Staff at The Cornish Times are working hard from our home offices to produce your local weekly paper with all the news, pictures, advice and information you look forward to reading.

Today’s edition leads with the story of a couple from South East Cornwall who are stranded in Goa following the suspension of air travel in and out of India. Meanwhile two young women have managed to make it back home safely from the same place: we bring you an interviews where they tell of the tension and difficulties in Goa under the lockdown.

There’s tributes to a much-loved former dentist who passed away at the weekend after contracting coronavirus, and a desparate appeal from East Cornwall GPs who need help to construct temporary consultation rooms as they deal with an influx of patients.

This week’s edition also contains support and advice for businesses as they try to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, news of how Cornwall Council is helping the most vulnerable survive the crisis, and a great page of tips on how to look after your mental wellbeing under the strange conditions we all find ourselves in.

In a climate of worrying and sometimes overwhelming news, we also want to focus on the positive: there’s a local organic veg box scheme working around the clock to fulfil a huge increase in orders, the PE teacher doing his bit to keep kids and their parents active with fun workouts, and an uplifting page of spring photos and accompanying words from nature expert Ray Roberts, still out and about on his daily walks.

We’ve got a piece about a Town Clock, still wound by hand as it has been for more than 160 years, which will now read ’five past nine’ until after the lockdown is lifted.

We also bring you your other favourite sections such as TV Choice, Puzzles, Motoring and the Sports pages.

Find all this in your latest Cornish Times, in shops from today (Friday).