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Stories for 12 July 2006

Boating News

Bridgwater News

More, more, more...

MORE nuclear power stations, MORE wind farms, and MORE renewable energy sources - this is the message from the Government to the people of Somerset. more...

Burnham News

More, more, more...

MORE nuclear power stations, MORE wind farms, and MORE renewable energy sources - this is the message from the Government to people of Burnham, Highbridge and beyond. more...

Camborne And Redruth

Vandals raid nursery

The Flying Start nursery in Drump Road, Redruth, has been attacked by vandals. more...

Kittens left in picnic box at Pool store

Six kittens are looking for the purr-fect home after they were found abandoned in the morning heat in Pool. more...

Huge loss in profits

TRADERS in Camborne say they have lost thousands of pounds in business because of road works which have been going on for over ten months. more...

Chard News

Someone is going to be killed

A SPATE of serious crashes at an accident blackspot near Chard has prompted urgent calls for safety measures this week. more...

Thousands stopped in booze crackdown

THOUSANDS of motorists were stopped during a month-long drive by police to clamp down on summer drink driving. more...

Mum's bedside vigil

THE mother of a Chard man who suffered serious injuries in an incident in Chard town centre has said she is looking forward to welcoming him home. more...

Chard Villages News

Tatworth Summer Fete

THE Tatworth Summer Fete was a great success, and the sunshine held out. more...

People power victory

PEOPLE power has triumphed over a controversial planning application in Tatworth. more...

Broken jaw in Bower Hinton

POLICE are appealing for information after a man suffered a broken jaw following an apparently unprovoked attack in Bower Hinton. more...

Summer Sunday sports

CHILDREN at Shepton Beauchamp Playgroup enjoyed a Summer Sunday sports day recently. more...

Coffee Break

My desert island luxury? Soft loo paper!

SMILEY GP Dr Andrew Tresidder, 48, was born in Devon but has lived in Somerset since the age of one. He attended Curry Rivel Primary School until he was eight and then went to boarding school in Devon where he felt very homesick. Now living in the hamlet of Sea he answers some personal questions about toilet paper and Uri Geller. more...

County Sport

Teams sought

THE Carn Brea five-a-side league held a successful annual general meeting with new sponsors Taylor's Tyres stepping in for the forthcoming season. more...

Scoring change

BADMINTON England has announced that the International Badminton Federation (IBF), at its AGM, in Tokyo ratified the introduction of a new scoring system. This is to the effect that matches, in all five disciplines of play, will now comprise the best of three games, to 21 points, writes John Tresidder. more...

Last ball defeat for Mount

This year's Dawe Insurance Andrew Cup Final will be an all West Penwith affair with St Ives taking on Penzance II at the traditional venue of St Gluvias CC on Monday, July 24 (6pm). more...

Veryan pull out team

Veryan Cricket Club have been forced to withdraw their second XI from Division Seven West of the Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League. more...

Swimmers shine at sprint meet

Carn Brea Swimming Club members shone in the annual Western Counties Sprint Meet 2006. more...

Retiring president's disappointment at lack of titles

MR Peter Michell, the retiring president of the Cornwall RFU, spoke of his great disappointment at the annual general meeting held at County Hall, Truro, that during his tenure of office neither the under 20's side nor the senior team had won any titles. more...

Local cup draws

The draws for the first round of the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston Football League knock-out cups are as follows: Percy Stephens Cup preliminary round: Constantine v Chacewater, Truro City III v Pendeen, Lanner v Ruan Minor, Mawnan v RNAS Culdrose, Hayle v Trispen. more...

Rain halts victory bid

Wendron were reasonably well placed in their Division Two West game with Paul seconds at Underlane when play was abandoned due to the rain on Saturday evening. more...

Crewkerne News

Police appeal over Crewkerne assault

POLICE are appealing for information after an assault in Crewkerne. more...

The going is good at Maiden Beech

GOOD quality teaching and pupils who make good progress earned Crewkerne's Maiden Beech School a glowing OFSTED report. more...

