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Improved train services for Devon and Cornwall
The Department for Transport has agreed to the first significant redesign of First Great Western’s mainline timetable in Devon and Cornwall for over a decade, with earlier trains and extra capacity during the summer. The changes will see an "improved
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Falmouth Parish Church of King Charles the Martyr
On Friday evening in the hall David Barnicoat, retired Senior Pilot, gave a very informative and entertaining talk on the Tall Ships. This was much enjoyed by the audience and over £500 was raised towards facilities by the Friends of KCM. On
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Crowan and Nancegollan
CROWAN CHURCH: The beautiful bells at St Crewenna Church welcomed the congregation on Sunday. The music for this week was played by Colin. Readers were Wendy and Peter. Peter also read the prayers of intersession. The lovely flowers were arranged by
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Sithney and District Women's Institute
The monthly meeting was opened by Crete, the president. Yvonne, secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting which were signed. The Harvest Supper is in September and everyone was asked to bring food for the supper. The open topped bus trip
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St Sithney Church
On Friday the coffee morning at the home of Valerie Trueman raised £53.30 for church funds. Raffle winners were Peggy Mildren, Ruth Williams and Emmeline Simmons. The Half -an-Half winners were Elizabeth Schofield, Joan Pawley and Lucy Matthews
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Godolphin Cross News
METHODIST CHURCH: The reader’s service on Sunday was conducted by Peter Galassini from Goldsithney with his wife Sue doing the readings. It was written by the Rev Dr Stephen B Dawes and entitled “The Real World”. Mavis Harper was the organist.
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Friends of the Princess Pavilion
At the June meeting our entertainers were the Ukulele Band from St Austell. Everyone enjoyed the programme and there were many requests to book them again for next year. The July meeting is on Thursday when our entertainers are the Cornish group
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ATHLETICS: Emily picked for talent course
A TEENAGER from Penryn will be Cornwall’s female representative at an athletics talent development course in Manchester later this year. Emily Becconsall has been selected for the Talent Inspiration Programme which will take place over three days
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All Saints' Parish Church, Falmouth
Sea Sunday – This Sunday is traditionally given over to remembering and paying tribute to those whose life is centred on or near the sea and also for the work and ministry of the Mission to Seafarers. Sunday also saw the infant, Ivy-Rose Winifred
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Budock Women's Institute
Jam and cream go well together as everyone knows and so they did, figuratively speaking during the July meeting. ‘Jam’ (apologies to the WI) - relating to the national WI AGM held in Leeds. Kay Stevenson of Penryn WI had attended and kindly came
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Mabe Ladies Choir
‘Flash Mob’ boosts sales at its Summer Fete held at Mawnan Smith recently. An amazing £700 was raised after just two hours of selling cakes, bric-a-brac, plants, mouth watering bacon butties, running a raffle and bottle stall. During the morning
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Mighty-mums, gutsy-grans and feisty friends raise funds at Truro Race for Life
Truro’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, feisty friends and go-getting girls united at Richard Lander School yesterday for the fundraising Race for Life. Cancer Research UK is now calling on everyone to make every step counts by paying
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Stithians Methodist Church
The Rev Peter Facer led worship on Sunday morning. The organist was Colin Anthony. In the evening some members of the Methodist Church joined the congregation at St Stythians Parish Church for the annual feast service.
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The Trefusis Singers
“I always feel so happy when I arrive home after a rehearsal” said one of the choristers and that is what the choir hoped for, for their audience at the end of their concert in the Tremayne Hall, Mylor Bridge, on Saturday, in which they sang songs
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Mylor Flower Club
“With my demonstration this evening, I hope I have inspired you to make different kinds of arrangements from the more original ones” said Mrs Janet Chew from Lostwithiel at the end of the July meeting held on Monday, July 7 at The Ord Statter Pavilion
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St Peter's Church
The holy communion service held on Sunday, Fourth Sunday after Trinity, was celebrated by the vicar, the Rev Andrew Stevenson, who in his sermon said that people often get hold of the wrong end of the stick. Jesus was always being misunderstood
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Mullion society's sunny garden safari success
Mullion Horticultural Society's annual Garden Safari took place on a gloriously sunny afternoon, with five gardens open to the public. All were in the centre of the village and an easy walk for visitors. Four private gardens of different sizes
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Questions asked over £30,000 pay out to developer behind failed Falmouth Wharves bid
Questions are being asked at County Hall after a claim the developer behind the controversial planning application at Falmouth Wharves was given a £30,000 “compensation” pay out by Cornwall Council. Cllr Hanna Toms says that the cash was given
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Treverva Male Voice Choir
On Sunday evening whilst Germany and Argentina battled in Rio, a Falmouth concert saw two choirs come together at All Saints’ Church in a concert compered by David Peters. First on were the Mount’s Bay Singers under musical director, Sheila Farmer
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Man and woman arrested after stabbing
Two people have been arrested following a stabbing in Saltash on Sunday. Officers were called to a property in Lynher Court around 9.45pm after an initial call from the ambulance service who were treating a man at the property. The victim,
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Penryn Methodist Church
The service on Sunday was taken by Paul Langford and birthday greetings were sung to Pauline Woods and Jo Kennedy. The first hymn was “To God be the glory”. The congregation then read together Psalm 96. In the prayers of thanksgiving we acknowledged
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Swimmers take to the water at first Trelissick swim for charity
Fundraisers have made a splash for Cornwall Hospice Care at the first open water swim at Trelissick House. The event, which attracted its limit of 200 swimmers, was supported by Gyllyngvase Surf Lifesaving and Triathlon Club, Cornwall Aquatic Action
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Family fun day for new Helston store opening
Cornwall Farmers’ new Patch & Acre store in Helston will be unveiled on Saturday, July 26, with a family fun day. Store manager, Mark Cole, will be joined by pupils from nearby St Michael’s Primary School in a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10.30am
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Penryn Camera Club
On Tuesday, July 8 members had an outing to the Lizard. A few members arrived early hoping to photograph Choughs while the area was quiet, but learnt they had moved along the coast to Kynance Cove. There were some heavy showers but the weather was
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Falmouth Women's Institute
Members had an enjoyable business meeting on Friday ending with a nice cup of tea and biscuits. Next week we have Elizabeth Doidge giving a demonstration on floral art. New members are always welcome, members meet every Friday at the Methodist
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Falmouth Methodist Church
The service on Sunday was led by Phil Misselbrook of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He began with some challenging statistics on the subject of health and safety and illustrated that in a church is a very safe place to be! The first reading, Psalm 8,
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Penryn & Falmouth Old Cornwall Society
A group of members recently travelled to St Agnes to take part in the Summer Festival of the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies branches. The morning meeting included speeches from the Federation President Duncan Matthews and the Grand Bard Maureen
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New president for Falmouth Rotary Club
Paul Wyatt has taken over as the new president of Falmouth Rotary Club. Mr Wyatt, on the right, is seen here at the handover ceremony held at the Greenbank Hotel.
