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  • Council put stop to pub flats plan

    Plans to demolish Falmouth's Admiral Nelson pub and build 45 flats on the site have been stopped by Carrick council. The planning referrals committee cited objections from English Heritage and Falmouth Civic Society as their chief reasons for refusing

  • Planners approve campus plans

    Innovative, impressive, revolutionary and a flagship development for Cornwall were just some of the accolades heaped upon the Combined University of Cornwall scheme at Tremough on Tuesday. Planners at Kerrier district council's planning committee voted

  • Village school set to move

    FLUSHING School is set to move if a deal can be reached between Cornwall county council and the owner of a prospective new site in the village. Headteacher Joy Crosland yesterday spoke of an "exciting but precarious" situation where a site has been selected

  • Pub giant acquires Bullers Arms

    Pub giant Enterprise Inns, who are increasing their estate in the South West, have bought their second pub in recent weeks from licensed property agent, Bettesworths. The pub company has just acquired the Bullers Arms, an attractive fully licensed coaching

  • Coaching inn sold in joint agency deal

    An attractive Grade II listed Devon coaching inn, reputed to date back to the 17th Century, situated outside the city of Exeter has just been sold for £475,000 in a joint agency deal. The King's Arms, at Tedburn St Marys, has been sold to Hertfordshire

  • Sale will end family's link with pub

    The Miners Arms, in Hemerdon, near Plymouth, which has been in the Honey family since the 1870s and has come onto the market through Westcountry licensed property specialists Taylor Son & Creber, of Plymouth (01752 202035). Offers in the region of

  • Shipping Intelligence

    Thursday, June 13 St Vincent general cargo ship Meta arrived from Londonderry for bunkers and sailed for Rouen. Singaporean tanker Eagle Augusta arrived from Spain for bunkers and sailed for North Sea. Friday, June 14 British coaster Commodity arrived

  • Paid by the oar

    The Jubilee weekend got off to a flying start at the Ferry Boat Inn when regulars at the riverside pub were surprised to see a group of local rowers doing anything but relaxing! The 10 rowers from Falmouth Greenbank Rowing Club were on a mission to row

  • P&O take former Irish ferry on board

    P&O European Ferries (Portsmouth) will take delivery of their latest charge soon when the Irish-owned ferry Isle of Inisfree completes her change of company livery at Falmouth and goes on charter to the Portsmouth-based ferry operators. Renamed Pride

  • Honour for son of waterfront character

    Congratulations to Royal Marine Henry Kirby Woodhouse, who successfully completed his Royal Marine Commando course at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone, Devon. Henry was part of 818 Troop King's Squad. The passing out ceremony was attended by Rear-Admiral

  • Club launches major sponsorship campaign

    Truro Rugby Club is hosting a special evening from 7.30pm on Friday, June 21, to launch its Sponsorship Campaign for the forthcoming season. All its existing sponsors and potential new ones have been invited to both celebrate the success of the 2001/02

  • 'SAVE OUR SAUSAGES'

    THE great British banger in the Westcountry could be in danger as we know it if Food Standards Agency proposals are adopted to ban natural sausage skins made from lamb. The Government body wants the European Commission to impose the ban throughout the

  • 'Best designed pub' named

    Britain's best-designed local pub is in Bristol. The Campaign for Real Ale and English Heritage have awarded this accolade to local brewer Bath Ales for its imaginative refurbishment of the Merchants Arms on Merchant Road, Hotwells. Bath Ales was awarded

  • Club for young chefs

    Southampton City College is providing school children with an opportunity to become the next Jamie Oliver in its new Saturday catering classes - Junior Chefs Club. The first of its kind at the college, the course has proved to be so popular amongst the

  • Pub hit by foot and mouth crisis forced to close

    The first pub to become a victim of the foot and mouth crisis last year has closed its doors for the last time. The Carnarvon Arms Hotel which stands beside the River Barle in the village of Dulverton on the edge of Exmoor, suffered such a loss of trade

  • Workers do not bother with lunch

    NEW research reveals that the Great British lunch hour is now a thing of the past, with an amazing one in five UK workers not bothering to take a lunch break. However, workers in the South West are setting an example with 95 per cent ensuring that they

  • Royal Cornwall Show a magnet to catering folk

    PROVIDING the breakfasts, lunches and teas for more than 500 people a day at the Royal Cornwall Show meant a very busy time for a catering team from Devon. The team, from the University of Exeter domestic services, are used to catering for big rural shows

  • Householders warned about 'walk-in' burglaries

    POLICE have warned Yeovil people to be extra careful of making sure their homes are properly secured in the battle to beat the burglar. While statistics across the Somerset East District of Avon and Somerset Constabulary show that 33 per cent of burglaries

  • School's £40,000 pool opened

    THE ABSENCE of Sir Tim Rice and a downpour of rain could not dampen the spirits at St Keverne School as pupils and staff opened their new swimming pool. The new £40,000 pool was opened with a special ceremony by pupils from St Keverne and Coverack Schools

  • Yeovil start away at home!