Featured Properties

Charming traditonal cottage

A fine opportunity exists to purchase this charming period traditional Cornish cottage in Helston offering well proportioned and well presented three-bedroomed accommodation with a wealth of charm and character features. more...

Charming cottage

Believed to be built in 1828 and forming part of the original Wendron workhouse, is this charming cottage presented in good order throughout and located in a delightful rural setting in Crelly, near Helston backing onto open fields. more...

Detached bungalow

This well presented three-bedroom detached bungalow is set in a private cul-de-sac location in Porthleven with lower level workshops. more...

Detached bungalow

This well presented three-bedroom detached bungalow is set in a private cul-de-sac location in Porthleven with lower level workshops. more...

Three-bedroom home

This beautifully presented three bedroom detached house in Helston has a lovely rear garden and enjoys views towards open countryside. more...

Hamlet location

Located in the popular hamlet of Trewennack this unique property offers one bedroomed accommodation which consists of a generous lounge/dining room, double bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. more...

Detached four bedroom house

This large detached four-bedroom period house is set in the popular village of Breage. more...

Detached park home

This brand new detached park home is located in Retanna holiday park. more...

Converted granary

Converted in 2003, this grade II listed former granary would make a delightful family home. more...

Bungalow in sought after area

Located between the port of Penzance and the market town of Helston, this bungalow sits at the top of the sought after village of Praa Sands. more...

Two-bedroomed semi-detached bungalow

This well presented two bedroom semi-detached bungalow is located in a quiet cul-de-sac location in Falmouth. more...

Grade II listed house

This impressive four-bedroomed Grade II listed house built circa 1820 is located in Penryn and set in communal parkland area with private rear and side courtyards. more...

Semi-detached two-bedroomed cottage

This waterside, semi-detached two bedroom cottage at Port Navas requires restoration and refurbishment work. more...

Football

City pick up trophy and three new signings

IT might have been a nerve-wracking season, but Truro City finally got their reward for finishing as runners-up in the Carlsberg SWL when the plaque and medals were handed over by league officials on Tuesday evening. more...

Trio of young athletes show fine form

Life without use of the track and field facilities at the Carn Brea Leisure Centre continues to take its toll on Cornwall Athletic Club who could do no better than fourth place in their South West League Division One match at the Exeter Arena. more...

Tom proves too sharp

Camborne picked up seven points from their five-wickets Premier League defeat against Truro which was played in poor conditions. more...

Tom proves far too sharp

A virtuoso performance from Truro skipper Tom Sharp secured a win for the city club against Camborne on Saturday. His spell of 5 for 46 from 16 overs kept the Camborne innings in check as they ended on 204 for 9 from a full 55 overs. more...

City pick up trophy and three new signings

Awards night at Chacewater

Chacewater Football Club held its annual presentation evening at the Chacewater bowling club with a superb spread provided by their ladies' committee and a disco by Brian Charles. more...

Grampound Road delighted by rain

Grampound Road's cricketers could well have been excused for humming the "Great Escape" theme on leaving Falmouth's Trescobeas ground on Saturday evening. more...

Football News

Club keen to raise standards

After a two month summer layoff things are happening at the Recreation Ground as Falmouth start the preparations for the new rugby season in September. more...

Justin hits 50 of 13 balls in run blitz

St Gluvias would have targeted Rosudgeon as a must-win game to help preserve their status in County I, but the weather played a crucial role and denied the home side what wouldhave been a valuable victory. more...

Race to spare as Ian wins title

After a cloudy and light wind beginning to the day, 25 entrants in the 2006 J/24 UK Tribute Open National Championships startedthe opening race in 12-14 knots of westerly breeze and bright skies. more...

Ladies' helm race a challenging event

Friday proved to be a perfect summer's evening for the Royal Cornwall yacht Club's annual "Ladies Helm" race, writes Phil Sissons. more...

