Summary

  • Two people killed and one injured in crash

  • Person in hospital after Tintagel fire

  • Exmoor project helps homeless visitors

  • Updates on Tuesday 28 August 2018

  1. Two killed and another injured in crashpublished at 08:19 BST 30 August 2018

    A 17-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man died in the crash while a man in his 60s was seriously hurt.

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  2. BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: 29 Augustpublished at 07:01 BST 29 August 2018

    Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall

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  3. Kamara scores twice as Fulham progresspublished at 21:54 BST 28 August 2018

    Aboubakar Kamara scores twice as Fulham beat League Two side Exeter to progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup.

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  4. Group restores 103-year-old shippublished at 18:20 BST 28 August 2018

    The group hopes the ship will help teach people about keeping the oceans clean.

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  5. Weather: Clear spells but with a risk of showerspublished at 17:35 BST 28 August 2018

    Alex Osborne
    BBC Weather

    There will be some clear spells through Tuesday night, but also the continued risk of a few showers pushing up from the south.

    Weather

    After midnight, it will become mainly dry.

    Minimum temperature: 9 to 12C (48 to 54F).

  6. New town or villages could fulfill housing targetpublished at 16:38 BST 28 August 2018

    Daniel Clark
    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A second Cranbrook-like new town or a number of newly created villages are among ideas being discussed to ensure enough new homes are being built in East Devon.

    The government housing needs calculation for the district has set a future minimum need of 844 new homes to be built every year in the area.

    But a report that goes before the district council's Strategic Planning Committee next Tuesday, outlines the limited nature as to where any additional development could go as two-thirds of East Devon is included in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) of the pebblebed Heaths or the Blackdown Hills, and existing towns can only accommodate minimal growth.

    The north-west quadrant of the district, between the north of Exmouth and west of Ottery St Mary, the report said, was the least constrained part of the district for accommodating growth, and would be the "logical" location for any growth to take place.

  7. Cornwall travel: A30 partially blocked near Chiverton Crosspublished at 16:02 BST 28 August 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    The A30 is partially blocked in both directions between the Chiverton Cross roundabout and the Allet turn-off due to a lorry shedding its load of garden machinery and oil spillage. There's slow traffic both ways.

  8. Nature reserve reopens after 'WW2 grenade' discoverypublished at 15:58 BST 28 August 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    A suspected World War Two grenade has been found and blown up on land in Efford in Plymouth.

    Police cordoned off part of Efford Marsh after the device was found in fields off Bourne Close on Tuesday morning.

    Bomb disposal experts were called in at about 14:00 to detonate the device and the area has been reopened.

  9. House of Fraser attacks 'greedy' landlordspublished at 15:30 BST 28 August 2018

    BBC Business News

    House of Fraser has criticised "greedy landlords" that are resisting new owner Mike Ashley's attempts to cut rents on the store chain's 59 outlets.

    Earlier this month the Sports Direct owner bought the retailer for £90m after it collapsed into administration.

    It has been seeking to cut rents in an attempt to prevent stores from closing.

    About seven stores have been saved so far, including Plymouth (pictured) and its flagship store on London's Oxford Street.

    Mr Ashley's firm warned landlords that "time is running out" to keep stores open.

    House of Fraser PlymouthImage source, Google
  10. St Stephen affordable homes recommended for approvalpublished at 15:14 BST 28 August 2018

    Richard Whitehouse
    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Plans to build 24 new homes in St Stephen look set to go ahead with all of the dwellings set to be affordable.

    A planning application for the development is due to go before Cornwall Council's central sub-area planning committee on Monday.

    The plans have been recommended for approval by planning officers on the condition the homes would be for local people and cash would be provided by the developers to provide open space.

    There are currently 290 households on the council's Homechoice register looking for homes to rent in the area.

    Under the plans, which are opposed by St Stephen In Brannel Parish Council, 17 of the new homes (70%) would be made available for affordable rent with the rest being shared ownership.

    Home buildingImage source, LDRS
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    There are 290 households on the council's Homechoice register looking for homes to rent (file picture)

  11. 'Cattle on railway' disrupts train servicespublished at 14:58 BST 28 August 2018

    Twitter

    Train services between Axminster and Yeovil Junction could be cancelled, changed or delayed by up to 30 minutes due to "cattle on the railway" earlier, South Western Railway has said.

