THIS week’s Cornish Times in available in the shops now and some of what you will find inside includes:

- We lead with St Clear Parish Council saying that it does not support a major new housing scheme largely to issues of access and fears over the impact of increased traffic on local roads and pedestrians.

- Reporter Scarlett Hills-Brooks has gathered opinions from around Looe on the planned Harbour Flood Defence Scheme - some people are in favour while others have fears about it being too dominating and altering the character of the town.

- Students from Fowey River Academy who took part in the Ten Tors Challenge have shared their pictures with us and have also given us a report on their experiences.

- Dawn Couch has told us about her excitement about opening her new dream cafe at the recently saved Saltash Leisure Centre.

- Plans for six new houses in Harrowbarrow have been refused - Local Democracy Reporter Richard Whitehouse tells us why.

- In her latest Westminster column, South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray tells us about her visit to Lostwithiel railway station to see progress on building a much-needed footbridge over the Cornwall Mainline.

- A student from Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, has beaten a bumper number of entries to win this year’s Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Farm Health Management Award.

- The Looe Raft Race will be back this year, so have a read about some of what is planned in July.

- Burraton Primary School has received a £700 donation from the Saltash Legends. We have the story about what it is going to be used for along with a group picture.

- In this week’s In My View column, Naomi Taylor of the South East Cornwall Liberal Democrats tells us how, given the county’s high proportion of pensioners, why it is important for the Government to make sure pensions keep in step with inflation and escalating energy prices.

- We also have a report on the Torpoint Town Council Mayor Choosing Ceremony, which saw Cllr Rachel Evans BEM being elected to serve for a second civic years in 2022/23.

- Three colleague from Liskeard School and Community College are taking on one of Cornwall’s biggest endurance events - the South West Traverse - to support refugees from war-torn Ukraine.

- This week’s Cornish Times has a competition in which two lucky readers can each win a family ticket to The Great Estate Festival in the prestigious grounds of the Scorrier Estate.

- We also have a whole page of pictures from the Liskeard-Looe RFC Youth Presentation Evening.

- There is a packed Community page again this week with pictures of members of the Cornwall Association of Looe Historians exploring the heritage of Looe, and Coad’s Green WI members enjoying a Pilates workout with instructor Jayne Dowdeswell.

- This week’s Cornish Times has a special 8-page pull-out on many of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee events being held all around East Cornwall - see more details in the report elsewhere on the Cornish Times website.

- There are three pages of Farming matters in this week’s paper - including details of a new sheep recording free app which a farmer from near Launceston has been trying out. We also have a report and pictures on a beautiful new foal born to a shire horse named Polly, plus we also have our regular Truro Livestock Market round-up and news on agricultural equipment sales.

- You can also read our round-up of planning applications from around the area, as well as about how important it is for landlords to have adequate insurance to cover tenant mishaps.

- There are six pages of Sport in this week’s Cornish Times, leading with Sport Editor Nigel Walrond’s assessment of what an incredible season it has been for Torpoint Athletic Football Club with incredible achievements for not only the first team but also the third team.

He also reports on how Saltash and Liskeard-Looe will be in the same division again next season after the restructuring of the league by the Rugby Football Union after the restructuring of the league by the Rugby Football Union.

Other sports featuring this week include Western League, South West Peninsula League, East Cornwall Peninsula League and Women’s football, more Rugby Union, Hockey, Bond Timber Cornwall Cricket League, Athletics, Sailing, Golf, Bowls, Snooker and Euchre.

- Plus we have our other regular features including Family Announcements, Ray Roberts’ Nature Watch, Court page, Wordsearch, Puzzles page, Property, Recruitment and Public Notices. There is all this and more in this week’s Cornish Times, on sale in the shops today.