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FOOTBALL: Pre-season friendlies organised for Penryn Athletic
PRE-SEASON friendlies have been organised for both Penryn Athletic’s first and third teams. The senior side will play four games at home with Truro City being the first to visit Kernick Road on July 15 with a 7.30pm kick-off. On July 22 St
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Undercover teenager sold age restricted items in Truro sting
An undercover teenager sent out by Cornwall Council to check whether she could buy age restricted products was sold 18 rated DVDs, lottery scratch cards, spray paint series and even a 15 inch knife. The spot checks on shops in Truro found many
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Helston sailor's role in HMS Elizabeth largest ever Royal Navy ship naming
A Helston naval officer was part of an historic naming ceremony last week for the largest ship ever built for the Royal Navy. Weighing in at 65,000 tonnes, the huge aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is 280 metres long, 70 metres wide and approximately
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Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visit to celebrate food and farming
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall are in Cornwall for their annual summer visit, with the theme of this year's visit a celebration of food and farming. During the visit, from Saturday to Tuesday, their Royal Highnesses will visit Jamie Oliver's
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Mixed response to Penryn traffic plans
Penryn councillors have supported several traffic measures proposed by Cornwall Council, with the exception of the removal of disabled parking spaces in Permarin Road. The council supports a proposal to limit the speed of vehicles travelling along
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Crowds flock to Stithians for annual agricultural show
Stithians Show has kicked off at the showground today, with stiff competition in the many classes for horses, cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and horticulture. The show began in 1834 in a field near the Parish Church, and is thought to have been
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Pleasure boat crew commended for professional conduct after guest taken ill on Truro River trip
The inshore lifeboat from Falmouth was called to a wedding party on board a pleasure boat on Saturday after a passenger suffered a suspected heart attack. The RNLI was sent to the Truro River near Malpas just after 5.30pm after the boat Moyana
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No plea entered over Porthleven burglary charges
Alan Howard Reynolds, aged 54, of Wheal Rose, Porthleven, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates’ Court to burglary and theft between November and December. The case was sent to Truro Crown Court, with the next hearing on August 1.
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Man and dog rescued by jet ski as boat drifted onto Manacles rocks
A jet ski and Falmouth’s inshore lifeboat have rescued a boat which was drifting towards the Manacle Rocks. The RNLI were called by Falmouth Coastguard just after 8pm on Friday, July 11, after the skipper of 17ft open boat Berty requested help
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Missing St Austell man found safe and well
A missing St Austell man has been found safe and well after his disappearance sparked extreme concern. Officer had asked for help from the public after 63-year-old Terence Webb was last seen at his home address on Saturday linchtime. He was
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Falmouth scam warning as man asks shoppers for cash
A warning has gone out after a man approached a shopper in Falmouth asking for money, two weeks in a row. Jo Walker, who lives in the town, now wants to make other shoppers aware of what she believes is a scam. Mrs Walker was first approached
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Fire in shop at Perran Sands
Firefighters were called to Perran Sands, Perranporth, on Sunday morning after a report of a fire. Crews from Perranporth and Newquay attended just before noon, with two breathing apparatus and a hosereel used to deal with the incident. A ventilation
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Camborne Redruth Community Hospital annual summer fete
Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is opening its doors to the public for its annual summer fete, on Saturday, July 26. The event from 2pm to 4.30pm has been organised with the support of the Guild of Friends, and the fete will be opened by the
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BASKETBALL: Mylor top basketball contest during games
PRIMARY school children are celebrating after winning the basketball competition at the Cornwall School Games. The team of seven Year Six from Mylor Bridge Primary School bounced away with first place at the tournament, which saw games played at
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Hearing over former Falmouth gallery IT manager's theft and fraud charges adjourned
The hearing of a former IT business manager at Falmouth’s Driftwood Gallery accused of 13 counts of theft by employee and four counts of fraud has been adjourned by a judge at Truro Crown Court. Matthew Charles William Dobson, 25, of Longfield,