THE recent announcement by South West Water that water bills in Cornwall are to increase by 16 per cent this year, way above the rate of inflation has incensed local people. The company says it needs the inflation busting increase to fund the cost of
Truro entrepreneur Kevin Heaney has launched the next phase of his soccer "revolution" for the city with plans unveiled for a £6 million multi-facility development on a 25-acre site at Pencoose Farm, Kenwyn. The plans, which will be on display in Truro's
Police have officially named the holidaymakers who drowned at Mullion Cove in 40-foot swell. Stephen Tickell, 42, and Patricia Evans, 53, both from Slough, Berkshire, were staying in a holiday flat just above Mullion Cove and are thought to have been
ENCORE Hats, previously based on the Helston to Falmouth road has now moved in to Helston. New owner, Kaye Smith, explains how the change of hands marks the end of an era for previous owner, Tanya Thomas, but the beginning of an exciting time for herself
WHILE most families have at least one video camera between them, there are few who will trust themselves to record an occasion as important as a wedding and the last decade or so has seen a huge growth in the number of specialist video production companies
CHOOSING your wedding cake can be a daunting task, especially if you've never been involved in the world of cakes before! The very first thing to consider is how many people you are catering for and what flavour (or flavours) you want your cake to be.This
THE oldest recorded exchange of wedding rings comes from ancient Egypt, about 4,800 years ago. Here the ring was linked with the supernatural, a never-ending band linked with eternal love. For the Romans later, the ring's acceptance by a young lady was
The names of the leading set in this year's Helston Flora Day morning and evening dance have been announced. Hot on the heels of the midday dance leaders, as featured in today's Helston Packet, the four dancers proudly stepping out of the Guildhall
A group of squatters who moved into a £450,000 bungalow in Maenporth have been given 28 days to vacate the property. Justin Sparks and two other friends moved into the bungalow at West Bay after it had been empty for 29 years. Mr Sparks defended his
Welcome to In 2 Connections latest venture, a light and welcoming new retail outlet on 3, Little Castle Street, Truro, where the most important person is you, the customers. Over the past eight years they have been serving their customers, first as a
Patricia Morant is the successful proprietor of A Perfect Choice. She is a wedding dress/costume designer and craft seamstress. Her work reflects the highest skill levels and total dedication to her customer's requirements and she produces some of the
Mother and daughter team Nina Vague and Shelley Jamieson have renamed their popular salon at Tregenna Castle in St Ives and added a newly refurbished Hair Studio. Previously known as Perfect Beauty, the Ocean Spa will continue to provide both hotel
Mother and daughter team Nina Vague and Shelley Jamieson have renamed their popular salon at Tregenna Castle in St Ives and added a newly refurbished Hair Studio. Previously known as Perfect Beauty, the Ocean Spa will continue to provide both hotel
A series of public workshops this Spring offer an alternative taste of Cornish culture. Cornish film, dance and music, family history and even ghost stories will be explored during Saturday sessions with experts from the University of Exeter, at the
Nola Sneddon, of Melbourne in Australia is trying to make contact with descendants of her family that lived in the UK in the 1800's. Mrs Sneddon is looking for relatives from both sides of her family that came from the Mullion area and Holdenhurst, Hampshire
IT has just been confirmed that The National Theatre's huge hit production, The History Boys, will visit Hall for Cornwall for a week in September. This hilarious and thought-provoking play explores the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education
TORPOINT ATHLETIC 1 PORTHLEVEN 0 THIS result was not what the doctor ordered for Porthleven as they surrendered another three important points in the Carlsberg SWL. Torpoint played like a side where they are in the table having lost their last four
The Texas Scramble at Praa Sands Golf Club on Sunday morning was reduced to nine holes, due to a flooded course, writes Simon Edwards. Tony Boyce, Paul Kirkman, Barry Knowles and Francis Vickerstaffe scored 27.1 nett to win with Alun Dixon, Mike Hatch
MULLION 0 PERRANWELL 3 MULLION gave a much better performance at home to Perranwell in the Jolly's Combination League, but it wasn't enough to prevent them from going down to a 3-0 defeat. "We conceded goals in the first half again," said manager Terry
HELSTON 6 A Collick (2), T Morley (pen), T Russell, L Eddy (2) WENDRON 2 M Newberry, A Toy Helston: I Chatfield, C Taylor, N Crook, A Sharkey, G Blake, J Simpson, P Black, D Bray, T Russell, A Collick, T Morley. Subs: R Pearson, L Eddy, M Stevens
MULLION Golf Club junior section enjoyed dry and sunny conditions on Saturday for a five clubs and a putter Stableford competition. The restriction in the number of clubs carried did not seem to hamper the juniors who returned some very good scores.
