footpaths. It shows that walkers visiting Cornwall on holiday are being put off return visits by the problems they encounter, particularly

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Conference to raise awareness of job opportunities for people with learning difficulties

A special conference to provide information about job opportunities for people with learning disabilities in Cornwall is being staged at the Alverton Manor in Truro on Wednesday, October 17th . The "Jobs Going Forward Together" Conference is being

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Short stay car park toilets will close during work

On Monday regeneration work started to improve the Rosewarne Short Stay Car Park in Camborne as part of the latest Public Realm scheme, funded by English Partnerships and South West Regional Development Agency. Prior to the work starting, it was envisaged

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'Quality status' for town

Discussions have taken place over whether Porthleven town council should submit a bid to receive "quality status." Members discussed the possibility at their last meeting, in which the suggestion was raised by councillor Andy Wallis. Mr Wallis said

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Mylor

MYLOR: FLOWER CLUB: Members assembled for the first meeting of the Autumn season at the Ord Statter Pavilion. The club was delighted to welcome back Vera Vigus (Redruth) who has demonstrated there regularly and whose arrangements are always eagerly snapped

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Flushing

FLUSHING: METHODIST CHURCH: The church held their harvest family service. The chapel was decorated with fruits and flowers of harvest and the children of the Sunday school added their contribution as they paraded around the chapel to present their own

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Mabe

MABE: LADIES CHOIR: The choir is holding its choral competition concert in All Saints Church, Falmouth, on Saturday, October 6, at 7.30pm. Their guests will be Treverva male voice choir. Members of the audience will all be invited to vote for their favourite

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Wendron

TREWENNACK: METHODIST CHURCH: The chapel was beautifully and abundantly decorated for the Harvest Festival service which was conducted by the Rev Aubin De Gruchy, chaplain of Truro School. Mr De Gruchy introduced his lion and squirrel puppets to the

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Mawnan

MAWNAN SMITH:WOMEN'S INSTITUTE: Since the July meeting, the ladies of Mawnan WI have certainly not been idle. Several members entered items and won prizes in the village show held in July. Winners came from various categories, cookery, craft, gardening

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Budock

BUDOCK WATER: WOMAN'S INSTITUTE: Derek Murphy gave the ladies a very enlightening and informative talk on the Merlin Project and how they can help MS sufferers. He told members that they now own the site, and have full planning permission, to build a

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Helston

HELSTON: ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH: As part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Prayer/Healing Group, Parish Communion included a service of Wholeness and Healing. The Rector, Canon David Miller, presided, assisted by the Rev

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Porthleven

PORTHLEVEN: APOSTOLIC CHURCH: On Saturday, a men's breakfast was held at the church with Chris Hinton, pastor of the Apostolic Church in Walsall, West Midlands, giving his testimony. In the evening the ladies enjoyed the "Oasis" event when Roz Hinton

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Carnon Downs, Feock and Penpol

CARNON DOWNS: WOMEN'S INSTITUTE: The September meeting started with a welcome from President Dianna Couch and a resume of the summer events. The visit to Plymouth to see 42nd Street had been excellent and Twink and Heather were thanked for arranging the

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Breage

LEEDSTOWN: COFFEE MORNING: Leedstown Over 50s are running a Coffee Morning, as part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. This will be on Friday, September 28, from 10am-12 noon at Arlington, Praze Road, Leedstown,

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Falmouth & Penryn Parish News

FALMOUTH: FRIENDS OF PRINCESS PAVILION: On Thursday (September 20), the friends are holding another afternoon of free patio entertainment at 2pm. The very popular Misty Mountain line dance team will entertain. Bar and café open from 12pm for snacks. Non

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Cruise ship season nears end but sets its sights on future

The 2007 cruiseship season is drawing to an end with only the German-operated Maxim Gorky and the Van Gogh due to make calls. On Monday, the 90,000 ton resort ship Celebrity Constellation anchored off Black Rock carrying 1,850 passengers and 900 crew.

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High Tides

FALMOUTH Thursday, September 20 10.06 (4.2) 22.38 (4.0) Friday, September 21 11.28 (4.1) ----------- Saturday, September 22 00.17 (3.9) 13.15 (4.3) Sunday, September 23 02.09 (4.2) 14.29 (4.6) Monday, September 24 03.05 (4.6) 15.19 (5.0) Tuesday

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Shipping intelligence

Tuesday, September 11 Hong Kong tanker Seaheritage (60,208/05) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Sture, Norway. Cypriot bulker Pintail (17,949/83) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Teesport. Bahamian cruiseship Saga Rose (24,528/65) arrived from Cobh, Ireland,

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Wheelchair shock for ‘young’ pilot!

