FATHERS and their families flocked to Helston Motor Show on Sunday helping to boost attendance to record levels. The annual Father's Day treat, sponsored by the Packet, was boosted by blazing sunshine in the afternoon, following a rather grey start. Organiser
PORTHLEVEN Town Band gained second place at the famous West of England Bandsmen's Festival at Bugle. Playing in the fourth section, the band improved on last year's third place position with their performance of the test piece, "Stantonbury Festival."
In the fourth instalment of our series looking at how producers across the South West are adapting their business under the new Single Payment System, Kevin Brewer visits a Cornish family focused on milk, and a family farming California style The Partridge
I read in the papers recently that a farmer in the West Country was having great difficulty in selling his new potatoes. Apparently retailers are selling "new" potatoes that are sometimes many weeks old. Often they don't come from this country but have
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a 30-bedroom travel lodge on the edge of Helston were to be discussed by Kerrier councillors yesterday. Local developer David Martin, of Graceloft Ltd, is seeking outline planning permission for the lodge, a restaurant and
This is the second of a number of articles written specifically about individual farms, their enterprises and their reliance on home grown forage. David and Liz Nicholls (DC & EF Nicholls), farm at Feadon Farm, Portreath, in Cornwall, where they have
As I write this article the weather forecast is supposedly good and will stay that way for our silage making. Obviously at the moment we are all disappointed at the price of milk, and more in my line of work - we are still disappointed with the major
THE police aimed to turn the tables against criminals across the Avon and Somerset force area in their pioneering Operation Relentless last week. Ilminster was among the many towns to see dawn raids and a heavy police presence in a bid to track down wanted
THE police aimed to turn the tables against criminals across the Avon and Somerset force area in their pioneering Operation Relentless last week. Ilminster was among the many towns to see dawn raids and a heavy police presence in a bid to track down wanted
James Fisher & Sons, one of the UK's leading marine services providers, held a naming ceremony for a new production tanker, the Clyde Fisher, in Falmouth. The vessel, a 12,800 dwt clean product/chemical carrier, has entered service around the British
Falmouth Coastguard was advised by the tanker Bro Trader that she had broken down and was drifting south west of the Runnel Stone. Anglian Princess and the Sennen Cove lifeboat were tasked to the incident and the lifeboat stood by whilst repairs were
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WHEELIE bins have landed in Chard - and Ilminster is set to follow soon. Delivery of the new wheeled bins and food waste caddies has started, and the first collections take place next week. The scheme, which will soon include all but a few peripheral
AS the sun rose on Falmouth last Friday the majestic Mir tall ship sailed in to the harbour for a weekend of activity. Accompanying the Russian ship - one of the largest of its type in the world - was the tall ship Europa, from Holland, to take part in
A 34-year-old man has been killed after being hit by a train last Thursday on Falmouth's railway line - the third incident this year. William James Lee, from Flushing, died after he was hit by the Wessex 12.52 Truro to Falmouth train near Trescobeas,
POLICE have launched a criminal investigation after a horrific multi-vehicle pile-up on the Penryn by-pass left one man dead and six people seriously injured. A dog also died. Emergency services were called to the Penryn by-pass at around 11.20am on Friday
AS the sun rose on Falmouth last Friday the majestic Mir tall ship sailed in to the harbour for a weekend of activity. Accompanying the Russian ship - one of the largest of its type in the world - was the tall ship Europa, from Holland, to take part in
A PROPOSED mobile phone mast that would be situated near a Falmouth primary school has once again been objected to by councillors. Members of Falmouth town council's planning committee have again recommended refusal for a resubmitted proposal by O2 (UK
A MEMBER of staff at a Praa Sands pub was left traumatised this week after being tied up by masked intruders who raided the pub in the early hours of Monday morning. The male cleaner, who is in his early fifties, had just started work at the beachside
Changing to a nutrious "flavour linked" feeding system is enabling Devon dairy farmers Rita and Mark Dunn to maximise the performance potential of their all-Guernsey herd. Rita and Mark had tried just about every feeding system available in an effort