    YEOVIL Town will kick-off the new Nationwide Conference season with a 'home' game against promoted Ryman League champions Gravesend and Northfleet on Saturday, August 17 (writes Steve Sowden). Although the match is scheduled at home, it is more than likely

  • Glovers' mascot completes 'giant' bike ride

    YEOVIL Town's larger-than-life mascot, the Jolly Green Giant, took part in the Taunton to Bridgwater Canalathon on Sunday in aid of the Somerset-based charity Brainwave which provides therapy programmes for brain injured people. The route was 12 miles

  • Former boss tips Yeovil to challenge

    FORMER Yeovil Town FC manager Colin Addison believes the Glovers' will be among the leading pack hunting for the Nationwide Conference championship in the new season. But Addison, who resigned from Huish Park after seeing the side come second to Rushden

  • Rain makes big impact

    The 2002 local cricket season is fast becoming one of the most depressing in recent times. On Saturday the weather virtually decimated the league programme, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story. Amazingly it was the fourth Saturday afternoon

  • Young cinema goers to be disappointed

    HUNDREDS of primary school children hoping to see the Spider-Man film at Taunton's Odeon cinema are going to be disappointed after local censors decided its 12 certificate must stay. A panel of five Taunton Deane councillors ruled the movie contained

  • Marquee stolen

    A MARQUEE worth more than £500 was stolen from Taunton Racecourse at the weekend. The 30ft by 20ft structure is white with a yellow trim and police say it would have taken two or three people several hours to dismantle and needed a trailer or van to take

  • High Water Times

    FALMOUTH Fri, June 21 .................. 01.38 14.16 Sat, June 22 .................. 02.40 15.13 Sun, June 23 ................. 03.36 16.03 Mon, June 24 ................ 04.27 16.50 Tues, June 25 .............. 05.14 17.33 Wed, June 26 ...............

  • Another wasted trip

    Mullion had a day they will want to forget on Saturday. They endured what is the nightmare scenario of travelling from the county's most Southerly cricket outpost to the eastern equivalent at Callington, only to have a game ruined by the weather with

  • Pirates opt out of Cornwall Cup

    THE draws for the Cornwall RFU's knockout competions were made at a fixture secretaries' meeting held in the Perranporth Rugby clubhouse. This season's competition is again being sponsored by Skinner's Brewery of Truro, but Penzance-Newlyn have decided

  • College 'promoted'

    TRURO College's excellent inspection and exam performances have resulted in them being awarded "Beacon Status" by the Government - one of only four colleges in the country to receive such a high accolade. The new "Beacon" status is awarded to colleges

  • Allott signing as skipper out

    MALCOLM Holloway, veteran skipper and popular talisman of the Somerset Profile Rebels, has lost his place in the side for Friday's 7.30pm home match with Sheffield Tigers. He has been replaced by Adam Allott, a highly rated, Buxton-based teenager who

  • Anthony gets national award

    DISABLED swimmer Anthony Stephens, of Burnham Road, Highbridge, received the Variety Club of Great Britain's National Junior Sporting Award at a glittering ceremony in London's Grosvenor Hotel. The King Alfred School pupil, who will be 16 next month,

  • £431,000 revamp for historic fort

    SEDGEMOOR District Council will hand over the keys to a World War Two fort after completing a £431,000 renovation project. Neville Jones, council chairman, will conduct the handover of the Brean Down Fort to the National Trust at a re-opening ceremony

  • GBH charges

    A HIGHBRIDGE man accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent appeared before Taunton Deane Magistrates on Tuesday. Scott Soloman, 21, of Poplar Estate, came before the court on two charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Mark Holman

  • DUKE PUTS OFF HELSTON VISIT

    Tomorrow's visit to Helston by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has been postponed because of England's continuing success in the World Cup football tournament. Instead of meeting staff at a Helston company and chatting with students from Helston School

  • Great year celebrated

    ST Day Rugby Football Club met for their annual dinner at the Crossroads Hotel, Scorrier, with guest speaker, Mr David Driver from the Cornwall Referees' Society. Mr Driver presented the Cornwall League II winner's shield to club captain, Matthew Downing

  • Rain makes big impact

    The 2002 local cricket season is fast becoming one of the most depressing in recent times. On Saturday the weather virtually decimated the league programme, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story. Amazingly it was the fourth Saturday afternoon

