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  • County is fastest growing

    AFTER a 17 month wait the official population figures for Cornwall have finally been released - revealing the county as one of the fastest growing in the country. The report, issued this week following the census in April last year, also reveals that

  • Anger over plans for Pavilion

    Two sports centres run by Carrick district council along with the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, could be placed in the hands of a charitable trust. But the move has angered two Conservative members of the authority in Falmouth who wanted more discussion

  • Cruise liner crew raise money for RNLI

    THE captain of the cruise liner Van Gogh handed over a cheque for over £7,000 to the RNLI as the ship prepared for her last voyage out of Falmouth of the season. Capt Grygoriy Logynov made the handover to members of the Falmouth lifeboat crew, the money

  • Age Concern take on new minibus

    AGE Concern in Falmouth took the wheel of a new £35,000 minibus, thanks to a bequest from the Quakers. The charity was left a legacy of Gyllyng Hall, a Friends' meeting house, four years ago. The hall was later sold and converted into flats, and now the

  • Far Sky back on duty

    The Emergency Towing Vessel Far Sky took up station for the winter at midnight on Sunday when she officially relieved the ETV Anglian Prince the tug that has provided coverage of the area all summer. The 14,400 BHP salvage tug Far Sky will guard the Western

  • Captain shares his new-found knowledge ...

    Cuban shipmaster Captain Domingo Pomo waxed lyrical over Pendennis and St Mawes Castle as the refrigerated cargo ship Idorene Reefer came into an anchorage off St Mawes to receive fuel oil from the Falmouth Oil Services bunker barge. Cameras rolled and

  • Floods possible

    The highest tides for several years will occur early next week when the predicted tidal height is expected to be 5.8 metres above chart datum on Monday and Tuesday evening. If weather conditions remain fairly stable with little wind there should be few

  • Bad for business

    Shiprepair yards in north west Europe are suffering from a downturn in business and Falmouth is no exception. A&P Falmouth is gearing up for the arrival next week of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Gold Rover for the start of a multi-million pound

  • Away success for solid Truro

    KEYNSHAM 6pts TRURO 11pts TRURO produced a determined performance away to Keynsham to pull off a hard-earned win and secure their second league victory in three outings. The home side have not made the best of starts, but after just a couple of games

  • Cornwall enjoy good season

    LEADING run scorers for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship this year were the skipper, Tom Sharp and Ben Price, who both passed the 300 run mark. Price averaged over 50 and hit four 50s in his eight innings. The bowling was led by Charlie Shreck

  • Meeting will resolve fate of annual fair

    Confusion surrounding planned festive celebrations in Helston this Christmas is set to be resolved at a town council meeting tonight. In recent years, people in Helston have enjoyed two festive events - a Christmas lights switch-on and a Christmas fair

  • Police to blitz truancy

    DEVON and Cornwall Constabulary has conducted a successful first swoop on truants in Cornwall. The pilot scheme, which is in partnership with schools and local authorities, took place in Newquay on September 25 to combat parent-condoned absence. Both

  • Seat saga rumbles on

    The long-running saga of a public seat erected in Coverack without planning permission continued last week at a heated St Keverne parish council meeting. Around 50 villagers attended Thursday's meeting in Coverack to express support for the seat, which

  • Church takes on new play

    Members of the Helston Methodist Church Drama Group are currently rehearsing a production of comic musical "Half a Sixpence" which is due to be staged early next month. Originally written as a vehicle for Tommy Steele, the show, set in Folkestone in 1900

  • Prizes for gardening contest awarded

    The green-fingered winners of this year's Helston in Bloom competition were presented with their prizes during a ceremony at the Guildhall on Friday. The third annual competition attracted a good number of entries in both private and business categories

  • Waste recycling proves popular with residents

    A council service has proved so popular during its pilot phase that Kerrier has decided to continue it indefinitely, starting from Satur-day. The One-Stop Recycl-ing Scheme was introduced in April 2002 - initially on a six month basis - to provide a recycling

  • Councillors to act on amenity issue

    Parish councillors at Breage moved swiftly this week to resolve issues surrounding a new public amenity in the village after admitting dragging their heels over the matter. Members of the Breage field committee attended a council meeting on Tuesday to

