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  • Speedwatch update

    COUNCILLORS will hear an update on the progress of Wellington's Community Speedwatch scheme on Monday. The project, which got underway last month, sees 16 trained volunteers going out in pairs and using cameras to catch speeding motorists. For full story

  • MP brands bed closures as 'crazy and shortsighted'

    Helston MP Andrew George has branded as "crazy and short-sighted" a decision to close almost one third of the beds at the community hospital. News that ten of the hospital's 34 beds were to be axed broke last week following an emergency meeting between

  • First blood to Cornwall

    CORNWALL 37pts HERTFORDSHIRE 17pts A SPIRITED Hertfordshire were no match for a new-look Cornwall side in the opening match of this season's Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Camborne on Saturday. Success at the Recreation Ground now sets up Cornwall

  • Flora Day Special

    A Flora Day special will be published by the Helston Packet on Sunday and will contain full photographic coverage of the event. Copies can be obtained by presenting a voucher from the front page of this week's Helston Packet at your newsagent. Extra copies

  • World visitors at homecoming

    Helston Museum was one stop on a busy itinerary for Cornish people from around the world who returned to the county for last week's Dehwelans 2004 "Homecoming" festival. Welcomed to the museum on Thursday by manager Janet Spargo and town mayor Nick Martin

  • Spuds you like

    Helston potato farmer Mark Rowe harvested his first crop of Cornish new potatoes last Monday, delivering the produce direct to Tesco stores across the county. Over the coming weeks, Mark, of Pentire Farm, Helston, will see his potatoes go on sale at hundreds

  • Football team celebrates

    KING Alfred Sports Centre football team are celebrating after winning the Division Six title in the Weston-super-Mare & District League. See this week's Weekly News for a full report.

  • Super Gav is the fans' player of the season

    THE end-of-season presentations at Huish Park on Saturday afternoon seemed quite mooted -- following Yeovil Town's 2-1 defeat against Hull City which helped to clinch an automatic promotion spot for The Tigers (writes Yeovil Express chief reporter and

  • Go for it Glovers!

    IF ever the phrase 'keep the faith' applies more than this is it with Yeovil Town FC going into their hugely crucial Nationwide League fixture at Lincoln City this weekend. The game is of mega importance to the Glovers if they are to keep their promotion

  • Veteran Cotton so modest over goal!

    SKIPPER Rob Burt led from the front with two goals as he helped the newly-formed Yeovil Town FC supporters' team to maintain their 100 per cent success rate on Saturday at Huish Park. Burt scored twice as the Yeovil fans beat their counterparts from the

  • Yeovil firm extends sponsorship deal

    Yeovil Town FC are delighted to announce that the club's sponsors for the last three years, Bradfords Building Supplies, have agreed a one-year extension to their contract. The last three years have been the most successful in the club's history and the

  • Soccer school cash boost

    Local solicitors Batten & Co presented a cheque to Yeovil Town's Summer Soccer Schools co-ordinator and coach Stuart Housley for £1,000 to allow under privileged children to attend the popular coaching sessions held during the summer.

  • Average crowd breaks 6,100 barrier

    YEOVIL Town FC's first ever season in the Nationwide League certainly caught the imagination of the supporters as they turned up in their thousands to back the Glovers. The club achieved an average attendance of 6,197 for their 23 home fixtures in Division

  • Whatever happens - it's been a memorable season

    YEOVIL Town's historic 2003-04 season, regardless of what happens at Lincoln City on Saturday, has already been a memorable one for the club - the Glovers' first as a Football League outfit (writes Yeovil Express chief reporter Steve Sowden). Pre-season

  • Residents' petition asks for action at Lanner road

    A PETITION calling for a pedestrian crossing and speed monitoring in Lanner has been handed to the county highways department. The petition, which was signed by more than 100 residents, was organised by county and district councillor Mark Kaczmarek, who

  • Children create TV news report

    "And finally, on tonight's news..." is now the catchphrase of pupils at Penponds Primary School after they produced and starred in their own TV news report about the dangers of eating and drinking while driving as regional winners of Jet Safe and Smile