  • Time to play the fashion game

    The next time you go out to eat somewhere posh why not play a little game I like to call spot "the fashion victim." You can base it on various items at the establishment - from menu styles through wine lists and even the decor, all of these are fine and

  • Residents pledge to fight ground sell-off

    OVER 100 people crammed into Falmouth Bowling Club this week to voice their opposition to the proposed sell-off of the town's Recreation Ground. People living in Dracaena Avenue are horrified that Falmouth Rugby Club wants to sell its lease to enable

  • Car ban scheme to begin in town

    Restrictions stopping traffic driving through the town centre at certain times of the day are set to begin on July 8. Falmouth Chamber of Commerce raised no serious objections to the "restricted zone" scheme but they felt they were left with no real alternative

  • Old Inn is steeped in character

    Having been on the market for less than 24 hours a sale was agreed on The Old Inn, Kilmington, in East Devon, through licence & leisure specialists The Stonesmith Partnership, of Exeter. Sold on behalf of John and Di While, as a first time free of

  • Row, row, row the boat ...

    The Skandia Ocean Row Team has set off from St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, on its way to Falmouth to begin a record-breaking attempt to be the fastest rowing boat ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean. If successful, the Skandia Ocean Row team will become

  • Yard set to re-open

    The A&P Group are poised to re-open the former Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead which has laid idle since the demise of Cammell Laird last year. The yard will be one of three yards earmarked for the ship conversion market. Initially, in the short

  • Gig races off Charlestown

    The Devoran Gig Fear Not was at Charlestown at the weekend for gig racing which saw boats from all over the county taking part. The small port of Charlestown was an ideal setting for the racing with spectators lining the harbour and sea front. The Fear

  • Rain makes big impact

    The 2002 local cricket season is fast becoming one of the most depressing in recent times. On Saturday the weather virtually decimated the league programme, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story. Amazingly it was the fourth Saturday afternoon

  • Pirates opt out of Cornwall Cup

    THE draws for the Cornwall RFU's knockout competions were made at a fixture secretaries' meeting held in the Perranporth Rugby clubhouse. This season's competition is again being sponsored by Skinner's Brewery of Truro, but Penzance-Newlyn have decided

  • Mandy on top of the world

    WHEN 22-year-old Mandy Greenwood received the certificate for her NVQ qualification, she wasn't standing in line with other students at a college prize giving. In order to make the point that the right qualifications can take you right to the top, Mandy

  • High standard of hospitality

    The highest standards of hospitality and culinary training are ensured at Gloscats new campus in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - thanks to a new partnership with Robert Rees, director of The Country Elephant Ltd and award winning chef. Some new and exciting

  • Fishing village hotel re-opens to wide praise

    A Cornish-American partnership has re-opened a well-known hotel in one of Cornwall's most stunning locations to national plaudits after a major winter overhaul. Cornishman Richard Young, a well known local hotelier, and his American wife, Sheryl, have

  • Following in Rick's footsteps

    Another chef making a name for himself in Padstow in Cornwall is Gareth Eddy, head chef at Pescadou, the restaurant within the Old Custom House, a Walter Hicks hotel. Gareth, who himself was born in Cornwall and whose family roots are firmly in Cornish

  • Inn highly commended for Catering pub of Year

    A WEST Country pub which is an accredited member of the Campaign for Real Food has been highly commended in the Catering Pub of the Year awards. The Toll Gate Inn, in Holt near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, was pipped at the post by the Hampshire Arms, Farnham

  • Help needed for Amelia's Appeal

    PARENTS Charlotte and Mark Trowbridge are desperately looking for volunteers to help them in their mammoth task to raise £30,000 in memory of their brave and courageous daughter who died of a rare heart defect when she was less than two weeks old. Amelia

  • Everything to stop for big match

    THE streets of Yeovil and surrounding area will be virtually deserted tomorrow (Friday) morning as World Cup fever reaches boiling point with England's mouth-watering Quarter-Final clash with the Samba boys of Brazil. And it is the English supporters

  • Homes hit by power glitch

    Thousands of homes in the Helston area experienced power fluctuations on Monday night, June 17, following a power cut which left Truro and the surrounding area completely blacked out. The problems arose after an insulator damaged by a previous lightning

  • Clean-up after leak continues

    A clean-up operation was initiated after aviation fuel stored at RNAS Culdrose leaked into a tributary of the Helford River. A fault in a pipe leading to an aircraft fuelling dispenser caused the leak, which affected a stream near Pemboa, on the northern

