THE RSPCA has condemned the dumping of two cats on the roadside near Helston as a "cruel and cowardly" act. The animals, believed to be mother and daughter, were found by a member of the public on Monday afternoon near the Lowertown roundabout on the
PLANS to introduce a residents parking scheme in parts of Helston have been abandoned due to a lack of support. The county council first raised the possibility of such a scheme several years ago, when people living in the town were asked whether they
PLANS to transform a dilapidated building in the heart of Helston into a modern community facility could become a reality in just 18 months, it was claimed this week. Details of a facelift for the 200-year-old Epworth Hall in Coinagehall Street were unveiled
ANIMALS returned to Helston cattle market for the first time in 12 months on Monday for the 134th annual show organised by the Helston Fatstock Society. Some prime beasts were on display at the largely defunct market, which has been closed since the foot
SERVICE and civilian personnel gathered at RNAS Culdrose on Sunday for the annual Remembrance Day commemorations. Held in front of the main mast at the airbase, the service was led by Church of England padre the Rev Martyn Gough and Church of Scotland
CHILDREN'S cancer charity CLIC is to benefit from a Christmas grotto opening at the Creftow Gallery in Helston next Friday. Santa will be at the Church Street gallery every Saturday until Christmas.
PEOPLE living in Cury no longer have to wait for the bus in the dark following the installation of a solar-powered bus shelter. Located outside the village school, the shelter boasts solar panels which are charged during daylight hours and then illuminate
Burnham made hard work of their 1-0 victory over Hengrove at Cassis Close on Saturday, scoring the only goal in the 88th minute. They had Julian Thresher back in defence and Harry Kingston returned in midfield, but Joe Flurry was still missing from the
Burnham Rugby Club now has a Barbarian among its ex-players - Bristol Shoguns' flanker Chris Morgan, who made his debut for the world famous Baa Baas against the Combined Services at Aldershot on Tuesday. The former Burnham RFC mini and junior, whose
A STEEP increase in Chard and Ilminster's parking charges has been greeted by fierce opposition from motorists, residents and community leaders. The new charges will apply to all district council-owned car parks in the area from next April, but many people
HONEST Yeovil Town midfielder Lee Johnson said after Saturday's 3-3 FA Cup First Round match at Darlington that he did not deserve to get a penalty -- although his dad, Glovers boss Gary, swore blind he did(writes Steve Sowden). With Yeovil trailing 1
A YOUTHFUL Yeovil Town side - albeit including veteran Steve Thompson - defeated Bristol Manor Farm 2-0 on Tuesday night in the Second Round of the Somerset County Cup. A goal in each half saw the Glovers through in what was a comfortable match played
FOR full match report of Yeovil Town's FA Cup First Round match at Darlington see here: FA CUP FIRST ROUND DARLINGTON 3, YEOVIL TOWN 3 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM THE WILLIAMSON MOTORS STADIUM YOU cannot help but get sucked in by all the excitement and
THE barque Kruzenstern made an impressive sight as she arrived from Barcelona and moored in the bay last week before moving into the Carrick Roads.