  • Devon pupils to get road safety advice

    PRIMARY school pupils across Devon will get a head start in road safety awareness with the launch of a new resource pack called 'Lookalive'. The pack has been produced by Devon County Council's Road Safety Unit in partnership with public safety communications

  • Lessons must be learnt from fatal fire

    FIRE Investigation Officer Pete Sandel has said that lessons must be learnt following the inquest into a fatal fire. The Coroner at Cullompton Magistrates Court returned a verdict of accidental death on Lesley Cunnington, 53, who was killed in a house

  • David guides Hitch Hikers to J24 Championship victory

    A LARGE travelling contingent of J24's made the trip down to Falmouth and joined the large local fleet who took part in the Spring Championships. For many this is the first J24 outing of the season and a great test with 30 boats on the start line. On

  • Internet boost for the county

    BROADBAND services are to be rolled out across Somerset within a year. Campaigners have been fighting to get broadband services in the county as they say businesses and home computer users are losing out. Now BT has pledged to bring broadband to exchanges

  • Empty properties are needed by council

    EMPTY properties with the potential to make habitable accommodation with affordable rents could attract grant funding from South Somerset District Council. More money is available under the council's housing capital funding and owners with properties

  • New sculpture unveiled

    THE latest piece of 'public art' was unveiled last week by South Somerset District Council in the Penn Hill Park in Yeovil. The work was produced in partnership with mental health charity South Somerset Mind and the renowned artist Richard Langford. The

  • Police will deal with beggars

    Police are preparing for the increase in vagrants and beggars in Falmouth town centre expected during the summer. Neighbourhood beat manager for the town centre PC Andy Hocking told Falmouth town council he was working with retailers to tackle the problem

  • D-Day commemorations programme

    Falmouth will host an extensive programme of education and entertainment to compliment the formal Operation D-Day 60 Commemorative Events planned for the late May Bank Holiday this year. "It is really encouraging to know that so many organisations are

  • IFAW and maritime museum in research project with porpoise

    CHILDREN from three schools in the Falmouth area have helped launch a high-tech research project to help protect the endangered harbour porpoise, which lives around the Cornish coast. The International Fund for Animal Welfare recruited Beacon, Mylor and

  • Stylish property lies in semi-rural setting

    AN individual, stylish and spacious modern property, at 21 Sparnon Close, St Austell, is offered through Burrows Estate Agents (telephone 01726 77748) for £239,000. Set in a small select residential cul-de-sac on the western fringe of the town, Sparnon

  • Character cottage in popular village

    An imposing cottage, situated in the highly sought after village of St Teath, is offered by Jefferys for £300,000. The home has gone from strength to strength under successive owners who have brought this truly delightful cottage back to life. The cottage

  • Troon blown away by Grampound

    A MAGNIFICENT partnership of 176 for the third wicket between Kriss Harris and Chris Hunkin laid the platform for Grampound Road's success at Troon on Saturday. The pair came together after young Dan Davis snatched the early wickets of openers Martin

  • Hambly hits 97 as Camborne making promising start

    CAMBORNE'S new look sidelived up to its potential in its opening fixture in the Jolly's Cornwall Cricket League's County One, defeating Penzance by a comfortable 77-run margin. Camborne mustered 217-6 then restricted Penzance to 140-9 off 48 overs. All

  • Club begins with second place in season's opening game

    CORNWALL Athletic Club opened their 2004 South West League season by finishing third at Yeovil. The match was won by Poole Athletic Club who beat Cornwall to the title last year. This season's league looks as if it could be much more keenly contested

  • Concern over seafront speeding

    BURNHAM and Highbridge are "pretty nice places to live" according to Burnham sector police Inspector Dale Baker - but he warned "someone has to die" before Burnham's speeding problems is solved. See this week's Weekly News for a full report.

