Farmers and retailers who have been campaigning for an abattoir on the islands hope they’ll be able to put in the planning application for the project at the Council’s November meeting. A site behind the Porthmellon industrial estate has been suggested. The facility would be operational 42 days of the year and locals planning the [...]
St Martin’s residents say they’re saddened by the drowning of a visitor yesterday. The tragedy happened just after 11.00am yesterday in the middle of Great Bay. Local youngsters raised the alarm when they saw a body of the woman in her 60s floating in the water. The RNAS Culdrose helicopter and St Mary’s lifeboat, The [...]
The Peninnis lighthouse is still operating but with a reduced range. Chris Jones, of the Bell Rock Hotel, questioned whether the light was malfunctioning as it appeared covered up and he hasn’t seen the light for over a week. Trinity House say they’ve reduced the power of the beam’s coverage from 17 nautical miles to [...]
The Council official responsible for the waste management centre has rubbished claims that the Moorwell dump is overrun with cockroaches. Neville Gardner told Radio Scilly News yesterday that he is unaware of any new or significant infestation and has issued no instructions for anything other than routine treatment. Last week, Radio Scilly was contacted by [...]
Islands’ vet, Heike Dorn, is warning dog owners that their pets may need to be vaccinated after an outbreak of kennel cough. A number of pets on St Mary’s have gone down with the unpleasant condition after a visitor brought an infected animal on holiday. The vaccination costs £15 and will last around six months. [...]
Council Tourism staff say they’ll assess the Tourist Information Centre opening times at the end of this year. Sophie Hughes has responded to comments on social media sites, which criticised the centre for closing at 2.00pm on Bank Holiday Monday. A visitor suggested that it should stay open when the town is busy. Sophie says [...]
The body of a woman has been recovered from the water of Great Bay, St Martin’s this morning. Falmouth Coastguard received a call from a concerned person just before midday. The St Mary’s lifeboat was launched as the report suggested there were people, possibly children, in the water. The lifeboat arrived at the same time [...]
We hear from Wills and Kate (!!) staying at Carn Ithen
Five staff employed on the new school build have been sacked after vandalising a pub, a boat and a bike with graffiti of male genitalia on Friday night. The men damaged cutlery, mirrors and menus along with a canopy at the Atlantic Inn and also drew an image on Keith Buchanan’s boat. That was removed [...]
A twin-masted training ship has spent the night alongside St Mary’s Quay. The TS Royalist arrived at around 5pm yesterday evening and departed at 6am this morning. 24 sea, navy and air cadets regularly undertake training on board the vessel which is based in Gosport and a group of trainees sailed the 120 miles from [...]