This week’s Cornish Times contains the first part of our weekly Life in Lockdown four-page pullout in which people tell us about their reflections, thoughts and achievements over the past year of the COVID-19 crisis - Including this week Liskeard Town and County Councillor Sally Hawken, who has faced particular challenges with her role on the council cabinet with responsibility for Children, Wellbeing and Public Health. Another contributor is Callington College Principal Wendy Ainsworth, who describes the last year as “emotionally exhausting and daunting”, and one which will have an impact on students for years, but which has also been a time to be reflected on with pride.

And don’t miss further accounts of challenges and achievements in our second Life in Lockdown pullout in next week’s issue.

Also reflecting on the past year is the charity Cornwall Care, which features on this week’s Cornish Times front page with its events recognising Tuesday’s National Day of Reflection, with staff and residents at the organisation’s centres remembering those who have been lost and also the achievements made over the last year of the crisis.

In other news, youngsters at Fourlanesend Primary School on the Rame Peninsula had a super surprise when their fundraising efforts for Comic Relief, and campaign to have the iconic plastic red noses replaced by an environmentally friendly alternative, were recognised in a special video call from not only campaign founder the comedian and actor Lenny Henry but also with popular children’s book writer, comedian and actor David Walliams taking part as well – and it was all given a special segment on the Friday night Comic Relief TV show.

We have a response from Liskeard Town Council to claims that it is allowing too much house building without there being the necessary infrastructure and facilities to go with it – and more on new development around South East Cornwall features in our Public Notices, Planning, Licensing and Traffic pages.

We also report on the incredible effort of firefighter Phil Sheppey, who has been running the Looe Ten Miler every day for a month in full breathing apparatus.

Phil’s achievements also feature in our fantastic Sport in Focus pages, which lead by casting a spotlight on Dobwalls Football Club as they herald a bright new future at their Lantoom Park ground with the switching on of their new floodlights – we reveal that they are also planning a special match to mark the official switch-on. As our back page also goes on to explain, this represents an incredible turnaround for the club only 21 months after their club facilities were devastated by a fire – but now they are truly rising like a “phoenix from the flames”.

Also in Sport in Focus, we see that there is continued uncertainty over dates for the St Piran League and ECPL, plus Cornwall, Redruth and former Cornwall All Blacks and Plymouth Albion fly-half Fraser Honey tells Cornish Times Editor Nigel Walrond all about how he can’t wait to get back playing rugby again.

Other regular features in this week’s Cornish Times issue include your Letters, South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray’s Westminster column, our popular Puzzles page, more fascinating rambles with Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch feature - plus a Homes and Gardens article on how you can help the survival of that much-loved creature the hedgehog - and our Back British Farmers pages.

In addition, there is a special feature on how our Easter traditions evolved and why the date of this religious festival moves around the calendar from year to year, plus we have articles from both Cornwall MIND and a Cornwall-born hypnotherapist now based in New Zealand on ways to help those suffering with their mental health or with social anxiety during and after lockdown.

There is all this and more in this week’s Cornish Times on sale now.