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  • Housewife puts to sea

    A 45-year-old housewife and mother from Cornwall recently joined the winning crew of the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race as preparation for her own global sailing adventure. Libby Abbott from Illogan, who has signed up for the 07-08 race,

  • Title shootout on Friday

    WITH the county championships taking pride of place this week - the few remaining games in the Southern Division League were played off - leaving only the Carnon A v Redruth A showdown to be played on Friday evening to decide who will win the division

  • Juniors miss out on championship on countback

    Falmouth Golf Club's Junior team played their last league match of the season at home against Tehidy, writes Andy Hawkins. Falmouth won 4-2, but lost out on winning the league on a countback to Tehidy. It all went down to the last putt on the last green

  • Cricket tribute to bomb victim

    A special cricket match will be held in Falmouth on August 20 in memory of a girl who died during the London tube bombings in July 2005. The match will be held at Falmouth Cricket Ground in memory of Emily Rose Jenkins who was tragically killed at the

  • Go-ahead for village hall to be resource centre

    SEVEN years of hard work has paid off for residents of Stithians with the announcement that a vital village hall redevelopment into a parish resource centre can go ahead. The 19th century hall currently sees the village's pre-school jostling for space

  • Rowers delayed

    The first of the boats currently competing in the Shepherd Ocean Fours Rowing Race 2006,- James Robert Hanssen, which had been due to finish in to Falmouth, today has been delayed by bad weather. The 12 courageous ocean rowers who left from New York

  • Race abandoned

    Race Director, Walter Amos, and Carrick fleet Principle Race Officer, Henry Roberts, took the prudent decision on Wednesday to abandon racing for the traditional boats in the Carrick fleet. Gusts of up to 35 knots were being recorded by the committee

  • Vase bought for 25p could fetch £2,000 at auction

    WHEN Edith Freemantle reached into her purse for five shillings (25p) to buy the beautiful Chinese moon vase at a Falmouth house sale, she whispered to her son: "Don't tell anyone that we've paid so much for it." Little did she realise that it might