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Falmouth sailor crowned yachtmaster of year
Nick Offord, 40, from Falmouth, was crowned RYA Yachtmaster of the Year 2008 at the London Boat Show which ended its run on Sunday. RYA President, The Princess Royal, a regular visitor to Falmouth and a yachtswoman, presented him with the on the RYA
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Russian vessels spills timber in channel
Shipping in the English Channel has been warned of bundles of timber floating free following its loss from a Russian vessel. Around 8.15 this morning coastguards were alerted to the loss of 1,500 metric tonnes of sawn timber which has been lost from
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Truro park and ride goes hi-tec
Cornwall county council has rolled out Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) at Park for Truro bus stops. It is the latest enhancement to the already successful park and ride service. The on street electronic displays show when the next bus is due
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Porkellis Trinity Methodist Church
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH: The service on Sunday was united with Wendron Church for Christian Unity, led by the Rev Stevens and Canon Miller. Janet Hearn was the organist with Thomas and Samuel receiving the collection. Marjorie Richards brought the flowers
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Ruan Minor Methodist Chapel
RUAN MINOR METHODIST CHAPEL: The Sunday Service was a special Family Service led by the Rev Sylvia Burgoyne. Margaret Green played the piano and the offering was collected by Louisa and Yasmin Burgess. The theme of the service was "He's got the whole
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Falmouth All Saints' Parish Church
ALL SAINTS’ PARISH CHURCH: It was a case of “best laid plans” going awry on Sunday, Epiphany 2. The congregation had anticipated welcoming Captain Chris Baldwin (Salvation Army) as guest preacher at the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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Penryn & Falmouth Old Cornwall Society
PENRYN & FALMOUTH OLD CORNWALL SOCIETY: The speaker at the recent meeting was Ted Gundry of Porthleven. Introduced by the chairman, Hazel Bennett, Mr Gundry entertained the large number of members by playing recordings of the voices of the men he met
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Churches Together
METHODIST CHURCH: Morning service was led by fellowship group leader, Barbara Hill, and was assisted by Tracey Andrews and Edna Angove. Donald Hearn gave the address. CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HELSTON AND WENDRON: On Sunday afternoon members of the congregations
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Godolphin Cross
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: The January meeting was well attended and chaired by the president, Ann Greenstreet, who gave details of forthcoming events organised by the County Federation. Members were looking forward to the skittles evening, giving an opportunity
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Penpol & Point WI
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: Members had enjoyed the Christmas celebrations, which included a visit to the Christmas market at Fowey then a drive to Cotehele to see the Christmas Garland in the Great Hall. Carol singing around the creek, followed by mulled wine
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St Bartholomew's Church
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH: Sunday's services for the second Sunday of Epiphany were taken by Father Harry Pugh. Andrew Wood and Dick Powell read the lessons at the 9.30am service and Andrew Wood was also organist. This week's services will be on
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Carnon Downs WI
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: One of the aims of the WI movement is the education of women, so it was appropriate that the January meeting was a lesson in the Cornish language. Members welcomed Mrs Mina Dresser who, complete with a Cornish tartan sash, promised
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St Michael's Church
ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH: The southerly gale on Saturday evening left plenty of debris – and blew out two windows of the church, rendering it unfit for worship. However, willing hands soon created a worship space in the Andrew Hall, with an altar and seats
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Helston and St Keverne young farmers give more to charity
Young farmers from the Helston area have presented the first of many cheques to a hospice charity. Members of Helston and St Keverne Young Farmers Club presented a cheque for £355 for St Julia's Hospice - the results of carol singing last month - to
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Apostolic Church
APOSTOLIC CHURCH, THOMAS STREET: On Sunday Alan and Ann Penrose from the Support Romania Charity spoke about their trip to Romania to deliver the Christmas shoeboxes. The church contributed 127 boxes to a total of 7,500. It was the 116th trip that
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Penryn St Gluvias Church
ST GLUVIAS CHURCH: Canon John Harris was the celebrant at the Parish Mass for the Second Sunday of Epiphany. The first reading, taken from the book of Samuel chapter 3 v 1-10, was read by Trevor Wright and the second reading taken from the book of Revelation
