Falmouth Harbour is teaming up with the town’s Pilot Gig Club to support a first-of-its-kind Junior Gig Rowing Academy to coach and encourage aspiring young rowers into this growing World sport.

Shadows that creep up the walls under moonlight; a face appearing in the window of an old house on the hill; creaking floorboards overhead. They all create a haunting picture for any ghost story - but they are all indeed phenomena said to have been experienced right here in Launceston, Cornwall’s ancient and ‘most haunted’ capital.

The dreams of blind and visually impaired sailors will come true with the launch of a new yacht in March after months of fundraising.