Inside this week’s packed Cornish Times edition:

- Planning permission has been granted for almost 400 houses on the outskirts of Saltash, with work on the site expected to start this summer.

- All 270 pupils at St Cleer Primary School wore bright yellow T-shirts and gave donations to support a young classmate who has the condition Cystic Fibrosis.

- Councillors are to be asked once again to consider a high-profile planning application on the Rame Peninsula that led to the local authority losing a case at judicial review.

- Members of St Pinnock Parish Council who were left stunned by the threat of a potential fine by Cornwall Council for not returning an expenses form have received an apology after the form was found to have been submitted after all.

- The coastal resort at Millendreath, complete with beach, self-catering apartments and 65 acres of private woodland has been acquired by a new owner for an undisclosed sum.

- An ambitious arts project based on Disney’s South Pacific islander heroine Moana, and which promises to bring cultural and creative opportunities to hundreds of children in Liskeard, has received £2,500 in town council funding.

- Firefighters in Looe have said a heartfelt thank you and farewell to crew manager Quentin Robertson, who has retired after 19 years’ service.

- A garden near Looe has been a fitting venue for a gathering of nature lovers as a new book on butterflies is launched.

We also have the latest photographs and reflections from the Cornish Times’ own nature watcher Ray Roberts, and as well as all this there’s Farming News, Family Announcements, planning matters, the latest magistrates court reports, Puzzles and much, much more!

Look out for your latest edition of The Cornish Times – it’s in the shops today!