THE latest edition of the Cornish Times is on sale from today, and content includes:
- People living in a hamlet near Liskeard should discover this week whether a controversial plan for dog kennels will be granted part-retrospective planning permission. Neighbours say the noise from dogs is already making them barking mad while the site owners say they feel a campaign has been mounted against them.
- The legacy of a gifted boatman and craftsman will live on as a new pilot boat destined for the Caradon Gig Club, and which he was building when he died at the age of 63, has been launched.
- A local village nursery which was heavily criticised by Ofsted has now closed permanently and we look at why.
- A settlement has been reached with survivors and relatives following tragic events in Tunisia in 2015 in which a Bodmin man was one of 38 people who died in a mass shooting.
- Cornwall Councillors have agreed to grant planning permission for two holiday homes near Upton Cross despite controversy over the subject.
- In the latest of his fortnightly columns, former BBC Spotlight presenter Justin Leigh explains why journalists have to keep asking difficult questions.
- This week we have seven pages of Sport, with our Sport in Focus section leading with pictures of Saltash RFC’s game against Plymstock Albion Oaks. Our back page leads with Callington Cricket Club signing prolific Sri Lankan top-order batsman Rumesh Buddhika, 31, for their upcoming Cornwall Premier League campaign. Other sports featuring this week include St Piran League and ECPL football and regular Argyle column, women’s football, darts, snooker, pool, tennis, short mat bowls and golf.
- This week there is a six page Farming Diary section, including Point to Point coverage.
There are also all your usual favourite sections inside to read too:
Court reports, Family Announcements, Puzzles, Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, Homes and Gardens, Health and Wellbeing, Planning, Motoring, Public Notices, TV Choice and much much more!
Pick up the latest copy of your Cornish Times – it’s in the shops today!