Retirement may only be just over the horizon but I don't think a wheelchair is beckoning at the moment. As I prepared to board the 90,000 ton mega cruiseship, Celebrity Constellation, four miles off the port, the pilot boat Arrow kept station off the

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Van Gogh makes unplanned visit

Strong winds in the Isles of Scilly on Monday meant that the cruiseship Van Gogh had to abort her planned call at the islands to land passengers for a day long call. Instead Van Gogh, a familiar sight in the port, diverted to Falmouth, arriving in the

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Hundreds take part in Truro marathon

A Devon runner beat those from Cornwall in the Truro half marathon at the weekend but the home runners pushed hard and took many of the remaining places. More than 570 runners took part in the popular event with Jim Cole from Tavistock coming in first

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3,000 mile US trip raises money for music therapy

Ian Bowden, from the Cornwall Music Service, has returned in triumph from an epic three week drive across the United States and Canada - having travelled 3,000 miles across 20 towns and cities and raising much needed funds for the Cornwall Music Therapy

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Bank gives £45,000 to clean up

TWENTY volunteers from HSBC in Truro gave up their weekend to clean the Truro River as part of the company's sponsorship of the Fal River Links project. The litter pick marked the end of another successful year of funding from the bank, which pledged

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Cathedral joins gallery to stage linked exhibitions

Truro Cathedral has gone into partnership with local art gallery Vitreous Contemporary Art to put on two linked art exhibitions, called 'Second Nature' featuring the work of eight contemporary artists working in Cornwall. The main venue will be Truro

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'Promising' start for Redruth waste company

The Electronic Waste Company, based in Redruth, Cornwall, has been recognised as the region's "most promising new business" in a prestigious national award scheme run by the British Chambers of Commerce. It is the first time a Cornish business has achieved

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Bishop hosts farewell gathering

Saturday heralded 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. For ten years, Bishop Bill as he likes to be known and his wife have invited the RNLI to hold a coffee morning

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Powerboat enthusiasts to hold rally

THE Classic Motor Boat Association (CMBA) will be holding another one of their famous rallies at National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Established in 1998, the CMBA brings together enthusiasts of classic motor boats from across the UK. The majority of craft

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Positive response for wind farm

A company hoping to carry out a £20million upgrade of a wind farm on the Lizard Peninsula is on high this weekend after holding a "positive" open day on Saturday. Cornwall Light and Power has unveiled plans to develop its Goonhilly Downs site, by replacing

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Business donates sports equipment to school

Children at Mabe Community Primary School are a little more out of breath this term...but it's all good for their health. Thanks to support from local electricity company Western Power Distribution the school now has new outdoor activities and games

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Council upset at 'quiet' approval

Councillors at Feock have been upset by a Carrick council move to "quietly" pass a plan which involves a two storey extension and extra parking at the Carnon Inn Premier travel inn at Carnon Downs. There was disquiet because a revised plan had not reached

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Public asked to attend meetings

FALMOUTH police are appealing for more members of the public to attend meetings designed to get them and the community working together to sort out problems. At the latest meeting of Falmouth PACT (Partnerships and Communities Together) the priorities

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Master against mussel farm

An application to extend a mussel farm near the King Harry Ferry has been recommended for refusal by Carrick council's harbour master. Capt Andy Brigden says the application should be refused off Messack Point and that the Environment Agency be asked

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A 'great man' remembered

He dedicated his life to his beloved cricket club, so it was fitting that the funeral of Falmouth grandfather Terry Trezise proved to be a service of two halves as mourners experienced both tears and laughter. Around 450 friends and family of the 65-

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Blue keeps rival in sight to clinch series win

THE good news for the OOD was that the large white cruiser had left the docks during the afternoon, but the bad news was that the black one was leaving during the evening. This meant that courses going north of St Just were needed and group nine catered

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Pursuit racing so scary

PURSUIT racing remains a little scary to me, writes Phil Sissons! Each yacht's handicap is used to calculate a start time based on a fixed time of sailing in the race. The first of the two combined Flushing Sailing Club and Royal Cornwall Yacht Club

