There was bad news for drivers in Kerrier this week as charges for car parking are set to rise and the hours of free parking have been restricted. At a meeting of the district council on Tuesday members voted to increase charges in town short stay car
Flora Day 2004 will be extra special for the four Helstonians chosen to make up the leading set of the midday dance. First out of the Guildhall at noon on Saturday, May 8, will be Russell Pascoe and his partner, Joy Retallack, closely followed by second
Personnel serving at RNAS Culdrose had another successful year at the annual Royal Navy ski and snowboard championships, held recently at Les Menuires in the French Alps. The air station's official team - consisting of Air Engineering Mechanic Terry Hamlyn
The wintry weather conditions last week caused chaos and delight in equal measure, making travelling hazardous but affording local youngsters a rare opportunity to pelt one another with snowballs. The Helston and Lizard area was one of the worst hit by
RSPB officers are hoping 2004 will mark another successful breeding season for the wild Cornish choughs living on The Lizard. Two seasons ago, three youngsters fledged, while last year another three took to the skies, although one was found dead soon
Kerrier district council has been urged to say no to GM crops, just weeks after the government announced it would sanction the growing of modified maize. A single issue panel comprised of four councillors this week issued a report to the environment and
The Lizard lifeboat will be in the thick of a major air-sea exercise off south-west Cornwall next weekend, shortly after returning from a five-month refit. The 16-year-old David Robinson will join other West Cornwall lifeboats, helicopters from RNAS Culdrose
TRADERS missed out on a survey about the closure of their own street, while businesses and residents elsewhere in Ilminster were consulted, it was alleged last week. A spokeswoman for Somerset County Council, which distributed a questionnaire to 1,200
AVON and Somerset Police are urging football fans to stay away from Huish Park on March 13 unless they have a ticket. Yeovil Town are due to play Bristol Rovers on March 13 at Huish Park Stadium at 3pm. The game is a sell out and fans are being warned
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3, YEOVIL TOWN 1 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM THE MCALPINE STADIUM YEOVIL Town boss Gary Johnson has dismissed suggestions that he intentionally ignored the travelling fans following the Glovers' highly-disappointing
FOR full match report of Yeovil Town's 4-1 victory over Cambridge United please see here: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE YEOVIL TOWN 4, CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1 STEVE SOWDEN REPORTS FROM HUISH PARK YEOVIL Town produced one of their best performances of the
YEOVIL Town have announced details of ticket arrangements for fans wanting to watch the Glovers at local rivals Torquay United on Saturday, April 3. Tickets will go on sale to full season ticket holders only from Sunday (March 7) from 10am to 1pm and
YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson gave defender/midfielder Paul Terry the weekend off last week to allow the player some nappy-practice following the birth of his son. Terry's wife Sarah gave birth to Frankie in the early hours of Saturday morning and
YEOVIL Express chief reporter Steve Sowden was interviewed live on air by BBC Radio Merseyside during the half-time interval of the Glovers' match with Huddersfield on Tuesday night - to be asked his thoughts on Yeovil True and the wonders of cider-drinking
THE Peter Quince Theatre Company's new play about Yeovil Town FC has now officially been titled Becoming GIANTS. The play has evolved into a piece of work about something close to a lot of people's hearts. Yes, the green and whites used to be the giant
A&P Falmouth port operations manager Mike Reynolds is jetting off to Miami Beach later this month to sell Falmouth and other South West ports to leading representatives from the world's cruise industry attending the prestigious Seatrade Cruise Convention
A new operations director has been appointed to join the board of A&P Falmouth. Paul Hebson started on Monday, having spent the past two years as the yard's operations manager. His new appointment reflects increased responsibilities that will include
Silversea, the company that owns a small fleet of ultra-luxurious cruise ships have included Falmouth on the cruise itinerary of their 28,000 ton Silver Whisper in 2005. The three-year-old cruise ship will make two calls in August next year first on her
The world's first turbine installation vessel Mayflower Resolution has left her lasting impressions on the port in more ways than one. Moored alongside the Duchy wharf the 15,000 ton innovative ship became the centre of attention when she jacked up off
The cruise liner Van Gogh returned to Falmouth earlier this week after a month long cruise to the West Indies. When the cruise ship sailed from the port in February she encountered gale force winds and heavy seas in the Bay of Biscay. Again off the Azores
