A FALMOUTH shop owner has been left counting the cost after ram raiders attacked his store in what police believe was a well planned operation.

It is thought three men were responsible for the attack on the Cornish Jumpers shop at the bottom of the High Street at about 5am on Sunday morning.

Shop owner Raymond Bowers admitted that he was not insured so the coast of the ram-raid will hit his own pocket.

Two large plate glass windows have been smashed and remain boarded up until they can be replaced.

A stolen Vauxhall Cavalier was reversed through the shop window and the culprits ran into the premises and gathered up various items of clothing.

During the raid about £1,000 worth of damage was caused to the shop and clothing worth £750 was stolen.

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The new face behind the bar at Falmouth's Jacob's Ladder is Paul Cairns who has returned to the licensed trade after a break of five years.

He had previously run Victor Dragos on Pendennis Headland which was demolished to make way for Ships and Castles.

It is his love of music that lies behind plans to further develop the Jacobs Ladder on Chapel Terrace as a live music venue.

Paul explained: "I want to cater for different types of music but to have set nights for the various styles.

Penryn Rowing Club is sending out an SOS in the Packet.

It's past successes have been overhauled by the modern trend for gig rowing and it is in danger of sinking without a trace.

The club's advert in this week's Packet states baldly: "Use it or Lose it".

Life member John Barringer says if no interest is shown the club, which was founded in 1952, will be wound up.

The club was founded by the late Harry Jennings and Les Hilder and started with a 15ft boat The Flying Anchor But the popularity of gig racing and increase in other fringe sports has seen membership wither away.

The number of patients treated by the Royal Cornwall Hospital has reached record levels.

The annual report shows that emergency admissions were up 2,384, accident and emergency cases up 3,825 and planned procedures up 503.

The seven per cent rise i emergency admissions represented 60 per cent of the total in-patient workload.