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Stories for 20 July 2005
Cornwall Cornwall Inport
Diving yacht off on epic UK journey
A unique sailing research yacht sets off from Falmouth this week on the first leg of an epic sailing and diving adventure. more...
Saga Ruby due for cruise call
The cruiseship Saga Ruby arrives from Dover tomorrow for a day long cruise call. more...
Pilot involved in three incidents
Apart from carrying out normal pilotage duties, the duty crews of the pilot boat LK Mitchell were involved in three sad incidents over the weekend. more...
Seafarers receive £225
A street collection in aid of the Missions to Seafarers (MTS) raised a total of £225 for the charities flag day in Falmouth. The local branch committee thanked the eight collectors and contributors. more...
Shipping intelligence
Tuesday, July 12 Liberian tanker Ninae (24,048/05) arrived from Bantry Bay for bunkers in the bay and sailed for Rotterdam. Barbadian tanker Cariad (28,337/96) sailed from No. 2 dry-dock for Immingham. British coastal tanker Breaksea (998/85) arrived at the docks from Yelland, North Devon. British coaster Torrent (999/92) arrived from Cork to load stone at Dean Quarry and sailed for Shoreham. more...
Cornwall Cornwall Letters
Reducing car parking charges is not logical more...
Cornwall Cornwall News
Helston-based charity needs £15 million
JUNKIES are putting lives at risk by dumping used hypodermic needles - which could be infected with HIV or hepatitus - in public toilets in Camborne and Redruth. more...
Junkies create health risk
JUNKIES are putting lives at risk by dumping used hypodermic needles - which could be infected with HIV or hepatitus - in public toilets in Camborne and Redruth. more...
Fatal night-time collision in Carrick Roads
A FATAL collision in the sea off St Mawes at the weekend has prompted Falmouth Coastguard to issue a warning about the dangers of using high-powered boats at night without lights. more...
Truro to be home of Cornish rugby
The creation of a temporary rugby stadium in Truro with a stand for up to 6,000 people is expected to be given the go ahead this week. more...
Cornwall Cornwall Sport
Cornwall race to inning's victory
Cornwall wrapped up a win by an innings and 45 runs half an hour before lunch on the third day. more...
Boys disappointed
Cornwall's golfers were disappointed to leave behind at Broadstone Golf Club Dorset the SWCGA Boys Championship Shield which Cornwall have won twice in the last three years. more...
Close racing at St Erme
On Sunday the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the fifth round of the club championships at Truthan Farm, St Erme. more...
Cup holders drawn away
THE draw for the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League's various cup competitions has taken place following a league council meeting. more...
Cornwall Cornwall Whatson
Dire tribes at Pavilion
Dire Straits' brilliant music, with its stunning guitar sounds and evocative lyrics, continues to sustain its popularity - now the band Dire Traits gives you the sound and atmosphere of a truly original experience. more...
Films to get audiences thinking
Two films showing this week at Falmouth Arts Centre are sure to get audiences thinking. Mondays in the Sun (cert 15) is the winner of five Goya Awards, and of the top prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. A group of unemployed shipyard workers struggle to find a purpose in the face of corporate indifference. more...
Reggae magic from Culture
The summer season is terrific for both visitors and residents as the amount of great things to do rockets, as illustrated by the Princess Pavilion programme for the next seven days: starting on Thursday with the summer play, Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney. more...
Cornwall Fal News
Womans attempts to save collapsed man
A Falmouth mother tried desperately to revive a local bank manager after he collapsed in a town pub using mouth to mouth resuscitation she had only been taught a few weeks earlier. more...
Great memories for Alan
Alan Barnes took charge of Falmouth's Severn class lifeboat Richard Cox Scott for the last time at the weekend before handing over to Mark Pollard - the station's new coxswain. more...
Association signs up to partnership
AN important new partnership to help hotel and guesthouse owners manage the way they provide for their customers was signed at the official opening of Falmouth's brand new tourist information centre. more...
Junior journalists at work
St Francis Church of England primary school in Falmouth presents a snapshot here of its work and achievements specifically for its more able children, writes assistant head teacher Vanessa Farnell. more...
Fatal collision off St Mawes
A FATAL collision in the sea off St Mawes at the weekend has prompted Falmouth Coastguard to issue a warning about the dangers of using high-powered boats at night without lights. more...
Cornwall Fal Sport
Final pair deny Falmouth win
Despite finishing the game in the ascendancy Falmouth were unable to press home their advantage, having to settle instead for a winning draw at home to Truro on Saturday. more...
