In this week’s packed edition of the Cornish Times – as we come out of lockdown restrictions, there’s great news for South East Cornwall as a company makes a £50million investment and brings new jobs – and at the same time, they’re bringing a very 21st century buzz to an historic empty building in Liskeard!

Inside we bring you tributes to Prince Philip from local people, and tell how local towns and villages have been paying their respects.

There’s news of a shop at the heart of its community celebrating its 10th birthday, and important updates from both the Tamar Bridge work and Looe’s major flood defence scheme.

In Looe we hear how a man got up at 5am to pedal for charity and pay tribute to his late mum.

And look out for some lovely community stories from the Saltash area this week – there’s golden wedding celebrations for a well-known local couple, and find out how supporters of a Saltash charity walked 15 million steps in March, raising more than £9000 to support parents through baby loss.

In Sport – we speak to the Saltash United and Millbrook FC chairmen about their exciting promotion prospects – and find out all the latest news and fixtures from cricket, rubgy, and sailing. There’s also a great photo feature in this week from the Tamar Trotters.

Candidates for the local elections have put themselves forward and are now busy campaigning – we tell you all about your Cornwall Council candidates – and find out about the coastal parish in South East Cornwall where an election will be fiercely contested on May 6 – there’s 18 candidates going for 11 seats.

With all this there’s also lively readers’ letters, updates from the Magistrates Courts, and find out what planning applications could be affecting your local area.

A bumper puzzles page, Nature Watch, political comment columns and much more – there’s lots to read and enjoy in your latest edition of The Cornish Times, so pick up your copy in the shops today!