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Stories for 22 June 2005

Cornwall Cornwall Homelife

Beautiful historic manor house for sale at £1.35m

A unique manor house near Helston has come on the market for £1.35 million but few may realise how historical it is.  more...

Lovely old home by side of creek

A single storey residence, ideal for refurbishment and updating, set in well planted and established gardens with a southerly aspect offering wonderful views across Restronguet Creek to farmland beyond is on the market with Miller Countrywide.  more...

Cornwall Cornwall Inport

High tides

FALMOUTH  more...

Shipping intelligence

Tuesday, June 14 - No reported movements.  more...

Coastguard incidents

Falmouth Coastguard was advised by the tanker Bro Trader that she had broken down and was drifting south west of the Runnel Stone. Anglian Princess and the Sennen Cove lifeboat were tasked to the incident and the lifeboat stood by whilst repairs were carried out. Anglian Princess arrived as the vessel got under way, and escorted her though the TSS.  more...

Clyde Fisher enters service around British and Irish coasts

James Fisher & Sons, one of the UK's leading marine services providers, held a naming ceremony for a new production tanker, the Clyde Fisher, in Falmouth.   more...

A truly beautiful voyage

MY voyage aboard the luxury passenger ferry Midnatsol, part of the world famous Hurtigruten (fast route) fleet, continues as we head south from Kirknes, on the Norway-Russia border, to Bergen.   more...

Cornwall Cornwall Letters

Nothing innovative about building more houses!

TIM Williams' departure for higher things ("Tim's post is at the heart of government," Packet, June 18) is an opportunity to reflect on the "regeneration" of Camborne-Redruth.  more...

Cornish make their arguments in English

IT was fascinating to read in the Packet (June 16) those letters pouring scorn, disgust, etc, on the Skipper's views on the Cornish language. Long before the Skipper came over the horizon and docked in the Packet, I was saying, and still say, the Cornish language was only revived by a few intellectual idiots (not all of them even Cornish) and for their own, vested reasons. That the correspondents in question all chose to voice their disgust with the Skipper in English, just confirms my contention.   more...

The old sea dog needs some more scoops!

IS it just me or is the Skipper getting boring? When the Skipper first started his column I was impressed - he came up with a few good points and uncovered some things that probably made the people he was criticising have a good look at themselves.   more...

Airport tax will not be welcomed by airlines

I STUDIED with a degree of déjà vu the remarks of the chief executive of the South West Chamber of Commerce, that Exeter Airport had an opportunity to develop a "niche role" whilst Bristol Airport developed "another way" as a result of the potential acquisition of Exeter by Bristol.   more...

The whole world's gone money mad

WHAT a shame! Shame on Redruth that a town of its size hasn't got an Age Concern or an old folks centre. Terry Bishop, Sue Fowler and all the other helpers must be devastated, but I know they did their best to keep it open.   more...

Parking on pavements must be stopped!

HOW much longer do the people of Pool have to wait to have something done about traffic parking on the pavements outside the shops in the village?  more...

They could stop water charge rises at a stroke

I READ with some amusement that our former MP Candy Atherton is "intent" on winning back her seat. This on the same day that it is reported in the press that Labour's Water Minister, Elliott Morley, has refused to back a plan that would see water bills cut across the South West.   more...

Cornwall Cornwall News

POLICE AIDS FACING THE AXE

A BUSINESS leader has said it would be a disaster if funding was not found to keep Camborne and Redruth's police community support officers.  more...

CARNAGE!

POLICE have launched a criminal investigation after a horrific multi-vehicle pile-up on the Penryn by-pass left one man dead and six people seriously injured. A dog also died.  more...

MASKED RAID ON BEACH PUB

A MEMBER of staff at a Praa Sands pub was left traumatised this week after being tied up by masked intruders who raided the pub in the early hours of Monday morning.  more...

MP LOSES TOP LIB DEM JOB

TRURO and St Austell MP Matthew Taylor has promised to concentrate on his constituency work after losing his role as chairman of the Liberal Democrats.  more...

Cornwall Cornwall Sport

Adrian sees off rivals

the Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local riders to test their abilities against the best in the UK.  more...

Memorial event one of biggest in Westcountry

Displaying just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and public relations manager of Miller Countrywide Estate Agents who are one of the principal sponsors for the tournament.  more...

Need to get help in sport?

The Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals.  more...

Club makes final arrangements for anniversary

The Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangments for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's formation at the Royal Hotel, Market Street, Falmouth, on August 14, 1930.  more...