A FRESH concept in oil pollution control was successfully tested in Falmouth Harbour last week. Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, working in partnership with the county council, conducted a trial which used novel mooring arrangements to support more than
THE Government has given its approval for the General Lighthouse Authority to order two multi-functional vessels and a rapid intervention vessel for Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Authority. A Polish shipyard, Gdansk Stocznia Remontowa, has
Tuesday, November 9 Greek bulk carrier Voyager (19,864/85) sailed for Riga, in the Baltic. Greek bulk carrier Aquahope (85,315/97) arrived from Hunterston, Clyde, for bunkers in the bay and sailed for the Brazilian port of Tubarao. Norwegian bulk carrier
A CAMBORNE student whose dream motorbike was damaged beyond repair after he swerved to avoid a cyclist has been left more than £3,000 out of pocket. Daniel Luke, from Pendrea Park, Camborne, was described as a hero for avoiding the cyclist on the A3047
CAMBORNE town Council is objecting strongly to plans to move the fire service control centre out of Cornwall. Councillors voted unanimously to "write to the appropriate bodies and ministers expressing our opposition", including a letter to Falmouth and
COUNCILLORS are hoping that a second grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund will provide a further £5.5 million for conservation work in the Camborne, Pool, Redruth and Gwennap-St Day mining districts, which will in turn bring money directly into the local
SUGGESTIONS are needed for the future of Pool School and Community College as it considers a name change following its launch as a specialist business and Enterprise College. In a letter to parents, headteacher Zelma Hill said the new status is an opportunity
THE RSPCA has condemned the dumping of two cats on the roadside near Helston as a "cruel and cowardly" act. The animals, believed to be mother and daughter, were found by a member of the public on Monday afternoon near the Lowertown roundabout on the
THE American owners of a factory being moved from Falmouth to China, with the loss of 60 local jobs, said yesterday that they had had no official approach from anyone seeking to try and persuade them to stay. The comments came after the Regional Development
DUNSTER Castle will be the centrepiece of a day of festive activities, next weekend. The National Trust property marks the beginning of Advent on Saturday, November 27. Visitors will be able to enjoy a Christmas market stocked with local produce and experience
A quartet of top celebrities will descend on Bridgwater on Saturday for the town's annual Christmas lights switch-on. The launch of the town's festivities will see scantily-clad twins The Cheeky Girls performing live, and they will also be joined by up-and-coming
Devon and Cornwall Police are searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Newquay home since 29 October 2004. Emma Wickland is described as of slim build, and was last seen wearing blue tracksuit bottoms and a white T shirt. She has
Early on the morning of Wednesday officers from the Targetted Policing Team and the Football Intelligence Unit visited addresses across Plymouth and arrested seven men aged 24, 31, 20, 19, 25, 19 and 16. This followed a disorder which occurred inside
The jobless figure for the South West fell by 14,000 in the three months from July to September, compared with the previous three months. The number of people out of work stood at 80,000, according official figures. The unemployment rate was 3.2per cent
Police have been contacted by a Luxulyan woman, asking for help in tracing her son. 42-year old Nigel Morcom has nor made contact with his family since the beginning of the year. Both Police and family have tried to find him, but to no avail. Unusually
PENRYN ATHLETIC 3 SALTASH UNITED 3 THIS action-packed Cornwall Senior Cup second round tie will have to be settled at the second attempt at Kimberley Stadium this Saturday after the first encounter ended in a 3-3 draw. For a fleeting moment Athletic had
FALMOUTH dropped two places in the Devon and Cornwall League on Saturday, after losing a nail-biting match at home to title contenders Kingsbridge. Falmouth looked the livelier of the two sides in the opening ten minutes, with full back Steve Larkins
TWO Cornish clubs, Charleston and Penryn and the new Welsh Club Porthgain, made the journey to Muiden near Amsterdam for the Dutch gig whales and sloop championships. There are two races on the Saturday and one on the Sunday, all around a three-and-a-half
MAKING their first trip to Jury Park and playing their first ever game against Padstow United, Falmouth Town overcame their East Cornwall Premier League opponents more comfortably then the scoreline suggests. Steve Massey had two changes to make before
TWO top of the table clashes dominated the nights events in the Nantuckett Carn Brea Five-a-side league Tuesday League. FC Four Lanes inflicted the first defeat of the season on Redruth whilst Richfords comfortably overcame Fryer 5-1. All four top teams
BRIDGE 'A' look to be running away with the West Cornwall Table Tennis League Premiership title this season after defeating Falmouth Docks 'A' 3-7. However Jeremy Williams secured a hat-trick for Falmouth against the league leaders. At the other end of
SOMERSET primary schools have been hosting a special three-day taster course for people interested in a career in teaching. The event was organised by the South-West Recruitment Strategy Team following similar highly successful and over subscribed events
