grapefruity number in the manner of a gin sour and with a dash of Campari to give it an extra grown-up edge so am always keen to come up with new cocktails in which it can take centre stage and this zingy little number is now a firm favourite We also love working with local Cornish producers and Caspyn’s dry gin is made in West Penwith fill with ice and hard shake for 20 seconds garnish with a slice of grapefruit and serve William Speed, co-owner, Beach House Falmouth Robin Elsey-Webb is making a triumphant return to competitive offshore racing Falmouth sailor and brain injury survivor Robin Elsey-Webb is making a powerful return to offshore racing this year with the launch of Kernow Ocean Racing. Robin suffered a life-threatening brain injury in 2023, but fought his way back to competitive sailing and will take on the 2025 Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) season championship, with the Fastnet Race as a major focus. He will sail alongside experienced offshore racer Stuart Sawyer, in Stuart’s Class 40 yacht Black Dog VI. Having raced offshore since a young age, Robin’s sailing career includes solo and crewed achievements across Europe and the Atlantic. But a suspected serious assault while abroad left him with multiple severe skull fractures, bleeding on the brain and a broken neck, requiring emergency neurosurgery and several weeks in hospital. He took his first steps back into professional sailing last year with the Rowdy Classic team, an experience that was both emotionally and physically significant. “Sailing with Rowdy has been a huge milestone,” he said. “It was the first time I felt I was truly back, competing at a high level again, with a team that has supported me every step of the way.” The team has launched a JustGiving page in support of brain injury charity Headway UK, which provides life-changing services including rehabilitation and emotional support to survivors and their families. Robin discovered Headway partway through his recovery. “When I was first injured, we were completely in the dark, trying to manage everything ourselves,” he said. “We found them later and realised how much they could have helped. I want others to know they’re out there.” Headway fundraising manager Helen Craig said: “Taking on this immense physical and mental challenge reflects the inner resilience, strength and courage of the brain injury survivors we support every day.” To find out more and support the cause, visit www.facebook.com/robinkernowoceanracing Comments [email protected]Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Coach John Stevens and Head Coach Murray Westren have been mightily pleased with their charges this season Volunteer crew at Falmouth RNLI have faced a demanding start to the month with two recent call outs within just a few days the station’s relief Atlantic 85 lifeboat launched to assist a small yacht in difficulty near the Manacles which had suffered engine failure and become becalmed The sailor had managed to drop anchor but was concerned it would not hold in the deep water The lifeboat arrived at the scene at 7.00pm One crew member was transferred to the yacht to prepare it for a tow The lifeboat successfully towed the vessel to the Helford River The crew then returned to the lifeboat station refuelled and ready for service once again police requested assistance shortly before 2.00am to search for a person reported to be in the water near Custom House Quay the casualty was found safe and well and the lifeboat was stood down The volunteer crew returned to the boathouse at 2.30am where they were able to get some well-earned rest after another demanding shift and website in this browser for the next time I comment Follow CornishStuff on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the discussions in the comments. 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Click here to follow CornishStuff on Instagram Got A News Story Or Event To Share With Cornwall editor@cornishstuff.com Sign up for the latest daily news in Cornwall from us Privacy Policy – Cookie Policy CornishStuff is owned by and part of Check It Out Ltd © 2024 - 2025 Website Designed in Cornwall by Springer Marketing • All Rights Reserved Falmouth RNLI is on the lookout for new volunteers to join its Visits Team giving guided tours of the lifeboat station to visitors from near and far which has been saving lives at sea for over 200 years and is funded by donations and operated mainly by volunteers is offering a unique opportunity to become part of its close-knit community The Visits Team provides free guided tours of Falmouth Lifeboat Station where guests can view the impressive Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat and the Shannon class all-weather lifeboat offering insight into how the volunteer crews work together to carry out vital rescues You don’t need any previous knowledge or experience to get involved Falmouth RNLI simply asks for enthusiasm and an interest in learning about its important work As they put it: “This is a great opportunity to promote the RNLI meet people from all walks of life and provide visitors and locals alike an insight into how our volunteer lifeboat crews operate to save lives at sea.” Lifeboats Visits Officer Andrew Mumford is inviting interested people to get in touch for an informal You may even get the chance to meet a couple of the team at the station To find out more, email Andrew Mumford at Andrew_Mumford@rnli.org.uk You never know – this could be exactly what you’re looking for The bicycle and pedestrian committee hosted a walking and cycling celebration to mark the reopening of the Shining Sea Bikeway The event started with a ride from the North Falmouth bikeway parking lot to the bus station on Depot Avenue Riders and walkers gathered behind the station with displays from Eversource completes the bike ride from North Falmouth to Depot Avenue during the walking and cycling celebration marking the reopening of the Shining Sea Bikeway on Sunday Twenty-five riders completed the trip from North Falmouth to Depot Avenue during the celebration Stephanie Bete of Eversource reaches for a water bottle with Katherine Jansen chairwoman of the Falmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee member of the Falmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Peter Walter stands with his distinctive bicycle at Falmouth Station Walkers and riders pass Falmouth's oldest elm tree on a slightly-rerouted portion of pathway near Depot Avenue The path was moved to relieve stress