The St Mawes Ferry Company is now running a ferry service between Falmouth and St Mawes seven days a week. The Sunday Service will start on Sunday as follows: Prince of Wales Pier (Falmouth) St Mawes Pier 1015 1045 1115 1145 1315 1345 1415 1445 1545 1615
FINDING a place to call 'home' is getting harder for people in Chard who have been hit by a triple whammy - rising property prices, lack of available rented accommodation and the loss of bed and breakfast places. Thirty-six people in Chard are currently
A BUYER has been found for Redruth-based speciality biscuit manufacturer Furniss Foods Limited, safeguarding 150 jobs. A Manchester-based consortium, with the assistance of local funding, has bought the assets of the biscuit manufacturers, which went
REDRUTH Brewery is to be wound down with the loss of all 26 jobs, the plant and business sold off and the buildings mothballed. Ian Walker, partner at the Exeter office of business recovery and insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor, and Administrator
A blunder by the county council helped spark widespread fears about plans to house troubled youngsters near Four Lanes. There was uproar about the scheme after the wrong information was released which implied Cornwall county council would be setting up
South West Water have launched an appeal against the fine of £15,000 for a pollution leak at North Cliffs. Environmental campaigners Surfers Against Sewage are outraged at the news, especially after untreated waste again ended up in the Red River just
DRIVERS are being warned to stop at a level crossing if they see warning lights, regardless of whether the barriers are down, after a set at Camborne failed to work last week. Network Rail is conducting an investigation after the barriers near Camborne
DULVERTON people can buy vegetables at wholesale prices, thanks to a Minehead based family project. AFLAME -- Addressing Family Life Around Minehead and Exmoor -- has set up a fruit and vegetable 'bag scheme' in the town. By sorting and bagging the produce
Two Helston midwives who trekked through the snow to reach an expectant mother stranded in Cadgwith at the weekend have been hailed as "lifesavers" by her anxious husband. An ambulance was called out when Samon Halliday went into labour in the early hours
TRURO'S hospital radio says it has been forced to withdraw its business from the Portman after the building society put "obstacle after obstacle" in its way over the charity's accounts. Truro Hospital Radio currently has two accounts with the building
FUNDING approval for a £6 million regeneration of Cornwall's central mining district, which includes Camborne, Redruth, Gwennap and St Day, has been given the go-ahead by the county council. The money, which has come from the Government Office South West
Seven hundred Year 10 and 11 students from schools and colleges across Devon will be finding out about working in childcare at a recruitment fair at the Clinton Hall in Merton on Thursday 4th March. The Fair is part of a huge campaign to recruit more
PLANS to close two Tiverton post offices have been unveiled. Post Office Ltd announced the proposals on Tuesday, as part of its Network Reinvention programme designed to create a sustainable Post Office network. Wilcombe and Westexe Post Office branches
Seven hundred Year 10 and 11 students from schools and colleges across Devon will be finding out about working in childcare at a recruitment fair at the Clinton Hall in Merton on Thursday 4th March. The Fair is part of a huge campaign to recruit more
An Exeter City Council environmental health inspector claimed a 'victory for common sense' over the number of vehicles he keeps in his garden. Classic vehicle enthusiast David Chambers was accused of turning the third of an acre area of land into a home
POLICE officers working in and around the Yeovil area are urging owners of high value vehicles to keep their car keys out of sight (writes Steve Sowden). More than 50 prestige cars worth over £1million have been stolen from across Avon and Somerset Constabulary's
MEMBERS of the Yeovil Twinning Association will make their usual exchange visit to Herblay in France in May to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the twinning link between the two communities. It was 20 years ago that the first twinning ceremony took place
YEOVIL MP David Laws last week met officials from British Telecom in Westminster to discuss the current access to broadband in the Yeovil area. Mr Laws would like to see broadband made available across the constituency and is particularly concerned that
ADMIRAL Sir Jonathon Band, Commander-in Chief Fleet, presented Leading Operator Mechanic Clare Farrar from RNAS Yeovilton with the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service. The commendation was presented to Clare in recognition of her outstanding performance
SOMERTON and Frome MP, David Heath, is pictured presenting a Football Stadia Improvement Fund cheque for £23,000 to Commodore Alan Bennett - the Commanding Officer of Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. The cheque will be used to help finance the 150-covered
