Alone toddler's parents foundpublished at 17:56 GMT 2 January 2019
The parents of a toddler found alone in Torquay have been found, police have said.
The boy is safe and well and police investigations are ongoing.
Summary
Man dies after Redruth crash
Toddler found alone in Torquay street
Nine police officers injured on New Year's Eve
Devon search for missing Guernsey man continues
Highest rise in rail fares since 2013
Army barracks not fit for animals - Plymouth MP
Updates on Wednesday 2 January 2019
Alone toddler's parents foundpublished at 17:56 GMT 2 January 2019
Café workers trapped in sinking carpublished at 17:26 GMT 2 January 2019
Missing man, 30, found safe and wellpublished at 17:00 GMT 2 January 2019
A man missing from Exeter has been found safe and well.
Daniel Casey, 30, was reported missing in the city earlier.
Plymouth to tackle prejudice in 'left-behind communities'published at 16:57 GMT 2 January 2019
Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting ServicePlymouth City Council is looking at ways to tackle prejudice after concerns about the impact of Brexit and the views of some in so-called "left-behind white communities".
A report shows the city scores below the national average for “community cohesion”. It warns relations could worsen depending on what happens as the UK prepares to leave the European Union at the end of March.
The report to the council reveals Plymouth people were less likely than the UK average to agree that people from different backgrounds get on well together.
That has been used as the city’s measure of “community cohesion” which has been falling since 2012. Only two out 20 areas in the city scored above the national rate in the latest study.
Image source, GoogleThe report to the council said the "best way to overcome prejudice is to encourage social mixing", including encouraging sports, arts and cultural events
An estimated 11,300 EU nationals were living in Plymouth at December 2016, mostly from the countries where travel restrictions were lifted in 2004 – Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The report said migrants in Plymouth were “well integrated and do not feel isolated”.
The report will be considered by the city council’s Brexit, infrastructure and legislative change overview and scrutiny panel on 9 January.
'Urgent action needed' to tackle rubbish 'blighting' parkpublished at 16:43 GMT 2 January 2019
People living near Boscawen Park in Truro say they want urgent action to tackle waste and rubbish blighting the banks of the Truro River.
Residents said they believed the river banks were being blighted by rubbish emerging from an old landfill site below the park.
They said broken bottles, cans and plastic bags were all being pushed out from the river bank.
Resident Jacqui Hodge said: "I'm worried about the pollution that's obviously a danger to us and also to the wildlife in this area."
Richard Budge, who manages the park for Truro City Council, said he believed it was not from landfill but just regular litter being deposited after being thrown into the river.
Plans to move village school to Ottery St Marypublished at 16:42 GMT 2 January 2019
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting ServicePlans to move Tipton St John Primary School from its current "risk to life" flood plain to a new site in Ottery St Mary have taken a big step forward.
Tipton St John Primary School, which has about 90 pupils, has been in the village for more than 200 years.
But repeated flooding at the site, including when water entered the buildings in 2008 and 2012, has led to the Church of England school's governors to take the decision to relocate the school from its current location.
The school may move to a new site in Ottery St Mary, next to the King’s School, and more than double in size to 210 pupils from Tipton St John and the new developments in Ottery St Mary which cannot be met at the existing schools.
To enable the new school to be built, Devon County Council will need to raise a significant additional capital receipt.
Any final decision over the relocation of the school would be taken by the council’s cabinet and would follow a public consultation.
Image source, Via LDRSMan dies after Redruth crashpublished at 16:32 GMT 2 January 2019
Breaking
Andrew Segal
BBC South WestA man in his 50s has died after a road crash in Redruth, police say.
Devon and Cornwall Police said, external a silver Landrover Discovery and a silver Mazda 6 car were involved in a low-speed collision at the junction of Falmouth Road and Treruffe Hull at about 07:45.
The driver of the Landrover was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital "where he later died as a result of a medical episode".
His next of kin have been informed.
The driver of the Mazda was uninjured.
Festive waste overflows bottle bankspublished at 16:26 GMT 2 January 2019
Rows of bottles have built up on the ground around recycling bins across England.
Read MoreWeather: Mainly dry with clear spells but some cloudpublished at 16:09 GMT 2 January 2019
Wednesday evening and overnight it will remain generally dry with clear spells, but also some cloud around, mainly along the south coast.
A cold and frosty night for many.
Minimum temperature: -2 to 1C (28 to 34F).
