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Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Vital Cornwall to London flights to end amid council funding cuts

The Council has confirmed that funding for the route has been removed from its budget

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Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Cornwall issued yellow weather warning – but it’s not for rain

While the Duchy has endured persistent wet weather since the start of the new year, forecasters say this latest warning is focused on freezing conditions rather than further downpours

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Police involved with weapons probe clarify statement after mistakenly naming Temu

It follows a police warning that weapons illegal to buy and own in the UK are being bought online by people in Cornwall.

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Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

New diagnostic centre to improve access to tests in Cornwall

A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has opened next to Camborne Redruth Community Hospital.

Cornwall Live - Penzance

Mousehole residents angry over proposed removal of bus service

Locals say the planned alternative involves walking up a steep, narrow and often unsafe hill that is not suitable for many elderly people

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Cornwall pub earns national recognition in prestigious gastropub list

A North Cornwall pub has been recognised among the very best foodie destinations in the country after earning a place in the prestigious Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Cornwall leisure centre to ban smoking across entire site

Bodmin Leisure Centre, the first of GLL’s nine leisure centres in Cornwall to become an entirely smoke-free site.

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

40 tiny dogs, some in pain and pregnant, rescued from Cornwall welfare crisis

Forty small dogs - many frightened and some heavily pregnant - are beginning a new chapter after being rescued from a welfare crisis in Cornwall

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Impatient driver mounts pavement to overtake bin lorry - and gets fined

A moment of impatience proved costly for a motorist who received a £100 fine and three penalty points for mounting the pavement to get around a refuse lorry

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

90-year-old harbour bus stop faces final week as residents fight cuts

A petition to halt its removal has reached nearly 3,000 signatures.

Cornwall Live - Penzance

Cornwall primary school and neighbours row about 'dangerous contamination' over arsenic levels

Residents say they have genuine concerns about children playing in soil due to arsenic. The school's head believes there is very different reason for their dismay.

Cornwall Live - Penzance

First Bus confirms its final day as it quits Cornwall

Hundreds of jobs have been put at risk

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Labour MPs in war of words with Cornwall Council over deleted funding post

Cornwall's Labour MPs believe the council may have breached its own code of practice on political neutrality.

Cornwall Live - Penzance

Couple 'strangled, headbutted and punched' woman in street

The victim was also 'pinned to the ground and punched on a number of occasions'

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Patient abused by disgraced NHS doctor receives first settlement from scandal

A patient abused by disgraced NHS doctor Iuliu Stan has received a five‑figure settlement.

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

First Bus confirms date services in Cornwall will end after years of financial strain

They said that the decision was exceptionally difficult.

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Manhunt launched for Mousehole man wanted back in prison

An urgent appeal has been launched for the public’s help to locate a 34‑year‑old man from Mousehole who is wanted on recall to prison

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Cornish Pirates open fundraiser as grandstand is demolished

The Mennaye in Penzance was left "badly damaged" and "unplayable," prompting Chief Executive Sally Pettipher to launch a GoFundMe.

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

New CCTV system to improve safety at town gardens

The historic gardens now benefit from improved surveillance aimed at deterring anti-social behaviour and protecting the gardens.

Falmouth Packet | West Cornwall

Community meeting tackles ongoing storm challenges in Cornwall

A meeting held on Monday evening to discuss ongoing challenges following recent severe storms received a strong turnout and active engagement