Cornish Times staff are working hard from home again in the second lockdown to bring you your weekly newspaper with stories from South East Cornwall.
In this week’s edition, we lead with a call from Cornwall’s senior councillor for Public Health for people to step up in their social distancing: the mode of transmission of the coronavirus in East Cornwall has changed, says Sally Hawken, and the virus is now being passed between family and friends rather than being confined to a specific outbreak in one location as before.
As we head into a second week of national lockdown, we hear from the boss of Cornwall’s Chamber of Commerce Kim Conchie about why he’s annoyed and frustrated by Government – and what the public in South East Cornwall can do to help their independent local businesses who are bearing the brunt of the restrictions.
Along with many towns and communities in South East Cornwall we mark Remembrance in this week’s paper – look out for some beautiful artwork and comments from Downderry schoolchildren along with reports and pictures from around the district.
Inside the Cornish Times we bring you news of Crown Golf’s latest proposal for the St Mellion Resort and wider area – find out how the parish council feels about plans to build a retirement village at the site.
There’s an in-depth page on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry. We hear how Cornwall’s top councillors have backed raising the tolls – and after a meeting about the subject got political, MP Sheryll Murray responds to the suggestion that she has not ‘stepped up’ enough to fight for fair funding for the crossings.
This week’s edition is packed with views from a range of standpoints: as well as the regular columns from our MP and the local Liberal Democrats, we have pieces from Safe 38 chairman James Millidge, the first Cornish Times editor’s column, and a busy letters page from local readers.
Court reports make a return in this week’s pages, and we keep an eye on planning matters local to your area.
As well as this there’s our useful and informative Open for Business section, quality local and regional Sports pages with content you won’t find anywhere else, Farming news, and your favourites like Nature Watch and the weekly Puzzle Page.
Look out for your latest edition of the Cornish Times, out in the shops today!