In this week’s Cornish Times we lead with the story of police and fire service investigations into the blaze which tore through a terraced property in Liskeard. Inside, there’s an update from the Rame Peninsula, where a petition calling for the reversal of a planning permission has now gained more than 1,600 signatures. We speak to the farmer whose project has been the subject of so much objection – and to the campaigner who says we must stand up for what we want to protect without letting things get personal.

Inside the paper this week you’ll find lots of photos and reports from our district’s schools and their GCSE results day, and Cornwall Council’s senior member for transport and parking explains why the local authority can’t extend the free parking in Liskeard – councillors in the town have said the county council is ’not listening’ to what traders and local businesses need.

In our packed Sports section this week, editor Nigel Walrond leads the back page with an interview with former Saltash United manager Matt Cusack, who could never have predicted that his new team Plymouth Parkway’s very first fixture on Tuesday would be against his old side. Staying with the Ashes, there’s a report and reaction from their pre-season friendly against Exmouth Town, and we hear how Torpoint Athletic fared against Plymouth Parkway.

Two pages of cricket lead with the Callington v Bude match and photos from several of the weekend fixtures, and there’s all the results and upcoming fixtures to browse, plus all the fixtures for Caradon's hockey teams ahead of the new league season.

We’ve got another great Open for Business section this week, including news of how Liskeard now has Cornwall’s fastest broadband thanks to some innovative technology atop the Public Hall – and in Farming news, a new trade deal promises benefits for dairy farmers in the region.

As well as this we bring you favourites such as Ray Robert’s Nature Watch and more – look out for your latest edition of The Cornish Times, in the shops today!