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Fal River Festival 1 – 10th June 2012

The seventh Fal River Festival starts today. A spectacular ten days packed full with events and celebrations that are guaranteed to offer something for all our visitors to enjoy. The not –for -profit festival is one other way for...

Airborne Forces Day at Trebah Gardens 26th May 2012

Airborne Forces Day To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Parachute Regiment Trebah Gardens will be hosting the ‘Airborne Forces Day’. 11.30 Standards parade 12.00 Display of WW2 vehicles outside Trebah House 12.30 Cornwall Caledonian Pipes and Drums Band performance...

Going Topless at Pendennis Castle

Pendennis Castle was the setting for the MX5 car owners Spring Rally 2012 the first ever to be held in Falmouth. With members arriving from all over the country and as far afield as Belgium and Holland cars continued...

Falmouth Olympic Torch Relay – A Day to Remember

Last nights spectacular firework display out in Falmouth harbour marked the closing of the successful Finn Gold Cup 2012 and the start of the UK leg of the Olympic Torch relay. Behind all the bunting and entertainment that bring...

Falmouth Gold Cup 2012 in pictures

Sailing conditions got off to a slow start in Falmouth for the opening races of the Gold Cup 2012. With a scheduled start time of 1pm sailors took their chances and began heading out to sea as supporters looked...

What brings you to Falmouth? Ten Questions with Phil Douglas (well, almost ten)

While Falmouth is a popular holiday destination there is also a great deal of visitors arriving on business. Phil Douglas arrived here a little over a week ago as the sturdy shoulder to world class athlete and Finn sailor,...

Falmouth Finn Festival 2012

The Finn UK Open Nationals and the Gold Cup 2012 organised by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club is underway in Falmouth Bay today until May 18th. It is set to be the biggest most competitive regatta ever to be...

The Falmouth Beach Hotel

It is a hotel that has tastefully dominated the landscape of Falmouth’s seafront for many years. It has celebrated marriages, birthdays, Christenings, personal achievements, professional awards and has continually developed into a hotel that boasted one of the most...

Kernow King among ‘Pasty Tax’ marchers

The Kernow King was among pasty tax marchers today despite the lack of support from the weather. Hundreds of people arrived on Falmouth Moor armed with banners, flags and umbrellas to express their anger at proposed plans to add...

A date with the dead

Yesterday I had a date with the dead at Falmouth cemetery, in particular with dead artists. Falmouth has a rich heritage of art, the skills, lifestyles and characters of artists past and present continue to add to the...