ST DAY 4 RNAS CULDROSE 2 RNAS Culdrose suffered only their second defeat in ten games when they were beaten 4-2 away by St Day in the Jolly's Combination League. There were no complaints from manager George Pattison who said St Day fully deserved their
THE football team from RNAS Culdrose will be hoping to pull in the trophies after receiving a new kit from their brewery sponsors. The two squads from Culdrose Football Club, which has been in existence for 60 years, have received new training gear from
UNIVERSITY-LEVEL education in Cornwall has reached a major mile stone with the number of people in higher education across the county exceeding 5,000 for the first time. Figures from the Combined Universities in Cornwall show there are now 5,339
CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES 8pts HELSTON 32pts ON a bright Saturday afternoon Helston produced 25 minutes of rugby in the first half that was some of their best rugby all season in Cornwall League I. In a purple patch they ran in 25 points against
FALMOUTH 2 PORTHLEVEN 0 EVEN with seven regulars missing Porthleven would have still felt that they had enough strength in the squad to have won this Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League Percy Stephens Cup tie and as holders give a good account
FOR the first time in 40 years Cornwall County Cricket Club has a new president. It follows the retirement, due to ill health, of Mr Julian Williams of Caerhays, who has been in the position since 1967. His successor, only the sixth in the 113-year history
PENZANCE 3 PENRYN ATHLETIC 1 THIS was another missed opportunity for Penryn Athletic, who should have proved much too strong for a very ordinary Penzance side. The Magpies exposed a very flat defence at every opportunity, although the visitors will
THIS well presented three bedroomed detached bungalow in Trenethick Parc in Helston has been recently refurbished by the current vendors. The accommodation comprises lounge, kitchen/diner, family bathroom, ensuite master bedroom, parking, garage and
ESSANIANS 3 FALMOUTH LADIES 4 FALMOUTH overcame an injury and a sending off to maintain their fragile hold at the top of South Division with a narrow victory over fifth placed Essanians. After some shaky opening minutes the visitors stole an early
THIS beautifully presented Grade II listed three bedroom end of terrace barn conversion is situated on the edge of Helston. This attractive barn conversion has been sympathetically restored and offers comfortable accommodation that benefits from double
FALMOUTH Golf Club's annual dinner and dance will be held at the Falmouth Beach Resort Hotel on Saturday, March 24. The entertainment will be provided by Studio 54 Road Show. There are still a few tickets available at £25 per person and those seeking
Romulus Serdena, a Filipino bosun airlifted from the Norwegian vessel Maria Knutsen in January following a serious accident at sea, was able to say a personal thank you to the aircrew when he visited RNAS Culdrose. Jon Robertshaw and Graham Hall, both
In a pre-season warm up gig clubs from Devon and Cornwall raced in the Carrick Roads over the weekend raising £225 for the RNLI. Anne Oliver, chairman of the Flushing and Mylor Gig Club, described it as a real mix and match fun event with a competitive
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Largs Bay is scheduled to berth on the County wharf on Friday afternoon for a month long annual certification programme lasting until April 6. The Bay Class vessels are part of the UK's amphibious strike assault force, units
FALMOUTH 29pts Tries: K Hughes, R Hambly (2), B Short, M Dawes Conversions: J Instance (2) OKEHAMPTON 12pts Tries: G Hespin (2) Conversions: M Holgate Falmouth: R. Warwicker, C. Pollard, T. Colvin, K. Hughes, S. Instance, A. Lancaster
PORTHLEVEN crashed out of their second successive cup competition when they were beaten 2-0 by Falmouth Athletic in the Percy Stephens Cup. Mark Andrew and Martin Galloway scored Athletic's goals in what was for Porthleven their first defeat in a domestic
The annual Race of Helston, known as An Resek Hellys, has taken a big stride forward this year following sponsorship from one of the town's solicitor firms. Nalders Solicitors, which has a branch office in Coinagehall Street, is sponsoring the race to
FALMOUTH Gig Club are hosting the first of hopefully many Falmouth Indoor Rowing Championships on April 1. "We know what you're thinking," said Hayley Eslick, "April Fools, but we are very serious! The event will be held at Penryn University gym from
GENERALLY spotted running around cricket pitches trying to prevent batsmen from scoring runs, 17-year-old Liam Hoban from Falmouth has decided he needs to expand his boundaries. But it's not on the cricket grounds that he wants to test himself, but the
PENRYN ATHLETIC 8 PENZANCE 0 PENRYN Athletic demonstrated that the Jolly's Combination League title race is still well and truly alive after they thrashed Penzance 8-0 at Kernick Road. The match was all over by half time, with Athletic an amazing 7