DISABLED drivers in Yeovil are being urged not to abuse their preferential parking rights in the town - before a serious accident happens. Yeovil Town Council's buildings and civic matters committee heard on Tuesday night that a lay-by in South Western
A LEADING Falmouth Conservative who has worked with a number of leading party officials over the past 30 years has cut up her membership card and sent the remains in the post to party leader Michael Howard who, by co-incidence, is visiting the town today
THOUSANDS of people across the area attended Remembrance Day services at churches, chapels and war memorials on Sunday. The day's ceremonies followed others held on Thursday last week, November 11, when Royal British Legion members and representatives
IN January 2003 the Queens Wharf at Falmouth docks was completely destroyed by a massive fire. The wharf had been freshly creosoted and within 10 minutes the entire structure was ablaze, destroying the 70-year-old institution. The salvage company that
PACKET reporter Simon Greensted has been formally thanked by Falmouth's mayor for his services to the town council. The 26-year-old, from Trescobeas Road, has been reporting on Falmouth town council meetings for two-and-a-half years and this month is
HOONEYMOONERS Emma and Steve Hackett had a great time in Cornwall but have no record of their visit. Sadly they lost their camera and film while here and have appealed to Packet readers for help. The couple, who live in Dorset and married at Beaulieu,
A LAST-minute donation has meant that a Falmouth street will be lit this Christmas. Specsavers opticians has saved the day for Market Street, which will now be fully equipped with Christmas lights thanks to a £700 pledge - not only for this Christmas,
HOLMANS 1 GOONHAVERN 3 THIS was a full blooded Cornwall Senior Cup second round encounter as Holmans pitted their wits against the Jolly's Combination League's leading team and once again proved able to compete with the best. But for some resolute defending
WESTON-SUPER-MARE 5pts REDRUTH 22pts WINNING away to old and respected rivals Weston-super-Mare at the Drove Road, Recreation Ground, keeps the Reds in fifth place following a "Curate's Egg" performance. They fell just short of collecting a bonus point
TWO brothers from Camborne Tae Kwon-Do have proven themselves to be amongst the best of the UK fighters, both taking gold in Global Tae Kwon-Do International's National Points competition. The event, held in Cheltenham, attracted hundreds of the top UK
A TAUNTON actor could be the next man to utter the immortal line "the name's Bond, James Bond" on the big screen. As revealed in the County Gazette back in July, James Purefoy is among the actors being considered as Pierce Brosnan's successor in the James
The case concerning a Muslim schoolboy was has alleged that he was racially discriminated against, bullied and victimised by students and teachers at a former Burnham school has been adjourned. Mikhail Smethurst, aged ten, and his mum Aliya claim that
HARD preparatory work over recent months enabled participants to reach a high standard in the second mock trials competition at Truro Crown Court on Saturday. Cornwall's resident Judge Jeffrey Rucker, who presided along with Judge Nicholas Vincent, had
AN Internet auction is being set up by the people of St Newlyn East to raise money to install a memorial to a little boy who died in a tragic boating accident in the summer. Eight-year-old Piran Osborne was struck by a speedboat trailer as he sat on a
DUE to its increasing popularity Truro's City of Lights parade is to have its own night this year for the first time ever. In previous years the parade has been held to coincide with the first night of late-night shopping, but its increasing success has
THERE comes a time in the life of a car when you really have to surrender to its basic instincts - you just have to buy it some petrol. I did that today - 86.9 pence a litre! Eighty six point nine pence per litre! Good grief, what's in it, gold dust?
TWO top of the table clashes dominated the nights events in the Nantuckett Carn Brea Five-a-side league Tuesday League. FC Four Lanes inflicted the first defeat of the season on Redruth whilst Richfords comfortably overcame Fryer 5-1. All four top teams
I AM pleased that Mr Wilson responded to my article on the surfacing of the road at the Helston hospital and sorry that I didn't mention the yellow lines in Nansloe Close, which are included in the same scheme as that in Degibna Lane. They were not placed
LAST weekend saw Steve Hall from Wales and Marketa Myskova of Devon win their respective singles titles in the Cornwall Open Grand Prix table tennis tournament held at the Tregorrick Park Table Tennis Centre, St. Austell. Hall, who travels the length
STEPHEN Swain said that South West Water contractors who came to cut down trees at Church Cover on November 10 were accompanied by police. This was untrue. When I arrived at Church Cove that afternoon I witnessed violent struggles between three protesters
I MUST support Carolyn Wilkins and Heather Campbell, of Coombe, St Austell (letters, November 6) who take David to task over his dispassionate comments about HM Bark Endeavour. Like Carolyn and Heather many of us "up- country" folk have been privileged
ARE we losing personal responsibility? If a child bunks off school, the parents get blamed. If a paedophile commits an act, his employers can be held to be at fault. When a youth sprays graffiti or goes joy riding, society itself is held responsible.
