Falmouth Packet | News

We have that Friday feeling here at thepacket.co.uk, so it must be time for our round-up of what has been making the headlines this week.
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A woman who fell from the South West Coast Path near Mawnan had to be carried to safety yesterday afternoon.
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It may be a tale as old as time but the young members of Helston’s ACT1 theatre company are putting their own polish to a forthcoming production of Beauty and the Beast.
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The largest cruise ships to visit Falmouth this year were moored off Pendennis Point last week.
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There was plenty to see and do at this year’s Mylor May Fair with maypole dancing and a big boost for playing field funds.
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A service will be held this Saturday to remember the 18 people that lost their lives during the German bombing of Penryn 72 years ago.
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The port welcomes the five-star rated ultra-luxurious cruise ship Silver Whisper today (Friday), as she makes Falmouth the first port of call on her 12-day Southampton to Copenhagen cruise.
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An initial report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has said a kill cord, designed to stop the boat if the driver went overboard, was not being worn at the time of the accident.
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The Queen is visiting St Ives and St Michael's Mount today, with Her Majesty stopping off at the town's RNLI lifeboat station and Tate St Ives before travelling to lunch on the iconic island. Follow all the news, pictures and videos here.
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WOMEN in Penzance are being urged to grab their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life on the Harbour.
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Wreck hunters are back in town ready to salvage silver bullion from the depths of the Atlantic. Odyssey Marine’s research vessel Odyssey Explorer docked here yesterday after operating near the Isles of Scilly as the company continues searching and...
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The organisers of Porthleven’s Masked Ball have reassured residents that the event will not get any bigger, in the wake of complaints following last week’s event.
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Commodores past and present came together in Mylor harbour this weekend to celebrate the yacht club’s 50th anniversary.
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A Falmouth diver has had his bravery recognised after he tried to save a drowning woman trapped in a submerged car.
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A Falmouth diver has had his bravery recognised after he tried to save a drowning woman trapped in a submerged car.
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The chilly May weather that has seen gales, snow and hailstorms hit Cornwall and Devon this week seems set to continue, with the Met Office issuing a 'Yellow Alert' due to downpours forecast for today and Friday.
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The chilly May weather that has seen gales, snow and hailstorms hit Cornwall and Devon this week seems set to continue, with the Met Office issuing a 'Yellow Alert' due to downpours forecast for today and Friday.
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Four students from Helston Community College have been offered places at a prestigious summer school run by the University of Oxford.
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A small people carrier became embedded in a wall on Killigrew Street this morning after it suffered a suspected handbrake failure.
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A mum from Mullion took the bold – or rather bald – decision to have her head shaved in support of her fundraising for Cancer Research UK.
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The St Ives lifeboat has been in action this morning after a call out to help fishing boat.
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