Antony makes full Cornwall debut aged 16

Young Falmouth all-rounder Antony Angove made his full county debut for Cornwall on Monday at the age of 16 years and 169 days.   more...

Cornwall Cornwall Whatson

Magic night at the Pavilion

Thirty years after classic rock anthem Bohemian Rhapsody took over the charts, Europe's biggest Queen tribute band, Killer Queen, will be bringing A Kind of Magic to the Princess Pavilion this Friday.  more...

Get a proper Edukation

The Edukators is showing at the Falmouth Arts Centre cinema on Friday and Saturday evenings.  more...

Loads planned for Falmouth Week

Kernow Events - the organisers for this year's evening entertainment schedule for Henri-Lloyd Falmouth Week - has announced a spectacular 11-night programme on the Events Square between August 4 and 14.   more...

Cornwall Fal News

Town to have full share of Sea Britain events

THIS summer up and down the country a host of exhibitions, events, races, regattas and concerts are being held as part of the Sea Britain Festival. The festival commemorates the achievements of Lord Nelson on the 200th anniversary of his death, the news of which first officially arrived in Britain with The Pickle at the port of Falmouth.   more...

No support for mast bid

A PROPOSED mobile phone mast that would be situated near a Falmouth primary school has once again been objected to by councillors.  more...

Sails and music fill Falmouth

AS the sun rose on Falmouth last Friday the majestic Mir tall ship sailed in to the harbour for a weekend of activity.  more...

CARNAGE!

POLICE have launched a criminal investigation after a horrific multi-vehicle pile-up on the Penryn by-pass left one man dead and six people seriously injured. A dog also died.  more...

Train tragedy is possible suicide

A 34-year-old man has been killed after being hit by a train last Thursday on Falmouth's railway line - the third incident this year.  more...

Scary monsters from the deep

CREATURES from the deep are just some of the colourful objects that visitors will be invited to create at University College Falmouth's newlook community open day - called bigsaturday - on July 2.  more...

Sails and music fill Falmouth

AS the sun rose on Falmouth last Friday the majestic Mir tall ship sailed in to the harbour for a weekend of activity.  more...

Cornwall Fal Sport

Adrian sees off rivals

THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local riders to test their abilities against the best in the UK.  more...

Memorial event one of biggest in Westcountry

DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and public relations manager of Miller Countrywide Estate Agents who are one of the principal sponsors for the tournament.  more...

Need to get help in sport?

THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals.  more...

Club makes final arrangements for anniversary

THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's formation at the Royal Hotel, Market Street, Falmouth, on August 14, 1930.  more...

RNAS Culdrose among clubs elected to league

AFTER a break of many years, RNAS Culdrose have been admitted back into the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League after clubs voted for their inclusion at the league's annual general meeting on Wednesday evening..  more...

Terry Heard memorial provides close racing

A REGULAR fixture in the Working Boat programme, the Terry Heard Memorial Race, was staged by Mylor Yacht Club on Sunday with 13 crews taking part, writes John Cruise.   more...

Treadmill or enjoyable club rugby? - president

PENRYN RFC president Mr Ray Plummer held a minute's silence at the start of their annual general meeting as a mark of respect to those who had died during the year, especially Roger Hosen, a great player, probably the greatest ever to war the Borough colours, Merlin Martin, a real Penryn clubman, and Cyril Vanstone, a great man, involved with the club for 50 years.  more...

Cornwall Helston News

Signs policy questioned

THE need for Cornish bilingual signs has been questioned by a Helston town councillor.  more...

Controversy over rectory

A HOUSE planned for Mawgan in Meneage by the Diocese of Truro was unlikely to get the go ahead this week from Kerrier council planners.  more...

Travel lodge plan debate

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a 30-bedroom travel lodge on the edge of Helston were to be discussed by Kerrier councillors yesterday.  more...

Councillors' concern over ponds proposal

CONCERNS have been expressed over a proposed large industrial development in Helston.   more...

MASKED RAID ON BEACH PUB

A MEMBER of staff at a Praa Sands pub was left traumatised this week after being tied up by masked intruders who raided the pub in the early hours of Monday morning.  more...

Second is still a success

PORTHLEVEN Town Band gained second place at the famous West of England Bandsmen's Festival at Bugle.   more...

Field day for the fathers

FATHERS and their families flocked to Helston Motor Show on Sunday helping to boost attendance to record levels.  more...

Cornwall Helston Sport

Adrian sees off rivals

THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local riders to test their abilities against the best in the UK.  more...

