In this week’s Cornish Times, we lead on the news that a Callington based solicitor has been struck off the register and fined after breaching the rules and code of practice. We reported last year on the closure of Blight, Broad and Skinnard’s offices – now we update the story with the results of the tribunal into Nicholas Skinnard.

Inside the paper, read tributes to an important figure in Liskeard, the photographer John Rapson, who has died aged 97. John’s obituary comes largely in his own words – a diligent record keeper for the town, he also prepared his own, fascinating autobiography.

We’re keeping our eye on planning matters – this week the Rame Protection Group have a landmark moment in their campaign. They’ve been granted a judicial review into Cornwall Council’s decision to give planning permission for a new detached house near Rame Head. Hear too from the farmer who got the planning permission in the first place about why this family home is so important to his and his farm. There’s also news from a village in the Tamar Valley where plans for five new homes have been rejected.

We have a report from the inquest into the deaths of two Saltash men in 2010 who died of carbon monoxide poisoning linked to their cooker. The inquest, which will continue into next week, sets out to determine if the authorities were at fault in the circumstances leading to the deaths of Kevin Branton, Richard Smith and three others in Cornwall.

Keeping you up to date with the pandemic and its impacts locally, following a rise in Covid cases in East Cornwall, including those that have forced the closure of a secondary school in the district, we have an interview with Dr Ruth Goldstein of Cornwall Council Public Health, and the senior councillor for this area of work Sally Hawken, on how the test and trace scheme in the county has enabled the team to identify patterns of transmission.

And a trader in Liskeard speaks out about the impact of the current lockdown and what he’s doing to help those who can’t open to customers at the moment.

Remembrance Day fell just after we went to press last week and we were really pleased to receive so many photos and reports from towns, villages and schools about how they marked November 11. We’ve got several pages of pictures from your community this week.

We’ve got seven great pages of Sport this week, including news from local running clubs, anglers and the St Piran and South West Peninsula Football league. Editor Nigel Walrond chats to goalkeeper Sam Borthwick about his move ‘down west’ and we’ve also an interview with surfing ladies champion Emily Curry. There’s a lovely piece from a local football club committee member and sport correspondent David Harrison about his grandfather, a lifelong Argyle fan who inspired Dave onto his own journey with the Pilgrims. And if you have never heard of ‘Snoopool’ find out how this sport, born in North Cornwall, is now taking the US by storm!

In our informative Open for Business section – we speak with a local producer who saw her usual six days of market trading evaporate, and who’s taken the plunge to sell online for the first time. There’s some fantastic useful information in here- from easy, cost-free ways to de-stress, to getting a little extra help for loved ones as they become elderly, pension advice, and clever ways to make your home cosy as the nights draw in.

As well as all this we bring you court reports, Farming news, family announcements, puzzles , recipes and more. Look out for your latest edition of the Cornish Times, out in the shops today!