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Magical maths at Porthleven School
Mathematics was brought to life for pupils at Porthleven School through the medium of magic. The subject is not always associated with fun, but Dave Hickory of Marvellous Magical Maths had the trick of making it just that. As quick as you could
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Penryn engineer's 30 miles for 30 years birthday charity run
A Culdrose aircraft engineer who lives in Penryn ran all the way to work and back last weekend in a bid to raise some birthday charity cash for Help for Heroes. Graham Ditty, pictured right, turned 30 last week and instead of celebrating with a
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End of an era for Helston charity shop
Tomorrow will mark the end of an era in Helston when fundraiser Margaret Fitter closes the doors of her charity shop for the last time. From Friday Cancer Funding For Cornwall will cease to run as a shop, although the charity - through which Margret
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No politicians at all would be ideal
ELECTION day cannot come soon enough, so says the Skipper. Whilst letter writer, Gill Zella Martin of Porthleven, tells us “people should support the elected councillors, Falmouth Packet January, 23” and strangely enough both are teetering on the brink
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Harmony Choir route change, 'successful' for whom
SUCCESS to whom? I have also had many comments saying it was wrong to divert the choir away from the main street, which has always been the traditional route. For the committee to say that it doesn’t care where we sing is a break from tradition
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Teamwork behind Penryn Rugby Club grant success
Last week The Packet printed a report about the £50,000 Grant awarded to Penryn RFC. Following this I would like to thank all our club members that were involved in the process. The effort put in was fantastic. It is a remarkable achievement attained
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Falmouth pier plans: Let's just enjoy it as it is
When the space was created on The Moor there were those who couldn't wait to fill it with something – anything. We had stuff erected at the Prince Of Wales Pier, which was such a disaster; it all had to be removed, at great cost to the local taxpayers
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Pendennis Brass says thanks for support
On behalf of Pendennis Brass could I thank all the people who generously donated to our two bands over the Christmas period and to the businesses and residents who have supported us by putting their newspapers in our recycling skips at the Clipper
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Path closure, for one day only
I am to understand that the landowners have blocked and put up keep out notices on the footpath going from Bickland Water Road to Budock Church. Surely this is illegal and they have no right to stop the public using a designated public footpath
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Council tax cruelty and living high on the hog
There can only really be one subject for this week’s column: the decision to make the very poorest working people in Cornwall pay to fill a council tax black hole at Cornwall Council. Shameful does not even come close. But first I want to raise
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Business Focus: Kensa Engineering
A Bissoe-based engineering firm has successful completed the country’s most ambitious heat pump retrofit project for sheltered housing in Somerset. Kensa Engineering, which manufactures ground source heat pumps from their old Mount Wellington Mine
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Falmouth chef and marketing agency scoop 'excellence' awards
A Falmouth apprentice chef and Penryn marketing agency were celebrating this week after scooping top prizes at the Excellence in Business Training Awards. For more business stories visit thepacket.co.uk. Henry Osborne, from the Greenbank Hotel
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Pioneering women in running for award
Nominations are open for the seventh annual First Women Awards, which aim to recognise pioneering women who have blazed a trail in all areas from business to the media and engineering to technology. Created in 2005 by Real Business and the Confederation
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Penryn car dealer is 'one of the best'
A Penryn car dealership has been named one of the best in the UK by car manufacturer Peugeot. Hawkins Motors, which also has branches in Hayle and St. Austell, has been presented with the prestigious Guild of Gold Lion Award, in recognition of
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Kernow King's Cornwall, episode two: VIDEO
The Kernow King's take on the much maligned Caroline Quentin's Cornwall, episode two, "the Cornish Coliseum". Cornwall's king of comedy has released his second look at Cornish history and culture. Have a look below. Warning contains strong
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Biggest Falmouth nightclub set to reopen
Remedies nightclub, which closed its doors in November 2011, is set to reopen under a new guise. The former hotspot on The Moor in Falmouth has been bought by Penswood Inns, the company that runs Truro's Vanilla bar and nightclub. (ABOVE
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Tributes paid to Carnon Downs death crash biker
The family of Mark Robinson, who died in a crash at Carnon Downs on Saturday, have paid tribute to a "gentle, caring man" and "gifted musician." The 21-year-old was from a close family who all live in and around Falmouth and had recently moved
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Fancy living in an old mining engine house?
Ever fancied living in an old mining engine house? For one Helston man the answer is yes. Craig Little, has big plans for Wheal Ann Engine House at Boderwennack, Trevenen Bal near Wendron. He wants to cap the four mine shafts and make them
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Unreserved apology for council tax form Cornish 'error'
Gypsy/Traveller/Cornish? All the same thing to Cornwall Council Cornwall Council has apologised "unreservedly" for a council tax form that gave people who want to declare their Cornish identity a single option of Gypsy/Traveller/Cornish. A
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Falmouth sailor wins place at elite French training centre
Falmouth sailor, Sam Goodchild has won a place at the notoriously tough Pole Finistere centre of sailing excellence in Brittany, France. Goodchild has just started at the prestigious centre, considered by many to be the top offshore sailing facility
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£10million university building to transform staff and student life
A £10 million investment which aims to transform the student and staff experience at the Tremough Campus in Penryn, was officially opened on Friday. The Exchange offers “innovative learning, teaching and research facilities”, providing access to
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Council fund to help keep park homes warm
Cornwall Council has joined forces with Community Energy Plus to help park home owners to save money on their fuel bills and stay warm. As park homes can be inefficient at retaining heat and are usually excluded from government schemes which provide
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Volunteers Flock to Helston Museum open day
Well over 70 people answered a call to volunteer and attended an open day at Helston Museum. With 45 people already registered to volunteer and a further 20 people unable to make the day, but who have said they would like to be involved, the future
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Penzance flats for elderly plan won on appeal
Contested plans to build 60 flats on a former gas works site in Penzance have been given the go ahead. (BELOW) The site of the proposed flats on Wharf Road, Penzance Churchill Retirement Living applied to build sheltered housing for the
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Helston schoolboy a week away from life changing surgery
Just days away from pioneering and potentially life-changing surgery, the family of Helston schoolboy Josh Mills could be facing a bill of £20,000. Seven-year-old Josh, who has cerebral palsy that affects all four limbs, is due to undergo a £27,000
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Lizard lifeboat in search for drifting life rafts: VIDEO
The Lizard lifeboat was launched yesterday to carry out a search for two life rafts reported drifting several miles south east of the lifeboat station. See video below. The lifeboat launched with a crew of five just after 4.15pm to a position
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Plans to rebuild Falmouth Beach Hotel in doubt
PLANS to rebuild a Falmouth hotel which was brought to its knees by a devastating fire last year have been thrown into doubt after it was announced the site is to be sold. The Falmouth Beach Hotel had stood overlooking Gyllyngvase Beach for almost