Memorial event one of biggest in Westcountry

DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and public relations manager of Miller Countrywide Estate Agents who are one of the principal sponsors for the tournament.  more...

Need to get help in sport?

THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals.  more...

Club makes final arrangements for anniversary

THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's formation at the Royal Hotel, Market Street, Falmouth, on August 14, 1930.  more...

Cornish crews light up Super Cup

TONBRIDGE and Malling Motorcycle Club and Track Racing Promotions held their first International Floodlit Super Cup at Yalding near Maidstone, Kent, at the weekend.  more...

RNAS Culdrose among clubs elected to league

AFTER a break of many years, RNAS Culdrose have been admitted back into the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League after clubs voted for their inclusion at the league's annual general meeting on Wednesday evening..  more...

End of an era for Helston

SENIOR cricket at Helston formally came to an end last Thursday evening when the Jolly's Drinks League Management Committee accepted the request of the club to withdraw from the ECB Cornwall Premier League, due to a shortage of suitable players.   more...

Cornwall Redruth Camborne News

POLICE AIDS FACING THE AXE

A BUSINESS leader has said it would be a disaster if funding was not found to keep Camborne and Redruth's police community support officers.  more...

Project to stop bad behaviour launched

A SPECIAL project developed to rectify problems of anti-social behaviour faced by the residents of a housing estate in Redruth has been officially opened.  more...

Inventor's clock sells for £28,000

A REMARKABLE and unique time-keeping machine by one of the leaders of Britain's Industrial Revolution in the late 18th and early 19th centuries - William Murdoch - sold for twice its estimate at Bonhams in New Bond Street.   more...

Singers renew friendships

ON day that France decisively rejected the European constitution, Holman-Climax Male Voice Choir were renewing cross channel friendships on another level entirely.   more...

Tax payer questions Cornish signs

A CAMBORNE council tax payer has lambasted Kerrier district council for not questioning the provision of road signs in the area in both English and Cornish.  more...

Cornwall Redruth Camborne Sport

Adrian sees off rivals

THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local riders to test their abilities against the best in the UK.  more...

Memorial event one of biggest in Westcountry

DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and public relations manager of Miller Countrywide Estate Agents who are one of the principal sponsors for the tournament.  more...

Need to get help in sport?

THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals.  more...

Club makes final arrangements for anniversary

THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's formation at the Royal Hotel, Market Street, Falmouth, on August 14, 1930.  more...

Beacon sizzle in heat

IT wasn't just the heat that Beacon felt at Tolcarne Road on Saturday when St Austell hit top form in their County One fixture by hitting a sizzling 299 to win by a 225-run margin against Beacon.  more...

Ladycross lads in romping victory

CAMBORNE, at Werrington, did not find the Ladycross field a happy hunting ground, going down to a six wicket defeat, writes Paul Bawden.  more...

Cornwall Truro News

MP LOSES TOP LIB DEM JOB

TRURO and St Austell MP Matthew Taylor has promised to concentrate on his constituency work after losing his role as chairman of the Liberal Democrats.  more...

Children learn all about fire safety

SCHOOLCHILDREN from all over Cornwall visited Truro fire station to learn about the hidden dangers that they can face in everyday life.  more...

Justin in chair

SOUTH West chartered surveyor Justin Armstrong has been appointed chairman of a national and international organisation for under-35s.  more...

Good conversation

THE Speech and Language Therapy service for adults at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro is looking for volunteers who have an hour to spare on a regular basis.  more...

Road work will close off lanes

TRAFFIC congestion can be expected in Truro from next week as work begins on the Treliske roundabout.   more...

Cornwall Truro Sport

Adrian sees off rivals

THE Cornwall Solo Grass Track Club hosted the second round of the ACU Youth National Championship at Truthan Farm, St Erme under bright blue skies when 60 riders from as far afield as Yorkshire and Kent competed in a 48 race programme which enabled local riders to test their abilities against the best in the UK.  more...

Memorial event one of biggest in Westcountry

DISPLAYING just some of the trophies that can be won at this year's Sharon Wood Memorial seven-a-side mini soccer tournament are Roger Cleave (pictured left), tournament organiser and president of Wendron Football Club, and Bruce Taylor, marketing and public relations manager of Miller Countrywide Estate Agents who are one of the principal sponsors for the tournament.  more...

Need to get help in sport?

THE Cornwall Sports Partnership deliver a multitude of activities throughout the year ranging from coach education courses to county player development centres and primary coaching festivals.  more...

