The pews were, for once, full when worshippers gathered for a final time at Lowertown Methodist Church yesterday. A dwindling congregation may have forced the closure of the 120-year-old chapel but there was certainly no lack of support for the last
It was a case of friends reunited this weekend as the arrival of HMS Cornwall provided the opportunity for Falmouth's police inspector to catch up on old times with a blast from the past. Inspector John Trott, who took charge at Falmouth police station
Watercolours by the late Falmouth artist Winifred Freeman have been borrowed from private collections in England and Wales for a special exhibition at Falmouth Art Gallery. Winifred Freeman, who lived between 1866 and 1961, was daughter of William George
An Australian reader of the Packet is trying to trace his late grandfasther's boat. Rob Green lives in Geelong but his grandfather was Cyril Green from St Mawes, who sailed a Topsher, registration number FH37., "I had heard it was sold to someone in
SPECTACULAR large scale panoramic watercolour paintings of Mount Everest and the Grand Canyon will be on show at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, in February. It is a rare opportunity to see the collection, entitled Searching for A Bigger Picture created
A man was taken to hospital this morning after rolling his car on the dual-carriageway near Scorrier. The 36-year-old man, who was from that area, was travelling on the eastbound carriageway of the A30 when his silver Ford Focus overturned, just before
Looking spruce in their freshly pressed uniforms, youngsters in the Sixth Falmouth Sea Scouts successfully passed an inspection. Members lined up outside the Watersports Centre in Arwenack Street for inspection by Lieutenant Commander Griffiths from
A diesel spill at Perranwell caused slippery conditions for motorists this morning following a collision between a lorry and a car. A yellow Leyland tipper lorry and a white Nissan Sunny car collided near to Perranwell Railway Station just after 8.40am
A picture of a tanker attacked by the Luftwaffe in Falmouth Docks during World Ward Two bought back vivid memories for one man Kenneth Dixcee. The picture was published in the Packet on January 16 by shipping correspondent David Barnicoat, who asked
The residents of Helston and the surrounding area are the next to benefit from Natural England's farm demonstration programme's aimed at encouraging the communities of market towns to discover more about the farming activities and food production that
PUPILS at St Mary's School, Falmouth have presented a cheque for £448.28 to the Penhaligon's Friends charity. The money was raised through collections made at the school's Christmas nativity performances and was donated to the Cornish charity which provides
More than 100 householders in Helston have already taken advantage of a Cornish energy charity's offer of free insulation for their homes. At a time of rising fuel bills, and fears over climate change, the Home Health scheme being run by Community Energy
The skipper and crew of the Newlyn based beam trawler "Billy Rowney" have netted the coveted Seafood Cornwall Vessel Quality of the Year Award for the second year running. The Seafood Cornwall Quality Vessel scheme recognises those boats consistently
FALMOUTH firefighters were called out to a van fire during the early hours of this morning. The incident happened at around 4.15am in Arwenack Avenue. On arrival the crew found a Transit van well alight, Firefighter wearing breathing apparatus extinguished
Traffic restrictions have been put in place on the A30 at Tolvadden to enable bridge works to take place. A £5 million project to replace the decks on the A30 Tolvaddon Bridge near Camborne, began in November 2007. The replacement is necessary because
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is clamping down on the use of illegal vehicle number plates. The Force will be checking suspected tampered number plates during Operation Larch, a week-long national campaign, running from Monday, 28 January. Illegal
Cornwall's schools are to receive new guidance on racism. New guidelines to challenge and report racist incidents are being officially launched this week. The guidelines outline Cornwall's Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) Directorate's commitment