  • Vandals attack primary school

    Police are appealing for witnesses to "mindless" acts of vandalism that caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Camborne primary school. In the latest of the attacks by "youths" on St Meriadoc's Junior School on Cranfield Road trees were uprooted

  • Residents' petition asks for action at Lanner road

    A PETITION calling for a pedestrian crossing and speed monitoring in Lanner has been handed to the county highways department. The petition, which was signed by more than 100 residents, was organised by county and district councillor Mark Kaczmarek, who

  • Carn Brea leisure centre is beacon for businesses

    A business once on the verge of collapse is to be used as a model for other ventures to aspire to. Four years ago Carn Brea Leisure Centre in Station Road, Pool, was closed due to funding and contractual problems. Following an intensive period of campaigning

  • Family reunited with US relatives

    From the Wild West to West Cornwall, one Camborne family has been re-united with long lost American relatives traced through a letter in The Packet. Over ten years ago, Millicent Sincock, from Illogan Highway, was browsing the letters page in The Camborne

  • Free guided tours around the cathedral

    PEOPLE living in Truro and the surrounding area will be able to take advantage of free guided tours around the city's cathedral for one week only from this Saturday. During the week Saturday May 8 to Saturday May 15 (but not Sunday 9) local residents

  • Top award for funeral arranger

    A NEWQUAY funeral arranger has picked up a top award as a result of her outstanding work, above and beyond the call of duty. Yvonne Blake from Co-Operative Funeralcare in Chester Road won the National Community Award 2003 at the organisation's annual

  • Troon blown away by Grampound

    A MAGNIFICENT partnership of 176 for the third wicket between Kriss Harris and Chris Hunkin laid the platform for Grampound Road's success at Troon on Saturday. The pair came together after young Dan Davis snatched the early wickets of openers Martin

  • First blood to Cornwall

    CORNWALL 37pts HERTFORDSHIRE 17pts A SPIRITED Hertfordshire were no match for a new-look Cornwall side in the opening match of this season's Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Camborne on Saturday. Success at the Recreation Ground now sets up Cornwall

  • Helston make great start to new season

    "SO far so good" is the verdict from Beacon Parc as Helston have made a confident start to the County Division I season. The opening Bank Holiday weekend of games saw two good wins. With maximum points gained Helston lead the early table on 40 points,

  • Alun wins by a point from Neil

    ALUN Dixon won the men's Anniversary Trophy Stableford at Praa Sands Golf Club with a fabulous 41 points, just one point ahead of Neil Warden with a super 40 points. Alan Nicholls took third place with 38 points while Nick Watters was fourth, Keith Berry

  • Jason leaves field trailing in his wake

    CAMBORNE and Redruth Motor Club staged a South West Championship Hare and Hounds on a newly laid track at Nancemellion near Camborne on Sunday. It proved a beautifully sunny day for racing and spectating. In the championship the racing was excellent and

  • First blood to Cornwall

    CORNWALL 37pts HERTFORDSHIRE 17pts A SPIRITED Hertfordshire were no match for a new-look Cornwall side in the opening match of this season's Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Camborne on Saturday. Success at the Recreation Ground now sets up Cornwall

  • Coroner warns key witnesses

    The inquest into the death of a Helston woman found hanged at her home last April was adjourned yesterday after two key witnesses failed to turn up. Peter Alan Skilton and Jane Anne Skilton, of Churchtown, Mullion, were summoned to give vital evidence

  • Flora Day will be 'extra special' for young dancers

    Flora Day 2004 will be extra special for the four St Michael's School pupils chosen to lead the children's dance. Year six youngsters Jack Pascoe, 10, Rebecca Pascoe, 11, Ben Cairns, 10 and Holly Thomas, 11, were only told on Friday they would be at the

  • Better facilities

    Officials at Helston Rugby Club are hopeful a lengthy campaign to improve facilities at the club could finally be concluded. The club recently submitted a planning application to the district council for the erection of a new clubhouse at the King George

  • Flora Day CCTV charges on agenda

    Contributions towards the cost of special CCTV coverage for Helston Flora Day are due to be discussed by town councillors at a meeting tonight. As in previous years, cameras in the town centre will be monitored from Helston police station from Friday

  • Everything's rosy in school's garden

    A multi-sensory outdoor project is to take shape at St Martin-in-Meneage primary school after the school was one of four winners of a competition organised by the Cornwall Gardens Trust. More than 60 Cornish schools entered the competition, which aimed

  • Rare choughs hatch young for third year running

    Rare choughs nesting on cliffs at the Lizard are believed to have hatched chicks for the third year running. Members of the Cornish Chough Project announced last week that observers at Lizard Point had reported a flurry of activity by the adult birds

  • Spence shocked

    BURNHAM United's player-manager John Spence has been given the shock news that he should never play football again. See this week's Weekly News for full report.