Club makes final arrangements for anniversary

THE Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club, who are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary year, are now making final arrangements for their birthday celebration at the Membly Hall Hotel, Falmouth over the weekend of August 13/14, to mark the club's formation at the Royal Hotel, Market Street, Falmouth, on August 14, 1930.  more...

Road worthy of win

GRAMPOUND Road left Truro's Boscawen Park with a smile on their faces on Saturday evening after completing a worthy 60-run win over their neighbours. On the day the home team could have no complaints, after their batting failed to click for the second week running.   more...

Somerset Bridgwater News

TV programme on Bridgwater

SKY TV will next month broadcast an hour-long documentary film focusing on Bridgwater, its issues, and its people - and there is plenty you can do to get involved.  more...

Somerset Burnham On Sea News

Addiction to child porn

A BERROW primary school teacher - said to have "an addiction" to child porn - appeared in court last week to admit a string of charges relating to indecent pictures he downloaded from the internet.  more...

Somerset Chard News

Barrels mystery find sparks fears

ABOUT 150 barrels containing mystery industrial waste have been dug up near a Chard housing estate.  more...

Tough action wanted against law breakers

POLICE have been called to make an example of law breaking drivers in a Chard street.  more...

Those wheelie bins are here

WHEELIE bins have landed in Chard - and Ilminster is set to follow soon.  more...

Somerset Ilminster News

No escape from justice

THE police aimed to turn the tables against criminals across the Avon and Somerset force area in their pioneering Operation Relentless last week.  more...

Firefighters back call for northern one-way

FIREFIGHTERS will have a better chance of saving lives if Ditton Street is turned into a northbound one-way system, according to some residents and town leaders.  more...

No escape from justice

THE police aimed to turn the tables against criminals across the Avon and Somerset force area in their pioneering Operation Relentless last week.  more...

Somerset Somerset News

Service launched to support stroke sufferers

THE Stroke Association, working in partnership with Somerset County Council community directorate, has launched the latest service to support all those affected by stroke in the Somerset Coast and Taunton Deane areas today.  more...

Somerset Taunton News

New face for Midas

TAUNTON-based Midas has a new face at the helm - Alan Hope, currently Managing Director of Midas Projects (UK) Ltd, has taken up the position of Chief Executive of the Midas Group.  more...

Somerset Wellington News

Exclusion zone to stop raves

AN exclusion zone has been set around Smeatharpe airfield to stop illegal raves while the Glastonbury Festival, which starts tomorrow.  more...

Southwestfarmer News

Dairy cash on horizon

Hopes were high as South West Farmer went to press that an Objective One grant of £6 million will be made to Cornish dairy farmers.  more...

Report warns on impact of bovine TB

A new report which concludes that "if bovine tb is not rolled back, there could be dire and widespread consequences for the agricultural and rural business sectors of the South West" is entirely justified, says the region's NFU.  more...

TFA supports criticism of Arla

The Tenant Farmers Association has expressed support for the criticism being levelled against Arla for reducing its June milk price by 0.35p per litre.  more...

MINISTER SET TO TACKLE TB

The battle to eradicate TB in cattle is a Government priority, South West farmers have been told by new agricultural minister Lord Bach.   more...

Maximising potential

Changing to a nutrious "flavour linked" feeding system is enabling Devon dairy farmers Rita and Mark Dunn to maximise the performance potential of their all-Guernsey herd.  more...

CLA boss is hot on warming

Agriculture has a unique role to play in developing renewable sources of energy - but the industry needs to be given the right infrastructure in order to fully realise its potential in combating climate change.  more...

Use us or lose us!

As I write this article the weather forecast is supposedly good and will stay that way for our silage making.   more...

THE news that liquid milk sales are at long last on their way back up again must surely be one of the best pieces of news the industry has received for a very long time.  more...

Home grown forage key to ensuring good results

This is the second of a number of articles written specifically about individual farms, their enterprises and their reliance on home grown forage.  more...

New ways with new potatoes

I read in the papers recently that a farmer in the West Country was having great difficulty in selling his new potatoes. Apparently retailers are selling "new" potatoes that are sometimes many weeks old.   more...

NADIS target levels of copper

NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) is a network of 40 veterinary practices and 6 veterinary colleges monitoring diseases in cattle, sheep and pigs in the UK. NADIS is sponsored by Milk Development Council, the Meat and Livestock Commission, Elanco Animal Health and Intervet.   more...

Farm for profit - not for margin

In the fourth instalment of our series looking at how producers across the South West are adapting their business under the new Single Payment System, Kevin Brewer visits a Cornish family focused on milk, and a family farming California style  more...

  
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