    It added the line has now reopened but disruption is expected until about 16:00.

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  12. Surfers rescued on bank holidaypublished at 14:48 BST 28 August 2018

    Johanna Carr
    BBC News Online

    Lifeguards helped rescue two surfers from the sea at Porthtowan on Monday.

    At 11:30 they helped a surfer with a suspected dislocated shoulder from the sea.

    Sophrose London and Taylor PriskImage source, RNLI
    Image caption,

    Sophrose London and Taylor Prisk helped a surfer caught in a rip current

    Shortly afterwards lifeguards spotted a surfer who was caught in a strong rip current about 200m from the shore.

    They launched the inshore rescue boat and found he had discarded his surfboard. He was attempting to swim against the current back to shore. He was helped into the boat and brought back to the beach.

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    If you do find yourself caught in a rip current, if you have a bodyboard or surfboard, hang on to it. It will not only keep you afloat, but also lift you out of the water so you are more visible to the lifeguards."

    Matthew Stone, RNLI supervisor

  13. Pet electric shock collars should be 'limited not removed'published at 14:18 BST 28 August 2018

    Laurence Reed
    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A professional dog trainer from Cornwall says he's "furious" the government will ban electric shock collars for pets in England.

    The training devices deliver up to 6,000 volts of electricity to control an animal's behaviour.

    The Dogs Trust believes the ban will have a major positive impact for dogs in the UK.

    Jamie Penrith, from St Mawgan, is a campaigner for animal welfare and is in favour of using the collars where rewards-based methods have failed.

    He believes it's a tool that should be "limited, not removed"...

  14. Cornwall travel: Broken-down cars partially block roadspublished at 14:03 BST 28 August 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    • In Penwithick, the A391 is partially blocked near the B3374 due to a broken-down vehicle.
    • In Truro, the A39 Morlaix Avenue is partially blocked eastbound near Fairmantle Street due to a broken-down vehicle.
  15. Nature reserve to reopen soon after 'WW2 grenade' foundpublished at 14:02 BST 28 August 2018

    Police hope to reopen a section of nature reserve where an unexploded World War Two grenade was found.

    The device was discovered at Efford Marsh, Plymouth, earlier.

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  16. Chief constable raises community impact concerns on mergerpublished at 13:32 BST 28 August 2018

    Ben Woolvin
    BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent

    Devon and Cornwall Police

    The merger of two police forces in the South West may not be in the best interest of communities if people have to pay more "but get less or the same" service, a chief constable says.

    Proposals have been put forward to merge the Devon and Cornwall force with Dorset to increase operational efficiency, the number of officers and deal with "significant funding challenges".

    However, Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said the full impact on local communities needed to be ascertained.

    It's not clear how much council tax bills in Devon and Cornwall might have to go up to match those in Dorset.

    Households face possible rises of up to £18 a year as Dorset taxpayers currently pay more.

    Shaun Sawyer
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    I need to understand what's the impact on local communities and how this is funded. If they're paying more but getting less or the same, then I'm not sure this is in the best interests of our communities."

    Shaun Sawyer, Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable

    A public survey into the proposals closed on Monday night and, if a merger is supported, both forces must submit their case to the government by 12 October.

  17. 'Unexploded WW2 grenade' found in Plymouthpublished at 13:25 BST 28 August 2018

    Twitter

    Police are asking people to avoid Efford Marsh in Plymouth due to a "suspected unexploded World War Two grenade".

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  18. Bikers share views on rise in motorcycle deathspublished at 12:57 BST 28 August 2018

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    "There's a fair amount of muppets on motorbikes" - that's according to one local biker after a new report revealed motorcyclist deaths in Devon and Cornwall have risen in recent years.

    Police said, external 24 bikers have died during 2017/18 - double the figure of 2015/16.

    These bikers in the region have been sharing their views on the rise...

  19. Devon travel: A383 Bickington partially blockedpublished at 12:33 BST 28 August 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    In Bickington, the A383 is partially blocked due to a crash between Love Lane and the A38.

  20. Touring 21st-Century Devon with a pre-war guidebookpublished at 12:17 BST 28 August 2018

    Emma Jane Kirby has driven around the UK with first-edition guides from 1939 to see how Britain has changed. Last stop: Devon.

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