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James puts the boot in

IT'S never over until the fat lady sings - so, apparently, goes the saying - and that was exactly the case at Crediton where Falmouth pulled off a very good victory in their Cornwall/Devon League clash. In an unspectacular first half with both teams

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One of football's great characters

IN what had already been a sad week for sport following the death of Terry Trezise, another prominent sporting figure, Des Wengradt, also died, writes Leon Prynn. Having latterly been a patient in Falmouth hospital, Des died at King Charles Nursing Home

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Tough going for Borough

SIDMOUTH 34 pts PENRYN 6pts PENRYN went down to their second successive Western Counties League defeat when they were beaten 34-6 by Sidmouth. There were several late changes to the Penryn team that travelled to Sidmouth, a club that the Borough had

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Passing key to Athletic's victory

PENRYN ATHLETIC 3 WENDRON UNITED 0 PENRYN Athletic chalked up another victory against Wendron in the Jolly's Combination League to remain on the fringe of the title race. In an entertaining game at Kernick, Athletic's passing game was very good and

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Fighting display brings reward

FALMOUTH TOWN 2 ST IVES TOWN 1 WITH yet another bare squad, Falmouth Town showed plenty of fighting qualities to defeat St Ives Town 2-1 in the Jolly's Combination League. What made the result all the more impressive was the fact that they came from

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Pub celebrates 35 years in the Good Beer Guide

Whether it's down to the unique beer made on the premises or the all-too-rare quiet surroundings, the Blue Anchor in Helston must be doing something right after making it into the Good Beer Guide for every edition of the publication's 35-year existence

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Town stake their claim

CLYST ROVERS 0 FALMOUTH TOWN 3 FALMOUTH Town consolidated their second place position in the premier division of the South West Peninsula League with what looked like a comfortable win over second bottom Clyst Rovers at Waterslade Park. In their

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Record entries for 'fantastic' show

Entry numbers were up and so were the spirits of organisers at this year's Gweek Village Show. In its 21st year, the show saw increases in all classes, with 77 adult exhibitors producing 821 exhibits and 43 children producing 84 exhibits. Of particular

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Failure to take chances so costly

CAMELFORD 1 PENRYN ATHLETIC 0 A GOAL 11 minutes from time denied Penryn Athletic what would have been at least a deserved share of the spoils from their South West Peninsula League division one (West) game away to Camelford. After a disappointing first

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£10,500 granted to fishermen's project

A project to improve the facilities for fisherman at Porthleven Harbour has been granted £10,500 match funding by Kerrier district council's cabinet. The move follows discussions between the fishermen who operate from the port, Seafood Cornwall quality

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Superheroes get Louise out of a hole

Staff from electricity company Western Power Distribution put their energy to good use yesterday afternoon when they rescued a damsel in distress who had got her car stuck down a hole. Her name may be just one letter away from that of Superman's girlfriend

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Taming of the screws . . . well, not quite

FALMOUTH'S FINEST 2 DARTMOOR PRISON WARDERS 3 THE eagerly awaited Wayne Macdonnell memorial clash between Falmouth's Finest and the Prison Warden's Service (Dartmoor) produced a disappointing result for the home side who went down to a 3-2 defeat.

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Port shatter rivals dream

VOSPERS OAK VILLA 1 C Sulley PORTHLEVEN 5 M Day (2), A Westgarth (2), C Lawrence (pen) Porthleven: S Taylor, M Hollands, M Davis, H Howlett, S Rogers, M Day, J Thirkle, S Brewer, A Westgarth, K Lawrence. Subs: H Howlett, M Brewer. VOSPERS

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Little reward for brave effort

HAYLE 1 MULLION 0 ONE goal was enough to earn Hayle Res all three points from their Jolly's Combination League encounter with Mullion at Trevassack Park. The visitors were forced to field another different line-up, but they proved to be a resilient

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No holding the Blues

HELSTON 4 NEWQUAY 0 THERE'S no halting the Blue machine at Kellaway Park as it motors along quite nicely picking up points in the Jolly's Combination League. This was not one of their more complete performances, but over 90 minutes they will consider

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Wendron unable to hold off Bridgers

WENDRON UNITED 1 WADEBRIDGE TOWN 3 HAVING made the perfect start to their baptism in division one of the South West Peninsula League with three successive victories, Wendron United has seen a complete reversal in their fortunes with three successive

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Port pull out stops to defeat champions