  • Berrow make it three

    BERROW Football Club scooped their third title in three years on Saturday when they clinched the Weston & District League first division championship. See this week's Weekly News for a full report.

  • Yeovil's very own Band of Brothers

    YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson has called on his players to act like soldiers when the Glovers travel to Lincoln City on Saturday in the crucial end-of-season fixture (writes Steve Sowden). Johnson was not at all happy with his team's performance in

  • Housley so proud of his promising young guns

    THE Yeovil Town youth team has had an excellent first year in the Umbro Isotonic Under-17 League -- finishing a creditable joint second with Cardiff City. Bournemouth were the champions. Cardiff City had a better goal difference to take runners-up spot

  • Match report: Yeovil Town 1, Hull City 2

    FOR full match report of Yeovil Town's 2-1 defeat against Hull City at Huish Park last Saturday see here: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE YEOVIL TOWN 1, HULL CITY 2 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM HUISH PARK THE performance may not have been that bad, but

  • Edwards earns Glovers a draw

    A YEOVIL Town Squad X1 drew 1-1 with Cheltenham Reserves on Tuesday afternoon in the Pontins Holiday Combination League. Yeovil should have gone in front early on when Adam Stansfield broke clear but his touch let him down. Stansfield had another chance

  • Tides and weather

    High Tides FALMOUTH Fri, May 7 06.52(5.3) 19.09(5.4) Sat, May 8 07.38(5.2) 19.52(5.2) Sun, May 9 08.26(4.9) 20.38(5.0) Mon, May 10 09.20(4.6) 21.31(4.7) Tue, May 11 10.25(4.3) 22.42(4.5) Wed, May 12 11.52(4.2) ------------ Thur, May 13 00.16(4.4) 13.07

  • Shipping Intelligence

    Tuesday, April 27 HMS Severn P282 (1,700/03) arrived from sea and berthed at the docks. Coastguard ETV Anglian Princess (2,258/02) sailed from the bay for Mounts Bay. RMAS Salmaid A185 (1,967/86) sailed from the County Wharf for Plymouth. Swedish chemical

  • Port expecting busy month with cruise ships

    May will be a busy month for visiting cruise ships with the arrival of the Delphin, Astoria, Royal Princess, The World and Regatta. Delphin is a sister ship of the Van Gogh, the budget cruise ship that has become popular with South West people in recent

  • Vandals attack primary school

    Police are appealing for witnesses to "mindless" acts of vandalism that caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Camborne primary school. In the latest of the attacks by "youths" on St Meriadoc's Junior School on Cranfield Road trees were uprooted

  • Sports hall gets a new lease of life

    YEARS of waiting for a modern sports hall have finally come to an end for youngsters at the Dreadnought Centre in Pool. Sports co-ordinator Jonny Edwards says the last time the former chapel had even a minor refurbishment was about ten years ago. The

  • Carn Brea leisure centre is beacon for businesses

    A business once on the verge of collapse is to be used as a model for other ventures to aspire to. Four years ago Carn Brea Leisure Centre in Station Road, Pool, was closed due to funding and contractual problems. Following an intensive period of campaigning

  • Family reunited with US relatives

    From the Wild West to West Cornwall, one Camborne family has been re-united with long lost American relatives traced through a letter in The Packet. Over ten years ago, Millicent Sincock, from Illogan Highway, was browsing the letters page in The Camborne

  • South Pacific coming to Redruth

    WARTIME romance is back at the heart of Cornwall thanks to the efforts of the Prime Minister - well, almost. Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific hits the stage at the Regal in Redruth this month, with a famous face in the director's chair. John Brolly

  • Gala weekend for train buffs

    WEST Somerset Railway's famous fleet of steam engines will get a welcome rest this weekend and diesels take centre stage. Historic and modern locomotives will work the 20-mile route between Bishops Lydeard and Minehead tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday as