A single storey residence, ideal for refurbishment and updating, set in well planted and established gardens with a southerly aspect offering wonderful views across Restronguet Creek to farmland beyond is on the market with Miller Countrywide. Kinsha,
A unique manor house near Helston has come on the market for £1.35 million but few may realise how historical it is. Trenethick Barton was mentioned in a Country Life Article in April, 1961, as being a Tudor farmhouse, but Trenethick can trace its history
A CAMBORNE council tax payer has lambasted Kerrier district council for not questioning the provision of road signs in the area in both English and Cornish. Mr B Watters of Atlantic Close is hoping his complaint concerning the authority's Cornish Language
ON day that France decisively rejected the European constitution, Holman-Climax Male Voice Choir were renewing cross channel friendships on another level entirely. Returning for the second time to the Department of Morbihan in Southern Brittany, the choir
A SPECIAL project developed to rectify problems of anti-social behaviour faced by the residents of a housing estate in Redruth has been officially opened. Cornwall county council and Helping Hands Residents' Association held an opening ceremony for the
A BUSINESS leader has said it would be a disaster if funding was not found to keep Camborne and Redruth's police community support officers. Funding for the 12 officers, covering both towns, runs out next March, and no decision has been made yet about
TAUNTON-based Midas has a new face at the helm - Alan Hope, currently Managing Director of Midas Projects (UK) Ltd, has taken up the position of Chief Executive of the Midas Group. In his new role Alan will take a seat on the Group's Main Board and responsibility
TRURO and St Austell MP Matthew Taylor has promised to concentrate on his constituency work after losing his role as chairman of the Liberal Democrats. The dramatic change for the popular MP comes just over a month after he retained his seat at the general
DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and
CAMBORNE, at Werrington, did not find the Ladycross field a happy hunting ground, going down to a six wicket defeat, writes Paul Bawden. Camborne soon lost opener Kevin Roberts and first wicket down player Tim Edwards, for ducks, with three runs on the
THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's
A REGULAR fixture in the Working Boat programme, the Terry Heard Memorial Race, was staged by Mylor Yacht Club on Sunday with 13 crews taking part, writes John Cruise. The weather was not exactly as forecast and the fresh north westerly was too much for
AFTER a break of many years, RNAS Culdrose have been admitted back into the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League after clubs voted for their inclusion at the league's annual general meeting on Wednesday evening.. The meeting, held at Wendron, was
THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's
Thirty years after classic rock anthem Bohemian Rhapsody took over the charts, Europe's biggest Queen tribute band, Killer Queen, will be bringing A Kind of Magic to the Princess Pavilion this Friday. And for Scott Maley, aka Freddie Mercury, and his
I STUDIED with a degree of dj vu the remarks of the chief executive of the South West Chamber of Commerce, that Exeter Airport had an opportunity to develop a "niche role" whilst Bristol Airport developed "another way" as a result of the potential acquisition
IS it just me or is the Skipper getting boring? When the Skipper first started his column I was impressed - he came up with a few good points and uncovered some things that probably made the people he was criticising have a good look at themselves. In
TIM Williams' departure for higher things ("Tim's post is at the heart of government," Packet, June 18) is an opportunity to reflect on the "regeneration" of Camborne-Redruth. In its media releases CPR Regeneration has projected an image of a district
Young Falmouth all-rounder Antony Angove made his full county debut for Cornwall on Monday at the age of 16 years and 169 days. He was included in the starting line up for Cornwall's Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire at Alderley Edge. Angove
SENIOR cricket at Helston formally came to an end last Thursday evening when the Jolly's Drinks League Management Committee accepted the request of the club to withdraw from the ECB Cornwall Premier League, due to a shortage of suitable players. The LMC
AFTER a break of many years, RNAS Culdrose have been admitted back into the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League after clubs voted for their inclusion at the league's annual general meeting on Wednesday evening.. The meeting, held at Wendron, was
DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and
A new report which concludes that "if bovine tb is not rolled back, there could be dire and widespread consequences for the agricultural and rural business sectors of the South West" is entirely justified, says the region's NFU. The NFU has welcomed the
AN exclusion zone has been set around Smeatharpe airfield to stop illegal raves while the Glastonbury Festival, which starts tomorrow. The zone, covering a five-mile radius across the Blackdown Hills and East Devon, has been set up under police powers
A MEMBER of staff at a Praa Sands pub was left traumatised this week after being tied up by masked intruders who raided the pub in the early hours of Monday morning. The male cleaner, who is in his early fifties, had just started work at the beachside
NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) is a network of 40 veterinary practices and 6 veterinary colleges monitoring diseases in cattle, sheep and pigs in the UK. NADIS is sponsored by Milk Development Council, the Meat and Livestock Commission
CONCERNS have been expressed over a proposed large industrial development in Helston. An application has been received for an office building and workshop, to be placed near the Bosnoweth roundabout, off Clodgey Lane, as the first phase of a long-awaited
A HOUSE planned for Mawgan in Meneage by the Diocese of Truro was unlikely to get the go ahead this week from Kerrier council planners. The diocese had applied for the property adjacent to Gleve Close and planners met on site to discuss the development
THE need for Cornish bilingual signs has been questioned by a Helston town councillor. Councillor Niall Devenish addressed the matter, following an announcement that town and parish councils have been given responsibility for naming new streets and are
FIREFIGHTERS will have a better chance of saving lives if Ditton Street is turned into a northbound one-way system, according to some residents and town leaders. The fate of Ilminster was decided when a southbound one-way system was approved on June 8
MY voyage aboard the luxury passenger ferry Midnatsol, part of the world famous Hurtigruten (fast route) fleet, continues as we head south from Kirknes, on the Norway-Russia border, to Bergen. Smoked whale meat and roast reindeer on the menu is not a
Tuesday, June 14 - No reported movements. Wednesday June 15 - The survey ship Odyssey Explorer (1,697/72) sailed from the docks. Thursday June 16 - Dutch cargo vessel Varnadiep (4,938/02) arrived from Hull for bunkers. Coastguard tug Anglian Princess
POLICE have been called to make an example of law breaking drivers in a Chard street. At Monday's meeting of Chard Town Council, motorists who unlawfully drive out of the lower end of Combe Street into Fore Street were given a thorough slating by councillors
ABOUT 150 barrels containing mystery industrial waste have been dug up near a Chard housing estate. The shock discovery was on land opposite Lower Touches, where developers are prep-aring to build 24 new homes. The site is just yards from a children's
CREATURES from the deep are just some of the colourful objects that visitors will be invited to create at University College Falmouth's newlook community open day - called bigsaturday - on July 2. Art workshops on a maritime theme, in celebration of SeaBritain
THIS summer up and down the country a host of exhibitions, events, races, regattas and concerts are being held as part of the Sea Britain Festival. The festival commemorates the achievements of Lord Nelson on the 200th anniversary of his death, the news
Agriculture has a unique role to play in developing renewable sources of energy - but the industry needs to be given the right infrastructure in order to fully realise its potential in combating climate change. That's the message the leader of the Country
TRURO and St Austell MP Matthew Taylor has promised to concentrate on his constituency work after losing his role as chairman of the Liberal Democrats. The dramatic change for the popular MP comes just over a month after he retained his seat at the general
POLICE have launched a criminal investigation after a horrific multi-vehicle pile-up on the Penryn by-pass left one man dead and six people seriously injured. A dog also died. Emergency services were called to the Penryn by-pass at around 11.20am on Friday
A BUSINESS leader has said it would be a disaster if funding was not found to keep Camborne and Redruth's police community support officers. Funding for the 12 officers, covering both towns, runs out next March, and no decision has been made yet about
SKY TV will next month broadcast an hour-long documentary film focusing on Bridgwater, its issues, and its people - and there is plenty you can do to get involved. See this week's Mercury to find out more.
