In this week’s Cornish Times, we lead on a major new appeal for a new lifeboat at Looe Lifeboat Station. We hear from the families closely involved with the appeal about why it’s so important – and from the station manager and crew about the service the new D-class inshore lifeboat will offer locals and visitors to our busy coastline.

Inside the paper this week – find out about road safety measures being proposed in a residential area of Liskeard, along with many other traffic and planning schemes currently being considered in South East Cornwall. These include the refusal of Crown Golf’s development at St Mellion – find out why the committee voted it down, despite support from the local council.

There’s been a moment of history for Cornwall’s Air Ambulance – we learn how the new blood transfusion capability has already saved a young man’s life.

Read about the decision to raise Cornwall’s Council tax by almost 5% this coming year – and while the Council has celebrated delivering on a promise to build 1000 new homes, including affordable homes for local people, an environmental pressure group has accused the local authority of policies which “devastate the countryside”.

St Piran’s Day is tomorrow – and on March 5, voices traditionally lift in song to remember “Trelawny” in the Cornish anthem. Find out about the rural parish where Bishop Trelawny had his first posting, and how the church there is raising funds for an ambitious restoration and refurbishment project. A town crier explains how he’ll still be doing what he can to mark the day and tells the story of St Piran in entertaining fashion!

Still on the theme of Cornish culture, find out how Bodmin Moor will be the rugged setting for a new Cornish language film set in the 1700s and directed by Guy Potter.

And while we congratulate a local lady on her 100th birthday, we’re also encouraging a Young Farmer who’s walking 100 Miles in March – find out about both these good news stories in this week’s paper.

As well as this we bring you a special Farming Diary packed with news and information, our great Sports section, two pages of reader letters, reports from the Magistrates Court, Puzzles, Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch page and much more.

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