Paul Armstrong

Falmouth

Senior Reporter at The Packet

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Former deputy head accused of having sex with pupil on the stand

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

Live John Harvey is accused of abuse of trust by having sex with a pupil He has denied the charge The former deputy head of Penryn College is on the stand Automatically injected HTML goes here Piano meter debuggerData returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles.
Award winning chef announces big move 'as one door closes another opens'

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

Ugly Butterfly 2.0 will open its doors at the iconic five-star hotel, The Headland in Newquay on July 9, 2025 after announcing yesterday it would be closing at The Carbis Bay Hotel. The hotels says this marks the beginning of an exciting partnership between two trailblazing names in hospitality – and a significant moment for Cornwall’s food scene. Located above the shores of Fistral Beach, the new restaurant will be the jewel in the crown of Newquay’s thriving culinary landscape.
'Car' and Iron Man figure just some of the bizarre objects found blocking sewers

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

The “car” in question was actually a toy vehicle that had gone into the sewer at Hayle and is just one of the many bizarre things South West Water has dredged up blocking the sewerage system – including an Iron Man action figure in a pipe in Penzance. The water company is urging customers to think twice before they flush or drop things down a drain, after engineers pulled a bizarre collection of items from the region’s sewer pipes, including a toy car, armband, football, and even a traffic cone.
He liked it so much he bought it - new owner takes on much loved Penryn cafe

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

New owners Clint and Tara Gilbert opened for the first time on Monday after taking over the Café on the Quay on Exchequer Quay, Penryn. Not only has the café got a new logo but it has had a complete overhaul with a wood lined interior and wooden cladding on the outside. They will of course still be offering the Full English the café was famous for as well as coffees, teas, toast, paninis, lunch and cakes.
Police are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault near Penryn.

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

The assault is alleged to have happened in Longdowns (Image: Google Streetview) Police are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault near Penryn. Officers were notified following the incident which took place at the bus stop in Longdowns between 8am and 8.30am on Thursday 3 April. It was reported a teenage girl was waiting at the bus stop when she was approached by a male suspect. The suspect made lewd comments before sexually assaulting the victim.
Rising bollard 'back up to to its old mischief' after claiming its first victim

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

The van belonging to the company Tru-Stage Tru-Cru was caught as it tried to enter Market Street after 11am this morning. The van is thought to have been removing equipment used for this weekend’s sea shanty festival stages. Eyewitnesses said the van was lifted after the driver had input the code and the bollard had sunk down, however it came up before the driver was able to get fully across. The van was eventually able to be lifted off the bollard.
Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival line-up Saturday

1 week ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong |Emma Ferguson

41 1/1 The streets were lined with thousands of people this morning for the Saturday groups parade of Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival. In complete contrast from Friday’s schools parade, which suffered heavy rain throughout, today’s procession enjoyed blue skies and warm sunshine. Around 120 schoolchildren were back again to take part, alongside sea shanty singers and local groups.
Singing in the rain as weather fails to dampen spirit of Falmouth sea shanty

2 weeks ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

18 1/1 There really was singing in the rain in this afternoon with the start of the 2025 Falmouth International Sea shanty festival. The rain held off long enough for the crowd in Events Square to be welcomed by Falmouth mayor Alan Jewell and new town crier Bobby Inman before the heavens opened.
Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival gets underway - LIVE UPDATES

2 weeks ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

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Witnesses sought after arson attack outside family home with children inside

2 weeks ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong

Police were called to an incident in Higher Gews Close, St Just, Penzance, where a vehicle had been deliberately set on fire outside of a residential property between 1am and 2.30am on Wednesday 11 June 2025. Fire service and police attended, the fire was extinguished without any injuries, but the residential property the vehicle was parked outside of was occupied with a young family.