Rowe memorial trophy win icing on cake

The Bill Rowe Memorial Trophy attracted a good turnout at Budock Vean Golf Club on Sunday. more...

Tell-tale signs hard to spot

As the fleet tried to beat down the harbour towards the starting line it was found that there were large holes in the breeze where the unwary came to a halt and that that the direction was changing all the time, writes Bill Hunt. more...

President celebrates with whisky galore

Falmouth Golf Club held its annual Macmillan Charity Day on Saturday organised by club president Tony Annear and his wife Pam, writes Andy Hawkins. more...

Weather foils victory hopes

Falmouth were left to rue "one that got away" on Saturday after they looked to be denied a certain Jolly's Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League victory, by the elements, at home to Grampound Road. more...

Helston And Porthleven

Series of events mark the anniversary of Mullion club

Mullion Cricket Club celebrated in style last week with a series of events to honour its 125th anniversary. more...

Taxi rank in town may move up hill

The taxi rank in Helston town centre could be relocated after taxi drivers felt a different position might improve their business. more...

Lidl superstore has big support

Thousands of curious shoppers attended a public consultation event in Helston last Friday to view the plans and register their opinions for a proposed Lidl store in the St John's area of the town. more...

Lidl superstore has big support

Knife amnesty is a big success for Helston

A month-long knife amnesty has resulted in 57 weapons being handed into Helston police station the fourth highest figure in the county. more...

British legion hope to raise awareness at Culdrose air day

The Royal British Legion brings its popular art installation the "People's Poppy" to RNAS Culdrose Air Day today. more...

Helston Football

Charity benefits from fine week

The Air Ambulance charity weekend raised a total of just over £253 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance at Praa Sands Golf Club. more...

Racing's not all that it appears to be at Helston

A course of about five nautical miles was set for last Wednesday's Helford SC's race which kept the 11 yachts in the Helford River, except for a couple of visits to the Shag mark, just off Mawnan. more...

Racing's not all that it appears to be at Helston

Porthleven hold on to narrow lead

Porthleven FC A have held on to a one point lead at the top of division I of the West Cornwall Summer Pool league after defeating the Godolphin Club 5-4 in a nail-biting fixture last week. more...

Ilminster News

Seven standing for town seats

PEOPLE in Ilminster will go to the polls on July 27 to elect two new town councillors. more...

In Port

Bay class visit

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mounts Bay, the first of four Bay Class vessels built for the MOD, is coming to the port later in the month under the command of Captain Ross Ferris OBE, who lives near Feock. Mounts Bay is expected to arrive from Devonport on July 28. more...

Upturn in work

A&P Falmouth has won a contract to refit and repair four tankers from the James Fisher fleet. The tankers, Steersman, Rudderman, Chartsman and Mersey Fisher, will start their respective dry dockings later this month with at least two of the ships dry-docking together. more...

Cruiseships to share wharf

The port will accommodate two cruiseships on Saturday when the Van Gogh and Astoria arrive for their respective cruise calls. more...

Shipping intelligence

Tuesday, July 4 British tanker Crescent Beaune (2,865/05) arrived from Portland to bunker the Astro Centaurus in the bay and sailed for Portland. Singaporean bulker Clipper Stamford (14,118/98) arrived from Lazaro Cardenas for bunkers in the bay and sailed for Muuga via Suez Canal. Marshall Islands tanker Rhine (23,246/06) moved from Falmouth Bay to Eastern Arm. Greek tanker Astro Centaurus (156,565/95) sailed from the bay for Yuso, South Korea. more...

High Tides

FALMOUTH Thursday, July 13 06.49 (5.1) 19.02 (5.4) Friday, July 14 07.37 (5.1) 19.49 (5.4) Saturday, July 15 08.24 (5.1) 20.34 (5.4) Sunday, July 16 09.08 (5.0) 21.19 (5.2) Monday, July 17 09.53 (4.8) 22.06 (5.0) Tuesday, July 18 10.43 (4.6) 23.01 (4.7) Wednesday, July 19 11.45 (4.4) ........... TRURO: Add eight minutes. ST IVES: Subtract 15 minutes. NEWQUAY: Subtract five minutes. All times are GMT. Add one hour for BST. more...