  • Vandalism mars town celebrations

    VANDALISM marred the otherwise successful jubilee celebrations in Porthleven, the town council noted. Coun John Strike said the town was plagued with "loutish yobs" - which included some teenage girls - throughout the festivities. The young hooligans

  • Primary school wins UK award

    Pupils from Coverack primary school travelled to London to receive a Schools Curriculum Award 2002 at a special ceremony at the Tate Modern art gallery. Bethany Lyne and Charles Mita - the oldest pupils at the school - were presented with the prestigious

  • Weale hoping for joy

    YEOVIL Town's highly-rated and talented goalkeeper Chris Weale cannot wait for the new season to start. Weale, who finished last season on a high with a winners' medal in the FA Umbro Trophy Final at Villa Park against Stevenage Borough which included

  • Time running out for reduced ticket prices

    TIME is running out for Yeovil Town supporters to buy their discounted season tickets for the new 2002-03 season. For more information about prices then please call Huish Park on 01935-423662. The reduced in priced tickets are available until June 30.

  • Gaffer welcomes play-off system

    YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson has welcomed the introduction of a play-off system next season to determine which club will be promoted to the Football League along with the Nationwide Conference champions. "Most teams will believe that they will have

  • Gold for veterans

    THE Greenbank Rowing Club duo of Ron Coote and Colin Blackmore became the latest golden boys of Cornish rowing after they secured their first success of the season at the National Veterans' Championship held on Holme Pierpont, Nottingham at the weekend

  • David and Stuart made life members

    TWO highly respected members of Falmouth Rugby Club were elected life members at the club's annual general meeting. Retiring president David Chatterton and club stalwart Stuart Martin were both accorded the honour for their outstanding service to the

  • Pirates opt out of Cornwall Cup

    THE draws for the Cornwall RFU's knockout competions were made at a fixture secretaries' meeting held in the Perranporth Rugby clubhouse. This season's competition is again being sponsored by Skinner's Brewery of Truro, but Penzance-Newlyn have decided

  • Rain makes big impact

    The 2002 local cricket season is fast becoming one of the most depressing in recent times. On Saturday the weather virtually decimated the league programme, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story. Amazingly it was the fourth Saturday afternoon

  • Operation to give little girl hands a success

    A LITTLE girl from Mount Hawke, near Truro, who had two landmark operations to transplant her toes to her arms is now able to write with one hand. Four-year-old Christy Grose was born without fingers or hands, and her right leg ended just below the knee

  • OBE for college principal

    JONATHAN Burnett, the principal Truro College, was awarded an Order of the British Empire in the Queen's birthday honours. Mr Burnett said it was a "tremendous pleasure", to receive the honour, though it had come as a surprise. He said it recognised the

  • Concert marks head's retirement

    Pre-prep pupils at Polwhele House School, Truro, concluded their summer concert with a surprise grand finale in honour of their headmistress, Mrs Rosemary White, who will be stepping down at the end of term. They sang a selection of songs performed by

  • Davies wins closest finish

    JUST four seconds separated the top two competitors in the Jester-sponsored Burnham Triathlon on Sunday. Almost 300 competitors turned out for this popular annual event, now in its 16th year, and this saw its closest finish yet. Jon Rawlins (Tri UK),

  • Police Clampdown on seafront speedsters

    BURNHAM police have clamped down on drivers who race along the Esplanade. Over a four-week period they have targeted boy racers who speed along the Burnham road and have issued several speeding tickets. Town chiefs and residents have been calling on the

  • Lights go out

    Almost 30,000 properties were left without electricity on Monday as a power cut hit Truro and the surrounding area. The entire city was blacked out from 9pm to 9.30pm, along with St Agnes, Perranporth and the Roseland Peninsula, after an insulator failed

  • NO COMMENT ON PERVERTS

    Official sources remained tight-lipped yesterday over claims that up to 13 known child sex offenders are living close to a primary school and nursery in Redruth. The police - who maintain a register of sex offenders - would not confirm or deny the claim

  • Builders win homes fight

    THE battle to save one of Falmouth's last greenfield sites from being destroyed by developers entered a new phase this week. Planning inspector Nicholas Hammans brushed aside objections from Falmouth MP Candy Atherton, local residents, English Nature

  • Pirates opt out of Cornwall Cup

    THE draws for the Cornwall RFU's knockout competions were made at a fixture secretaries' meeting held in the Perranporth Rugby clubhouse. This season's competition is again being sponsored by Skinner's Brewery of Truro, but Penzance-Newlyn have decided

  • Time to invest in future

    Devon and Cornwall branch Some of us involved in the tourist industry in the West Country have tried to envisage what our industry will be like in 50 years time? We are surrounded by beautiful countryside, dramatic moorlands, sandy beaches, rocky coves