Local News 2009 | Roseland Online

Police Donate Stolen Lego to Treliske

Sick children at RCHT in Truro have benefited from a police officer’s initiative to dispose of stolen property to a good cause. PC Ross Waite from Camborne Police Station dealt with a shoplifter...

Music night in memory of popular Roseland resident

The Harbour Club will host a memorial gig in memory of Thirza Whittall – who died last year in Portscatho. Members of popular soft rock band The New Seekers (who are on...

Gig Club Races on Roseland

Portscatho was this year’s venue for the Roseland Gig Club’s annual event (5th September) and despite the inclement weather, the day was a real hit. The well-contested races included Men’s B, Ladies...

Seaside fundraiser nets for charity

A traditional Roseland regatta day has raised hundreds of pounds for local charities, despite the credit crunch and the soggy weather! Visitors and locals alike flocked to the Portscatho Regatta, held at...

Roseland-Online goes from strength to strength

Just two months since its launch and Roseland-Online is going from strength to strength. Not only is it attracting a keen interest from local residents and holiday-makers alike, the Roseland’s very own...

The whole two yards – of ale!

Who said traditional pub games were a thing of the past? In the Royal Standard in Gerrans this week the ‘Yard of Ale’ was attempted not once but twice – in the...

Tregony Horse Show and Country Fayre 2009

Under a new organisational team, the Tregony horse show and country Fayre, now in its 32nd year, was a huge success this Sunday. Started in 1977, the show had its humble beginnings...

Roseland cricket club wins in style

Eat your heart out World Cup Twenty20 – a local cricket club has just posted one of its biggest scores in its recent history in a 690-run thriller on the Roseland peninsula....

German wins Roseland in landslide victory

Independent candidate Julian German has been elected as Councillor representing the Roseland in the June 4th local elections. With 1089 votes, he beat Conservative candidate Peter Woodbridge (409 votes), and Liberal Democrat...

A ‘Big Lunch’ for Portscatho

‘The Big Lunch’, a plan to energise local communities by encouraging lunch with the neighbours, is coming to Portscatho. Brainchild of Tim Smit of the Eden Project, the initiative encourages people up...