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Failure to stop vandalism frustrates Row residents
Quality of life in Fords Row, Redruth, has "dramatically dropped" since youths turned the nearby Flower Pot Chapel car park into a playground. Angry residents say the car park, re-surfaced three years ago, has attracted youths on skateboards, motorbikes
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Egg hunt winner jumps for joy
Easter egg hunt winner Maize Rollason was jumping for joy with her cuddly bunny. The seven-year-old prize winner was not the only lucky one as her sister, Joelle Green, was one of the runners-up to win an Easter egg in Woolworths' competition. Second
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Van Gogh bringing Eden visitors to town
The dramatic impact of the Eden Project on Cornwall's tourism industry is only too evident. And this weekend is no exception as the cruise liner Van Gogh returns to the port with 500 passengers aboard all destined for Eden. Travelscope, the tour operators
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Cruise ship heading for rough seas
Bon voyage to all the passengers, many of them from Cornwall, who are sailing off on Saturday on a fully booked Falmouth to the Fjords cruise on the liner Van Gogh. The 11 day cruise takes in Dublin, Stornoway, Lerwick, Alesund, Olden, Flam, Ulvik and
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RNLI unable to retrieve angling boat
ROUGH seas and a heavy swell meant that Falmouth's inshore lifeboat was unable to retrieve an angling boat which had run aground on Pendennis Point, Falmouth. The lifeboat with helmsman Dave Nicoll and crew Mark Pollard and Marc Thomas had been tasked
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Warm welcome from Russians
With a vice-like handshake Captain Peter Fadeev, a tough fisherman from Murmansk welcomed me aboard the Russian transport ship Kildin when she arrived unexpectedly for bunkers earlier this week. Peter remembered meeting me back in 1980 when he last visited
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Shipping Intelligence
Tuesday, April 22 British split hopper barge Afon Cadnant arrived from Cork for dry-docking. British coastal tanker Asperity arrived from Milford Haven to discharge at the FOS terminal and sailed for Milford Haven. Apollo Lynx berthed at the docks to
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High Tides
FALMOUTH Fri, May 2 05.30(5.13m) 17.50(5.18) Sat, May 3 06.00(5.11) 18.20(5.17) Sun, May 4 06.40(5.02) 19.00(5.09) Mon, May 5 07.10(4.89) 19.30(4.98) Tues, May 6 07.50(4.73) 20.00(4.85) Wed, May 7 08.30(4.53) 20.50(4.66) Thurs, May 8 09.20(4.34) 21.40
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New grades will have bearing on Cornish racers
New national grades for the Formula Two stock cars come into effect for the first time this season and that will have a bearing on a number of Cornish racers at the next race meeting at the United Downs Raceway, St Day. The action continues at the raceway
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Cornwall's cup dream shattered
DEVON 2 CORNWALL 1 CORNWALL finished their South West Counties Championship campaign as they began it - by going down to a surprise defeat. This time the disappointment was even greater because it came in the final against old rivals Devon and it was
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Cornwall field potentially strong batting line-up
Cornwall County Cricket Club have announced a squad of 13 players for their Cheltenham & Gloucester third round tie against Kent at Truro Cricket Club on Wednesday, May 7, at 10.45am. Former Truro professional, South African Steve Pope, plays for
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Woman's death still a mystery
The sudden death of a young Helston woman remained shrouded in mystery this week as police continued their in-vestigations into the tragedy. The body of 28-year-old beauty therapist Chantel Davies was discovered at her home in Meneage Road last Thursday
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Free help offer as museum 'blunder' comes under attack
Plans to cut the opening hours at Helston Folk Museum have prompted a Manaccan man to offer his time for free in a bid to keep the facility open. George Restell, who lives near Gillan, said the decision to reduce the opening hours, due to come into effect
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Frank will be missed
Tributes have been paid to one of Helston's most colourful characters, who died in hospital on Saturday, aged 78. Almost everyone in Helston knew Frank Houghton - whether through the many local organisations he was involved with, his constant presence
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Trebah inspires artists
An exhibition beginning at Trebah this week brings together a diverse selection of artists whose common link is their inspiration, the natural world - whether it is the most detailed observational painting of a flower or a carved sculptural form which
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Sea creatures visit Sithney school pupils
Pupils from Sithney School enjoyed a trip to the seaside on Monday - without even leaving the comfort of their classrooms. Youngsters from the infant class came face to face with a variety of sea creatures including starfish and hermit crabs, thanks to
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Excitement mounting in lead up to Flora Day
Excitement is mounting in Helston as the town gears up for the biggest day in its social calendar. This time next week, there will be thousands of people lining the streets of the town - all keen to join in the festivities of Flora Day. The bunting is