Borough strengthen squad
PENRYN Rugby Club are back in full training for their second successive season in the South West One League with regular training attendances exceeding 35 players, writes Mike Dove. more...
European title for Matt and Deb
A MAGNIFICENT series of results by Restronguet duo Matt Pullen and Deb Rickard helped clinch a superb triumph in the Dart 18 2005 European Championships. more...
Cup holders drawn away
THE draw for the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League's various cup competitions has taken place following a league council meeting. more...
Boys disappointed
Cornwall's golfers were disappointed to leave behind at Broadstone Golf Club Dorset the SWCGA Boys Championship Shield which Cornwall have won twice in the last three years. more...
Cornwall race to inning's success
Cornwall wrapped up a win by an innings and 45 runs half an hour before lunch on the third day. more...
Close racing at St Erme
On Sunday the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the fifth round of the club championships at Truthan Farm, St Erme. more...
Cornwall Helston News
WE NEED £15m!
The humanitarian crisis in Africa has moved to the top of the agenda for the Helston-based ShelterBox organisation, which is aiming to help one million displaced people on the continent over the next three years. more...
Ejected family forced to live in caravan
Two families left homeless after being thrown out of rented cottages near Helston have spent the past six weeks living in a caravan at a local campsite. more...
Charity gig challengers
On July 29 a crew of six women will row from Falmouth to Cadgwith on The Lizard, leaving at 2.30 pm from the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. They will be helping to raise money for Wellbeing for Women, the national charity which supports mothers and babies. and will be escorted part of the way by the Lizard lifeboat. Twenty-one years ago Nicky Jose, organiser of the sponsored row, lost her five-day old baby Ross because of a heart defect. "He would have been 21 this year and I wanted some way in which to commemorate this", she said. After Ross died, Nicky, already a successful rower in local competitions, organised a sponsored row to raise money for Birthright, the forerunner of Wellbeing. more...
WE NEED £15m!
The humanitarian crisis in Africa has moved to the top of the agenda for the Helston-based ShelterBox organisation, which is aiming to help one million displaced people on the continent over the next three years. more...
Ejected family forced to live in caravan
Two families left homeless after being thrown out of rented cottages near Helston have spent the past six weeks living in a caravan at a local campsite. more...
Pet owners warned to watch out for airguns
Pet owners at the Lizard have been warned to be on their guard after two animals were deliberately targeted with air guns in the space of a week. more...
Centre for learning foreign
"Magnifique!" was the general verdict when new foreign language facilities at Helston Community College were officially opened. more...
Great performances
Constantine Band held its annual voice and brass concerts last weekend, starting on Saturday night with a concert given by Constantine Male Voice Choir and Stithians Ladies Choir. more...
Cornwall Helston Sport
Memorial day for Dave Gardner a fitting event
ONE of the most popular and hugely respected footballers of recent times, the late Dave Gardner, still commands a big audience whenever his name is connected with an event. more...
Over 1,000 youngsters contest football festival
This year's Wendron Football Club's Sharon Wood Memorial tournament organised by Alan Watson and Peter Thorne proved another enormous success on Sunday. more...
Boys disappointed
Cornwall's golfers were disappointed to leave behind at Broadstone Golf Club Dorset the SWCGA Boys Championship Shield which Cornwall have won twice in the last three years. more...
Cup holders drawn away
THE draw for the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League's various cup competitions has taken place following a league council meeting. more...
Cornwall race to inning's success
Cornwall wrapped up a win by an innings and 45 runs half an hour before lunch on the third day. more...
Close racing at St Erme
On Sunday the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the fifth round of the club championships at Truthan Farm, St Erme. more...
Cornwall Redruth Camborne News
Cultural exchange for Camborne youth band
The National Youth Brass Band Champions are gearing up to play a concert of a lifetime when they strike up at Canary Wharf today as part of a cultural exchange trip with youngsters from Tower Hamlets. more...
Support for Hayle swimming pool
A community swimming pool has won £2,500 worth of B&Q products to help spruce it up. Hayle Swimming Pool was shortlisted from more than 2,000 entries to the retailer's community award scheme. more...
Junkies create health risk
JUNKIES are putting lives at risk by dumping used hypodermic needles - which could be infected with HIV or hepatitus - in public toilets in Camborne and Redruth. more...