  • Pupils take part in ancient ceremony

    Pupils from Germoe primary school took part in the annual Crying the Neck ceremony held by Germoe parish church last week. Year six pupils Zoe Humphreys and Elizabeth Weeks volunteered to attend the ancient ceremony, which was conducted by deputy grand

  • Tapestry show a success

    A FABULOUS tapestry exhibition at Truro Cathedral has been hailed as a triumph. Visitor officer Colin Reid this week said the tapestry was so stunning that it stopped people in their tracks. He said: "We weren't prepared for the rocket of colour that

  • Town snatch cup win in dying minutes

    Wadebridge Town 1 Falmouth Town 2 (after extra-time) For the second successive Saturday Falmouth Town won a cup match by the odd goal in three after extra-time after they defeated Wadebridge Town 2-1 in the Carlsberg SWL Cup at Bodeive Park. With new

  • Borough power to impressive victory

    Penryn 58pts Withycombe 10pts Withycombe came to the Memorial Ground bouyant after two wins out of two in the Western Counties West League and were brimming with confidence after several close season signings. One local newspaper went so far as to say

  • SAINTS SWEPT ASIDE BY IN-FORM FALMOUTH

    FALMOUTH 43pts ST DAY 5pts FALMOUTH maintained their impressive start to the new season with a comprehensive Cornwall League One victory over St Day. Having won on the Saints' pitch just seven days earlier, Falmouth turned in an even more emphatic disply

  • Cornwall enjoy good season

    LEADING run scorers for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship this year were the skipper, Tom Sharp and Ben Price, who both passed the 300 run mark. Price averaged over 50 and hit four 50s in his eight innings. The bowling was led by Charlie Shreck

  • Silk Mills bridge

    A BRIDGE over the traffic-queue plagued Silk Mills level crossing, between Staplegrove and Bishop's Hull, was given the go-ahead on Wednesday. Members of the Somerset County Council regulation committee vot-ed unanimously in favour of the bridge -- part

  • High tides

    TRURO Add 8 mins. PENZANCE Subtract 22 mins ST IVES Subtract 15 mins NEWQUAY Subtract 5 mins All times are GMT - add one hour for BST. FALMOUTH Oct 4 03.15 15.30 Oct 5 04.03 16.17 Oct 6 04.47 17.03 Oct 7 05.30 17.48 Oct 8 06.17 18.34 Oct 9 07.00 19.18

  • Clarets downed

    PORTHLEVEN 7 LAUNCESTON 1 WHEN it came to a knock-out punch, James Miller carried far too much weight for Launceston as he delivered some devastating knockout blows for Porthleven in the first round of the Carlsberg SWL Cup at Gala Parc on Saturday. The

  • Cornwall enjoy good season

    LEADING run scorers for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship this year were the skipper, Tom Sharp and Ben Price, who both passed the 300 run mark. Price averaged over 50 and hit four 50s in his eight innings. The bowling was led by Charlie Shreck

  • Swimmers benefit African school

    TRURO High School recently had a visit from a former head girl, Sophie Proctor. The reason for Sophie's visit was that she had just spent three months at Mlanda Girls Secondary School in Malawi with the organisation Africa and Asia Venture. During that

  • College in dramatic opening

    The new Helford building at Truro College has been officially opened. This new state of the art building is the latest in a series of development plans at the Truro College. The building was opened by Paul Lucken, executive director of Devon and Cornwall

  • Demand for pupil places

    The number of pupils enrolled at Truro School is at its highest since 1993. At the beginning of the Autumn Term last week there were 820 pupils aged between 11 and 18. The proportion of girls since the school became fully co-educational 12 years ago has

  • Royal couple to visit hospital

    The Earl and Countess of Wessex will be visiting the child development unit and hydrotherapy pool at the Royal Cornwall Hospital on October 29. The services, based in Dolphin House, provide continuous assessment and development programmes for pre-school