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Injury-hit Town made to suffer
Falmouth Town 2 Saltash United 4 Hat-trick hero Ross Saint ensured a victory at Bickland Park that saw the Tamarside club complete a Carlsberg SW League double over Falmouth Town. Injury plagued Town had nine players unavailable 24 hours prior to this
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Taunton cabbie robbed
A TAUNTON taxi driver was robbed of his takings by a passenger who threatened to shoot him. The attack happened after the back seat passenger, travelling from the Tiverton area, ordered the cabbie to turn off the A358 near Thornfalcon and into a lane
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Cricket pavilion razed
A VILLAGE cricket pavilion near Taunton has been burned to the ground in a possible arson attack just days before the start of the season. Fire crews from Taunton and Wiveliscombe tackled the fire at Knapp CC's ground in the early hours of Monday. The
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Sweet's header rescues Port
PORTHLEVEN 1 TORPOINT 1 INJURY-RAVAGED Porthleven rescued a point from their Carlsberg SWL game with Torpoint at Gala Parc on Sunday thanks to an injury time goal from Dave Sweet. The Fishermen were without a number of first-choice players, but despite
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Cornwall's cup dream shattered
DEVON 2 CORNWALL 1 CORNWALL finished their South West Counties Championship campaign as they began it - by going down to a surprise defeat. This time the disappointment was even greater because it came in the final against old rivals Devon and it was
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Prince Charles will open village's new £1m school
Next Wednesday will be a day pupils at Grampound Road Church of England Primary School will never forget. On that day they will be welcoming Prince Charles who is due to officially open their new £1 million school. It will certainly be a real red letter
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Arthur's return makes spring show special
This year's St Agnes Spring Show was a special success and the quality of flowers on show was the best yet. The show was made special by the return of Arthur Benney, chairman of the village gardening association, which runs the event. Mr Benney's return
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More than 200 youngsters take to stage
MORE than 200 children - from Falmouth, Helston, Penryn, St Austell and other towns and villages in Cornwall have been taking to the stage at the Hall for Cornwall, in Truro. The youngsters were participating in a series of practical workshops linked
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Polwhele cross-country team takes top honours
Cross-country runners from Polwhele House School, Truro, have proved themselves among the best in the country with a national championship success achieved against the odds. A girls team won the small schools trophy - competed for by schools with up to
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Manchester bid blocked
SOMERSET Orchard FM Rebels have made an audacious bid to sign American speedway star Chris Manchester of Elite Leaguers Belle Vue Aces. "The Kansas City Kid," as he is nicknamed, has just returned to British speedway after a break. Because of this, he
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Lee looks for big performance
BURNHAM and Berrow golfer, Lee Corfield, defends his Lytham Trophy title this weekend knowing that he needs to put in an outstanding performance. The 20-year-old from Brent Knoll, a brilliant winner over the Open Championship course of Royal Lytham last
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Protest over spelling error
THE ROAD with two names in Burnham is still causing complaints from residents - who are waiting for the council to correct a spelling error after six months. Ramsay Way - or Ramsey Way - first featured in the Weekly News back in October 2002, when people
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New grades will havebe bearing on Cornish racers
New national grades for the Formula Two stock cars come into effect for the first time this season and that will have a bearing on a number of Cornish racers at the next race meeting at the United Downs Raceway, St Day. The action continues at the raceway
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Hill keeps llogan's hopes alive
MOUSEHOLE 0 ILLOGAN 1 ILLOGAN picked up all three points from their visit to Trungle Park to keep alive their lingering Jolly's Combination League hopes. With Illogan hoping that both St Agnes and Hayle drop points, they needed to ensure they didn't slip
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Cornwall's cup dream shattered
DEVON 2 CORNWALL 1 CORNWALL finished their South West Counties Championship campaign as they began it - by going down to a surprise defeat. This time the disappointment was even greater because it came in the final against old rivals Devon and it was
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Van Gogh bringing Eden visitors to town
The dramatic impact of the Eden Project on Cornwall's tourism industry is only too evident. And this weekend is no exception as the cruise liner Van Gogh returns to the port with 500 passengers aboard all destined for Eden. Travelscope, the tour operators
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Old ferry takes to water for Falmouth's park and float
AN OLD ferry previously used for mail, school and shopping runs between the Isles of Scilly goes in the water this week in time for Falmouth's park and float. The Black Swan, which used to be known as Coronation Bell, is one of three ferries recently