I am the proud owner of the Castle Beach Cafe in Falmouth. As you are aware it was severely damaged by the October storm. Having just left the structural engineer, I can now, with the help of the Packet, inform all the locals who love and care about the
HAVING attended the "First Poppy Planting," presided over as is usual in this town for a great number of years, may I say how astonished I am to see a large photo and report of the donation by Mackerelbus of a restored board presented to the RBL. I deplore
IT is with regret that I am today announcing my resignation from the Conservative Party. I shall continue to represent the residents of Arwenack ward, Falmouth, on Carrick district council as an independent councillor. Councillor Pat Tyrrell, OBE, also
WITH reference to Mrs Davidson's remarks regarding the non-appearance of our MP Candy Atherton at the burger-bar in Camborne, I would suggest to her that a hint in Ms Atherton's direction that the press and a cameraman would be in attendance would be
MY son had his bike stolen from the back of our property. He was lost without it and my thoughts were how much it had cost us both, i.e., his method of transport to school and the financial cost to myself. Within a month the bike was back in the same
WHAT a joke! Here we are, the average householder struggling to pay the outrageous council tax demands and water rates, when the councillors and staff of County Hall are having the luxury of "free bottled water" at our expense and no doubt, many other
TWO "linked" articles - "local taxpayers pick up £74,000 bill for water" and "over £1 million paid out to councillors" - might not have got me responding about Cornwall county council per se, but for the fact that both were revealed in the Packet! If,
WITH reference to "It's disabled drivers who ignore the yellow lines." As a bus driver I do not need to get out of my cab, as I can see quite clearly from my seat that the majority of illegal parking is carried out by people who do not have disabled badges
IN reply to the letter from Tommy Bray, it matters not one jot whether people vote not to have an elected regional assembly, the unelected regional assemblies were set up several years ago, and John Prescott has no intention of dismantling them. Perhaps
THE new crime-fighting initiatives launched by David Blunkett are little more than election fluff and may be both dangerous and counter-productive for the police. What is needed in Cornwall is real action to tackle crime, not charters, commandments and
A FANTASTIC nett 47.5 gave the four man team of Mike Hatch, Alan Nicholls, Nick Watters and Scott Willett first place in the Texas Scramble at Praa Sands Golf Club on Sunday, writes Simon Edwards. Chris Cox-Webber, Phil Hales, Mike Hichens and Steve Lugg
HELSTON 4 PERRANWELL 0 HELSTON had this Jolly's Combination League game wrapped up after 20 minutes as they powered their way to a convincing 4-0 win over Perranwell at Kellaway Park. On a great afternoon for football, it took just to minutes to open
MINING Snooker League leaders Redruth RBL A were held to a 3-3 draw by Bell's Court on Friday and had to win the last frame through Alan Hurley to level the match. Young Bobby Southworth is making a name for himself, and beat Chris Timmins after Chris
A GOAL five minutes from the end of normal time spared Launceston's blushes as they were taken all the way to the wire by Wendron at Underlane. Wendron's Carlsberg SWL visitors were expected to cruise to a comfortable second round Cornwall Senior Cup
LAST weekend saw Steve Hall from Wales and Marketa Myskova of Devon win their respective singles titles in the Cornwall Open Grand Prix table tennis tournament held at the Tregorrick Park Table Tennis Centre, St. Austell. Hall, who travels the length
FOUR new jobs will be created in Wellington if plans by builders' merchants Travis Perkins, to take over the former Richardsons vehicle repair shops, are approved. Travis Perkins has put forward a planning application to turn the workshops at Blackdown
CORNISH party Mebyon Kernow was celebrating last week after winning a by-election to choose a new district councillor for Porthleven and Sithney. The party's candidate, Jane Acton, from Porthleven, polled 177 votes - 70 ahead of her nearest rival, Independent
PUPILS from Trannack County Primary School, Helston, are some of the 60,000 children UK wide who will create "living classrooms" in the grounds of their schools this month as part of the Woodland Trust's children's tree planting campaign, Tree For All
OFFICIALS at the Swallows of Helston gymnastics club were celebrating this week after gaining the coveted Gymmark award. To win the award, which recognises quality and professionalism in all areas of operation, the club had to produce a portfolio showing
YEOVIL Town have to put the thoughts of another possible long run in the FA Cup behind them when they take on Southend United this Saturday at Huish Park in the Coca-Cola League Two (writes Steve Sowden). The Glovers -- who scored a dramatic last-gasp
Eight members of the Yeovil Town Independent Supporters' Association will be travelling to the Glovers' match at Leyton Orient on December 18 in style - they have hired a stretched limousine for the day!
Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson refused to comment on the £800 fine given to his Bristol Rovers counterpart Ian Atkins following the fracas that ensued at the Memorial Stadium when the two clubs clashed in October. Atkins had been charged with three
The tickets for Yeovil Town's FA Cup First Round replay with Darlington on Tuesday, November 23, are on sale. Tickets are available today (Thursday) and Friday from 9am to 5pm with late night opening tonight until 7pm. Tickets are also on sale on Saturday
YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson is looking forward to renewing old acquaintances at Histon provided his team can dispose of Darlington in the FA Cup First Round Replay at Huish Park on Tuesday. Following the Glovers "last kick of the match" equaliser
THE A&P Group has clinched a prestigious, multi-million pound cruiseship conversion contract from Thomson Cruises to repair and refit the 34,000-ton Noordam which the UK-based holiday company has chartered from Holland America Lines (HAL). A classic
FALMOUTH Friday, Nov 19 10.11 (4.7) 23.09 (4.3) Saturday, Nov 20 11.37 (4.6) --------- Sunday, Nov 21 00.33 (4.3) 12.56 (4.6) Monday, Nov 22 01.40 (4.5) 13.58 (4.8) Tuesday, Nov 23 02.33 (4.7) 14.49 (4.9) Wednesday, Nov 24 3.18 (4.9) 15.35 (5.1) Thursday
A CHARD resident has notched up further success in her crusade to preserve a piece of the town's history. Jane Bailey, of Vine House, off Old Town, has been battling with South Somerset District Council to get a new cul-de-sac of six bungalows re-named
THE community has rushed to help find homes for their animals but a single mother and her teenage daughter are facing homelessness. Michelle Downing, her 15-year-old daughter Holly and their friend, Elaine Thomas, are being evicted from their Stithians
THOUSANDS of people across the area attended Remembrance Day services at churches and chapels as well as local war memorials on Sunday. In Redruth, Camborne, Illogan, and other towns and villages in the area old soldiers stood alongside the young in silent
A TRESWITHIAN couple have finally realised their dream of becoming the latest landlords of the village pub. Andy and Sue Morris have taken over the Cornish Choughs pub, in the village near Camborne, four years after putting their dream on hold to for
YOUNGSTERS proved themselves to be top brass on Monday in the opening classes of this year's Camborne Music Festival. Brass players under the age of 11 were given the honour of beginning the event at Camborne Centenary Methodist Church, which will run
The case for integrated healthcare was gradually finding firmer ground according to the Prince of Wales while on a visit to Devon. He was speaking at the official opening of the 34-bed Okehampton Community Hospital centre on the edge of Dartmoor. The
PENRYN 21pts CLEVEDON 19pts CLEVEDON gave Penryn a shock towards the end of this South West I League encounter and, if Clevedon had converted their last try a draw would have resulted. This would have been a slight injustice because the home side were
A LARGE crowd saw "Falmouth's Finest" triumph for the first time in their annual charity match against Dartmoor Prison staff at Falmouth Town's Bickland Park on Sunday. Played in memory of Wayne Macdonnell who died of a rare heart disease in 2000, a large
AFTER months of hard work Falmouth Cricket Club's new £400,000 extension is almost complete. With tidying up being almost the last act now to take place, the club invited one of their main sponsors, Ocean BMW, and the South West Regional Development Association's
MEMBERS of the Cornwall County Bowling Association and members of the Southern Division were this week mourning the loss of a great sporting character - Arthur Rowe - a past president of the Mawnan Bowling Club. He was 84. Arthur, a gentle giant of a
LAST weekend saw Steve Hall from Wales and Marketa Myskova of Devon win their respective singles titles in the Cornwall Open Grand Prix table tennis tournament held at the Tregorrick Park Table Tennis Centre, St. Austell. Hall, who travels the length
THE Yeovil Chamber of Trade has supported plans for leading fast food outlet Kentucky Fried Chicken to open a new restaurant and drive-thru on an edge-of-town business park. The Yeovil Express last week exclusively revealed that the owners of the Houndstone
THE Mayoress of Yeovil has said she cannot understand why there is always such a 'furore' about fast food takeaways opening in the town. Linda Lee applied to Yeovil Town Council's planning and licensing committee on Monday to use an empty unit at the