  • Prizes for 100 pupils

    Lady Frances Banham, from Penberth in West Penwith, was guest of honour at Truro School's annual prizegiving lin the school's new Burrell Theatre. Over 100 pupils received prizes for the academic year 2001-2. These were awarded for both academic and non-academic

  • Series of exhibitions to help people make career decisions

    The new series of special exhibitions being held in Cornwall this month should help people make informed decisions about their future. Education and the world of work are changing constantly and it is essential that everyone continues learning through

  • Tapestry show a success

    A FABULOUS tapestry exhibition at Truro Cathedral has been hailed as a triumph. Visitor officer Colin Reid this week said the tapestry was so stunning that it stopped people in their tracks. He said: "We weren't prepared for the rocket of colour that

  • Glory day for Mary

    HORSEWOMAN Mary Skelly, from Mark, has scooped a national dressage title. The 19-year-old of Southwick Road, was crowned elementary restricted champion on Thursday in the Mercedes-Benz National Dressage Championships at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Appropriately

  • Rebels in Jirout move

    SOMERSET Profile Rebels' No 1, Mario Jirout, who has announced that he will be staying with them next season, could become a full-time rider with the Oak Tree Arena outfit soon. The popular Czech Republic International has developed into one of the top

  • Chairman's ban shock

    A COUNCIL leader has been banned from a pharmacy in Burnham amid allegations that he had been abusive and intimidated members of staff. Moss Pharmacy has banned the Burnham councillor and chairman of Sedgemoor District Council, Neville Jones, from entering

  • MUM WHO CHANGED THE LAW

    A DETERMINED campaign by a Falmouth mother for a change in the law to allow doctors to take blood samples from unconscious or incapacitated drivers resulted in victory this week. On Tuesday the Government anounced that such drivers who had been involved

  • Fine performance despite crash

    DESPITE suffering a nightmare crash at a crucial stage of the race, triathlete Steve Guffick of Redruth finished in a very creditable 18th position racing for the Great Britain team in the long distance triathlon world championships in France. Given the

  • Flooding concerns

    PEOPLE living in coastal areas need not be unduly concerned by reports that the highest tides of the year on Monday and Tuesday will cause major flooding chaos, according to the Environment Agency. Sea levels around England and Wales are forecast to rise

  • Work starts on industrial units

    Work has started on a £6.5 million project to build two large industrial units at Redruth covering a massive 130,000 sq feet and creating an estimated 170 jobs. Midas Developments has secured £2.27 million of Objective One funding towards the project

  • Pupil wins prize for naming paper

    The winner of a road safety competition to devise a title for a newsletter to promote school travel awareness in primary schools was presented with his prize at a special ceremony at King Charles Primary School, Falmouth, on Monday, the first day of Autumn

  • Volunteers are needed

    A free and confidential information and advice service for young people is looking for volunteers. Camborne Share, a drop-in advice shop at Basset Road, Camborne, now deals with an average of 200 enquiries from young people aged between 13 and 25 each

  • Schools to gain £3.1m sports and arts boost

    Cornwall county council has given the go-ahead to a £3.1 million scheme to improve sports and arts facilities in six primary schools. Final approval is now awaited from Sport England but confidence is high. But while a new Four Lanes School, an amalgamation

  • Arrested divers fight on

    AFTER an encounter with a reluctant policeman and an epic drive through the Spanish mountains the divers charged with pillaging a wreck off the Galician coast have finally got their equipment back. But the Falmouth based group still face the possibility

  • Subpostmaster's plan for flats still meets objection

    Despite a reduction from eight to six flats which Carnon Downs subpostmaster David Chaplin wants to build on the site of his post office and shop at Forth Coth, Feock councillors still feel his plan is not good enough. Mr Chaplin's proposal to turn the

  • Chris celebrates his 101st birthday

    Charles Williams from Garsewednack Residential Home in Redruth, celebrates his 101st birthday with a cake at Flambards. On blowing out his candles, he said: "I'll be back next year." Mr Williams, born in 1901, spent many years in the army with service

  • Tribute planned to 'Mr Jazz'