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Cruise ship heading for rough seas
Bon voyage to all the passengers, many of them from Cornwall, who are sailing off on Saturday on a fully booked Falmouth to the Fjords cruise on the liner Van Gogh. The 11 day cruise takes in Dublin, Stornoway, Lerwick, Alesund, Olden, Flam, Ulvik and
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RNLI unable to retrieve angling boat
ROUGH seas and a heavy swell meant that Falmouth's inshore lifeboat was unable to retrieve an angling boat which had run aground on Pendennis Point, Falmouth. The lifeboat with helmsman Dave Nicoll and crew Mark Pollard and Marc Thomas had been tasked
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Shipping Intelligence
Tuesday, April 22 British split hopper barge Afon Cadnant arrived from Cork for dry-docking. British coastal tanker Asperity arrived from Milford Haven to discharge at the FOS terminal and sailed for Milford Haven. Apollo Lynx berthed at the docks to
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Gerri's jump
GERRI Harrison, fundraiser of the Somerset branch of the British Red Cross, is making a sponsored parachute jump at Dunkeswell Airfield next Wednesday (May 7). The event is part of Red Cross Week, which sees house-to-house and street collections across
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Concorde boom at an end
Many Cornish residents were celebrating this week after hearing Concorde is to be grounded and the nightly sonic boom will finally be coming to an end. Campaigners have long complained about the earth-shattering noise made by the luxury jets and are heartened
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Jordan receives all terrain bike
Cornwall county council road safety unit were delighted to present an all terrain bike to a slightly overwhelmed Jordan Moorehouse, eight, of Lanner School. Jordan won the bike, safety helmet and lights after entering a road safety competition in the
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RSPCA launch crackdown on animal cruelty
THE RSPCA has launched a campaign to cut down on animal cruelty in Cornwall following an appalling year for acts of wanton cruelty. Those convicted included David Reeves from Lanner who was convicted in June 2003 of dog fighting and causing unnecessary
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Lifeboat not expected back until August
WORK continues apace to repair the £1.8 million Falmouth lifeboat Richard Cox Scott, badly damaged after it ran onto rocks off The Lizard. Repairs under the waterline are half way through and the boat is expected to be back on station by the "middle the
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Woman's death still a mystery
The sudden death of a young Falmouth beauty therapist remained shrouded in mystery this week as police continued their investigations into the tragedy. The body of 28-year-old Chantel Davies, who worked for the Western Goya Beauty Salon in Killigrew Street
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Police launch assault on marine theft
Police launch their annual assault on marine crime - known as Operation Jetsam - on Saturday. The initiative, first carried out in 1999, begins just in time for the summer season which every year sees a soaring rise in the number of boat thefts in and
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Yacht club celebrate new facilities
RESTRONGUET Sailing Club was awash with members at the weekend to witness the opening of the newly refurbished premises. The event on Sunday also provided the opportunity to welcome new members and marked the completion of the first three phases to improve
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Tributes paid to respected doctor
TRIBUTES have been paid to a family GP who treated thousands of patients in Falmouth at his practice in Wood Lane for over 36 years. The funeral of Dr Alexander Corbett, who died at the age of 86 on April 15, took place at St Budoc Church on Monday. He
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Scouts master trail
The Coast to Coast Trail, which runs from Devoran to Portreath and is managed by Cornwall county council, was over-run with scouts on the weekend as around 400 participants gathered to walk sections of the 11 mile trail. Part of the Mineral Tramway explores
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Volunteers work hard to re-instate May Fair
AFTER an absence of more than three years Mylor May Fair is to be reinstated thanks to a small band of volunteers. All the money raised by the event on May 10 will go towards the upkeep of the village's playing fields and to raise funds for play equipment
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NEXT WEEK: Meet the youth of Ilminster
ORDER your copy of the News in time for next week - and see our special feature on the varied and interesting programme of events laid on at the town's youth centre. News chief reporter Belinda Bennett spends an evening finding out what youngsters in
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Two Navy ships coming to port
Two of the Royal Navy's latest surface ships, the multi-role oceanographic ships HMS Echo and HMS Enterprise will be undergoing repairs at the docks in May. It will be the first time for many decades that Royal Navy ships have drydocked in the port and
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Old Ferry takes to water
AN OLD ferry previously used for mail, school and shopping runs between the Isles of Scilly goes in the water this week in time for Falmouth's park and float. The Black Swan, which used to be known as Coronation Bell, is one of three ferries recently