PORTHLEVEN 1 ILLOGAN 0 PORTHLEVEN pulled off another fine win in the Jolly's Combination League when they defeated champions Illogan 1-0 at Gala Park. It was three points in the bag and a convincing win even though Porthleven had to play the final

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Kevin snatches dramatic victory

THE Rover Cup - one of the competitions cancelled earlier in the year due to bad weather - was held at Mullion Golf Club on Saturday. In ideal conditions - at last a summer's day - over 50 players entered the 18-hole medal competition. An early starter

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Helston avoid banana skin

HELSTON 17pts PERRANPORTH 5pts THIS was a fixture that in the past has proved something of a banana skin for the Helston outfit. However, the power of the home side forwards as well as the guile of the backline would prove to be too much for the visitors

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New strip for Illogan

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Nicely presented spacious four bedroom home

Enjoying a rural setting, Gwealeath Farmhouse in Cury represents an excellent opportunity to purchase a nicely presented spacious four bedroom semi-detached farmhouse, which enjoys generous sized well established gardens. This delightful period residence

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Executive-style home

Presented in very good decorative order throughout, this executive style detached four-bedroomed home must be viewed to appreciate the extensive range of living accommodation on offer, say The Mather Partnership in Helston. The property is located in

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Reds fire in second half

REDRUTH XV 50pts Tries: P Thirlby, F Seve (2), J Mann, B Priddey (2), C Fuca, S Wood; Conversions: G Griffiths (3), G Thirlby (2) BATH XV 33pts Tries: C Jones, G Hughes (3); Conversions: L Cozens (2); Penalties: L Cozens (3) Redruth: C Bonds

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Dramatic win for Pirates

COVENTRY 16pts CORNISH PIRATES 17 In true Cornish Pirates fashion, the Cornish side snatched the bounty on offer at Coventry's Butts Park Arena thanks to an all important try scored by No. 8 Chris Cracknell deep into injury time, writes Phil Westren

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Brace of titles for Rebecca and Sarah

YET another memorable and successful weekend was experienced at the Duchy of Cornwall 25th "Open" Badminton Championships in its silver anniversary year, writes John Tresidder. Two ladies each carried home a brace of Duchy titles and a Liskeard youngster

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Heavy defeat for injury-hit Camborne

BARTON HILL 40pts CAMBORNE 5pts CAMBORNE, hard hit by injury and unavailability, battled from start to finish but went down to a heavy defeat in Bristol. On the back foot throughout, scrum half Dean Pascoe and full back Joe Parma, in particular, gave

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Mining results

THE latest results from the One and All Sports Mining League are - Division I: Gwinear Churchtown 6, Holmans SC Res 0; Halsetown 0, Portreath 3; Illogan RBL Res 10, Gulval 2; Redruth United 0, Threemilestone 2; St Ives Town Res 1, Storm 3; St Just Res

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Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League results

WHIRLWIND Sports Falmouth-Helston League results - Div. I: Chacewater 3, St Keverne 6; Lizard A 0, Mousehole 5; Wendron 0, Falmouth Alb 0, Helston 1; Falmouth Ath 5; Mawnan 3, Stithians 0; St Agnes 2, Falmouth T 0; Holmans 1, Falmouth T 4. Div. II: Constantine

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One goal sinks shot-shy Illogan

PORTHLEVEN 1 ILLOGAN 0 JOLLY'S Combination League champions Illogan slipped to another defeat when they were beaten 1-0 by Porthleven at Gala Park. The Fishermen were good value for their first-half lead, but Illogan did enough and had enough chances

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Superb new home developments at three sites

Seventy-three much-needed new homes are rapidly coming on stream at two sites in Penryn - Newport, off College Hill, and Treveth in Tresooth Lane. Sales agents for both these Lowena Homes developments are The New Homes Company, who are also busy just

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No slip-ups from City

WELTON ROVERS 0 TRURO CITY 2 M Vercesi, J Ash City: Jason Chapman, Jake Ash, Danny Harris, Tom Smith, Mark Vercesi, Marcus Martin, Kevin Wills, Ian Gosling, Stewart Yetton, Shane Tolley, Chris Reski. Subs: Joe Broad, Graeme Power, Glyn Hooper,

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Truro deserve away success

OKEHAMPTON 7pts TRURO 11pts STARVED of good away results in the past couple of seasons, this result against a very good Okehampton side represents an encouraging psychological milestone in the rehabilation of Truro . Okehampton have enjoyed a summer

