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Jolly's Combination League: Porthleven hammer Troon; Falmouth Town heap misery on Newquay
Porthleven Reseves appear to have dispelled any lingering fears of relegation from the Jolly's Cornwall Combination League after a resounding 5-2 victory over Troon at Gala Parc on Saturday. But struggling Newquay are still in desperate trouble
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Falmouth RNLI launch to punt with failed engine struggling in harbour: VIDEO
A punt rower with no life jacket and failed engine in Falmouth inner harbour sparked an inshore lifeboat launch on Tuesday. With Tuesday evening seeing some of the roughest conditions seen in Falmouth's inner harbour for a long time, the crew got
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£30 million environmental research institute opens at Tremough Campus
Penryn College pupils have helped open a new £30 million environmental research institute on the Tremough Campus. They were part of a group of more than 120 schoolchildren who formally opened The Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at
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Lundy calling keen Cornish photographers
The warden of an island in the Bristol Channel is calling on Packet readers with a flair for photography to enter their annual photo competition. Lundy Island’s underwater photography competition "Splash In!" will be held on Saturday June 29 this
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Armed police race to deal with Constantine knifeman
A Camborne man sparked an armed response call-out to Constantine on Wednesday evening after harming himself with a knife. The police and an ambulance were called to a house in Brillwater Road, round the corner from the village's primary school,
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Street urination is paying the price for toilet closures on Flora Day: LETTER
On Flora Day I spent several hours as a traffic marshal in and around Meneage Street and Trengrouse Way. During this time I had numerous people enquire why the toilets were shut. I explained that that Helston Council could not afford to keep them
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More Helston College students than ever set to study at university
More students than ever before are expecting to be heading off to university from Helston Community College this year. Despite a decrease nationally, largely due to an increase in tuition fees, applications are on the rise from Helston with students
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Penryn drink driver asked crash witness to help her 'do a runner'
A witness who saw a woman crash her car ignored the driver’s request to help her “do a runner” and take her home, and was still at the scene when police arrived shortly afterwards. Before Truro magistrates Hannah Marie Lawrence, aged 24, of Trolvus
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Falmouth's 'Gangnam Policeman' suspended
A Falmouth neighbourhood sergeant, famous for organising the successful charity video that parodied last summer's smash hit Gangnam Style, has been suspended. Sgt Gary Watts faces allegations of gross misconduct and has been temporarily removed
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Capio Eggs reach quarter-finals
The Capio Eggs competed at North Petherton in the NP7s for the second year running on Saturday, and this year took along the new Eggs Academy squad for good measure. Both sides were drawn in tough Groups, with the young Academy side facing a daunting
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Porthleven honours long serving reporter Noel Perry
One of the Helston area’s longest serving journalists has been honoured at a surprise presentation in Porthleven. Noel Perry, who has reported from the area for more than 30 years, was presented with a town plaque by Porthleven mayor Mark Berryman
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Navy crew's Falmouth stop off for 'Pirate Ship' fundraiser
Crew members left their navy ship to help raise money for a pirate ship after hearing of the fundraising campaign being run at St Francis School in Falmouth. HMS Severn has been undergoing work in drydock at Falmouth Docks and crew members were
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£360 for a hole in your hedge? Swindlers strike in Old Hill, Falmouth
A Falmouth pensioner who fell victim to con-men and was left £130 out of pocket for just 20 minutes’ work which left her garden decimated was over the moon this week when the damage was put right, free of charge. Sheila Baker, 85, of Grenville
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Wacky creations go on show in Falmouth park today
Three new automata in the new play area in Falmouth’s Kimberley Park will be unveiled to the public on Saturday (May 18). The creations have been made by three local, world renowned automata makers – Rob Higgs, Keith Newstead and Paul Spooner.
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Large vessels damaging equipment will put fishermen 'out of business'
Fishermen in West Cornwall are claiming they will be put out of business if their gear continues to be damaged by large vessels. Among them is Jeremy Hosking from Porthleven, who has warned: “It will finish me.” They have protested “in the
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Put down disabled children councillor says latest comments are 'out of context'
The Cornwall councillor at the centre of an ongoing storm over euthanising disabled children, has said his latest comments were taken out of context, adding, "I don't know what I am doing". Spoken too on his doorstep by the BBC, Colin Brewer, who
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Chapel to host 'Messy Church' session tomorrow
Mylor Chapel are hosting a 'Messy Church' session this Sunday to encourage more children to attend the Sunday school. A range of activities will be on offer at the event, which runs from 4pm to 6pm and has a “Noah's Ark” theme. Refreshments will