  • Appeal over cinema plan expected

    THE company behind a proposal to build a three-screen cinema on Falmouth's Events Square looks set to appeal after councillors rejected the scheme. WTW Cinemas, the company who would run the cinema if it is built, is hopeful developers New Cornwall Developments

  • Booze blues

    NEARLY half of Sedgemoor's off-licences are prepared to sell alcohol to underage teenagers without even asking for ID, according to the latest police figures. A recent survey of shops in Avon and Somerset highlighted a disturbing trend - shopkeepers willing

  • Man shot did not have guns

    The Cornishman who died after being shot by police at Lewannick was wielding a samurai sword and two knives. Philip Prout, 53, was shot early on Tuesday by armed police called to a house in the village near Launceston. The Independent Police Complaints

  • Williams stars as Falmouth go top

    FALMOUTH had a highly successful Bank Holiday weekend as they recorded two impressive ECB Premier League victories. On Saturday they entertained newly promoted Werrington, and despite making the seemingly modest total of 159 all out, finished the day

  • Goonhavern in cup upset against champions elect

    GOONHAVERN 3 PENRYN ATHLETIC 2 JOLLY'S Cornwall Combination League champions elect Penryn Athletic had their hopes of a league and cup double shattered at Illogan on Sunday when they were beaten 3-2 by Goonhavern. It was game in which Athletic dominated

  • Jason leaves field trailing in his wake

    CAMBORNE and Redruth Motor Club staged a South West Championship Hare and Hounds on a newly laid track at Nancemellion near Camborne on Sunday. It proved a beautifully sunny day for racing and spectating. In the championship the racing was excellent and

  • First blood to Cornwall

    CORNWALL 37pts HERTFORDSHIRE 17pts A SPIRITED Hertfordshire were no match for a new-look Cornwall side in the opening match of this season's Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Camborne on Saturday. Success at the Recreation Ground now sets up Cornwall

  • Safety concerns over new taxi rank

    TAXI drivers are concerned about the safety for disabled passengers wanting to use a town centre rank in Yeovil. Drivers Chris Stubbins, John Bane and Tony Pearson met with Yeovil's Conservative spokesman Ian Jenkins to discuss the inadequate situation

  • Traders caught out over drink sales

    POLICE in the Yeovil area and officers from Trading Standards are sending a clear message to businesses which sell alcohol to underage drinkers. Officers from the Somerset East and West police districts have supported Trading Standards from Somerset County

  • Drug smuggling operation broken

    A SUSPECTED international drug smuggling operation has been broken by police and thousands of pounds of drugs destined for the streets of the south west seized. Five people have been arrested after an operation which involved officers from Avon and Somerset

  • Community youth work

    Good old fashioned community spirit was in evidence in the Boslowick area of Falmouth over the weekend when youngsters held a sponsored clean-up to raise money for a new youth caf. Residents sponsored a group of young people to don their rubber gloves

  • Weekend to remember at gig championships

    It was a weekend to remember for members of the Falmouth Gig Rowing Club. They went to the 15th annual world championships held on the Isles of Scilly at the weekend and returned with a handful of trophies. Not least they took the men's veterans award

  • Campaign to highlight drink spiking launched

    Police have launched a campaign in Cornwall to make the public aware of the dangers of drink spiking with the help of a student from the Falmouth College of Arts. The college is supporting the initiative by highlighting the dangers to its students and

  • Play plan gets wary reception

    A plan to build a hard-standing "kick-about" area for young people at Playing Place received a wary reception from Feock parish councillors, who were being asked to contribute around £5,000 to the cost. The scheme, devised by police beat manager PC Martin

  • Museum named as finalist for best new attraction award

    THE maritime museum in Falmouth has been selected as a finalist for one of the UK's leading group industry magazines "Best New Attraction for Group Visits" award. The museum has been nominated by the readers of Group Travel Organiser and is up against

  • Cottage style dwelling built to incredibly high standard

    Higher Trevilling, on sale with a price guide of £325,000 through Cole Rayment & White, is situated in the popular hamlet of Bodieve, near Wadebridge. Higher Trevilling is a detached cottage-style dwelling which was built in the early 1990s of concrete

