ALL three editions of the Cornish Times lead with the tragic fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man in Liskeard last weekend and the fact that a 45-year-old man has appeared in court facing a murder charge. Floral tributes have been laid near the town centre cattle market site where the tragedy occurred.

Inside the main edition we reveal that pupils at Bridge Schools are to be involved in a year-long music project with the theme of boosting environmental well-being. There is also an appeal for people to get involved with the Relay for Life, raising money for Cancer Research and which will be taking place in Liskeard in May.

Inside the Saltash edition we report that a popular PCSO has been transferred to the town, and that a nursery has been awarded Plastic Free Status.

Inside the Bodmin edition we have calls for volunteers both to drive a community minibus that is being trialled in the town and surrounding area, and also by Bodmin Town Museum, which is aiming to boost its visitor numbers in the year that a Tour of Britain cycle event stage will end in the town.

All editions report that Liskeard Town Forum has criticised higher parking tariffs that Cornwall Council plans to impose – the forum says the authority needs to ‘wake up’ to the likely impact on town centre trade and businesses.

We also have a feature on the 100th seal survey visit made to Looe Island and find out how the grey seals that regularly visit the island are faring. There is also a report on a call to vaccinate badgers on Cornwall Council-owned land. Meanwhile timeshare owners have objected to plans for new development at St Mellion International Resort that they feel will impact on its peaceful environment.

Year 6 children from Callington are the latest to take part in our new Primary School Voice feature – in a week of commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp they have been learning and writing about what it means to be persecuted for your religious and non-religious views and how the world needs to learn from its past mistakes.

In other news, residents in a South East Cornwall town tell of their woes along an unadopted road that becomes a ‘muddy mess’ in wet weather. However, some other towns and villages in the area are soon to benefit from ultrafast fibre broadband – we present the facts about what this will mean.

An upgrade to the Tamar Bridge tolls system is planned, and the launch of the new Rame Peninsula Cycle Trails has been hosted by Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.

We also have reviews and pictures from some of the area’s pantomime productions.

As ever, we also have lots of your community news and pictures and regular columns such as Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, your Letters, TV Choice, Crosswords and Puzzles and the latest Books.

There is also a Farming section with special features on Red Poll and Red Ruby Devon cattle and the Dairy Tech trade show, together with Leisure, Property and Motoring sections and 11 pages of Sport.

Find all of this and more in this week’s Cornish Times editions, in shops from today (Friday).