INSIDE this week’s edition of the Cornish Times, on sale now:

- Our front page features good-hearted Liskeard nine-year-old Ryeley Sunderland who, when his great grandmother, grandmother and their friend volunteered for a head-shave to raise funds for the Cornwall Air Ambulance, was absolutely adamant that he shouldn’t be left out of the shave either.

- This week’s Cornish Times has a competition in which a lucky reader can win a fantastic three-course dinner for two at the Sardine Factory in Looe.

- Former Methodist District Chair for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Rev Steven Wild has confirmed that he will be appealing against a Methodist Church decision that he will not be returning to his role after a safeguarding investigation.

- A coffee morning held in Quethiock in support of Ukraine refugees was attended by 70 people and raised over £1,000 in just two hours – we have pictures and a report plus details of other ways people have been collecting and showing solidarity for the country fighting Russian invasion.

- Keeping on the Ukraine theme, in this week’s Westminster column South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray shares her thoughts on the history-making address to the House of Commons by video link of the defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while in this week’s Liberal Democrat In my view column David Ambler says the Ukraine crisis highlights how it’s time for our politicians and bureaucrats to start putting the value of human rights and democracy before profit.

- An Anglican clergyman was joined by his wife – who is also training for the priesthood – and eight-month-old daughter for a joyous service at a church near Saltash where he was inaugurated as priest-in-charge of a number of village parishes. We have words and a picture from Audrey Miller who attended.

- An appeal has gone out to help reunite a First World War so-called Death Penny with the family of the fallen soldier whose life it recalls. We have the story and pictures.

- This week’s edition also has two pages of pictures and a report from the final Cornish Times-sponsored East Cornwall Primary Schools Crosscountry event of the season at Liskeard on Friday.

- In our Events section, read about a classical music concert this weekend which will be the last East Cornwall Bach Choir event for a popular conductor. Also read about the upcoming Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show – the deadline for entering is this Friday!

- In our Community sections we have more pictures of local school children in their fabulous costumes to mark World Book Day.

- This week’s Cornish Times also has 3 pages of Farming news – including an article about how British equestrians are sending aid to Ukraine to help horses and their owners who are caught up in the conflict with Russia. Meanwhile, have you ever seen a horse in church? Well, in one corner of South East Cornwall the congregation has and we have words and pictures to prove it.

- There are 8 pages of Sport in this week’s paper, leading with Saltash United manager Dane Burney’s thoughts ahead of tonight’s (Wednesday’s) game against Wondron United in the RGB Cornwall Senior Cup semi-final at Sticker FC’s Burngullow Park ground.

Read also about why Dobwalls Joint Manager Simon Westlake has no complaints about referee Shaun Edge abandoning their Saturday match with Launceston, and how it was a doubly disappointing weekend for Liskeard Athletic FC.

There is also Western League, Plymouth Argyle Youth, South West Peninsula League, ECPL and women’s football, plus other sports featuring this week include rugby union, athletics, cricket, golf, archery, darts, snooker, euchre, pool and short mat bowls.

- There are 6 pages of Property along with Homes and Gardens features in this week’s edition and other favourite features include Family Announcements, Letters, Courts page, Wordsearch, Puzzles page, Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, TV Choice column, two pages of Antiques and Auctions, Motoring and Public Notices.

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