This week’s Cornish Times leads on work getting underway at Liskeard’s former Cattle Market. Derelict sheds and structures are being demolished ahead of the first phase of construction which is set to begin in the summer – this will see the creation of a £4.4 million Workshed for digital and creative businesses. There’s more about the plans in the paper. What do you think – and what do you want to see on this site? We’d like to hear from you.
Inside the paper we hear how 700 patients received their first Covid-19 jab at East Cornwall’s vaccination centre on its first day of operating. We’ve spoken to the East Cornwall Primary Care Network staff who are there working hard to make sure everything goes smoothly.
There’s an update on the residents of the holiday park near Looe who were told they’d have to leave at the end of this month, despite the national lockdown.
The world’s eyes will be on Cornwall later this year as presidents and prime ministers from the G7 countries gather for this global summit. We speak to Cornwall Chamber of Commerce chairman Kim Conchie about the opportunities he feels musn’t be missed as this event is held on our shores.
Planning news this week incudes an application for a new village store and housing in Pelynt, the demolition and rebuilding of a terrace of Cornwall Council housing, and much more. We’ve got all the schemes for our area currently being considered by the local planning authority, as well as traffic orders that will affect the roads in your community in the coming weeks, all in the Public Notices pages of the Cornish Times.
A major upgrade to the A30 further west is being hailed as a massively important project for the county’s economy – but the Green Party say the new scheme has grown into something far bigger and more destructive than originally planned and will rip through landscape and communities. Hear both sides of the argument in the article in this week’s paper.
In Sport this week, managers of local football clubs are weighing up the options for how best to resolve the league competitions, and editor Nigel Walrond speaks with Saltash United’s manager on how he feels about the issue. Officials are discussing plans for a one off cup competition – find out more on the back page! With news and reports from Plymouth Argyle, we learn of a five-week ban for an Exeter Chiefs player, and there are updates on Point-to-Point, and Golf in this section.
Our Open for Business pages contain a wealth of news and information that you’ll find useful – from how to be more active and stay positive through the lockdown, to tips on Money matters as well as avice on “rewilding your garden” for the benefit of insects and butterflies. We find out how the tourism associations in this part of Cornwall are looking forward with positivity to the lifting of restrictions and are in the process of refreshing their brands, their approach and their websites for members. There’s also news on business grants available in this third lockdown as well as news of how the Eden Project is to be one of a few national trial sites for new 5G technology.
In Farming there’s sad news from Liskeard where the wool depot is to shut, and advice on Farm Tenancy Agreements from a local expert.
With all this we also bring you two pages of reader letters, political comment columns, Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, Puzzles and more.
Look out for your latest edition of The Cornish Times, out in the shops now!