    A SPECIAL concert is to be held at the Green Lawns Hotel, Falmouth, in memory of the late Ian Matheson, affectionately known as Cornwall's "Mr Jazz", who died in December of last year. The concert on Thursday, October 24, will feature the 11-piece jazz

  • £90,000 for restoration

    A PROJECT to restore The Spinney in Camborne and create a tranquil area amid the huddle of buildings has been awarded £90,000. It is the largest grant to date awarded by the Countryside Agency under the "Doorstep Green" initiative. Rev Bill Stuart White

  • Cornwall among fastest growing counties in UK

    AFTER a 17 month wait the official population figures for Cornwall have finally been released - revealing the county as one of the fastest growing in the country. The report, issued this week following the census in April last year, also reveals that

  • Bags of rubbish are collected from beach

    Members of the Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area Group welcomed supporters when they turned up at Prisk Cove, near Mawnan Smith, to carry out a clean-up of the beach alongside the Helford River. The clean-up was part of the annual beachwatch

  • Lions Club picks contest winner

    The Lions Club of Falmouth and Penryn has held its annual Youth Evening at the Falmouth Beach Resort Hotel. The main purpose of the evening was to select one of four candidates to go forward to represent Falmouth and Penryn in the national Lions Youth

  • Woman wins trip to study wildlife

    HILARY Bosher, from Falmouth, has won an award that will enable to her to travel to Brazil and carry out scientific environmental research with leading scientists. Hilary, of Port Pendennis, was selected to go on the trip by environmental charity Earthwatch

  • Park and ride will have 'big impact'

    When work on the £3.3 million park and ride scheme for Falmouth on a 2.6 hectare site at Ponsharden is completed it should have a huge impact on the town. Although there had been hopes a park and ride scheme would open some years ago it has been continually

  • Cricketers hopeful

    Members of Falmouth Cricket Club have met this week to discuss whether the £150,000 Sport England grant is secure. The club needs to find £40,000 to collect the grant and they were meeting to evaluate how much more was required to meet the target. Chairman

  • Schools miss out on big handout

    BEACON Junior and Infant schools are to be left out of a £3.1 million project to improve sports and arts facilities at six Cornish primaries. The decision to exclude the schools was confirmed on Monday, following a meeting between county education chiefs

  • Mayor welcomed

    The Mayor of Falmouth was welcomed in Douarnenez this week at the beginning of her official visit to the port's twin town in Brittany. Mrs Maureen Davies took with her the good wishes of the people of Falmouth in the hope of expanding the twinning links

  • Sir Robin returns

    A moment in sailing history was seen in Falmouth this week - the reunion of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston with his famous boat Suhaili. The first yacht to complete a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation in 1968-69 left Falmouth with her renowned, highly

  • Late goal nicks draw

    TRURO CITY 2 LUDGVAN 2 TRURO City salvaged a point from their Jolly's Combination League clash with Ludgvan at Treyew Road, but they will reflect on the fact that they should have taken all three. For 20 minutes the game trundled along in an uneventful

  • Noisy all night beach party upsets villagers

    Residents of Praa Sands were up in arms this week after a noisy beach party kept local people awake into the early hours of Sunday morning. Margaret Hodges, who aired her displeasure at this week's Breage parish council meeting, said the volume of the

  • Cornwall among fastest-growing counties in UK

    AFTER a 17 month wait the official population figures for Cornwall have finally been released - revealing the county as one of the fastest growing in the country. The report, issued this week following the census in April last year, also reveals that

  • Bags of rubbish are collected from beach

    Members of the Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area Group welcomed supporters when they turned up at Prisk Cove, near Mawnan Smith, to carry out a clean-up of the beach alongside the Helford River. The clean-up was part of the annual beachwatch

  • Nurse asks for two bus stops outside hospital

    A SENIOR sister at Helston Community Hospital is asking the town council to put up two bus stops outside the building in Meneage Road. Sandy Bartlett says there is a great need for the two stops especially for the elderly visiting by bus from either the

  • Major facelift plans

    PLANS for a major facelift at a Taunton shopping mall have been thrown out by planners worried about its affect on a retail and housing development proposed on adjoining council land. The owners of Crown Walk say they will appeal against the decision

