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Westinsure Cornwall Senior Cup quarter-final draw
THE draw for the quarter-finals of the Westinsure Cornwall Senior Cup took place this evening (Thursday). Penryn Athletic will take on Truro City, Porthleven will host St Austell, Callington Town play Perranporth and Saltash United will entertain
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Trellissick photographic winners
After nearly three months of public scrutiny four highly talented photographers have been chosen as winners in the National Trust Trelissick Photographic Competition 2008. The winner in the 17 and under Hidden Nature category for was Greg Wills
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Falmouth takeaway owner has new fish to fry
A fish and chip shop owner is casting his net further by taking over a business in Falmouth. Gerald Henn has taken over Perham’s Fish and Chip Shop at Boslowick, which is his second takeaway venture. Mr Henn already owns a fish and chip
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Helston choir hits the right note
The Helston and Kerrier music society got "back on track" in a winter concert playing the work of composers Hummel and Rutter. The concert on January 24 wowed a receptive audience at Helston's St Michael's Church, who heard the work of forgotten pianist
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Falmouth design company complete £500k project
Falmouth design company 20/20 Displays has just put the finishing touches to a £500,000 revamp of Bude’s tourist information and canal visitor centre. The scheme, commissioned by North Cornwall district council, finished on time and on budget and will
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Truro man makes TV chef's mouth water
A budding chef from Truro did not leave a sour taste in Heston Blumenthal's mouth as he served up his best lemon treat for the TV chef. Adam Gerrish came top of the ten finalists in the Finish Lemon Sparkle Recipe Challenge final, where entrants had
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Redruth hotel in gold award win
The Penventon Park Hotel in Redruth has been awarded a gold award for their healthier eating and food safety for the second year running. Environmental health officers carried out an on-site check of the hotel's kitchen and facilities, observed food
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Falmouth's Band Comeback
FOLLOWING on from last year’s special evening at the Falmouth British Legion in memory of local singer Gerald "Yaegar" Sweet, who passed away just over 12 months ago, his backing group "Pipers Meadow" later becoming "The Sundowners", will be making another
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Falmouth flag designs go on display
All 180 entries are in and it is now up to residents to decide which design they would like to see become the official flag for Falmouth. Following a competition run in conjunction with Falmouth town council and town manager David Pollard, all 180 designs
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New Cornwall county council logo is scrapped
The voice of the people won out today as Cornwall county council announced it was to scrap the controversial new logo for One Cornwall. The council confirmed that when the unitary authority takes control of the county in April, the current
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Eden goes out to the community
The Eden Project and its Neighbours’ Forum have agreed to join together to explore the opportunities for a community-scale sustainable energy plan. They hope to develop a sustainable energy strategy for the whole community which will achieve
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Helston maths teacher hopes for big sums for charity
A teacher from Helston Community College will be going on something of an extreme busman’s holiday when she travels to Namibia for charity. As part of her trip, Jenny Button, maths programme leader for key stage three, will be helping refurbish
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Camborne toddlers in big chill
Children at Camborne's Flying Start nursery embraced the cold weather with an arctic day on Wednesday. The youngsters explored ice and snow and learnt about how people lived their lives in the extreme cold. They even explored the wildlife and some real
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Former Falmouth student is travelling the world
A former Falmouth Marine School student is now doing his dream job, working on modern and traditional sailing yachts around the world. Chris Lang, who studied a marine engineering and design BTEC nationals programme at the school, is originally from
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Three-bedroomed home in Helston
THIS three-bedroomed home is located within a short walking distance of Helston town. The property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing and offers a lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, bathroom, utility and three bedrooms all with fitted
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Helston charity shop closure threat explained
Cornwall Hospice Care has explained its decision to threaten the Helston charity store with closure. The charity’s head office has told the store in Meneage Street that they are not making enough profit and the town was in decline. A spokeswoman from
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Church to go ahead with hall improvement scheme
The church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, PCC met on January 13 and decided to proceed with our church hall lift and improvements project this year. We have appointed Scrace and Company as the building contractor for this important project. The
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Camborne Cornwall College presents Olivia Plender
OLIVIA Plender’s practice considers social movements of the past, most specifically the British Romantics of the 19th Century and the religious movements, The Modern Spiritualists (founded in 1848), and the Kibbo Kift Kindered (1920–1951). Through
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Cornish Tractor Club
THIS year Cornish Tractor Club are raising money for Cornwall Hospice Care and their events for this year are as follows: February 4, 7.30pm: Annual General Meeting, Ladock Community hall April 5: Eastern Area Tractor Excursion. Contact Bobby
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Falmouth Valentine Event
LOCAL artist Debra Murfin is showing her latest collection of nudes and contemporary seascapes on Thursday, February 12, 7.30pm till late, for the pre-valentine 'sex and the sea' exhibition at Harvey's Warf, Falmouth. There will be a complementary
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Falmouth babies create art
Families gathered at Falmouth municipal buildings on Wednesday to see the official unveiling of tiles in the foyer designed by over 120 babies and toddlers- aged from two weeks to four years old. As part of the 'Celebrating Cornwall's Stained Glass Heritage
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Cornwall's public speaking up to standard
It was boys against girls in the Cornish round of this year’s English Speaking Union’s Public Speaking Competition for Schools – and the girls came out on top. Three pupils from Truro High School, where many pupils are from Falmouth and Helston
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Helston charity sending aid to Gaza
A freight will be collecting 200 shelterboxes from the Helston-based aid charity this morning, which will be sent to help some of the estimated £50,000 people in Gaza made homeless by the current conflict. The UN has upgraded the need for shelter, tools