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  • Dartington college to move to Falmouth

    DESPITE vociferous opposition from its own students and lecturers, Dartington College in Devon is to merge with University College Falmouth where it could occupy a purpose built facility on Tremough campus. The board of governors at the world renowned

  • Marchers fly the Cornish flag in St Piran's day celebrations

    THE numbers were well down for this year's Sat Piran play on the dunes at Perranporth but this may well have had something to do with the weather which was horrible. Wind and rain lashed the small band of marchers as they made their way down to the old

  • Wet spring in sight

    Cornwall could be in for more rain in the coming months. Spring 2007 is set to be another mild season with average to above average rainfall, Met Office climate experts are saying today. The Met Office has just released its official forecast for spring

  • Clinton Club almost there

    CLINTON SC A look almost home and dry in division one of the Mining Snooker League, with an eight point lead and a match in hand of nearest pursuers Bell's Court. Last week Clinton (Steve Downing 46 clearance) won 4-2 at Penponds, where Keith Hosking

  • Enterprise challenge at Eden Project

    Year 10 students from Camborne, Pool and Redruth Schools will be taking part in a very special team Enterprise Challenge at The Eden Project on Monday (March 12). The Challenge will see the students from Camborne Community College, Pool Business and

  • Young driver day at Truro College

    Cornwall County Council's Road Safety Unit will be presenting a Young Driver day at Truro College today. The event is aimed at Year 12 students and will involve all pupils in this year group. It is designed to inform and influence the next generation

  • Target practice misses target

    A SPOT of target practice by two youngsters in their back garden resulted in the police being called when their shots went a bit astray. The driver of a car reported being shot at while driving along Chapel Lane by the Meadery off Vicarage Hill in Budock

  • New Year’s Wish is granted, Claire is the belle of the ball!

    Last New Year's Eve Claire Franklin, from Carbis Bay, went out with her friends and when she saw the photos, wished she could change the way she looked. Claire, who is a Customer Advisor for Abbey in Penzance, has now had her wish granted and has lost

  • Looking your best - Beauty preparations for your wedding day

    AT Queens Basement Hair & Beauty Salon, The Promenade, Penzance their professional stylists and beauty therapists can help you prepare for your special day. Starting several months before your wedding day they recommend you prepare your skin by having

  • Porthleven house fire

    TWO people from Porthleven escaped serious injury after a blaze ripped through their house last night. Fire control in Truro received numerous 999 calls about a rapidly developing fire in Gibson Way, Porthleven at around 9.20pm. Three appliances from

  • Duke plays for England

    ENGLAND u18s emerged with plenty of credit despite suffering a 10-6 defeat by Wales in their opening warm-up match in this season's AER European Championships. The match was played in atrocious conditions on a pitch that was only just playable. But England

  • Change of sponsors

    THE popular Kerrier junior badminton tournament, which is held twice yearly, is being organised, once more by The First Edition Junior Badminton Club, at Truro School Truro, Cornwall, on March 24/25, from 9.30am-6 pm each day, writes John Tresidder.

  • Government must change benefit policy

    ON reading your story "It's not fair " (Packet, February 21), I felt I must write with my views. I totally agree that the system is unfair. It is unfair to the honest, hard working tax paying population. Families like the family featured have no intention

  • Gary plays in European tournament

    GARY Harrington flies out today, Wednesday, to compete in the European Poker Tour four-day event in Dortmund held at the Casino Hohensyburg. Day one starts on Thursday when 500 competitors will sit down to play in this event where the total prize pool

  • Cruising manager guest at club

    STUART Carruthers, cruising manager of the Royal Yachting Association (second right), was guest speaker at Mylor Yacht Club. The commodores, or their representatives, from all the local sailing clubs in the Falmouth area were invited to join MYC for

  • Did anyone know my brother on HMS Biter?

    I AM writing in the hope that there might be someone who can help me, someone who is old enough to have served on the escort carrier HMS Biter during the Second World War. In November 1942, it took part in the initial landings in North Africa - Operation

  • Scroungers like her should get a job

    I'M afraid I've got no time for scroungers like Anna Taylor and her husband who are quite literally taking the system and all the hard working people in Cornwall and elsewhere for a ride. I've got four grown-up children who with their partners work extremely