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Jolly's Roundup: Illogan RBL avenge midweek defeat at Penryn
Top of the league Illogan RBL went some way towards avenging their midweek Senior Cup defeat against Penryn by thumping the Borough's reserves 4-0 in the league. Elsewhere at Gala Parc, Falmouth Town registered a comprehensive 5-2 victory over
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Eagles swat away Hornets; Penryn top at Tavvy
Falmouth Eagles continued their good run in 2013 with a comprehensive 23-12 victory over Newquay Hornets at the Recreation Ground. That makes it three wins on the bounce for the Eagles, who are undefeated in January after seemingly shaking off
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Battling Falmouth edged out by Launceston
FALMOUTH TOWN 1 Richardson 54 LAUNCESTON 2 Blake 17,28 Falmouth Town slumped to a 2-1 home defeat against high-flying Launceston at Bickland Park on Saturday. But the scoreline only tells part of the story, after a sterling second
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New projects for Falmouth Art Gallery after funding boost
Falmouth Art Gallery has secured more than £17,000 in grant funding, which will be spent on new and innovative projects. The largest of the awards, £9,750, has come from the Arts Council and will be used to stage an innovative new exhibition and
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Downed tree shuts main Penryn road for over 12 hours
A tumbled down evergreen closed off the main arterial route in and out of Penryn for the entire morning on Saturday. A section of the B3292 known as The Praze, between its junctions with Durgan Lane and Truro Hill, was closed for over 12 hours
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Culdrose crew wow London Boat Show crowds
A Culdrose air crew wowed the crowds at the London Boat Show this month with a little help from one of their Sea King helicopters. As part of the show’s opening celebrations on Saturday, January 12 and to help launch the start of a year-long programme
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Mawnan pub's cancer charity auction success
A charity auction held in Mawnan Smith recently has raised thousands of pounds for Cornwall Hospice Care. The event, at the Red Lion pub, was a huge success, with standing room only due to the high turnout, and a final total of £2,500 raised for
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Ash dieback hits site near Camborne
Deadly tree disease ash dieback has officially made it to Cornwall, with a case reported near Camborne. The disease has been found in saplings at a recently planted site, rather than in “the wider environment”, according to the Forestry Commission
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Weekend round-up: A look back at the week's news
The weekend is upon us, and here at thepacket.co.uk it is time for a look back at the news you may have missed that has been making the headlines. First up is the shock news that the Falmouth Beach Hotel site has gone on the open market. The popular
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Man dies in Bodmin fire
A man has died in a house fire at St Breward, Bodmin. Firefighters were called out to the bungalow at 6.40pm on Friday, with three fire appliances, two from Bodmin and one from Delabole, a water carrier from Wadebridge and further resource from
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Mullion dog mess campaign steps up a gear
A campaign group striving to rid Mullion of dog mess is to present a proposed awareness leaflet to the parish’s councillors. Mullion Parish Council had previously agreed to fund the production of leaflets and also distribute them. However,
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Coastal path improvements underway
A series of improvement projects to the South West Coast Path costing more than £250,000 has now begun, starting in west Cornwall. Stage one, a stone pitching project to solve major erosion problems and improve access from Sennen to Land’s End,
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Woman pleads not guilty to Truro hospital assaults
A woman charged with assaulting four people in the A&E Department of Truro's Royal Cornwall Hospital on New Year's Eve had her case adjourned for trial. Sharni Lenton, aged 25, of Trevean Road, Malabar, Truro, pleaded not guilty to the four
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Cornish cops to sue over forced retirement
Cornish cops forced out under a regulation that allowed forces to retire officers on the grounds of efficiency are to sue. A tribunal will hear cases related to the use of regulation A19, which makes officers who have served 30 years or more retire
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Falmouth chiropody clinic and artist's workshop get green light
CORNWALL Council has approved plans for a change of use of the ground floor of 21 Kimberley Park Road in Falmouth to a chiropody/podiatry clinic with a flat above and a single-storey rehabilitation unit to the rear. Conditional approval has also