Argus expected to return to Falmouth

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Argus returns to port on July 21 after a deployment to the United States. more...

Poignant Sea Sunday for Mabe Royal Navy veteran

This year's Falmouth Sea Sunday ceremony will be a poignant event for Lt Harold "Tommo" Thompson, RN, who has been responsible for organising 20 such events over the years. more...

Latest News

Councillors anger at letter criticising youth facilities

Outraged councillors have responded angrily to a letter suggesting that not enough is being done for the youth of Falmouth. more...

Worried traders present petition opposing works to Penryn mayor

A heated debate broke out at Penryn town hall on Monday evening as local traders presented a petition to the mayor in protest of the proposed works at Fish Cross. more...

Most people ‘do not’ want traffic reversed

a group opposed to the controversial plan to reverse traffic in Falmouth's main streets, are keeping their fingers crossed for victory aftey they carried out a survey. more...

Museum to receive cash ‘handout’

A £72,000 Objective One payout has been approved for the National Maritime Museum in an effort to get more people through the doors of the Falmouth based attraction. more...

Trees fall on rails

TRAIN passengers heading for Penryn had a lucky escape at the weekend when a number of trees fell on the line after being cut down with a chainsaw. more...

Listings

WHAT'S ON 24/7

FALMOUTH/HELSTON AND DISTRICTS. more...

GIG GUIDE

WEDNESDAY JULY 12. more...

WHAT'S ON 24/7

CAMBORNE/REDRUTH/TRURO/ST AUSTELL. more...

Music

Review of Guildhall soiree by Dave Walsham

Singing is an activity, which is as public or private as the singer wants to make it. Caroline Rigby has been directing a small group of very competent singers for the last five years or so. The real plus points of the group being that the pieces were not learnt formally by rote, rather taught in the aural tradition. The repertoire is highly eclectic, and at the soiree last Wednesday evening (it was too intimate a gathering to call it a concert!) music was featured from Germany, Russia and America there were gospel songs, a Maori piece and a spiritual. more...

Other Devon News

Primary School wins reprieve

CHAWLEIGH Primary School has been spared closure for six months following a conditional reprieve. more...

Readers Write

Homes are affordable when you are loaded

I'M pleased to read the letter from Dr Monk (Packet 21/6/06), but I don't think his figures are that inaccurate. I fully agree with his diagnosis regarding affordable homes, he is quite right, they are not affordable, and never will be under the money orientated system we live in. more...

New club for over 55s is well worth supporting

CONGRATULATIONS to Sue, Jo and all those involved with the new Age 55 and Over Club in Green Lane, Redruth, which provides a drop-in centre, meals on a week-day basis and is something which has been desperately needed for a town like Redruth. more...

Are Blair’s NHS reforms doing any good?

I have never before heard of our hospitals here being millions of pounds in debt, like they find themselves now. They have had to increase car parking charges and hospitals at Hayle, like St Michael's and Penzance, have been forced to charge for the first time. more...

I am true to myself so can’t be false to others

I WAS amused by the dear old Skipper throwing his rattle out of his pram because a Cornishman had the effrontery to express his opinion in his own country (John Baragwaneth, Packet June 21). What might we do next? Demand skilled work, affordable housing, the flying of our flag, the cessation of the destruction of our beautiful country? more...

Cornish are not insulted by flag of St George

REFERRING to your recent letters by Anonymous, Mr Average and Brian E Taber: 1, How can he be sickened over simply flying a flag? 2, The Cornish are not insulted by the flag of St George. more...

One cannot be English and Cornish as well

I READ, with great interest, the comments of Mr Average (letters June 28). I believe that Mr Average lives up to his self description admirably. He (as many do) confuse the Union flag (of Great Britain) with the St George's Cross which is the national flag of England. more...