  • A rare opportunity

    There are few places in North Cornwall that evoke such comment and desire as Trebetherick - famed for its prolonged connection with poet laureat Sir John Betjeman, whose holiday home was here for many years and about which he waxed lyrical in some of

  • More properties for sale needed in Liskeard area

    There is just not enough property coming onto the market to satisfy buyers in the Liskeard area, according to Denise Marks of the Liskeard office of Miller & Son (01579 344401). "We have a lot of ready and able purchasers but not enough properties

  • Jason leaves field trailing in his wake

    CAMBORNE and Redruth Motor Club staged a South West Championship Hare and Hounds on a newly laid tracka t Nancemellion near Camborne on Sunday. It proved a beautifully sunny day for racing and spectating. In the championship the racing was excellent and

  • First blood to Cornwall

    CORNWALL 37pts HERTFORDSHIRE 17pts A SPIRITED Hertfordshire were no match for a new-look Cornwall side in the opening match of this season's Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Camborne on Saturday. Success at the Recreation Ground now sets up Cornwall

  • Open game last to be played at Penponds

    Camborne SoM 5pts Cornwall Clubs XV 41pts BOTH sides entered fully into the spirit of entertaining rugby when the Cornwall Clubs XV visited Penponds to commemorate Camborne School of Mines' departure from their long-standing playing base upon the school's

  • Energy roadshow

    Bookworms are being switched on to the energy efficiency message with free light bulbs. Taunton Deane Council's energy efficiency officer will be following the mobile library as it travels round the district over the next few weeks to give away bulbs

  • Two die in Brean tent

    A CAMPING trip turned into tragedy for two people who were discovered dead in their tent while on holiday in Brean. See this week's Weekly News for a full report.

  • Concerns about £4.5million recycling scheme

    A NEW £4.5million household waste recycling centre officially opened in Highbridge on Tuesday - but concerns have been raised as to who will pay its anticipated £500,000 annual running costs. See this week's Weekly News report.

  • Town runs out of burial plots

    HIGHBRIDGE residents who want to be buried in their home town could be out of luck - as the town is running out of new burial plots. See this week's Weekly News for a full report.

  • Sports hall gets a new lease of life

    YEARS of waiting for a modern sports hall have finally come to an end for youngsters at the Dreadnought Centre in Pool. Sports co-ordinator Jonny Edwards says the last time the former chapel had even a minor refurbishment was about ten years ago. The

  • Children create TV news report

    "And finally, on tonight's news..." is now the catchphrase of pupils at Penponds Primary School after they produced and starred in their own TV news report about the dangers of eating and drinking while driving as regional winners of Jet Safe and Smile

  • South Pacific coming to Redruth

    WARTIME romance is back at the heart of Cornwall thanks to the efforts of the Prime Minister - well, almost. Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific hits the stage at the Regal in Redruth this month, with a famous face in the director's chair. John Brolly

  • City still not safe as curtain about to fall on season

    THE curtain is about to come down on another season in the Carlsberg SWL, but the re-election issues are far from being settled after Truro City took just one point from their two games at the weekend, writes Leon Prynn. At Plymouth Parkway on Saturday

  • Truro open with two draws

    Truro have not got off to the greatest of starts in this year's Jolly's ECB Cornwall Premier League. Following the winning draw against Werrington the visit to Menheniot on Saturday only saw a return of ten points, as the city side ended 45 runs short

  • Jason leaves field trailing in his wake

    CAMBORNE and Redruth Motor Club staged a South West Championship Hare and Hounds on a newly laid tracka t Nancemellion near Camborne on Sunday. It proved a beautifully sunny day for racing and spectating. In the championship the racing was excellent and

  • Victory ensures third place

    LAUNCESTON 1 PORTHLEVEN 2 PORTHLEVEN completed their Carlsberg SWL season with a victory at Launceston that secured third place behind Bodmin Town and St Blazey. It brought to an end a memorable season of Cornwall Senior Cup triumph and third place in

  • Success for ladies at championship

    MULLION Ladies enjoyed some success at the Ladies County Championships held at their own course when vice captain, Sally Markham and Jill Simmons qualified in the top 16 for the knockout stages of the championship itself. Both met strong opposition in