THE Stroke Association, working in partnership with Somerset County Council community directorate, has launched the latest service to support all those affected by stroke in the Somerset Coast and Taunton Deane areas today. The Family Support Service
A REMARKABLE and unique time-keeping machine by one of the leaders of Britain's Industrial Revolution in the late 18th and early 19th centuries - William Murdoch - sold for twice its estimate at Bonhams in New Bond Street. This floor-standing regulator
A BERROW primary school teacher - said to have "an addiction" to child porn - appeared in court last week to admit a string of charges relating to indecent pictures he downloaded from the internet. He was warned he may face a jail sentence when he returns
TRAFFIC congestion can be expected in Truro from next week as work begins on the Treliske roundabout. A new traffic signal controls to improve the efficiency of the roundabout for traffic leaving the hospital site in the evenings will be put into operation
THE Speech and Language Therapy service for adults at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro is looking for volunteers who have an hour to spare on a regular basis. The department is about to start a pilot programme in which volunteers are trained in how
SOUTH West chartered surveyor Justin Armstrong has been appointed chairman of a national and international organisation for under-35s. Justin, a director of Truro-based Envoy Commercial Property Management, succeeds Philip Morris as chairman of the Royal
SCHOOLCHILDREN from all over Cornwall visited Truro fire station to learn about the hidden dangers that they can face in everyday life. Safety is the key message and it is hoped the children will acquire knowledge and the necessary lifeskills to deal
GRAMPOUND Road left Truro's Boscawen Park with a smile on their faces on Saturday evening after completing a worthy 60-run win over their neighbours. On the day the home team could have no complaints, after their batting failed to click for the second
THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's
THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals. In the past four years coach education courses have helped
THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local
IT wasn't just the heat that Beacon felt at Tolcarne Road on Saturday when St Austell hit top form in their County One fixture by hitting a sizzling 299 to win by a 225-run margin against Beacon. Man of the match by a mile was Daniel McLaughlin with a
THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals. In the past four years coach education courses have helped
DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and
THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local
PENRYN RFC president Mr Ray Plummer held a minute's silence at the start of their annual general meeting as a mark of respect to those who had died during the year, especially Roger Hosen, a great player, probably the greatest ever to war the Borough
THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals. In the past four years coach education courses have helped
DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and
THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local
Kernow Events - the organisers for this year's evening entertainment schedule for Henri-Lloyd Falmouth Week - has announced a spectacular 11-night programme on the Events Square between August 4 and 14. Falmouth Week is the second largest nautical event
The Edukators is showing at the Falmouth Arts Centre cinema on Friday and Saturday evenings. In this 15-rated film, three friends are united by revolutionary fervour and a commitment to change the world but their crusade does not involve smashing the
I READ with some amusement that our former MP Candy Atherton is "intent" on winning back her seat. This on the same day that it is reported in the press that Labour's Water Minister, Elliott Morley, has refused to back a plan that would see water bills
HOW much longer do the people of Pool have to wait to have something done about traffic parking on the pavements outside the shops in the village? On Sunday a car reversing onto the pavement knocked down an elderly lady. Thank goodness it was not critical
WHAT a shame! Shame on Redruth that a town of its size hasn't got an Age Concern or an old folks centre. Terry Bishop, Sue Fowler and all the other helpers must be devastated, but I know they did their best to keep it open. I know when I was in charge
IT was fascinating to read in the Packet (June 16) those letters pouring scorn, disgust, etc, on the Skipper's views on the Cornish language. Long before the Skipper came over the horizon and docked in the Packet, I was saying, and still say, the Cornish
The Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangments for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's
The Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals. In the past four years coach education courses have helped
Displaying just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and
the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local
TONBRIDGE and Malling Motorcycle Club and Track Racing Promotions held their first International Floodlit Super Cup at Yalding near Maidstone, Kent, at the weekend. Five 1000cc sidecar crews from Cornwall, Myles Simmons/Kevin Woodley (Redruth); Richard
THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's
THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals. In the past four years coach education courses have helped
THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local
The battle to eradicate TB in cattle is a Government priority, South West farmers have been told by new agricultural minister Lord Bach. Making his first agricultural engagement since taking office as sustainable food and farming minister, he promised
The Tenant Farmers Association has expressed support for the criticism being levelled against Arla for reducing its June milk price by 0.35p per litre. TFA national chairman Reg Haydon said: "We stand by our colleagues in the National Farmers Union and
Hopes were high as South West Farmer went to press that an Objective One grant of £6 million will be made to Cornish dairy farmers. The application was initially made by Cornwall Enterprise to deliver a delegated grant scheme for all dairy farmers in
