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Fal River Festival sets sail: PICTURES
The ten-day Fal River festival is in full swing this week ater setting sail on Friday. This year the festival has a programme of 150 events varying from music and drama, the arts and heritage to gig racing, swimming and walking. The festival
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Sunshine and song at Ruan Minor festival
Organisers of this year’s Ruan Minor Recreation Ground May Festival could not have asked for better weather. With blue skies and warm sunshine on both days over the weekend, it proved the perfect backdrop for live music. This year there was
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Plans to convert Kimberley Park Lodge to cafe submitted
Plans to convert the former lodge in Kimberley Park in Falmouth to create a new cafe and meeting room/exhibition space have been submitted by the town council. The building has been redundant for the past five years and the town council has made
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UK suffers coldest spring for 50 years says Met Office
While it may come as no surprise after weeks of chilly weather, the latest figures from the Met Office show that the UK has suffered the coldest spring for 50 years. The UK's mean temperature for the season (March-April-May) is currently 6.0 °C
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Twickenham adventure ends in defeat for Cornwall
CORNWALL 26 LANCASHIRE 35 Thousands of passionate fans wearing the black and gold of Trelawny's Army were forced to make the long trip home from Twickenham without the win they so desperately wanted, after Cornwall were beaten 35-26 by Lancashire
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Helston College dinner ladies embrace healthy meals message
Dinner ladies from Helston Community College have been given a taste of how to provide healthier meals as part of a new training scheme. It has proved so successful that it is now being rolled out across Cornwall. The team from Helston first
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Berkeley cottages are 100 years old this year
BERKELEY Cottages will be a 100 years old this year, as they were built in November 1913. My father helped to build them bringing sand for the cement from Gyllyngvase Beach in a horse and cart. There are 44 cottages and he was the third tenant
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Who’s keeping an eye on the taxpayers’ money?
RECENTLY a road that leads to Flushing and Mylor Harbour has been resurfaced with some type of tarmac and stones. Shortly after the work was finished a street sweeper, the same ones that are scooping up loose tarmac with their wire brushes and
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Only thing to excite me is a world devoid of wars
EXCITEMENT building for Armed Forces Day (Falmouth Packet, May 22) and I’m sure I’m the exception. At 82 my first memories of war as a child were the Japan v China conflict; my own family’s involvement in World War One when Uncle Will Hosking who
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Have a heart and donate your household goods
I AM writing to remind everyone in the local area to donate any unwanted household goods to the Falmouth British Heart Foundation (BHF) Furniture & Electrical Store. The Falmouth Furniture & Electrical Store is home to hundreds of lovely
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NHS changes, plus the man in charge of Cornwall Council finances is......?
Depending on which anonymous ministerial briefing you believe, the National Health Service is either (a) on the point of collapse because of elderly people “bed blocking” in acute hospitals or (b) about to invite private hotel firms to launch a new
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Penryn parent pepper-sprayed in playground punch-up
The police were called to a playground brawl at a Penryn primary school last week. Officers had to use pepper spray to break-up the fight, at Penryn Infant School on Thursday afternoon, because a man was allegedly hitting a pupil's mother.
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Jenkin hits superb century for Helston
HELSTON 278-3 ST IVES 122 all out A resounding home win has boosted Helston up to fifth spot in division two. They trail leaders Falmouth seconds by 29 points after six games. Monday’s visit to Leedstown was washed out along with the rest
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Does this video show surfer filming Hayle whirlpool where he died?
A video on the website YouTube shows a man swimming and filming the whirlpool that played a role in the death of a popular Cornish photographer. The video was uploaded last summer and shows the man filming the whirlpool from the shore, before donning
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Penryn Athletic win Supplementary Cup
PENRYN ATHLETIC RESERVES 2 ST AGNES 1 PENRYN Atheltic are Supplementary Cup champions after beating St Agnes 2-1 at Wendron. And Athletic were worthy winners, dominating from the whistle. Penryn took the lead with only ten minutes on the
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Organisers ready to welcome crowds for 220th Royal Cornwall Show
Christopher Riddle, Royal Cornwall Show Secretary highlights what is on offer as the show marks its 220th year. Welcome to the 2013 Royal Cornwall Show. These are simple words to write but a moment’s pondering reveals a thought-provoking truth
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Cornish quarry owners join forces to warn of dangers
Quarry operators in Cornwall have joined a national safety campaign that warns of the dangers of unsupervised visits and potential hazards. The campaign, launched as the weather warms and school holidays start, warns that every year, young people
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Hero Helston mum tells of Woolwich terror attack confrontation: INTERVIEW
A HELSTON mother who confronted a blood-soaked man wielding a meat cleaver in London, after a soldier was hacked to death on the street has told the Packet: “It's in my character.” Ingrid Loyau-Kennett from Bulwark Road, whose actions in London
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Anger over new application for old 'Shades' nightclub in Falmouth
A licensing application which could see the former Shades nightclub in Falmouth re-opened, but in a different format, has been met with fear and anger by neighbouring residents. In March, Cornwall Council revoked the premises licence for Club Chic