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Grampound's derby success
Grampound Road's season got off to a soggy start at Menheniot on Saturday. The game was abandoned without a ball being bowled with both clubs taking sx points each. There was better news on Sunday though when the "Road" visited neighbours Truro in the
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Setback for Truro
Truro and Mullion opened their Premier League season's at Boscawen Park in a game which a few weeks ago didn't look likely to feature in this season's fixtures. Mullion though, having decided to continue in the top division, following the loss of a number
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Doomed Marazion pull off shock result
MARAZION 5 TRURO CITY 3 MARAZION, already doomed to seek re-election to the Jolly's Combination League, pulled off the result of the day when they defeated Truro City 5-3. City would have been confident of taking all three points from this game, but a
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Rotary Club helps Iraqs
Humanitarian aid from Helston should soon be helping victims of the war in Iraq after being flown to Baghdad aboard the first commercial airliner to transport relief supplies into the country. The Helston-Lizard Rotary Club has despatched 300 of its Shelter
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Record attendance at annual beer festival
There was a record attendance for the third annual Helston Beer Festival, held at the community centre in Penrose Road at the weekend. Hundreds of pints were sunk during the two-day event, with some of the beers proving so popular they ran out before
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New grades will have bearing on Cornish racers
New national grades for the Formula Two stock cars come into effect for the first time this season and that will have a bearing on a number of Cornish racers at the next race meeting at the United Downs Raceway, St Day. The action continues at the raceway
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Tailenders snatch win
The ECB Cornwall Premier League opened at Trescobeas on Saturday with newly promoted Newquay the visitors. The game was full value for early season spectators, see sawing throughout before Newquay managed to snatch victory by just one wicket with 13 balls
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Cornwall's cup dream shattered
DEVON 2 CORNWALL 1 CORNWALL finished their South West Counties Championship campaign as they began it - by going down to a surprise defeat. This time the disappointment was even greater because it came in the final against old rivals Devon and it was
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Cornwall field potentially strong batting line-up
Cornwall County Cricket Club have announced a squad of 13 players for their Cheltenham & Gloucester third round tie against Kent at Truro Cricket Club on Wednesday, May 7, at 10.45am. Former Truro professional, South African Steve Pope, plays for
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Falmouth's 'coffee table' yachts of highest order
FALMOUTH has long been home, albeit temporarily at times, to some of the world's most beautiful yachts. The Pendennis Shipyard has cared for many of them while across the water at Olga Polizzi's Tresanton Hotel in St Mawes, the magnificent yacht Pinuccia
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New head in Wellington
ST John's School, in Wellington, has appointed football fan Richard Powell as its new head teacher. The 45-year-old former head teacher of Curry Mallet Primary is a fan of Yeovil Town who he looks forward to watching in their first ever season in the
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New grades will havebe bearing on Cornish racers
New national grades for the Formula Two stock cars come into effect for the first time this season and that will have a bearing on a number of Cornish racers at the next race meeting at the United Downs Raceway, St Day. The action continues at the raceway
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Fine start by Helston
Helston got their County Division One league season off to a most acceptable start on Saturday when they took maximum points from their opening day clash at Camborne. It was a much changed Camborne team that won the toss and decided to bat. Over the last
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Cornwall field potentially strong batting line-up
Cornwall County Cricket Club have announced a squad of 13 players for their Cheltenham & Gloucester third round tie against Kent at Truro Cricket Club on Wednesday, May 7, at 10.45am. Former Truro professional, South African Steve Pope, plays for
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Charlie takes on fire role
DESPITE being too hot to handle for his previous owners Charlie, the bearded cross border collie proved the perfect match for Cornwall Fire Brigade. The 16-month old collie is the brigade's newest recruit, working as an accelerant detection dog. He takes
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Prince to visit Sunrise Centre
Prince Charles will be visiting the Sunrise Centre, at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, in Truro, on Wednesday May 7. The visit comes as the Sunrise Centre celebrates its first year and presents an opportunity to mark the success of the partnership between
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Police present certificates to students on public services course
Truro College students received certificates from the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary for taking part in an introductory course to the police services. During March the National Diploma in Public Services students spent two and a half days training with