on the elm's root system The bicycle and pedestrian committee hosted a walking and cycling celebration to mark the reopening of the Shining Sea Bikeway on Sunday David Fisichella and Amy Bower ride their tandem bicycle Paul Silvia of Friends of Falmouth Bikeways speaks with a cyclist during the celebration Officers Anthony Devito and James Rogers escorted cyclists from North Falmouth to Depot Avenue during the walking and cycling celebration marking the reopening of the Shining Sea Bikeway Elizabeth Abbott of Makai Hawaiian Shave Ice prepares treats during the celebration Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist A look back at what was making headlines years ago An e-newsletter with Bourne news sent each Wednesday Receive notices of breaking news for the Upper Cape An e-newsletter with Falmouth news sent each Tuesday A Monday morning e-newsletter with stories that readers might have overlooked in Friday's editions and a roundup of the stories that attracted the most attention on the Enterprise's website during the past week An e-newsletter with Mashpee news sent each Wednesday An e-newsletter with Sandwich news sent each Wednesday An e-newsletter sent on Thursdays highlighting local entertainment for the coming week A good news e-newsletter delivered every Saturday morning.   A Friday e-newsletter with headlines from all four Upper Cape towns Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Military housing: Private investors cashed in while families lost out The men and women from Cornwall who serve in our military deserve, at the very least, a safe and decent home. Too often over the past 14 years, Forces families were let down as the Conservative government failed to invest in their housing and it's a problem that goes back further. In 1996 the Conservative government under John Major sold off our military housing in one of the worst privatisation deals imaginable – selling off armed forces married quarters and renting them back at taxpayers’ expense. By the time Labour entered government, these rental payments had hit £600,000 a day, with homes run down and left in disrepair. We cannot turn around years of failure on Forces housing overnight. But after only six months, this Labour government announced the landmark buy-back of 36,000 homes, bringing forces’ family housing into public ownership where they belong. We're reversing a disastrous privatisation, and have already taken greater control and are working at pace to drive up standards. In the South West there are 12,605 military homes and 9354 have been brought back into public ownership. Our deal on military homes gives us the opportunity to stop the rot and start the renewal of an estate run down over decades. Bringing real benefits and stability to military families, something many of them miss out on. It’s not easy being a military family. You move frequently, often to places far from home. I came to Cornwall via Plymouth nearly 20 years ago when I was a military wife. When you’re moving every couple of years you need somewhere decent to move your family into that will immediately feel like home. This deal delivers the common-sense standards for military homes that any of us should expect. There will now be tougher requirements so that homes are clean and functional when families move in, reliable repairs when things go wrong, named housing officers to help, an end to rules that ban families personalising and improving their homes, and a new, simpler complaints process to sort out problems. These are the basics on which Forces families have been failed but where we will now act, with changes in place by the one-year anniversary of these homes being bought back. The new commitment to spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence will also bring more jobs to Cornwall and contracts to employers such as Falmouth Docks. This Labour government will look after our armed forces and veterans. Tel: 01566 778213[email protected]Follow us Further Links Detectives are appealing for information after the sudden death of a man who was found beneath Collegewood Viaduct in Penryn on Sunday 27th April Police were called at 8.40am after the man The death is currently being treated as unexplained and detectives are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances The man had been out with friends in Falmouth on Saturday night and was last seen leaving them in Grove Place at 12.15am on Sunday morning Detectives are working to piece together a timeline of his movements between leaving the town centre and the discovery of his body They are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen him walking in the area around the viaduct and the valley between 12.15am and 8.15am on Sunday “At this time we are not treating the death as suspicious but as unexplained We are working to establish the man’s movements in the hours before his death and would like to hear from anyone who may have seen him on foot around the access to the viaduct or in the Glasney Playing Fields and Valley area “We would like to hear from anyone in the residential area around the viaduct who may have captured him on CCTV or anyone driving in the area at the time with vehicle dashcam.” Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact police online or by calling 101 Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers or by phoning 0800 555111 Volunteer crew face challenging conditions in urgent call-out A 42ft yacht that became dis-masted and lost control near the dangerous Manacle rocks triggered a dramatic rescue on Tuesday 29th April 2025 Falmouth Lifeboat’s relief Shannon class vessel was launched for the fourth time since arriving on station. The volunteer crew were paged by Falmouth Coastguard at 11.16am, with the lifeboat departing just 14 minutes later at 11.30am. The lifeboat crossed Falmouth Bay in an easterly force 5/6 wind and moderate seas reaching the stricken yacht within 20 minutes Three people were on board the yacht when the crew arrived Two crew members were quickly transferred to the casualty vessel to help recover and stabilise it one lifeboat crew member remained onboard to assist with securing and maintaining a tow back to Falmouth The yacht was safely towed to Port Pendennis Marina where it was berthed without further incident Falmouth Coastguard released the lifeboat from service at 3.15pm and the crew returned to station just five minutes later The swift and professional response of the volunteer crew ensured the safety of all involved in challenging sea conditions