This week’s three packed Cornish Times editions all lead with the news that the man accused of murdering Liskeard 20-year-old Damien Bendelow last month has entered a not guilty plea when he appeared at Truro Crown Court this week.

We also speak to Damien’s father, who says he is taking things one hour at a time after his son’s death and hopes that as many people as possible will attend the funeral on February 28.

In the main edition we also report that East Cornwall Harriers have thanked all the clubs and organisations that helped to make last year’s Cornwall Marathon such a success – and have been delighted to hand out donations totalling more than £2,000 to various good causes.

In the Saltash edition, the town’s RNLI fundraising committee are equally grateful to supporters of their annual SOS (Share Our Soup) day contributing to lifeboat training and equipment.

Our Bodmin edition, meanwhile, has a feature on a group for armed forces veterans which holds monthly meetings with breakfast at the town’s Regimental Museum. We have pictures of some of those taking part.

In all editions we discuss why both Council Tax and the police precept paid by Cornwall’s residents are going up, plus a report which proposes that a new care company is set up in the county to help reduce the amount of time people spend in hospital. Meanwhile, we reveal that NHS Kernow is facing a large cash deficit. However, we also cover a celebration of apprenticeships held by Cornwall Council.

In our 999 section we reveal how the emergency services dealt with some of the chaos brought by Storm Dennis, and in a separate report we report on steps Devon and Cornwall Police are taking to tackle rural crime, including doubling the number of Neighbourhood Beat Managers.

Cornwall Council is also set to continue lobbying to get more financial support to operate that vital link between the county and Plymouth, the Tamar Bridge.

In other news, we report that Liskeard’s deputy mayor, Sandra Mitchell, and her friend Debbie Chinn are seeking sponsors for their Cornwall Banger Rally Challenge bid to drive an old car to Slovenia to raise funds for the good cause Liskeard and Looe Christians Against Poverty.

We also reveal that children are being invited to enter a national photography and art competition celebrating the horsedrawn journey that South East Cornwall local hero John Richards Lapenotiere took from Falmouth to London to bring home news of Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar in 1805.

In addition, there are pictures of volunteers who brought a little love to a local beach by spending Valentine’s Day clearing 186kg of marine debris from the sands.

This week’s editions also have a preview of Cornish Pasty Week and the forthcoming World Pasty Championships and World’s Fastest Crimper final due to take place on ‘Leap Saturday’, February 29, at the Eden Project.

A special feature covers how you can do your bit to help the good cause of Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal, while other features aim to raise awareness of certain health hazards to horses and dogs.

As ever, we also have lots of your community news and pictures and regular columns such as Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, your Letters, TV Choice, Crosswords and Puzzles and the latest Books.

As well as the Farming & Equestrian section, there are Property and Motoring pages – including special features on the forthcoming new ’20’ registration plate.

What’s more, despite the ravages of Storm Dennis on fixtures, there are eight packed pages of Sports action – see the Sport section of this website for more details.

Find all this and more in this week’s Cornish Times, in shops from today (Friday).