In this week’s edition we lead with the owner of a successful local wedding venue who is angered by the Government’s description of his business as ’unviable’, and upset that his staff won’t be helped by the new Job Support Scheme. Boris Johnson this week announced a whole new strategy for training and skills to help people into new jobs as part of the country’s coronavirus recovery – but it will come too late for a lot of talented people, who should be treated as available for other productive work, says Jonathan Rowe.
Inside the paper: South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray asked Prime Minster Boris Johnson when local people here could expect to see progress on improvements to the dangerous A38 junction at Menheniot. He replied that the project must be accelerated and agreed Highways England should begin as soon as possible. In the first of a new series of regular columns in the Cornish Times from local campaign group Safe38, we hear how chairman James Millidge and the group are keeping up the pressure on this and other issues around this vital road link.
Also in this weeks edition are tributes to Geraldine Oliver, whose funeral took place on Tuesday. As chairman of the West Looe Town Trust Geraldine was tireless in bringing about projects that would benefit people of all ages in the town, and we hear from those who worked closely with her about her compassion and hard work.
There’s news of a milestone moment in the progress of Liskeard Library’s refurbishment – we find out the latest from RIO and Cornwall Council and when people can expect to be able to go into the building once more. Meanwhile in Bodmin, the former Library building has been praised as a national beacon of how community owned buildings that offer space for work, leisure and culture can help town centres to thrive. Still on the theme of important community buidings, in Saltash we hear about the reopening of the Citizens Advice office on Belle Vue Road after a revamp by Community Enterprises PL12.
As half term approaches, there’s a piece from the RNLI which has extended its cover on some of Devon and Cornwall’s beaches – and there’s also news from the Tamar Valley, where the tourism association aims to put the area firmly on the international visitor map for the benefit of the local economy.
Don’t miss a wonderful interview with Robin Hanbury-Tenison: the explorer, who lives at Cardinham, tells how he survived a coronavirus coma with the help of nature, and how he plans to climb Brown Willy this weekend to raise funds for a hospital garden.
This week’s Cornish Times brings you not one but two special sections. There’s a pull out with 12 pages of quality Sports news, reports, results and photos thanks to editor Nigel Walrond and our contributors. And the Farming Diary shines a light on local and national updates of interest – the Agricultural Bill will be back in Parliament today and we await whether Government will back an amendment from the Lords to guarantee the protection of UK standards in future trade deals. And a new forum aimed at women in farming has been launched with a focus on issues which affect women in agriculture.
With all this plus Nature watch, Puzzles, and informative pieces on everything from money matters to homes and gardens – look out for your latest edition of the Cornish Times, out in the shops today!