FALMOUTH ATHLETIC 2 PORTHLEVEN 0 THIS was always going to be a close Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League Percy Stephens Cup encounter as these are two very competitive sides. Both sides played good football on a very tricky surface and Port, who
MYLOR A and Playing Place came out on the right side of close matches in the Falmouth and District Snooker and Billiards League snooker handicap league, but the stars of the week are Mylor B who almost swept the board at home to Bell's Court. Tony Wallis
NEW First Defence Tae Kwon-do School has its First Grading and Film Star Silvio Simac planned to visit Cornwall The Constantine First Defence Taekwondo School, which opened in October last year, has held its first grading. Since the opening the school
THE Cornwall Rugby Football Union has been rocked by the news that the Cornish Pirates are not prpared to release any of their Cornwall qualified players to support the county team in this season's County Shield matches. The disappointing new came from
WHITEHAWK 0 TRURO CITY 1 HE may have scored 47 goals this season already, but none can have been so important as the one Stewart Yetton scored at Whitehawk on Saturday to clinch Truro City's place in the FA Carlsberg Vase semi-finals. Their reward
TRURO City's opponents in the two-legged FA Carlsberg Vase semi-final, Curzon Ashton FC, are probably one of the youngest side's in the competition's history given that they weren't formed until 1963. But it is not the first time they have reached
Having been much improved by the present vendors this property in Helston offers spacious, four bedroom accommodation designed for family living. Enjoying a ground floor master bedroom with en-suite, there is also an attractive sunroom to the rear. The
Miller Countrywide estate agents, who have offices in Helston and Falmouth, are delighted to announce that through their 21 Cornwall offices their chosen charity for 2007 will be the Cornwall Air Ambulance. The Miller Countrywide offices in Cornwall
WITH 43 points Brian Skewes and Robert MacGregor won Saturday's round of the Perranporth Winter League by a point from an entry of 58. Neil Razzell and Tom Ringsell were runnrs-up on 42 on countback from Fred Roberts and Bruce Edwards, with Peter Exelby
The characters from the Wizard of Oz met the cast of Star Wars last Thursday (March 1) as almost every pupil at Penryn Junior School dressed to impress as their favourite book character. As part of World Book Day, the pupils were encouraged to attend
REDRUTH 27pts Tries: Bright 2, Thirlby, McBride Conversions: Hook 2 Penalty: Hook NUNEATON 12pts Tries: Meek, Owens Conversions: Cull Redruth: C. Bonds (capt); J. Caruana, P. Thirlby (rep S. Brown 77m), P.J. Gidlow, T. McBride; M. Hook, M
THIS delightful two bedroomed character cottage is located in the riverside village of Flushing. The property comprises two reception rooms, fitted kitchen with appliances, en-suite bathroom/wc and separate shower/wc. The home benefits from a useful
DONCASTER KNIGHTS 10pts CORNISH PIRATES 13pts WHEN the Pirates beat Leeds Tykes at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium in round five of the EDF Energy National Trophy competition, the match ending in dramatic fashion on a bitterly cold and snowy evening
HAYLE 50 pts WITHYCOMBE 10pts HAYLE continued their winning form by scoring eight tries in a win on the Memorial Ground. New signing Dan Bassett from St Ives certainly looks a most useful player. With a try by Lloyd converted by Pearce, the Devon
CAMBORNE produced one of their best displays of the season to stun the South West Two League leaders with a convincing victory in the sunshine at the Recreation Ground. Every player in the Cherry & White jersey played their part inspired by the phenomenal
Tuesday February 27 British salvage tug Anglian Princess (2,241/02) arrived from Western Approaches to Falmouth Bay towing Antiguan containership Gracechurch Jupiter (6,277/02) which berthed at the docks for engine repairs. Anglian Princess sailed from
LUDGVAN 1 ILLOGAN 3 VISITING bottom of the table Ludgvan, Jolly's Combination League leaders Illogan might have expected a leisurely ride, but it was far from that as they made heavy weather of winning a game they dominated. Illogan dominated both
CAMBORNE Angling Association elected their officers at the 2007 annual general meeting. They were: president, Mr Steve Williams; chairman, Mr Steve Badcock; vice chairman, Mr Andy Williams; honorary secretary, Mr Ralph Elcox; treasurer, Mr Alan Rule
THE finest Cornish cross country athletes were pitted against the best in Great Britain in the annual Inter Counties Championships at Nottingham where Katie Knowles produced an outstanding run to bring home a silver medal in the under 17 Women's race
In 1998 27 runners finished the Duchy Marathon and the event was in danger of disappearing from the road race calendar. Next Sunday a combined field of over 400 runners will line up for the 31st Duchy Marathon and the Duchy 20, writes Alan Rowling.
