News in Falmouth

The shortlist for the 2020 Community Radio Awards has been revealed - with Source FM's A Space to Speak Your Mind up for a prize in the Community Development Project of the Year category.

In the space of just a year, the show has gone from strength to strength, covering important mental health topics and interviewing local charities.

Today rain may turn heavy in places towards the evening.

Showers or bouts of rain early, possibly heavy diminish with clear breaks developing through the overnight. It will continue to be blustery. A quite mild night.

On the A39 Between Antron Hill and Union Road, a three-lane section of road including a roundabout will be closed from today (16th) until 20th November for gully emptying.

Starting today (16th) until the 27th on Swanpool Road, traffic control will be in place for works to stone the hedge on footway between Hooked On The Rocks and the junction leading to Stack Point House.

Falmouth-based navy ship RFA Argus has been involved in a £120m drugs bust in the Caribbean.

Over one and a half tonnes of Cocaine either rests on the seabed or has been seized by Navy support ship RFA Argus after she twice successfully intercepted traffickers in the space of a few days.

Plans have been submitted to extend parts of The Pier Cafe on Prince of Wales Pier, Falmouth.

The planning application details alterations and additions to the popular waterside cafe including an extended outdoor seating area, a security railing/gate and an ice cream kiosk.

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There have been some interesting stories in Falmouth this week, police launched a search for a photo stolen from a local war veteran, Falmouth Food Coop secured land for a community field and Ciuri Ciuri raised over £250 for charity in gelato deliveries.

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UPDATE: Road cleared and traffic back to normal.

There have been reports of an accident on Old Hill tonight near the fish and chip shop.

The Falmouth RNLI team was launched on Saturday evening (14th) following reports of a group of people in the water.

Launching at 5:25pm, the inshore lifeboat with made their way across the river to St Mawes.

Heavy rainfall has arrived in Falmouth & Penryn this afternoon with a yellow warning being issued and the bad weather expected to carry on into the week.

The Met Office has forecast periods of heavy rain today that may cause some travel disruption.