A CALL for the ending of age discrimination has come from Candy Atherton, MP for Falmouth and Camborne, who will introduce a Private Member's Bill in the next session of Parliament intended to set up an Age Equality Commission. The Bill, introduced for
MR Ric Reilly, acting chairman of Camborne-Redruth Fuchsia Society, opened the meeting at Camborne School last Thursday and welcomed the 35 members present. He then gave his thanks on behalf of the society to Carol Richard's secretary for all her efforts
A NEW rule allowing women to join Rotary clubs all over the country has outraged members in Penryn and six of them have resigned. Rotary chiefs agreed they could not continue to block women's membership of the exclusive club purely on the grounds of gender
FORMER Yeovil MP Paddy Ashdown has chosen to honour his home village of Norton-sub-Hamdon when he takes his seat in the House of Lords. Mr Ashdown, who prefers to be known as just plain Paddy or Mr, will take as his title Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
BEGGARS and vagrants are to be discouraged from staying in Yeovil. Police are to move them on following calls from town centre leaders who are concerned that beggars are discouraging law-abiding shoppers from coming into town. Two weeks ago Yeovil Chamber
TAUNTON Deane councillor Alan Debenham has again failed to win a seat on the board of the Nationwide Building Society. Of the 5.9 million ballot papers sent out to members of the Nationwide less than a third were returned. Members could vote for up to
NORTON Fitzwarren residents can talk online to Taunton MP Adrian Flook when he takes part in a chat room session next Thursday (July 26). Mr Flook will answer questions on the village website between 7 and 8pm. Villagers need to register beforehand and
AN information technology lecturer from Taunton revealed on daytime TV this week how her divorce transformed her from a bubbly woman into a withdrawn single mum. Debbie Bettridge, 47, of Clifford Avenue, suffered panic attacks and her confidence plummeted
HELSTON, stranded at the foot of the table, had the better of a winning draw against Troon at Clodgey Lane, the team just as couple of places above them in the ECB Premier League, writes Paul Bawden. "Ian Osborne put Steve Pollard's Helston side into
CAMBORNE Rugby Club have linedup a mouth-watering pre-season friendly against Exeter Chiefs on Sunday, August 12. The Premier Division Two side will be visiting the Recreation Ground with their full squad in a bid to obtain match practice and will include
TRURO City begin their preparations for the new season with a friendly at Camelford on Saturday, but a few days later they will have bigger things on their minds. Rolling into Treyew Road on Wednesday evening will be the season's biggest attraction, Nationwide
Camborne has taken a controversial step and opted for a mayor to replace the chairman of the town council following a lengthy debate on Thursday. Members voted for the change to mayoral status, which took effect immediately, without consulting the public
CAMBORNE mum Susan Daniels is starting to rebuild her life after suffering a violent assault in front of her three-year old son. Ms Daniels, 37, is still unable to return to her job because of the attack at the hands of her former partner, Andrew Bodilly
The quality of teaching and learning at the Curnow community special school has been praised by Government Inspectors who also highlight the good relationships, the behaviour of pupils and their attitudes towards learning, and the positive relationships
CHILDREN from five primary schools in Falmouth were bowled over last week when they took part in a unique cricket festival. Year four pupils from Marlborough School, King Charles Primary, Beacon Juniors, St Mary's Primary and St Francis Primary all met
THE new Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Bach, has provisionally agreed to visit Yeovil this autumn. Lord Bach is the Minister responsible for ordering new equipment for the Armed Services. Yeovil MP David Laws extended the invitation to visit the
The residents of Carleen turned out in force on Saturday to celebrate the official opening of their new village hall. It was standing room only as they, invited guests and people from the surrounding area as well as those from farther afield, were welcomed
Around 35 people completed a 14-mile walk around the boundaries of Helston last week when a specially extended Beating the Bounds ceremony was held to mark the town's charter anniversary celebrations. In previous years, only one section of the boundary
A DIAMONG ring worth £24,000 and two Rolex watches were stolen from a house in St Clements on Monday night after the back door was left open. Thieves walked in through the unlocked door and picked up the ring and watches between 9.30pm and midnight. The
BEREAVED children in Cornwall will continue to receive support from the charity Penhaligon's Friends thanks to a £5,400 donation from GlaxoSmithKline plc. Established in 1995, Penhaligon's Friends offers support to children and young people in Cornwall
Truro's chances of taking the first ECB Cornwall Premier League title were boosted in a high-scoring game at Trescobeas on Saturday. "Whilst they were steadily closing in on their victory target of 226 in 50 overs news was confirmed that one of their
FALMOUTH Rugby Club's Peter Wellington has had plenty to celebrate after being informed that he has made it into the elite Cornwall u15 rugby academy, the first player ever to be selected from the club. Peter, 14, who is a pupil at Falmouth Community
THERE has been two 9-0 wins in division 1 of the West Cornwall Summer Pool League. Helston RBL B opened up an eight-point lead at the halfway stage of the season after whitewashing their A team while Godolphin B moved away from the bottom with their win
FINES meted out to motorists who speed and jump red lights could soon be ploughed back into safety initiatives to cut deaths and injuries on Avon and Somerset's roads. Under new rules, police in the two counties could recoup income from driving offences