POLICE in Yeovil are urging people to take the time to remove power tools from the back of their vehicles in a bid to prevent them falling victim to thieves. Thieves have recently been targeting vans and trucks with power tools which have been left on
Police are investigating an arson attack on a block of flats in Taunton. Nine people had to be rescued after a blaze was started in the stairwell of the property in Gladstone Street last night (Thursday). For full story see tomorrow's Somerset County
THE Yeovil Express' Paws for a Pound appeal in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association now has its second supporter to run in this year's London Marathon - 28-year-old Leanne Marr. Leanne trains with Rod Appleby, who we featured last week after he
VISITORS have been banned from Falmouth Community Hospital and all new admissions stopped after a possible outbreak of the "highly contagious" Norwalk virus. The hospital closed its doors after 18 patients and two staff went down with the symptoms of
A woman whose home will be overshadowed by two giant wind turbines at Roskrow overlooking Falmouth and Penryn is devastated the scheme has received the go- ahead. Liz Thompson from Keeper's Cottage at Wood Hill says the two 70-metre turbines will be only
"High jinx" in the snow caused a headache for police over the brief wintry period at the weekend. Blizzards hit Falmouth and Penryn towards the end of the week, with most snow falling over Friday and into Saturday morning. The first snow of the year left
WITHIN a few hours of the Packet newspaper reaching Falmouth shops last week a reader was on the phone to Slam Aslam saying she had found his wife's 24 carat wedding necklace. An appeal for the return of the necklace, lost by Mr Aslam's wife Aliya, 38
FALMOUTH College of Arts students opened their new photography exhibition yesterday. The 'No Cucumber' show at the Falmouth Arts Centre has been put together by second-year photography student's on the college's degree course. The photographs have been
A serial stabber from Bristol has been jailed for life after six people were seriously injured in a spate of attacks. Clive O'Brien, 22, from Bishopsworth, Bristol, pleaded guilty in October last year to five counts of wounding and three counts of robbery
A Somerset psychiatrist struck off following 'the sexual exploitation' of a 'vulnerable and broken' patient who attempted suicide after their affair ended has been told in the High Court that his draconian punishment was justified. Dr Ignatius Wentzel
SCHOOLBOY motorcross racer, Jack Gribble, from Carnkie near Redruth, has just won the Cornwall Schoolboy Scramble Club's Motocross Championship in the 50cc auto-racer class. At the 2003/2004 presentation evening held at the Ponsmere Hotel, Perranporth
Cornwall 30 pts Devon 0pts PLAYING with real purpose and in front of a reasonable crowd, Cornwall in muddy conditions at the Penryn Memorial Ground on Sunday, avenged last season's defeat at Barnstaple after they running in four unanswered tries in a
Nine people had to be rescued from a blazing block of flats in Taunton. Emergency services were called to the fire at Gladstone Street shortly before 9pm last night (Wednesday) People became trapped in their flats after a fire was deliberately started
The Prince of Wales went war training on land and sea with an old shipmate off Plymouth. He was at sea aboard the type 42 destroyer HMS Cardiff, then later ashore was involved in a simulated submarine attack which torpedoed a ship. Aboard the destroyer
Truro was caught unawares last week when snow storms temporarily covered the city and surrounding area in a thick white crust. For many people, especially children, it was an opportunity to bring out sledges that had been gathering dust and to build snowmen
Shopkeepers in Truro and the surrounding area are warned to be on their guard this week after a man has been passing off forged £50 notes in stores. Police say so far the same individual has struck six times in the area, four times in Truro and a further
One of the most beautiful gardens in Cornwall has opened to the public. Trewithen, the home of Michael Galsworthy, near Truro, has had just three head gardeners over the past century and currently it is Gary Long who can lead personally guided tours for
Truro 7pts Oxford Quins 36pts Truro conceded a South West One double to visiting Oxford Harlequins at St Clements Hill, but the team gave a performance that was, perhaps, much better than the scoreline indicates. On a bitterly cold afternoon Truro made
Addressing institutional discrimination is the subject of a Torbay Council-run conference next week (Thursday March 11), where delegates from public sector organisations across the county will find out how to promote and practise equal opportunities.
Addressing institutional discrimination is the subject of a Torbay Council-run conference next week (Thursday March 11), where delegates from public sector organisations across the county will find out how to promote and practise equal opportunities.
