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-        We lead with the fact that a South East Cornwall church is set to close for good in the autumn. The future of St Mary’s Church in Merrymeet has been under discussion for for six years but now the Parochial Church Council has taken the vote to close it permanently.

-        It’s known for its high number of accidents but Monday of this week was an exceptional day for the A38 near Liskeard, with three collisions in one day.

-        A postman who was brought up in Looe and now delivers around Launceston has set a new Guinness World Record – after running in the Manchester Marathon in full postman’s uniform and kit, plus a sack weighing 10lbs on his back. His proud mum was there to watch and has told us all about it.

-        An elderly Liskeard resident is very unhappy because no-one seems able to help her over antisocial youths using the pathway running by her house and who recently smashed up her fence and sprayed graffiti on the side of her house.

-        In this week’s Westminster column, South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray talks about her belief that we need to purchase more of our own food as a nation, particularly with the war in Ukraine potentially causing problems for the worldwide food supply.

-        Meanwhile, in her In my view column, Sally Sweeney of the South East Cornwall Labour Party contrasts the people of Cornwall’s amazing response to the Ukraine refugee crisis with ferry company P&O’s attitude towards the workers it suddenly made redundant without notice.

-        In our Letters page, Chair of Liskeard Traders Association Lin Moore talks about the amazing event on the Saturday before Mother’s Day, when the town centre came alive with colourful entertainment, performers and music thanks to the Hall for Cornwall, Dance Centred, Company B, the Samba Band, Liskeard Town Council and others.

-        Also read about the Looe Royal British Legion commemorations of 40 years since the start of the Falklands War, which involved Plymouth College of Art students making sand sculptures on East Looe Beach.

-        A residents’ association has taken Liskeard Town Council to task over a decision to grant planning permission for a detached house to be built on a field adjoining their estate after a seven-year battle.

-        In our Events section, learn about how you can sign up to Relay for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK, plus find out about the exhibitions and events happening at Stuart House in Liskeard this Saturday (April 9) – and at the town’s St Martin’s Church.

-        We also have pictures and words about Trewidland Primary and Pre-schools Spring Show, plus details of lots of club activities and events on our Community page.

-        Our six-page Farming Diary section leads with Cornishman and former England Rugby captain Phil Vickery calling for a fairer food industry where farmers receive a better return for what they produce.

-        This week’s five-page Sport section, meanwhile, leads with a report on how Torpoint Athletic striker Curtis Damerell is loving life in a deadly strikeforce with Ryan Richards Also read about how the club’s manager, Dean Cardew, hopes to win the Walter C Parson League Cup. Also we report on how St Cleer 22 year-old Jess Canfield has been presented with Badminton England’s prestigious national Volunteer of the Year award – as the first person in Cornwall to receive such an honour. Other football coverage this week includes Walter C Parson League Cup, South West Peninsula League Premier West, St Piran League, East Cornwall Premier League, Women’s and Argyle Youth action. Other sports featuring include Rugby Union, Hockey, Golf, Snooker and Euchre.

-        Plus there are your other favourite features including Family Announcements, Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, former BBC Spotlight presenter Justin Leigh’s fortnightly column, Puzzles page and Wordsearch, Motoring, Property pages, Antiques and Auctions, Homes and Gardens and Public Notices. There is all this and more in this week’s edition of the Cornish Times, on sale now.