KAI Tutton (White Hart C) and Pete Hall (Bell Inn) shocked the West Cornwall Pool League first division one players in the last eight of the singles knockout last week, both reaching the final where Kai defeated Pete 3-1. Both had good wins getting
PLYMOUTH University once again proved it is a force to contend with as it convincingly won the 2007 British National Student Surfing Championships, but there was also success for the University College Falmouth team. The Plymouth men's team has previously
In 1996, before he became Prime Minister, Tony Blair told a conference of business leaders: "We have no plans to increase tax at all." After ten years in office, how do you think he would explain away the fact that the average household tax bill is £1,300
Further searches were being planned this morning following the disappearance of a St Keverne man. Despite an extensive search of the cliff path and area last night on the ground and in the air, he is still missing. Police in Helston are requesting the
Cornwall county council has finally submitted a planning application for a permanent park-and-ride site for Truro on land adjacent to the A390 Threemilestone roundabout. It is proposed that the 28-acre site will be developed in phases and will eventually
THE out-of-hours GP service operated in Cornwall by Serco has been severly criticised by members of the public at a special gathering on Lemon Quay in Truro on Saturday. The event, part of a national day of action organised by the public services union
ABOUT 450 people turned out on Saturday at the Wheal Maid mining heritage site in protest over plans by Cornwall county council to ban bikers from riding on the land. The majority of the protestors were local bikers but they were also joined by horse
Sales of the Packet in the Falmouth-Penryn and Hel-ston areas have shown a year-on-year increase of over 1% at a time when rivals are recording dramatic losses, according to figures just released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Truro-based West
FALMOUTH Thursday, March 8 07.33 (5.0) 19.48 (4.9) Friday, March 9 08.00 (4.8) 20.12 (4.7) Saturday, March 10 08.26 (4.6) 20.39 (4.6) Sunday, March 11 08.57 (4.4) 21.18 (4.3) Monday, March 12 09.49 (4.1) 22.23 (4.1
A SQUATTER who moved into a £450,000 dormer bungalow in Maenporth has spoken exclusively to the Packet about why he decided to take over another person's property without their permission. Justin Sparks, 27, originally from Falmouth, claims that the
A diving instructor from Garras with 30 years experience of the sport died on Sunday (March 4) after he was pulled unconscious from the water when a dive went tragically wrong. Robert Sherratt, a father of three young children, had been diving in Camel
The Wheal Maid saga is symptomatic of the skewed sense of priorities exhibited by officialdom in this brave new politically correct nanny state. Historic use of the site by local people for motorcycle sport has until recently been quietly accepted by
THE decision by the government in not ordering a public inquiry into the stranding of the MSC Napoli off Branscombe, South Devon, is consistent with my having been unable to have a simple question answered by the South West Director of the Environment
This subject which has niggled at me now for about two years! Why do people think it is OK to wear their filthy wellies into supermarkets? I've seen this on several occasions. Is it that they wish to "show off" the fact that they have horses when nobody
Before the decision on the future of the recreational ground is made would it not be wise for the people responsible for the fate of the "rec" to look into issues other than affordable houses? An alarming one in ten six-year-olds are obese. The total
I WAS enjoying listening to the St Piran celebrations during the afternoon show on Radio Cornwall on Monday. Everything was lovely, with the Cornish pipes, etc, marking this very important day on the Cornish calendar, until the arrival of a monstrosity
I NEVER in my wildest dreams thought that we, as a civilised nation called Britain, would ever see the days of the 18th century back again when there were highway robbers but, it seems to me, I was wrong because, now in the 21st century, they've returned
The dredging of Falmouth harbour takes a giant step forward today. Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and A&P Falmouth Limited have given Royal Haskoning the £500,000 contract for a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment into the feasibility of dredging