A challenge is being laid down to local businesses in Torbay to take part in a pioneering campaign to go 'smoke free'. The aim is to encourage smoke free public places, but campaigners also want to focus on employers who allow their staff to smoke on
I've written before to the Packet about the menace of low-to-the-ground tricycles which use our main roads and am prompted to send this second letter after witnessing a near disaster on Tuesday night. As I was driving along the Redruth road near to Treluswell
Having recently moved to Falmouth, I am dismayed that there is no reasonably sized swimming pool (at least 25 metres). The hotel pools do their best but with four or more swimmers doing lengths at a time, they are full. With the government's concern re
A few months after the Objective One allocation had been announced, and in the midst of the foot and mouth outbreak, no-one claimed Cornwall's GDP was on the rise. But now that the figures for that period have been confirmed by the EU as less than 60
WHILST awaiting the arrival of this year's council tax demands, predicted to be approximately five times the rate of inflation, readers may be interested to learn of the seemingly dire state of Carrick's financial affairs. Amongst other mindless acts
DEFENDING champions Wendron CC hung on to their 100 per cent record after winning their top of the table clash 5-4 against Kennack A in Division I of the West Cornwall Winter Pool League last week. Wins from Dave Fox and Richard Williams put Kennack into
Cornwall 30 pts Devon 0pts PLAYING with real purpose and in front of a reasonable crowd, Cornwall in muddy conditions at the Penryn Memorial Ground on Sunday, avenged last season's defeat at Barnstaple after they running in four unanswered tries in a
Hundreds of people have applied for two 'get away from it all' jobs on a tiny 1,000-acre Devon island. Lundy Island, just 10 miles off the north Devon coast, has advertised for a multi-skilled handyman and a general assistant. They will live on the three-and-a-half
Seven hundred Year 10 and 11 students from schools and colleges across Devon will be finding out about working in childcare at a recruitment fair at the Clinton Hall in Merton on Thursday 4th March. The Fair is part of a huge campaign to recruit more
THE SUCCESS of Wellington's CCTV eyes in the sky will be reviewed in four months. Town council chairman Cllr Ross Henley said the Baptist Church in South Street had offered to have a camera mounted on its building, covering the South Street car park.
Two Helston midwives who trekked through the snow to reach an expectant mother stranded in Cadgwith at the weekend have been hailed as "lifesavers" by her anxious husband. An ambulance was called out when Samon Halliday went into labour in the early hours
Snowstorms failed to prevent around 100 people attending a public meeting in St Keverne on Friday to discuss plans to erect a controversial communications mast within the parish. Despite the challenging weather conditions, every seat at the parish hall
Paul Sturrock is set to be unveiled as the new Southampton manager at a press conference at St Mary's Stadium this afternoon. The Plymouth Argyle boss held talks with Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe last night and the clubs are still discussing compensation
PRESS reports this morning (Thursday) suggest that Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson is looking to 'shake up' his squad ahead of the transfer deadline later this month.
YOU can only wonder how Yeovil Town's out-of-confidence striker Kevin Gall must be feeling this morning (Thursday). Unable to score a goal for love nor money, the one-time goal machine is having a terrible time and has recently been relegated to the first-team
YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson has thanked the fans for the success of the club's CD, Yeovil True, which for 'one week only' stood in the Top 40 of the music charts. Johnson said following Saturday's 4-1 victory over Cambridge United at Huish Park that
FANS have complained about a number of racist chants made during Yeovil Town's excellent 4-1 victory over Cambridge United last Saturday at Huish Park. The club's unofficial website, Ciderspace, has condemned the actions of three or four supporters standing
Tuesday, February 24 Bahamas flagged coaster Sea Falcon (1,475/77) arrived from Newport and anchored in the bay. British coaster Locator (181/70) arrived from Burnham-on-Crouch and berthed alongside the Northern Arm. Marshall Islands flagged tanker St
(Readings at Pendennis Point) Date Max. temp Min. temp Hrs sun Rain Desc. 23 6.8 0.0 9.2 0.0 Sunny 24 10.4 0.0 1.2 0.2 Cloudy 25 8.2 3.0 1.3 0.3 Cloudy 26 7.0 0.0 3.8 4.3 Sleet 27 6.0 0.0 4.5 6.4 Snow 28 5.7 0.0 6.7 0.0 Sunny 29 6.5 -1 9.7 0.0 Sunny
FUNDING approval for a £6 million regeneration of Cornwall's central mining district, which includes Camborne, Redruth, Gwennap and St Day, has been given the go-ahead by the county council. The money, which has come from the Government Office South West
A rather unusual giant has certainly got his eye on staff and pupils at Trevithick School, Camborne. He is an organic sculpture created by Peter Hill who has made similar models at The Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Peter was helped by
