Youngsters back skateboard scheme for town
YOUNG people in Liskeard were taking an active part this week in plans for a new skateboard park for the town.
The youngsters, who have ensured that they have put a lot of work into the issue, made use of the opportunity to visit a Caradon council mobile caravan where plans of the park were outlined. Councillors, at both district and town level, were also on hand to discuss the project, for Rapsons Field.
The caravan was on The Parade on Wednesday afternoon, while yesterday it was at Rapsons Field itself. Young people gathered at the Cellars youth club before making their way there.
With them was Ivana Butler, a detached youth worker on Project Amethyst, who has been assisting them with the help of Nick Peel, Ian Champion and local youth worker Sue Fletcher.
Ivana said that young people had made good contributions to the scheme, working hard on their ideas.
New farmers
market launched
A new farmers market is set to start up in at Upton Cross this weekend.
Linkinhorne parish council have created the new farmers and local produce market to help local farmers and producers, as well as trying to meet the needs of the parishioners. As well as food, there will be various crafts and refreshments available.
The market runs from 9am to 12pm at Upton Cross parish hall and from then on will run of the third Saturday of every month,
Barney the lobster
is back at sea
BARNEY the lobster has finally gone home. The crustacean hit the headlines six weeks ago after a London chef, William Cooper, from the Kaspia restaurant announced he was too big and too beautiful to cook.
Barney, now renamed Lucky, was caught off the Cornish coast and this week was returned to water just off Plymouth Sound.
Barney, who measures 96cm, weighs approximately 5.2kg and is believed to be between 40 and 60 years old, was said to be have been placid during his journey from London aquarium to his new home.
Driving on
cooking oil...
CORNWALL County council will soon be testing a new fuel in three of its vehicles.
Made from recycled, converted cooking oil, e-diesel can be used in all diesel fuelled vehicles, without modification.
It is more efficient than regular diesel and is 8% better in miles per gallon tests.
Neil Wright, travel plan officer with Cornwall county council's road safety unit, said: 'We are very excited about this new fuel and look forward to the results of the trial. The vehicles will be thoroughly inspected before and after the e-diesel is used, so that we can evaluate the effect on the vehicles.'