In this week’s Cornish Times we lead on a story from a park homes site in the Tamar Valley, where pensioners came out in protest to try and block the felling of mature trees by the owners of the park.

St Dominic Park residents believe there may be plans to expand the number of homes – but owners Wyldecrest say this is just rumour.

Inside this week, read how a police raid in Liskeard led to the seizure of £100k of Class A drugs, and how community policing work made it possible.

There’s good news from Liskeard and Saltash Leisure Centres, where a rescue package agreed between operator GLL and Cornwall Council will see the pools open to the public from next Wednesday (October 14). Saltash has been closed since the lockdown took hold, and so it will also mean the gym reopening too. But the centres are ’not out of the woods’ yet, says a town councillor. We hear why a local swimming club says it’s extremely difficult for its children to return to training – and how the cafes in both centres have shut, with the loss of jobs.

From the courts: a fly-tipper in Bodmin was handed a stiff sentence, and a local farmer has been banned for keeping animals for ten years after inspectors found dreadful scenes of neglect.

In more positive news: Pupils from a Rame Peninsula school got Comic Relief to change its ways and ditch single-use plastic in the making of red noses. The youngsters were the first to see the new plant-based noses – and took part in a press conference with Comic Relief founders and celebrities.

And a young engineer from Callington has won a national award: find out why judges describe Rosie Poad as ’an incredible role model’.

Also look out for horserider Holly Hale from Liskeard – she and her pony Juno were named National Reserve Champions last weekend!

There’s lots to read and enjoy in our bumper 16-page Sports pull out this week – it’s packed with exclusive interviews, quality reports, and all the latest results and upcoming fixtures, thanks to editor Nigel Walrond and or contributors.

At the Cornish Times, we think its important to bring you local planning stories: in Bodmin, plans have been submitted for 170 new homes near Callywith College, and there are updates on planning applications from St Cleer, Stoke Climsland and the Tamar Valley. As Cornwall Council warns about the potential consequences of the Government’s proposed overhaul of the whole plannning system, there’s also an appeal from the Cornish Times editor: the changes could see public notices disappear from local newspapers, cutting off a vital source of information for local people about schemes in their area.

As well as this we’ve got a local letters page, political columns from Sheryll Murray MP and the Labour Party, Nature Watch with Ray Roberts, Farming pages, and lots of news, advice and information on homes, gardens, motoring, antiques and money.

Look out for your latest edition of the Cornish Times, out in the shops today!