THE American owners of a factory being moved from Falmouth to China, with the loss of 60 local jobs, said yesterday that they had had no official approach from anyone seeking to try and persuade them to stay. The comments came after the Regional Development
THE leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy MP, has said his party will do all they can to safeguard the future of crown post offices. Mr Kennedy, who visited Yeovil last week, said he was concerned that there were fears surrounding the town's
THE people of Yeovil joined with the rest of the nation on Sunday to remember those who had lost their lives in conflicts to protect the country (writes Steve Sowden). Dignitaries and service personnel were in abundance for the annual Remembrance Day
THE owners of the Le Jardin nightclub in Yeovil have denied mounting rumours that it is set to close in the New Year. The Luton-based Luminar Leisure company, who also own the Chicago Rock premises in Yeovil, announced this week in its interim results
PROLONGED sexual abuse of a young boy led to 37-year-old Andrew Thomas being jailed for three-and-a-half years at Truro Crown Court. Thomas, who went to the police and admitted his offending before any complaint was made against him, has been in custody
PLANS are being drawn up to introduce a multi-storey car park in the centre of town as part of the Yeovil Vision initiative (writes Steve Sowden). Although the proposals are still very much in the melting pot there are definite signs that officials are
ONE of Falmouth's largest nursery, infant and junior schools is urging parents to treat their children's hair for headlice as a matter of urgency. The message has gone out in a school newsletter from Beacon Nursery, Infant and Junior Schools, which together
THERE was plenty of pushing and shoving going on in Penryn on Sunday as the town took delivery of its Christmas tree courtesy of Falmouth and Penryn Lions. The town's Christmas lights committee was on hand to put the tree into place at the western end
CARRICK district council is seeking the help of local taxpayers before making drastic changes to its finances and bringing the authority back into line with inflation. The council, which has taken out a full-page advertisement in this week's Packet to
CAMBORNE 33 TRURO 21 CAMBORNE remain on the heels of South West League II leaders Spartans thanks to a brilliant hat-trick of tries by Kiwi full back Todd Blythe in this pulsating local derby clash. Truro, for whom backrow forwards Tim Gay and Ed Lawrence
A COUPLE moving into a new home at Trewoon near St Austell have enjoyed a double celebration, marking a major milestone for the developer and an historic anniversary involving one of Cornwall's greatest sons. The three-bedroom bungalow in Cooperage Gardens
Chacewater 5 Falmouth Athletic 3 CHACEWATER battled their way past Falmouth Athletic to earn a home tie with Redruth United in the third round of the Cornwall Junior Cup. Mark Jefferies put Falmouth ahead after 20 minutes only for the prolific Mike Elliott
A VERY large detached three bedroom single storey residence enjoying views across Polperro valley with 94ft balcony terrace and large two double bedroom lower ground floor apartment is on the market with Miller Countrywide at a guide price of £750,000
ST DENNIS 1 ILLOGAN 2 ILLOGAN'S win at St Dennis in the second round of the Cornwall Senior Cup has given them a great chance of picking up one of the big boys in the next round. Although they edged the tie 2-1 it was a pretty close and the result could
MINING Snooker League leaders Redruth RBL A were held to a 3-3 draw by Bell's Court on Friday and had to win the last frame through Alan Hurley to level the match. Young Bobby Southworth is making a name for himself, and beat Chris Timmins after Chris
TWO top of the table clashes dominated the nights events in the Nantuckett Carn Brea Five-a-side league Tuesday League. FC Four Lanes inflicted the first defeat of the season on Redruth whilst Richfords comfortably overcame Fryer 5-1. All four top teams
BRIDGE 'A' look to be running away with the West Cornwall Table Tennis League Premiership title this season after defeating Falmouth Docks 'A' 3-7. However Jeremy Williams secured a hat-trick for Falmouth against the league leaders. At the other end of
LAST weekend saw Steve Hall from Wales and Marketa Myskova of Devon win their respective singles titles in the Cornwall Open Grand Prix table tennis tournament held at the Tregorrick Park Table Tennis Centre, St. Austell. Hall, who travels the length