Plans for the regeneration of Camborne, Pool and Redruth, worth £150 million, will be announced this week. Details of how CPR Regeneration is going to be spend the money on projects in the former mining area over the next six years will be unveiled this
Three friends from Camborne whose friend died from breast cancer, raised more than £2,626.26 as part of the Cornish Hospices Dare to Wear... Pink Fundraising campaign. The three friends, Anne-Marie Wheal, Sam Knuckey and Caroline Philips got together
THE Camborne Army Cadets had their Annual Inspection conducted by Brigadier Richard Cary, Commander of 43 Wessex Brigade based in Bulford. Brigadier Richard Cary was most impressed by the standard, turn out and enthusiasm of the cadets on parade and of
Animal protection services are trying to trace the "callous and irresponsible" owners of two cats found abandoned in Camborne last week. The RSPCA is appealing for information after the pets were found in a grey plastic cat carrier on a doorstep in the
Despite causing excitement for most people, the snow storms that hit Camborne, Pool and Redruth last week proved a curse for some. On Friday, the worst day for snow, many motorists took much longer than usual to get to their destinations as traffic moved
Young people from around Camborne, Pool and Redruth have completed a "ground breaking" project that would put Anneka Rice to shame. Volunteers from the Prince's Trust have transformed two pieces of waste ground around Pool after having been given two
VISITORS have been banned from Falmouth Community Hospital and all new admissions stopped after a possible outbreak of the "highly contagious" Norwalk virus. The hospital closed its doors after 18 patients and two staff went down with the symptoms of
A burglar described by police as "the archetypal one-man crime wave" has been jailed for five years, after admitting more than 300 raids on houses across the South-West. John "Froggy" Bale pleaded guilty at Taunton Crown Court to four burglaries and one
Secondary school students from throughout Devon will meet at County Hall next week to discuss waste management issues. The Don't let Devon go to waste schools event, on Tuesday 9th March, will be attended by students from The Kings School, Ottery St Mary
Seven hundred Year 10 and 11 students from schools and colleges across Devon will be finding out about working in childcare at a recruitment fair at the Clinton Hall in Merton on Thursday 4th March. The Fair is part of a huge campaign to recruit more
Secondary school students from throughout Devon will meet at County Hall next week to discuss waste management issues. The Don't let Devon go to waste schools event, on Tuesday 9th March, will be attended by students from The Kings School, Ottery St Mary
TWO young men have died and a third has been left with life threatening injuries following a two vehicle road crash in South East Cornwall. The accident, on the A374 road between Trerulefoot roundabout and Torpoint, involved a Renault Clio and a Land
Secondary school students from throughout Devon will meet at County Hall next week to discuss waste management issues. The Don't let Devon go to waste schools event, on Tuesday 9th March, will be attended by students from The Kings School, Ottery St Mary
The attractions of Devon are set to be showcased at the UK's premier travel and tourism event when Devon County Council teams up with other tourism partners at the British Travel Trade Fair in Birmingham from the 3-4 March. The partnership, between the
Cornwall 30 pts Devon 0pts PLAYING with real purpose and in front of a reasonable crowd, Cornwall in muddy conditions at the Penryn Memorial Ground on Sunday, avenged last season's defeat at Barnstaple after they running in four unanswered tries in a
POLICE officers in Yeovil launched an operation targeting people who have failed to turn up at court or not paid their fines as part of the national special constabulary weekend. Last weekend the Special Constabulary in Yeovil launched Operation Forage
ONE of the best-known faces in Cornish rugby, Mr Ken Loft, has been made a life member of the Cornwall Rugby Referees' Society. The award was made at the society's recent centenary dinner. This was a supreme tribute to someone who has served rugby in
Police are investigating an arson attack on a block of flats in Taunton. Nine people had to be rescued after a blaze was started in the stairwell of the property in Gladstone Street last night (Wednesday). For full story see tomorrow's Somerset County
The aftermath of the England v Zimbabwe affair, in last year's ICC World Cup, will have an effect on Cornish Cricket this year. The ECB have been faced with a shortfall of over £2 million following England's refusal to play in Harare, which meant the
THE Yeovil Express has been amazed at the response already shown by you, our readers, towards our new campaign to raise £35,000 for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The Express launched its Paws for a Pound Appeal last month to try and raise
