News in Falmouth

On the 5th September, Lauren Turner will be taking on a 24km swim to raise funds for ShelterBox.

The last kilometre will be in Falmouth from Swanpool to Gyllyngvase.

FALMOUTH police assisted in detaining a man last night after drugs were uncovered in his vehicle.

The man failed to stop for officers in Helston last night.

A group of local artists is celebrating the innovative way they got through lockdown, by holding an exhibition at the Falmouth Poly in November.

They all belong to Falmouth Sketch Club, a group of art-loving people who enjoy sketching, drawing, painting and socialising. Guided by local teacher Eve Bourrat, who is the Club's founder, they would – pre-pandemic - meet every week at local cafés.

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FALMOUTH and Penryn parents, carers and students have been reassured by Cornwall Council that arrangements for transport are in place for students travelling to and from schools when they reopen in September.

The Council is going to continue providing transport for eligible students to and from school and in post-16 education through dedicated student-only school buses, taxis/minibuses and other forms of transport including public bus services.

Residents have today been paying tribute to a well known homeless man, Sticky O'Rourke, following his unfortunate passing yesterday evening.

Sticky has been labelled an 'icon' by many as well as a consistently friendly, familiar face around the town.

Willow Parker-Murray has decided to 'Brave the Shave' in tribute to her nan, who passed away during lockdown, losing her life to bowel cancer.

Gloria Kevern, of the Beacon area of Falmouth, passed away on May 9th aged 75, after battling cancer for most of her granddaughter's life.

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The award-winning Parklive continues to improve the quality of performances for the Virtual One #5 of 2020 and intends to keep its promise to continue bringing local music directly to the homes of people in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, throughout the UK and across the waters.

This month we will be showing some special feature videos from Kevin Thomas (Falmouth Buzz 2020) demonstrating Parklive's love of the natural world.

TWO men have been arrested after being caught out with stolen items in a vehicle stop.

Police found numerous items from local businesses, which will now be returned to the owners.