A cold and frosty start for many on Thursday. It will then be a mainly dry day with spells of sunshine, but there will continue to be a good deal of cloud around the south coast.
Feeling chilly.
Maximum temperature: 4 to 7C (39 to 45F).
Police search for missing manpublished at 16:09 GMT 2 January 2019
Police are searching for a missing 30-year-old from Exeter.
Daniel Casey was reported missing earlier and was last seen at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Police are concerned for his welfare.
He is described as 5ft 8in (1.7m) tall and of slim build. He has brown wavy hair and a beard.
He’s believed to be wearing dark jeans, Adidas trainers and a hoodie. He may be carrying a gym bag and wearing a coat.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceDolphins spotted in Plymouth Soundpublished at 15:55 GMT 2 January 2019
Emma Thomasson
BBC SpotlightMembers of the Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club have sent us this video of dolphins spotted swimming in Plymouth Sound.
Have you any pictures or video you want to share with us? If so, please email them in.
Hundreds join Westward Ho! New Year's Day swimpublished at 15:22 GMT 2 January 2019
Hundreds of people in Westward Ho! have taken part in a New Year's Day swim.
Organisers said it gave people a chance to "start 2019 in style".
Video: 361 Aerial Media
Toddler found alone in Torquay streetpublished at 15:08 GMT 2 January 2019
Andrew Segal
BBC South WestA search has begun for the family of a toddler who has been found unaccompanied in a street in Torquay.
Police said the white boy, thought to be aged between one and two, was found on Main Avenue at about 13:25.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101.
Image source, GoogleOn a knife edge? Sculptor recycles old metal for artpublished at 14:39 GMT 2 January 2019
Janine Jansen
BBC SpotlightA Devon artist is creating unusual metal sculptures out of recycled cutlery and other metal pieces.
Ed Hill, from Ermington, rummages through skips of discarded metal looking for his suitable raw material.
He said it gave old cutlery and other salvaged items a new life and gave his creations their very own history.
Appeal after man injured in 'unprovoked assault'published at 13:29 GMT 2 January 2019
Police are appealing for witnesses after an "unprovoked assault" which left a man with a serious hand injury.
The victim, in his 50s, was walking his dog near Hamlin Lane, Exeter, when he was subjected to verbal abuse from five teenage boys and one girl, police said.
During the assault he was was pushed to the ground by one of the boys. He broke a bone in his hand which required hospital treatment.
It happened at about 21:30 on 17 November.
Masked man carrying large blade arrestedpublished at 12:49 GMT 2 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A masked man who wandered around a Devon village carrying a large blade has been arrested.
Police were called to Woodbury Salterton at about 08:05 on Tuesday after reports the man was acting suspiciously.
A firearms team, helicopter and police dog unit were sent to the scene.
The man was originally spotted outside an isolated property before running off after being spotted by the occupants, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Officers located him a short while later after inquiries led to an address.
The 23-year-old man was arrested for aggravated burglary and remains in police custody.
Quote MessageUnderstandably this will have caused some alarm to members of the public who were in the area at the time but I would like to reassure the community that no-one was injured. We have been contacted by a number of witnesses so far but we would like to hear from anyone else who saw what happened or anyone who may have seen the man around the village at the time."
Det Con Ailsa Mason, Devon and Cornwall Police
Ownerless dogs spotted in Truropublished at 12:25 GMT 2 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineTwo dogs have been spotted in Cornwall without owners, police have said.
They were spotted in the area of Wheal Music, Mount Hawke - in Truro - at about 12:40 on Tuesday.
Anyone with information about the dogs is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceSparks fly as police van door flies offpublished at 12:21 GMT 2 January 2019
The moment the door flew off was captured on a dashcam in the car following the police van.
Read MoreWoods replanting begins after trees felled over diseasepublished at 11:58 GMT 2 January 2019
Work is beginning to replant thousands of trees in ancient woodlands that had to be chopped down because of disease.
The felling took place last spring at Churston in Torbay after fungus-like Phytophthora Ramorum, external (P.ramorum) was found "in a number of trees" following inspections and laboratory tests.
However, many local residents were unhappy about the decision.
The Forestry Commission said it was needed to prevent disease from spreading further.
About 3,500 trees are due to be replanted.
Image source, Torbay CouncilNew handrails for East Devon beachespublished at 11:47 GMT 2 January 2019
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