Her family was told she would never walk, never hear, and was unlikely even to survive when she was born prematurely two years ago - but this week little Grace Morgan surprised everyone by taking part in a sponsored walk to help other children. When Grace
A DOUBLE glazing salesman who set fire to his business premises in Truro after struggling to keep it afloat has been jailed for three years by a crown court judge. Truro Crown court was told that arsonist Roger Tay, 58, had twice been made bankrupt before
THOUSANDS of people across the area attended Remembrance Day services at churches and chapels as well as local war memorials on Sunday. The days' events followed others held on Thursday last week, November 11 when Royal British Legion members and local
CARRICK district council is seeking the help of local taxpayers before making drastic changes to its finances and bringing the authority back into line with inflation. The council, which has taken out a full-page advertisement in this week's Packet to
AROUND 250 Truro schoolchildren filled the stage of the Hall for Cornwall in Truro this week. As part of their annual autumn concert, pupils from Truro School and its Prep School at Treliske combined for a performance of the famous signature tune of the
HEALTHCARE assistant Jean Annear has retired from the Princess Alexandra Maternity Wing (PAMW) after 44 years of service with the NHS in Cornwall. Jean, who first worked at the former City and St Clement's Hospitals in Truro, having joined the NHS in
A POLICE sergeant who rescued a woman from her burning Newquay flat was one of several officers to receive awards at an awards evening in Truro last week. Sgt Ian Marshall received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery from the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
NEWLY enrolled nursing students are impressed by the facilities at the Knowledge Spa in Truro. Jason Hocking from Helston is one of the new nursing students who have just commenced their studies with the Faculty of Health and Social Work (FHSW) this term
CAMBORNE 33pts TRURO 21pts The weather conditions were near perfect, dry and sunny with a slight wind, but there was was a smaller crowd than expected for this crucial promotion derby clash that saw Camborne take the honours in a game in which they always
CAMBORNE 33pts TRURO 21pts The weather conditions were near perfect, dry and sunny with a slight wind, but there was was a smaller crowd than expected for this crucial promotion derby clash that saw Camborne take the honours in a game in which they always
Chacewater 5 Falmouth Athletic 3 CHACEWATER battled their way past Falmouth Athletic to earn a home tie with Redruth United in the third round of the Cornwall Junior Cup. Mark Jefferies put Falmouth ahead after 20 minutes only for the prolific Mike Elliott
HELSTON 4 PERRANWELL 0 HELSTON had this Jolly's Combination League game wrapped up after 20 minutes as they powered their way to a convincing 4-0 win over Perranwell at Kellaway park. On a great afternoon for football, it took just to minutes to open
St Just 0 TRURO CITY 2 WITH many soccer followers in the county having one eye on this game as a possible upset in the Cornwall Senior Cup, Truro City ensured there would never be any doubt that they would all be disappointed by pulling off a 2-0 win
TWO "linked" articles - "local taxpayers pick up £74,000 bill for water" and "over £1 million paid out to councillors" - might not have got me responding about Cornwall county council per se, but for the fact that both were revealed in the Packet! If,
BRIDGE 'A' look to be running away with the West Cornwall Table Tennis League Premiership title this season after defeating Falmouth Docks 'A' 3-7. However Jeremy Williams secured a hat-trick for Falmouth against the league leaders. At the other end of
NO doubt the word has got to you already that the prices at the Fusion Bar in Helston have been doubled for members to get in and gone up £2 extra for non-members - as you can imagine the place was dead! As it stands the bar upstairs is higher priced
I TAKE great exception to Stephen Swain's statement on behalf of South West Water in last week's Packet (Lizard tree protesters evicted) where the water company regretted being unable to satisfy "a very few" local residents about the location of the pumping
I WRITE with reference to the comments from South West Water official Stephen Swain (Helston Packet, November 13) regarding the destruction of trees in the Church Cove copse to install a sewage transfer pumping station. As someone who witnessed the events