A Falmouth mother-of-two is demanding compensation from her housing association after she and her two young children had to wait five months for their heating to be fixed. Single mum Carmen Bell of Esperanza Court near the Old Hill Estate said that not
Falmouth looked like a winter wonderland over the weekend with the first snow of the year. Youngsters made the most of the cold weather by taking to their sledges and snowmen could be seen lining many streets. Although many areas were back to normal by
A surprise party was held on Saturday at St Michaels Hotel, Fal-mouth, to mark the retirement of deputy second coxswain Chris Price. Chris finished his duties with Falmouth Lifeboat at midnight on January 12, 2004. He started his service with the RNLI
Raw sewage is repeatedly being released into the sea at Gyllyngvase Beach due to problems at a Falmouth sewage works. South West Water is shelling out £250,000 to stop the leaks but this will not be completed until Easter at the earliest. The leak was
Concerns have been raised by a major Falmouth store over the plans for a cinema at Discovery Quay. Trago Mills boss Bruce Robertson has written to Carrick council planners claiming additional pressure would be brought to bear on the existing and serious
A cancer patient who died of Legionnaires' disease traced to a showerhead in a Bath hospital building has been named. Daryl Eyles, 37, contracted a strain of the bacteria Legionella typically found in people with compromised immune systems, such as those
REDRUTH chalked up another Division Three (South) win against visiting Tabard to keep the side on course for a place in the top three with five league fixtures to play. Three of these matches are away at Old Colefians, Dings Crusaders and finally Basingstoke
TRURO'S hospital radio says it has been forced to withdraw its business from the Portman after the building society put "obstacle after obstacle" in its way over the charity's accounts. Truro Hospital Radio currently has two accounts with the building
THE highly contagious Norwalk virus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, has forced the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro to close one wards and partially close others to new admissions. One ward has been closed completely and four partially, following
THE world famous chamber orchestra of St Martin-in-the-Fields held a very successful family music day in Truro on Sunday for children from all over the county. More used to performing at concerts all over the world or being the recording studio, the orchestra
Truro College Childcare students handed over a cheque for £388 to the South West Hospice this week. The students have been raising money over the last term by taking part in a series of activities which included Cycling along the Camel Trail, walking,
Truro School pupils Abbie Williamson (aged 15, from Tregony), Nick Connell (13, from Probus) and Katie Knowles (13, from Truro) have all been selected to run for Cornwall in the National Schools Cross-Country Championships in March, following the South
A young Cornish fencer is on her way to the World Youth Championships in Bulgaria after only two seasons of formal competition. Katie Hendra, 15, from Carnon Downs, has astonished her coaches by improving so quickly she is now ranked third in the British
Police at Paignton are asking for help from members of the public following an unprovoked assault on some Russian students on February 24. A 16 year old boy from Moscow suffered slight head injuries when he and two friends were attacked outside the Lime
Have you heard the slogan "Every little helps?" It comes from the Tesco supermarket chain. I can report to you that they seem less than anxious to help in the Camborne branch! I went to do my weekly shop early on Saturday morning as I have done for the
It was with a great deal of disappointment that I heard the news that the steam parade at Trevithick Day had been cancelled. After a great deal of thought, I reluctantly concluded that although there had never been a mishap, I should defer to the experience
We have read with deep concern your various one-sided reports about our neighbours' request for planning permission for a conservatory structure. I think that your reports fail to highlight the reasons for our objections to this structure. Our objections
I am trying to locate my father's brother and sister (Dennis and Phylis Baker). My father lost contact with his family some 30 to 40 years ago and I would like to locate them so as to give him an opportunity to see them again. My dad was brought up in
AFTER the little snowfall on Friday and knowing it had snowed most of Friday evening, I looked out my window on Saturday morning and what a beautiful sight transpired (something we see so rarely in this part of the country) - a lovely white blanket over
WENDRON United Football Club, who possess one of the best sporting facilities in the county, are hoping to make yet more improvements to their top-of-the-range Underlane complex. The club caters for a huge number of senior and youth teams at all levels
Secondary school students from throughout Devon will meet at County Hall next week to discuss waste management issues. The Don't let Devon go to waste schools event, on Tuesday 9th March, will be attended by students from The Kings School, Ottery St Mary
