Staff at The Cornish Times are working hard from home to produce your local weekly paper with all the news, pictures, advice and information you look forward to reading.
You’ll find the latest edition in the shops from around lunchtime today – and we’ll be coming out on a Thursday just for the time being due to changes brought by the coronavirus situation.
We’ve got the wonderfully silly story of how a local man has become unexpectedly famous after baking – and eating – a pasty the exact same size as his baby. Tim’s tale will make you smile - and your Cornish Times has some interesting facts to share too, about the earliest reference to a pasty – and the origin of the words Oggy Oggy Oggy!
The coronavirus continues to impact families, communities and businesses in many ways, and we are bringing you a mixed range of coverage of the issues. There’s an update from the Looe couple stuck in the Philippines thousands of miles from their son, who feel let down by the UK Government, and a testimonial from a former headteacher and her elderly dad, forced to sleep in their tiny car when they became homeless in the lockdown.
We have news of how the fishing industry has been thrown a lifeline, and there’s a focus on local organisations and farmers working hard to produce the highest quality food and deliver it out to the community.
Our quality four-page Sports pull-out has news of a local football club’s virtual awards, the cricketer doing a ’cyber cycle’ for the NHS, and reviews from some of the local league clubs that make a really satisying read. There’s also news this week of a major upgrade for Liskeard AFC’s home ground at Lux Park.
Looe Councillor and Climate Change leader for Cornwall Edwina Hannaford describes how the lockdown is leading to changes in our work and life that could bring really good things for wellbeing and the environment – and lets us know how the Council is developing new planning rules to help achieve carbon neutral for Cornwall by 2030.
With all this there’s also your favourite sections like Nature Watch with Ray Roberts, Motoring, Puzzles and TV and the rccipe column to try.
Look for your Cornish Times – out in the shops today!