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Youth club started out as drama group

WITH reference to the letter from Mr B Davis in last week's Packet, perhaps I may clear up some misconceptions about the founding of the Falmouth youth club. In 1947 the Girls' Keep Fit Club organised by Viola Thomas decided to branch out into amateur

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City maintain pursuit

TRURO CITY 2 PERRANPORTH 0 TRURO City maintained their pursuit of Jolly's Combination League leaders Helston with a hard-earned 2-0 win against Perranporth. City took the lead in the 34th minute when Perran's offside trap failed to function for the

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Old autograph book may revive memories

GOING through some old papers of my late father, Edward Congdon, Gerrard Press Printers, of Falmouth I came across an autograph book, which has been passed around a number of homes in the Falmouth area and in which people have left their little rhymes

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Thanks to all who helped with Jennings Run

MAY I, through the letters page of the Packet, thank the motorcyclists who took part in the 20th Anniversary Martin Jennings Memorial Motorcycle Run which attracted a new record entry of well over 1,000 bikes. I would also like to thank the First and

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Youths hurling stones are nuisance at beach

CAN Trebah Garden officials think about controlling the behaviour of those who use this historic beach? On Saturday afternoon I witnessed, from my anchored boat, and not for the first time, a number of youths throwing stones from the beach at the floating

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Origin of meaning of the Gozon inlet

IN continuing research into the professional footsteps of my late great great grandfather, Thomas Hickes, surveyor to the Turnpike Trust, I have compounded the actuality of the root of a name on the Flushing landscape, and worthy of general interest and

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Some are both for and against single council!

I SEE that Devon county council is going to court to prevent the Unitary status of Exeter city council. There must be quite a traffic jam building up with more and more councils in the courts. It is rather curious that some of the same people at Devon

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Shock to find we have to pay to go to beaches

I HAVE just come home to Cornwall for a visit from France. I was shocked to find I have to pay to visit one (may be several) of the local beaches. What do they do with all the money? How can a low income family take their kids to the beach in the summer

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Home defeat!

Directors of Truro City Football Club have refused to let go of their ambitions and vowed "we will carry on" after planners shattered their dreams for a multi-million pound development. The club had hoped that building a £6 million complex at Pencoose

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Health park plans go on public show

Long-awaited plans for the Truro Health Park development, approved by Carrick district council, will be unveiled for the public to view at an open day. The open day is being held in the Assembly Room at the Hall for Cornwall on September 28 from 11am

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If the rules aren’t profitable, change them!

The Packet's exclusive story last week revealing that a county councillor has had to repay £257 in over-claimed mileage expenses may not on the face of it seem that significant. You may well feel that, in the grand scheme of things, such a small amount

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Residents fight large retail plan

Angry residents objecting to a planned conversion of Camborne's Rowe Bowl into an extended retail space have won a minor victory after the proposals were recommended for refusal by the town's councillors. The majority of the building in Trevithick Road

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Hands off!

RESIDENTS on the Parc-An-Tansy housing estate in Camborne have united in protest against plans to build houses on a green space their children use for recreation. On Sunday, around 50 people gathered on the green to make their feelings known about the

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Design work go-ahead for by-pass

At last the preferred route for the A394 at Trewennack, Helston, has been approved. The long awaited and much needed improvement scheme still has to be funded, but the decision by county councillors to approve the route has brought it a step nearer.

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'Mr Flora Day' mourned

He was never happier than when he was proudly leading a stream of dancers, but now Len Oliver, the man known affectionately to many as "Mr Flora Day," has taken his final step. Mr Oliver, who founded the housing furniture company Oliver and Son (Helston

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Invisible ink stops crime at schools

A crime prevention system that stains offenders with unwashable liquid has seen a 100 per cent success rate in three Falmouth schools. With a history of break-ins at the town's schools over the summer holidays, police in Falmouth decided to take action

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Charity stalwart retires

Jenny Lewis, one of the first Macmillan nurses in Cornwall, is to retire after 24 years of dedicated work. Her outstanding contribution to Macmillan Cancer Support will be celebrated at a gathering in Truro today at the Macmillan Team's Offices, 3 St

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Lucky escape

TRURO College students had a lucky escape after the coach they were travelling in collided with a Truronian bus on a tight bend near the Argal reservoir, Penryn, forcing the bus off the road. No-one was injured in the accident on Monday at around 8.06am