Posts Tagged ‘ season ’

Panto season returns to Falmouth

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January 6, 2013

Award-winning Carnon Downs Drama Group will present Cinderella at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth from Thursday, February 21 to Saturday, February 23.
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Truro City fury at Hodges red card as they suffer stoppage time heartbreak

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January 5, 2013
Truro City fury at Hodges red card as they suffer stoppage time heartbreak

Welling Utd 4 Truro City 3 The controversial red carding of City player-manager Lee Hodges, for the first time in his long career, cost Truro the chance of a famous Blue Square South victory at second-placed Welling United. When Hodges received hi...
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Cornish Pirates’ Ian Davies sad to lose prop Alan Paver for big games

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January 5, 2013
Cornish Pirates’ Ian Davies sad to lose prop Alan Paver for big games

Cornish Pirates head coach Ian Davies said he is disappointed to be without suspended prop Alan Paver for three important games.The club took a decision to ban influential forward Paver for "an incident of foul play" during their 32-17 Championship win...
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Well-rested Cornish All Blacks ready for Hartpury

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January 4, 2013
Well-rested Cornish All Blacks ready for Hartpury

Cornish All Blacks head coach Spike Rainford expects his team to suffer no ill-effects from their postponed derby with Redruth before Christmas.The Launceston club travel to Hartpury College this weekend for their first National League Two South game s...
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Cornish Pirates’ Phil Burgess expects a fight to the finish for play-off places

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January 4, 2013
Cornish Pirates’ Phil Burgess expects a fight to the finish for play-off places

Cornish Pirates moved into fourth place in the Championship table this week, but flanker Phil Burgess expects a fight to finish against their rivals for the play-off spots.The Pirates have reached the last two Championship finals by aiming to qualify i...
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Pirates boss aiming for top four

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January 3, 2013

Cornish Pirates boss Ian Davies says a top-four finish will be better than making last season's play-off final.
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Flood-hit train passengers now swamped by price rises

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January 3, 2013
Flood-hit train passengers now swamped by price rises

Rail travellers across Devon and Cornwall were yesterday hit in the pocket as inflation-busting fare rises took effect.Regulated fares, which include season tickets, are increasing by an average of 4.2%, while the overall average rise for all tickets i...
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A year to remember for Duchy and beyond

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January 3, 2013
A year to remember for Duchy and beyond

WHETHER it be the London Olympics, the Ryder Cup or England winning a Test series in India the sporting memories of 2012 will long be remembered.Just for good measure the Cornish cricket year also came to the party – and in some style.In July th...
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Beating the big guns more than good fortune

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January 3, 2013

BRISTOL must by now absolutely hate playing at the Mennaye Field. They haven't won a competitive fixture at the ground since September 2004 and just as the Pirates can't seem to win at their place Bristol implode regularly in West Cornwall.Back in May ...
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Truro City again looking up before key home clash

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December 29, 2012
Truro City again looking up before key home clash

Truro City player-manager Lee Hodges is again on weather watch ahead of the Cornish club's home Blue Square Bet South game against Weston-super-Mare.Today's match – kick-off 3pm – is subject to an early morning pitch inspection at Treyew Ro...
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Cornish Pirates keen to test their progress

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December 29, 2012
Cornish Pirates keen to test their progress

Cornish Pirates head coach Ian Davies expects his side's Championship match with Bristol to provide a measure of their recent progress.The Pirates host their bitter rivals at Mennaye Field on New Year's Day hoping to repeat last season's home heroics. ...
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Helston panto season returns

With tinsel on the trees, twinkling lights in the streets and brussels sprouts ready for the pot there is no mistaking it is Christmas - and with it comes panto season.
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Hakes eye top spot after 13th league win

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December 20, 2012
Hakes eye top spot after 13th league win

St Ives 39, OPMs 14ST IVES warmed up for Saturday's eagerly-awaited local derby clash at home to mid-table Hayle (2.30pm) with their 13th successive Cornwall and Devon League victory to complete the double over OPMs this season.Leaders Teignmouth also ...
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Truro City suffer damaging defeat in relegation battle

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December 15, 2012
Truro City  suffer damaging defeat in relegation battle

Truro City 0 Maidenhead United 1Perhaps it was too much too hope for that City could complete a great 24 hours with a victory.The news  released  late on Friday night that the club had been bought by local businessmen Peter Masters and Philip...
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Rainford is ready for Cornish All Blacks’ tough challenges

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December 14, 2012
Rainford is ready for Cornish All Blacks’ tough challenges

The Cornish All Blacks make one of the toughest journeys of their National League Two South season tomorrow.The Launceston men will set off for second-placed Worthing at 6.45am hoping to build on their excellent recent form.Head coach Spike Rainford k...
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Cornish Pirates sign St Ives youngster Kyle Moyle

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December 10, 2012
Cornish Pirates sign St Ives youngster Kyle Moyle

The Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of versatile St Ives and Cornwall U20s full back and fly half Kyle Moyle. A product of Penzance & Newlyn RFC's youth section, Moyle was the Cornwall U20s player of the year in 2011-12 and has been a st...
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Truro City make their point but rue missed penalty

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December 8, 2012
Truro City make their point but rue missed penalty

Boreham  Wood 0 Truro City 0City again showed their remarkable spirit to take a well deserved point off high-flying Boreham Wood at Meadow Park.And they could have made the long trip home with all three if Marcus Martin had converted a late penalt...
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Cornish Pirates make eight changes for British and Irish Cup

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December 8, 2012
Cornish Pirates make eight changes for British and Irish Cup

The Cornish Pirates have made significant changes to their starting line-up for tomorrow's British and Irish Cup match against Swansea.Kyle Marriott has returned to full fitness and will lead a Pirates side that shows eight alterations to the one that...
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Cornish Pirates boosted by Marriott’s return from injury

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December 7, 2012
Cornish Pirates boosted by Marriott’s return from injury

Kyle Marriott returns to captain the Cornish Pirates in their British & Irish Cup clash with Welsh Premiership side Swansea at the Mennaye Field on Sunday (2pm), writes Dick Straughan. The 25-year-old flanker has been out of action since injuring a...
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Festive fun for Helston Christmas lights switch-on tomorrow

Helston’s festive season begins tomorrow with the switching-on of the town’s Christmas lights at 5pm.
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Big turnout as Hayle flicks switch on festive season

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November 29, 2012

IT MIGHT not yet be December but the people of Hayle have already welcomed the start of the festive season by celebrating the switch-on of the town's colourful Christmas lights.Nearly 200 people crammed into Hayle Day Care Centre on Friday night to lis...
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