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Funding available to help mentally ill in job market
An additional 300 people are to receive help in recovering from mental ill health through a new project from Cornish charity Pentreath Industries which will help them move towards the labour market. Pioneering is an Objective One project that will deliver
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Dean nets late winner
FOR the second week running, Burnham put a severe dent in high-flying Portishead's title hopes, scoring a late winner at Cassis Close on Saturday. The home side was unchanged from the previous weekend, when they drew 1-1 at Portishead. This was a ding-dong
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NHS changes to go ahead
PROTESTERS have lost their fight to save an inpatient unit for people with mental health problems in Berrow. Despite fierce opposition from both councillors and residents, health chiefs have given the go ahead to close Little Court and concentrate resources
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Flower bed vandalism causes concern to Burnham residents
CONCERNS were raised this week about the continuing vandalism of flowerbeds and tubs in Burnham. The commemorative flowerbed on the North Esplanade has been ruined, with a path being trodden through it. It was planted to celebrate the Trefoil Guild's
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Troon off to a flier
Troon got off to a great start in the ECB Premier Division with a 17-run win over St Just in cold and windy conditions at Treslothan Road. Saints young skipper Gareth May put Troon in and looked on course for a league win, but Troon had other ideas with
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Cornwall field potentially strong batting line-up
Cornwall County Cricket Club have announced a squad of 13 players for their Cheltenham & Gloucester third round tie against Kent at Truro Cricket Club on Wednesday, May 7, at 10.45am. Former Truro professional, South African Steve Pope, plays for
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Two Navy ships coming to port
Two of the Royal Navy's latest surface ships, the multi-role oceanographic ships HMS Echo and HMS Enterprise will be undergoing repairs at the docks in May. It will be the first time for many decades that Royal Navy ships have drydocked in the port and
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Warm welcome from Russians
With a vice-like handshake Captain Peter Fadeev, a tough fisherman from Murmansk welcomed me aboard the Russian transport ship Kildin when she arrived unexpectedly for bunkers earlier this week. Peter remembered meeting me back in 1980 when he last visited
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High Tides
FALMOUTH Fri, May 2 05.30(5.13m) 17.50(5.18) Sat, May 3 06.00(5.11) 18.20(5.17) Sun, May 4 06.40(5.02) 19.00(5.09) Mon, May 5 07.10(4.89) 19.30(4.98) Tues, May 6 07.50(4.73) 20.00(4.85) Wed, May 7 08.30(4.53) 20.50(4.66) Thurs, May 8 09.20(4.34) 21.40
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Man arrested after gun incident
ARMED police were called to field near Leedstown on Monday after reports of a man pointing a shotgun at members of the public. The call to police came at 5.52pm after the man was allegedly seen in the field with the shotgun, pointing it at people nearby
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Endurance feat by kayaking police sergeant
A keen kayaking police sergeant based at Camborne has beaten off hundreds of fellow canoeists to come second in a prestigious 125-mile endurance race. Sgt Sean Morley, a 32-year-old armed response officer from Hayle, paddled the course from Devizes in
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Fred Dibnah gets steamed up over Lelant
Celebrity steeplejack Fred Dibnah and a camera crew visited Levant Mine on Friday, to film the famous engine in steam for the upcoming BBC series Age of Steam. Levant Mine is a world-famous site, which drew the attention of Fred, a great steam enthusiast
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No satisfaction
Resident Peter Pengilly says he has had "no satisfaction" from the police and has contacted Kerrier district council on numerous occasions only to be be told "it is a police matter." After being pushed from pillar to post over the situation, the residents
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Leaflet shows town's assets
A Visit Historic Redruth leaflet is to be distributed throughout Cornwall and parts of Devon in an effort to boost tourism to the area. The eye-catching yellow leaflet has been funded by local business and the Mayor's Charity. It should hit home to visitors
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Hats off to Four Lanes
Four Lane's spring fair proved a "total success" with everyone having a great time and £125 being raised in the process. Held at the village's Methodist church the highlight was undoubtedly the bonnet parade, which was swamped with entries. Samantha Tonkin
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Streets overlow on Trevithick Day
Thousands of people helped celebrate Trevithick Day in Camborne on Saturday proud that one of the world's most famous inventors came from the town. What would have otherwise been another oridinary Saturday was one huge festival of music, dancing and laughter
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Tories face libel case
A councillor seeking re-election in today's poll has taken legal advice over a leaflet distributed door-to-door in Falmouth on behalf of local Conservatives that, he claims, contains libellous comments about him. Solicitors acting for Roger Bonney, a