Cornwall Redruth Camborne Sport
Union Flag honour for brothers
Last weekend Trelawney Rowing Club attended Calstock, the two-day Regatta held on the upper reaches of the Tamar. Due to the narrow width of the river heats are required for the larger race entries. more...
Redruth have makings of another good year
Obviously people are wondering what's been going on at the club, on the rugby side, since the end of the season. I can tell you that lots has been going on in order to get things in place for our pre season training. more...
Boys disappointed
Cornwall's golfers were disappointed to leave behind at Broadstone Golf Club Dorset the SWCGA Boys Championship Shield which Cornwall have won twice in the last three years. more...
Cup holders drawn away
THE draw for the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League's various cup competitions has taken place following a league council meeting. more...
Cornwall race to inning's success
Cornwall wrapped up a win by an innings and 45 runs half an hour before lunch on the third day. more...
Close racing at St Erme
On Sunday the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the fifth round of the club championships at Truthan Farm, St Erme. more...
Cornwall Truro News
Truronian faces licence cut, then an increase
A TRURO-based bus company threatened with having its licence taken away over tachograph violations has had its application to increase its operator's licence from 62 to 68 vehicles granted. more...
Wildlife Trust award for developing staff
Cornwall Wildlife Trust has demonstrated its long-term commitment to training and developing its staff and volunteers to win recognition as an Investor in People. more...
Truro to be home of Cornish
The creation of a temporary rugby stadium in Truro with a stand for up to 6,000 people is expected to be given the go ahead this week. more...
Cornwall Truro Sport
City delighted by response
Truro City Football Club's ambitious plans to develop a 16,000 seat stadium in the city were supported by 91% of those who completed questionnaires at the club's recent public consultation. more...
Truro concede losing draw
Despite finishing the game in the ascendancy Falmouth were unable to press home their advantage, having to settle instead for a winning draw at home to Truro on Saturday. more...
Boys disappointed
Cornwall's golfers were disappointed to leave behind at Broadstone Golf Club Dorset the SWCGA Boys Championship Shield which Cornwall have won twice in the last three years. more...
Cup holders drawn away
THE draw for the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League's various cup competitions has taken place following a league council meeting. more...
Cornwall race to inning's success
Cornwall wrapped up a win by an innings and 45 runs half an hour before lunch on the third day. more...
Close racing at St Erme
On Sunday the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the fifth round of the club championships at Truthan Farm, St Erme. more...
Somerset Bridgwater News
Town centre's unwelcome residents
IT'S not just Admiral Blake that characterises Bridgwater's town centre, there is now another character proving a less popular feature of the town landscape - the seagull. more...
Somerset Burnham On Sea News
Record crowds flocked to Burnham for Stert swim
Record crowds flocked to Burnham-On-Sea on Sunday, July 17, for the annual Stert Island Swim. more...
Somerset Chard News
Countdown to CCTV
MONEY is being handed over so Chard can get its first CCTV camera up and running as soon as possible. more...
It's Redstart
CHARD Town Council has reversed a recommendation to re-site a new children's play area in the town. more...
John's surgery
COUNCILLOR John Malcolm will be holding surgery in Holyrood Lace Mill on behalf of Chard Town Council from 10am-11am on Saturday, July 30. more...
Going for bloomin' glory
CHARD was given the once-over by Britain in Bloom judges on Tuesday, July 19. more...
Somerset Ilminster News
Cut down housing plan
PLANS for a housing development in Ilminster have been submitted to South Somerset District Council. more...
Louise is new beat manager
JOINING the police force proved a tall order for Louise Wright, who was initially rejected from the police force for being vertically challenged. more...
Supermarket sweeps with Potter's broom
AN ILMINSTER bookseller has taken the new Harry Potter book off the shelves because Tesco is selling it cheaper than he can buy it. more...
Louise is new beat manager
JOINING the police force proved a tall order for Louise Wright, who was initially rejected from the police force for being vertically challenged. more...
Somerset Minehead News
New report shows where money went
SECOND home owners forced to pay more council tax for their country retreats can see where the money went in a report out this week. more...
Somerset Somerset News
Customer service scheme set up
THE Training Station team at the Somerset Skills Alliance has got together with the Institute of Customer Service to hold a Service Excellence Scheme. more...
Somerset Taunton News
Clean up for River Tone
THE River Tone in Taunton town centre was given a clean up over the weekend. more...
Somerset Wellington News
Wellington speeders targeted
A CRACKDOWN on speeding in Wellington could get underway in Wellington within the next month. more...
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