  • Key figure retires

    A PILLAR in the community of Wellington is to retire at the end of the month after a career of 30 years with Avon and Somerset Police. Sgt Viv Calloway has been a key figure in the town for the past four years, working to protect the public and has campaigned

  • Blues in state of collapse

    ST IVES 5 HELSTON 0 HELSTON suffered one of their heaviest defeats for some time when they collapsed to a 5-0 defeat away to St Ives in the Jolly's Combination League. For 70 minutes there was nothing between the sides, but when Helston conceded a second

  • Helston lift county title

    The final of the Summer League was played tonight at St Newlyn Village Hall with Western Area champions Helston taking on the Eastern Area champions Lostwithiel. The match was a closely contested affair with never more that five shots separating the teams

  • Maureen retires after 23 years

    Cleaning services assistant, Maureen Wilcock, has retired after 23 years working at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Maureen, from Truro, is carried out her duties on Grenville ward and in the outpatients' department. Friends and colleagues paid tribute to

  • Oldest abseiler, 88, raises cash for charity

    DAREDEVIL pensioner Roscoe Poad, from St Austell, was hailed as the world's oldest abseiler after he completed a 55ft descent down County Hall for charity. Mr Poad, 88, raised a gasp from the 150-strong crowd on Saturday as he abseiled down the side of

  • Chris roars to a double

    EAST Huntspill racing driver, Chris Buncombe and the new Chiron Supersports Car, were totally dominant at Brands Hatch last weekend, winning both races of the National Supersports Championship. See this week's Weekly News sports pages for full report.

  • Shock closure

    HIGHBRIDGE'S Normans supermarket is to shut after 30 years in the town, with the loss of 35 jobs. The post office, which is based within the store, is also at risk. See this week's Weekly News for full report.

  • Rescue service in hovercraft plans

    THE BURNHAM Area Rescue Boat is hoping to extend its' centre to make room for a new hovercraft following a tragedy in the summer. The hovercraft will be named, The Spirit of Lelaina, in memory of five-year-old Lelaina Hall, who died after being trapped

  • GRIM FUTURE FOR MARKET

    There is no realistic prospect of Helston cattle market re-opening, local residents were told at a public meeting in the town. The historic market has been closed for 18 months in the wake of the foot and mouth outbreak, but it had been hoped the centuries-old

  • Wait over for Reds

    REDRUTH 39pts HAVANT 16pts REDRUTH picked up their first National League Division Three (South) win when they defeated Havant in convincing fashion at the Recreation Ground. Havant a had a massive pack with three forwards over 6 foot six and they had

  • Benefit match proves big hit for Penberthy

    "Thanks for a very special day." That was how Anthony Penberthy summed up his homecoming to Troon Cricket Club in an address to the spectators following his benefit game on Saturday. It was, indeed, a special day with a healthy crowd attending to honour

  • Cornwall enjoy good season

    LEADING run scorers for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship this year were the skipper, Tom Sharp and Ben Price, who both passed the 300 run mark. Price averaged over 50 and hit four 50s in his eight innings. The bowling was led by Charlie Shreck

  • Cornwall to host music festival

    CHOIRS from all over the world have registered to take part in the first British International Male Voice Choral Festival to be held in Cornwall next year. Concerts will be held not only in Truro, at the cathedral and the Hall for Cornwall, but also in

  • Cobbles could be ripped up

    FALMOUTH'S notorious cobbles could be pulled up and consigned to the dustbin if traffic is reduced in the town centre. County surveyor John Sanders admitted on Tuesday that the cobbles - which have caused scores of people to trip and suffer serious injuries

  • Mebyon Kernow holds silent tribute

    Activists of Mebyon Kernow descended on Redruth on Saturday for the party's annual general meeting and policy conference. The conference was launched with a minute's silence to remember two staunch Mebyon Kernow members who had died during the last 12

  • Public can have say on town traffic ban

    The public will be given a chance for a final say on Falmouth town centre's controversial traffic re-strictions next week. Cornwall county council, who implemented the 11am to 4pm ban on cars through the town centre, are hosting the last public consultation