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  • River of wool

    Pop star Justin Timberlake may have sung about how he would "Cry Me a River" but for one member of staff at the Eden Project wool has replaced tears. Carla Wentink, a member of the pollination team who acts as a guide to visitors, has decided to raise

  • Emotional appeal on missing woman's 66th birthday

    The desperate family of a grandmother who has been missing for over three weeks made an emotional appeal for her return today, on what is her 66th birthday. Kay Hawke was last seen at her St Day home at 8.30am on December 28. Since then, despite hundreds

  • Windsor Castle librarian to give lecture

    THE head librarian at Windsor Castle is to give an illustrated talk entitled Treasures From The Royal Collection in February. The event takes place as the Victoria County History of Cornwall annual lecture, in the Botallack Conference Room, formerly

  • Two pubs are put up for sale

    One of Helston's oldest hostelries has been put on the market. The Grade Two listed Angel Hotel in Coinagehall Street is up for sale, following a major refurbishment last year. The hotel boasts a number of historical features, including an original well

  • Mission to the rescue

    The Mission to Seafarers in Falmouth provided warm clothing, telephone cards and support for the 26 seafarers forced to abandon their sinking cargo ship in yesterday's storms. Two Royal Navy helicopters winched the crew of the MSC Napoli to safety in

  • BRITISH KNEEBOARDERS CROWNED WORLD CHAMPIONS.

    Britain's continual rise to the highest heights in European and global watersports was continued this week with two immense victories at the 2007 Kneeboard World Championships in Santa Cruz, California, USA. Jody Winter from Newquay took to the podium

  • BRITISH KNEEBOARDERS CROWNED WORLD CHAMPIONS.

    Major victory for the British team in California Britain's continual rise to the highest heights in European and global watersports was continued this week with two immense victories at the 2007 Kneeboard World Championships in Santa Cruz, California

  • Fine year for CAB

    IT'S been another successful year for CABS (Cornwall Association Blind Shooting) especially for their team captain, Brian Tuffill, from Hayle, who has won the Allan McClaren cup for the fourth year running. All the shooters have done particularly well

  • Salver down to semi-finals

    THE results of the quarter-final matches of the Frank Wills Salver played on January 13/14 were: Bowood Park 2, Whitsand Bay 3; Perranporth 3, Lostwithiel 1; St Enodoc 3, Newquay 2; West Cornwall 5, Cape Cornwall 0. The draw for the semi-final matches

  • Ballet Rambert returns to Cornwall

    Rambert continues to set high standards of performance and innovation - its current crop of 22 exceptional dancers is as talented, technically gifted, fit and gorgeous as any in the world. Throughout its existence, Rambert - which returns to Hall for

  • No cuts in hospital services

    The new chief executive of the cash stricken Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust has ruled out big cuts, widespread job losses and hospital closures. That was not the way he wanted to balance the books, said John Wastkinson. The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

  • Salvage efforts under way

    Efforts to salvage the British freighter Napoli abandoned by its crew after it was holed and took on water 50 miles off Cornwall yesterday are continuing. The 26 crewmembers of the 62,000-tonne container ship were rescued by two helicopters from RNAS

  • Back to normal

    THERE'S not much of the festive spirit left in the Falmouth and District Billiards and Snooker League's snooker handicap league. Bells Court and Mylor A both got four pointers at home. Falmouth RBL just got home at Playing Place. Mylor A won their home

  • Coastal area

    12 Gwel-an-Garrek is a well presented three bedroomed detached bungalow, situated on a corner plot in the highly regarded coastal village of Mullion. The accommodation comprises lounge, dining room, kitchen, utility room, three bedrooms, the master benefiting

  • Clinton lead now five points

    CLINTON SC A hold a five-point lead over Bell's Court in division one of the Mining Snooker League after last week's matches. Clinton A beat Pool 5-1 while Bell's Court had a 4-2 victory at Lanner. Chris Wills took Pool's only point against the leaders