Falmouth Packet

Devon and Cornwall Police take DNA samples from 19 children every week

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May 20, 2013

Devon and Cornwall Police take DNA samples from 19 children every week on average, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal.
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Falmouth fisherman’s pub trip ends in drink drive ban

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May 20, 2013

A Falmouth man, who has spent much of his time working as a fisherman in Thailand, was in Cornwall so that his teenage daughter could take her school exams when he was caught as a drink driver.
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Sabotage suspected in fish and chip van sign thefts

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May 19, 2013

The owner of a mobile fish and chip van who had around 20 of his advertising signs stolen and dumped in a field, is reticent to put them back on display for fear of the same thing happening again.
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New venue to host Falmouth Holly Ball

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May 19, 2013

The Marie Curie Holly Ball, which has raised more than £38,000 over the past five years, has announced a new venue for the 2013 event.
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Funding boost for Falmouth Classics boat racing weekend

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May 19, 2013

A Falmouth boat event that will be held over three days for the first time this summer has received a funding boost from the town council.
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New jets touch down at Classic Air Force at Newquay

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May 19, 2013

The number of jets on display at the Classic Air Force hangar at Newquay Cornwall Airport is set to rise yet again!
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Helston young farmers join 121 mile river row

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May 19, 2013

Two girls from Helston and St Keverne Young Farmers’ Club have rowed 121 miles of the River Thames in support of the Merlin Project.
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Helston young farmers join 121 mile river row

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May 19, 2013

Two girls from Helston and St Keverne Young Farmers’ Club have rowed 121 miles of the River Thames in support of the Merlin Project.
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STAR LETTER: Food van is not ‘willy nilly’ but the start of a dream

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May 19, 2013

I AM writing about an article written in last week's issue regarding myself and the application for a licence to trade food on Cliff Road, Falmouth.
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St Ives RNLI crew launch to aid fishing boat with damaged steering: VIDEO

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May 19, 2013

The St Ives lifeboat the Princess Royal launched to local fishing boat the Silvery Sea which had damaged steering gear 5 miles north of the Stones, north of Godrevy Lighthouse. 
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Falmouth RNLI launch to punt with failed engine struggling in harbour: VIDEO

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May 18, 2013

A punt rower with no life jacket and failed engine in Falmouth inner harbour sparked an inshore lifeboat launch on Tuesday.
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£30 million environmental research institute opens at Tremough Campus

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May 18, 2013

Penryn College pupils have helped open a new £30 million environmental research institute on the Tremough Campus.
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Armed police race to deal with Constantine knifeman

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May 18, 2013

A Camborne man sparked an armed response call-out to Constantine on Wednesday evening after harming himself with a knife.
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Penryn drink driver asked crash witness to help her ‘do a runner’

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May 18, 2013

A witness who saw a woman crash her car ignored the driver’s request to help her “do a runner” and take her home, and was still at the scene when police arrived shortly afterwards.
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More Helston College students than ever set to study at university

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May 18, 2013

More students than ever before are expecting to be heading off to university from Helston Community College this year.
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Penryn drink driver asked crash witness to help her ‘do a runner’

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May 18, 2013

A witness who saw a woman crash her car ignored the driver’s request to help her “do a runner” and take her home, and was still at the scene when police arrived shortly afterwards.
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Falmouth’s ‘Gangnam Policeman’ suspended

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May 18, 2013

A Falmouth neighbourhood sergeant, famous for organising the successful charity video that parodied last summer's smash hit Gangnam Style, has been suspended.
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Navy crew’s Falmouth stop off for ‘Pirate Ship’ fundraiser

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May 18, 2013

Crew members left their navy ship to help raise money for a pirate ship after hearing of the fundraising campaign being run at St Francis School in Falmouth.
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£360 for a hole in your hedge? Swindlers strike in Old Hill, Falmouth

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May 18, 2013

A Falmouth pensioner who fell victim to con-men and was left £130 out of pocket for just 20 minutes’ work which left her garden decimated was over the moon this week when the damage was put right, free of charge.
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Wacky creations go on show in Falmouth park today

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May 18, 2013

Three new automata in the new play area in Falmouth’s Kimberley Park will be unveiled to the public on Saturday (May 18).
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Large vessels damaging equipment will put fishermen ‘out of business’

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May 18, 2013

Fishermen in West Cornwall are claiming they will be put out of business if their gear continues to be damaged by large vessels.
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