Wheelie bins would solve problem of seagulls

I READ with interest the letters about the litter/seagull problem in Falmouth. It could easily be solved, as it has in other local authorities throughout the UK, by providing wheelie bins to all residents. more...

Fire Brigade dealt with plumbing emergency

I HAD a problem with service utilities in my home. Unfortunately, it was after office or working hours. Water was gushing away from an upstairs cistern. more...

Lib Dems did not boost county’s economy

I SUPPOSE we should not be surprised to see the Liberals rewriting history as part of their cynical conning of the voters. more...

As third party Lib Dems have no power to act

IT is good news that Cornwall's Gross Domestic Product is ten per cent higher than in 2001, but in reality that is only two per cent a year, very much the same as the rest of the country. more...

Cornish are not insulted by flag of St George

REFERRING to your recent letters by Anonymous, Mr Average and Brian E Taber: 1, How can he be sickened over simply flying a flag? 2, The Cornish are not insulted by the flag of St George. more...

One cannot be English and Cornish as well

Homes are affordable when you are loaded

Proud of all the flags I fly on different occasions

ON certain days I fly the following flags The Cornish, county of my birth and my father's; the Scottish, country of my wife's birth; the Welsh, country of my mother's birth, the White Ensign as an ex-Royal Navy Lifer and my adopted country, Canada. I'm proud of them all! more...

Let’s be kind to our blind English cousins!

ALTHOUGH too often it is the perpetrators of wrongs who want to let bygones be bygones (see also Prime Minister), I can't resist urging Mr Baragwaneth, who wrote about nationalism and the flying of the English flag, to "use his loaf"! more...

Beach kiosk event had us searching for ear plugs

I DO not usually write to newspapers. However, I really wonder if it is necessary to mention Pete Lochrie and his beach kiosk every week in your paper? more...

Penryn in doom as Dr Who arrives at wharf

I WAS born and brought up in Penryn, but now I see that something out of Doctor Who has taken Jubilee Wharf. more...

Fed up with pile of rubble in prominent position

WITH reference to the demolished brickwork on Cliff Road, Falmouth, which surrounds the steps leading down to Tunnel Beach, I am fed up looking at this pile of rubble every time I drive along the seafront. more...

Town is dirty in spite of diligent street cleaners

CONGRATULATIONS, Falmouth, for once again coming first and retaining that most prestigious award The Dirtiest Town In Cornwall. more...

Hospital abuse case has shamed this county

IF Cornwall the Cornish ever thought they were something special or superior to the rest of England in which the county of Cornwall is geographically situated, then the "Hospital Abuse Shock" case is proof, shocking proof, that Cornwall has patently failed in its duty toward the elderly, sick, and disabled. A disgrace, a blot on England's reputation. more...

Agency and councils are ruining our town

APPARENTLY Carrick district council has done a survey on Falmouth and it would seem that we are an important town, because they have us down as an historical and a conservation town with our heritage going back to the 1500s. more...

Skipper

We should learn rules are made to be broken

I find it deeply depressing that people who devote so much of their spare time to voluntary work within their communities are being hindered by hundreds of petty rules and regulations. more...

Taunton News

Shop windows cheer up town

THE winners of Taunton Town Centre Company's bi-annual window display competition have received their prizes at a presentation evening in Sturms Sport Bar. more...

Rings clue in murder probe

TWO rings belonging to murdered Taunton man Roger Denslow are missing, police have said. more...

Truro News

Bakery joins search for road patrols

Cornwall county council's Road Safety Unit has joined forces with Martin's Bakery in Truro in an unusual recruitment campaign to try to fill several vacant school crossing patrol sites in the area. more...

Park and ride returns

Truro's park and ride service goes into action from Monday in an effort to once again avoid the horrendous traffic chaos of two years ago. more...

Wellington News

Toilets become eyesore

A FLOWER bed outside the recently opened new toilets in North Street, Wellington, has been left to become an eyesore. more...

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