Porthleven, England News

A Porthleven man is on course to make history as he takes part in an eight-strong crew attempting to break the Mid Atlantic rowing record.

Fundraising by a Porthleven fish and chip shop will this year be in support of 771 squadron at RNAS Culdrose.

THE organisers of the Porthleven Food and Music Festival said they have been overwhelmed with raffle donations to help fund this year's event.

FISHERIES minister and Camborne Redruth MP George Eustice visited Newlyn on Friday to meet the county's storm-ravaged fishermen.

The family of Cyril Robinson have been left devastated following the break-in in Peverell Terrace, which left the house completely turned over.

THERE wasn't a postponement in sight last weekend with a full round of fixtures for the first time this year as the worst of the winter weather looks to have passed, writes Scott Haley.

Two aspiring beauty queens from the Helston area may compete for Miss England 2014 after reaching the final of Miss Cornwall.

A fund to help the fishermen of Porthleven has already reached almost A 14,000 due to "heart-warming" community support.

Residents of Helston, Mullion and Porthleven now have a stock of sandbags after they were handed out free sandbags last Friday for those in 'at risk' areas.

More than 450 volunteers have picked more than a bag of rubbish each off Cornwall's beaches in preparation for the half term holiday week.

A Porthleven builders' merchants saved the day for Helston's Cornwall Air Ambulance shop when it sprung a leak recently.

The newly formed Ruan Revellers performed Aladdin to a packed out village hall last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with an extra matinee on Saturday afternoon.