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Falmouth vigil for Gaza victims
A SECOND vigil for the innocent victims of the invasion of Gaza by Israel has seen 100 people gather on The Moor in Falmouth, to show their solidarity. The first vigil, held on Saturday, January 10, involved 80 people while the second, staged
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Thumbs up for Truro College
The government’s national post 16 achievement and attainment tables for schools and colleges show Truro and Penwith College has both the highest points per entry score (219.4 ) and the highest value added (1023.1) out of all public institutions in Cornwall
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Lumpsucker fish caught off Cornish coast
Aquarist Katie Reed is keeping an eye on 'Lumpy', the giant lumpsucker fish, regarded as the world's LEAST graceful species of fish, and is currently residing at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay after getting hauled up in nets by Cornish fishermen
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St Peter's Church
ST PETER'S CHURCH: The Eucharist held on Sunday, Second Sunday of Epiphany, was celebrated by the Rev Andrew Stevenson, priest-in-charge. In his sermon he said that the Greek philosopher Plato once said that the only people who were suitable for
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Flushing Pantomime Group
THE Flushing Pantomime Group this year, the 25th production, Dick Whittington and his Cat is being shown on Tuesday, February 10 through to Saturday, February 14 at St. Peter's Church Hall, Flushing. Performances are as follows:- February 10, Pasty
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Methodist Church
METHODIST CHURCH: The preacher at the morning service on Sunday was Mr Chris Land and the pianist, Colin Anthony. The Rev Danny Reed presided at the annual Covenant Service in the evening. The pianist was Ian Horsman.
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Falmouth Camera Club
CAMERA CLUB: The photo journalism subjects presented at the latest session were both varied and interesting. Slide presentations were given by Elizabeth Allen and Alan Cox. The delightful spectacle of the Tall Ships Regatta was Elizabeth’s contribution
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Falmouth Poly makes new appointments
Two new appointments at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society promise to signal some exciting developments at the 176-year-old institution. The society's board of trustees has appointed Keith Hambly-Staite as chairman, following the selection of the
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Falmouth Friends of Princess Pavilion
FRIENDS OF PRINCESS PAVILION: On Thursday at 2pm the Friends are holding the first free patio entertainment for 2009. The very popular Cober Valley Accordion Band will provide the entertainment for a sing-along. This event will be held in the comfort
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Pasty makers predict good season
Members of the Cornish Pasty Association (CPA) are predicting a remarkable summer season as the credit crunch is likely to make more British people holiday at home. This view from travel commentators is backed by the latest figures from the Office of
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Penryn Methodist Church
PENRYN METHODIST CHURCH: On Sunday morning the Annual Covenant Service was conducted by the Rev Arthur Cowburn, with Myra Bennett providing the accompaniment for the hymns from Hymns & Psalms. The first reading was taken from Paul’s Letter to the Romans
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Mawnan Smith resident has narrow escape in storms
A Mawnan Smith homeowner had a narrow escape on Saturday night when trees came down in high winds causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to his house, cars, garden and surrounding grounds. Terry Bawden, of Glendurgan Cottages, was watching
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Falmouth coastguard station out of action
Falmouth Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) is still out of action following a lightning strike late on Saturday night. Its monitoring and co-ordination functions has been taken over by Brixham MRCC. It is hoped workmen will
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Trust handover to coastwatch at St Agnes
Today the National Trust has handed over the keys of the new coastguard lookout station at St Agnes Head in Cornwall, to the National Coastwatch Institution. The old coastguard station was found to be unsafe due to its construction from mundic
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Truro high flyer
Truro High School athlete, Jordanna Morrish, will compete in the high jump event of the England Indoor Athletics Championships next month after a convincing win at the regional qualifier in Cardiff last weekend. Jordanna, who is just 13,
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Falmouth police arrest two men following burglary
Two men have been arrested by police following an early morning house burglary at Falmouth. Police were called to the address in the Penwerris Lane area at around 5am. yesterday by the householder, who had disturbed two people in their home. Officers