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3 days ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
mydentist Kimberley Park in Kimberley Park Road, Falmouth recently recruited two new dentists to carry out work for the NHS on its patients. However, the "limited" service is only being offered to people who are currently with the practice and they will not be taking on new NHS patients. The first NHS patients have already started being treated.
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4 days ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
Many people in the village are concerned about the environmental impact of the proposed development on land at Little Greystones Farm. Whilst details of Environmental Impact Assessment-related enquiries have been made public via the online planning register, because they are not planning applications they are not subject to the statutory consultation or notification requirements.
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5 days ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
The company says the major infrastructure upgrade it will use existing cabling and ducts where it can but there may be other places where they have to be installed. Martin Williams, Openreach Partnership Director for the South West, said: “We’re bringing full fibre broadband to Devoran and letting local people know what to expect.
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5 days ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
The woman was seriously hurt after being hit by the two vehicles near Truro on Friday night, May 30. Emergency services were called around 11.15pm after the incident on the old A30 between Three Burrows and Blackwater. The 30-year-old woman from Truro was walking on the road when she was struck by a Yamaha motorcycle and a Fiat Panda. She sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital where she remains.
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6 days ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
The gate at the stunning Mawnan ‘Old’ Church was destroyed when a huge Beech tree fell on it during the storm in December last year. Barry, Andy, Trevor, Ray, Gren and Jim Christophers grew up in Mawnan Smith. Christophers name is well known in the village where the boys say they had, on reflection, a pretty good childhood.
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1 week ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
A computer generated image of how the new Sainsbury's will look (Image: Sainsbury's) Sainsbury’s are bringing forward proposals for a brand-new supermarket in Falmouth, replacing its current store at Ponsharden. As it prepares to submit a planning application for, what it describes as, a sensitively designed scheme to Cornwall Council , in the summer the store will be hosting an engagement event to present the scheme to the public.
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1 week ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
Protestors opposed to the felling of the trees gathered at the site in March (Image: Paul Armstrong) The Stop the Chop campaigners - who forced Cornwall Council to stop felling much-loved trees following three public protests - say they are prepared for more confrontation, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela.
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1 week ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
Simon Root stood rooted to the spot when he saw a “Cornish mini-tornado” heading towards him across the field. He decided to pick up his phone to record what happened next and looked on amazed as a “dust-devil” headed towards him and his back garden. As it headed across the field, hay was dragged way up in the sky and flung around in a big circle. Eventually the mini whirlwind passed over Simon’s garden and preceded to dump the hay all over his pristine lawn.
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1 week ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
The assault took place in Fore Street, Newquay on Sunday May 18 shortly after midnight during a street brawl. The man was picked up and dropped on his head during the fight and rendered briefly unconscious. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being take to hospital in an ambulance. He was later discharged. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said they were appealing for witnesses to the incident.
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1 week ago | 
falmouthpacket.co.uk | Paul Armstrong
Cllr Peter Lawrence, of the far right British Democrat party, told members of the anti-fascist group Cornwall Resists that, technically antisemitism, didn’t exist, at a “Great British Strike” rally in Truro last Saturday (May 24). Cllr Richardson a farmer from Mylor Bridge was elected unopposed to the Mylor Parish Council in April. He had earlier tried to be elected as the Truro and Falmouth MP. Video footage shows Peter Lawrence answering “technically no” when asked whether antisemitism exists.