IN her recent email to students at the Combined University of Cornwall (CUC), Candy Atherton described the completion of the Tremough Campus as the "realisation of a dream." Indeed it is - only possible due to Objective One funding from Europe which had
HAVING read Skipper's column, I am glad someone else has noticed that these greedy Cornwall county councillors are picking up very generous allowances. Not only in free lunches at the council taxpayers' expense, but also bottled water. They also have
HAVING spent the last few years in Falmouth, studying at the marine school, I truly believe that my time spent in Falmouth was the best of my life and once my studies have concluded I hope to move back and live in work as a member of the Falmouth community
BELOW is a letter sent to Carrick district council with regard to the proposed planning application for a four-storey block of flats on the former Palm Beach Hotel site at Queen Mary Gardens. The sensitive issue is whether Carrick allow the application
HAVING lived most of my life in the Falmouth area and spent much of my leisure time pleasure boating, beaching and walking in and around the Fal Estuary, I am wondering whether anyone else has noticed the apparent steady depletion of sand on the estuary
I WRITE to ask if anyone else has noticed, as the election draws near, how Candy Atherton is more and more portraying herself as the caring and hardworking local MP. Her notices in the local press are increasing by the week. I also write as a member of
I WRITE with reference to lorries on the Goss Moor. The reason lorries pull up and block the outside carriageway is to stop selfish drivers using it to push to the front of the blockage whilst everyone waits patiently in the inside line. I have seen this
IT is one thing to criticise an MP for his work, but in criticising Matthew Taylor for everything from being elected as the youngest MP to his weight, Mr Gordon has simply descended into pointless personal abuse. I was surprised you printed such a nasty
MOST people in Cornwall want to see stronger local democracy at a price we can afford. The Tories cut the powers of local government and created the quango state. Yet the leader of the Tory group on the county council would have us see his party as the
THE North East referendum vote is good news for regional devolution because it has rejected the government's package of powers and functions and the megalithic nine-region-map. It has not rejected the principle. This leaves the government with a clean
SINCE I wrote to you in June 2004, highlighting the vandalism in Camborne, mindless behaviour in the town centre, unfortunately still prevails. This has increased quite significantly in the last week, where the phone boxes in both Fore Street and Rosewarne
WHILE I am pleased to read that the villages of St Day and Lanner appear to be having some success with their efforts to have the speed of traffic controlled I would like to ask when Cornwall county council/highways are going to approach the same problem
RNAS CULDROSE 1 MULLION 0 MULLION'S hopes of clawing their way clear from the bottom of the Jolly's Combination League suffered another setback when they were beaten 1-0 by RNAS Culdrose. It was a closely contested game throughout, but one goal was enough
NEWQUAY 7 PORTHLEVEN 0 CAN the Cornwall Senior Cupholders ever have crashed out of the competition with such a resounding defeat that Newquay handed Porthleven at Mount Wise on Saturday. In anybody's book 7-0 is quite a hiding, but the scoreline sometimes
WENDRON CC held on to a two point lead at the top of division one of the West Cornwall Winter Pool League after a winning their last doubles to edge a 5-4 win in a tight encounter against Prince of Wales. Nigel Cowls, Pete Williams, Ian Williams and Les
Porthleven 3 Newquay 2 IT might have been a long time coming, but the wait was certainly worth it for Porthleven who are now off the mark and up and running in the Jolly's Combination League. Just one victory has already given the Fishermen the incentive
TWO top of the table clashes dominated the nights events in the Nantuckett Carn Brea Five-a-side league Tuesday League. FC Four Lanes inflicted the first defeat of the season on Redruth whilst Richfords comfortably overcame Fryer 5-1. All four top teams
BRIDGE 'A' look to be running away with the West Cornwall Table Tennis League Premiership title this season after defeating Falmouth Docks 'A' 3-7. However Jeremy Williams secured a hat-trick for Falmouth against the league leaders. At the other end of
