Exeter edge past Harlequins to stay toppublished at 16:02 BST 27 April 2019
Two early tries sees a lacklustre Exeter side edge past Harlequins at Sandy Park to stay top of the Premiership.
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Dozens made redundant from claims management firm
Penzance lido which was to be warmed by 'hot rocks' needs extra heating
Owl has a deep clean after falling into a Devon slurry pit
Cornwall Council urges people to report illegal house-letters
Storm Hannah: South West can expect 60 to 70mph gusts
Tyler Peck honoured by friends and family at service
Updates from Friday 26 April 2019
Exeter edge past Harlequins to stay toppublished at 16:02 BST 27 April 2019
Dozens made redundant from claims management firmpublished at 17:38 BST 26 April 2019
Breaking
Hamish Marshall
BBC SpotlightMost of the 75 staff working for a claims management company in Exeter have been made redundant after the firm was put into administration.
The offices of EMCAS on the Exeter Business Park were closed after staff were told to collect their belongings and go home on Friday morning.
It's understood wages have not been paid for this month. Administrators, Duff & Phelps Ltd have taken control of the company.
Existing customer contracts have been switched to Rightside Financial Services Limited as of 1 April 2019.
Weather: Sunny spells blustery showers, very strong windpublished at 17:26 BST 26 April 2019
Longer spells or rain will re-develop on Friday evening and continue throughout the night.
South-westerly winds will continue to strengthen and become strong to gale force in exposed places.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind, external.
Minimum temperature: 3 to 6C (37 to 43F).
A very windy day on Saturday as Storm Hannah hits.
There will be a few sunny spells but also some blustery showers driven on by a strong and gusty westerly wind.
Maximum temperature: 9 to 12C (48 to 54F).
In a flap: Owl has a deep clean after its slurry pit fallpublished at 15:45 BST 26 April 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Image source, RSPCAA filthy tawny owl needed a deep clean after falling into a slurry pit in Devon.
The RSPCA said it was found huddled up beside the pit in Broadhembury, near Honiton, on 20 April "covered in filth".
Inspector Marije Zwager went to collect her and said she was "very lucky to be alive".
Image source, RSPCAQuote MessageShe very nearly drowned in the slurry. The poor tawny owl was in a right state. Her beautiful feathers were absolutely filthy and stuck together with thick, black slurry. I held out little hope she would survive this ordeal."
Insp Marije Zwager, RSPCA
Image source, RSPCAThe owl was warmed up and washed in a specialist bird wash room at the charity's Somerset centre.
She will now be monitored and, once well enough, released back into the wild near the area she was found, the RSPCA added.
Cornish residents still yet to receive parking permitspublished at 15:28 BST 26 April 2019
New resident parking zones are due to come into force in Truro and St Ives on Monday, but Cornwall Council has admitted many people have still not received their permits.
The authority says it's due to a backlog of applications for residents' permits, as well as new permits for care workers.
It added it would not be enforcing the new zones until it's sure everyone had a permit.
Quote MessageThe team delivering and checking the permits are dealing with about 1,500 applications from Truro and St Ives. On top of that, we also deal with all the applications for carers permits. They're coming in thick and fast and we've thrown our resources at it.
Geoff Brown, Portfolio holder for transport at Cornwall Council
Image source, Cornwall CouncilMount Batten beach closed due to asbestos discoverypublished at 14:48 BST 26 April 2019
Mount Batten beach has been closed to the public after asbestos was discovered., external
Plymouth City Council said that contractors are working to remove the material which is described as containing "low grade, low risk asbestos".
Man due in court after assaulting five police officerspublished at 14:37 BST 26 April 2019
A man has been arrested and charged with assaulting five police officers and a security worker in Newquay.
It followed reports of a shoplifting incident at a store in the town on Wednesday.
In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said a 37-year-old man was refused bail and was due to appear before Bodmin Magistrates' Court.
Newton Abbot care home closes after 'inadequate' ratingpublished at 14:27 BST 26 April 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Image source, GoogleA mental health facility in Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, has closed after receiving a rating of "inadequate" in an inspection earlier this year.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) served a warning notice to Meadow Lodge after it found the establishment did not manage "in a way that ensured safe care was delivered".
Following the February inspection, Huntercombe (Granby One) Limited took the decision to close Meadow Lodge and remove it from its portfolio of services.
The CQC said Meadow Lodge didn't provide a "stable, positive" culture and frequent management changes "caused confusion amongst staff".
Inspectors also found on seven occasions over a six-week period agency nurses without the relevant knowledge or experience of mental health or child and adolescent mental health were left in charge of shifts.
The full inspection can be found here, external.
Man allowed scammers to use namepublished at 13:44 BST 26 April 2019
Paul Okosun made £1,500 by letting fraudsters set up bank accounts in his name, a court hears.
Read MoreTeenagers 'not just obsessed with social media'published at 13:36 BST 26 April 2019
Kevin Hay
BBC SpotlightExmouth schoolgirl Jess Nicholls says climate protests show teenagers are politically aware and not just "obsessed with social media".
She has organised school strikes in support of tougher policies to protect the environment.
Media caption, School strikes 'show teens are aware on climate'
'Hot rocks' lido will need extra heatingpublished at 12:37 BST 26 April 2019
Builders of the Jubilee Pool, billed as the UK's first geothermal lido, had problems with drilling.
Read MoreNew use for historic Honiton church to be discussedpublished at 11:09 BST 26 April 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThere are hopes a new use can be found for an historic church in Honiton which would benefit the local community.
St Michael’s Church dates from the 15th Century.
In the 19th Century, a new parish church, St Paul’s, was built in the centre of the town to serve the growing population and St Michael’s was re-designated a “chapel of ease”.
It was closed to the public at the start of 2019 because of poor attendance and the need for major structural repairs.
Ideas for its future use are now due to be discussed at a public meeting on 2 May at St Paul’s Church, Honiton.
Image source, DIOCESE OF EXETERMum launches 'baby bank' for families in needpublished at 10:44 BST 26 April 2019
A mum has started up a "baby bank" which provides items for families in need.
Claire Taylor runs the Plymouth and South Hams Baby Bank, external with two friends. The charity makes up packages according to need or can also give out items such as cots, high chairs and prams.
'I changed my gender after my wife got dementia'published at 10:22 BST 26 April 2019
Stephanie had gender reassignment surgery after her wife, Jill, moved into a care home.
Read MoreStorm Hannah: South West can expect 60 to 70mph gustspublished at 09:57 BST 26 April 2019
Storm Hannah will arrive on the UK's shores overnight.
The South West can expect 60 to 70mph gusts.
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End of X postFat dog George 'gorged on pies'published at 09:46 BST 26 April 2019
A massive malamute nicknamed Georgie Porgie balloons to 70kg after munching on pasties and pies.
Read MoreExmouth schoolgirl takes climate message to EUpublished at 09:33 BST 26 April 2019
Kevin Hay
BBC SpotlightA 14-year-old Devon schoolgirl has been telling the European Commission how concerned she is about climate change.
Jess Nicholls, from Exmouth, was one of five young environmental activists invited to Brussels to discuss their fears.
She has been organising a series of school strikes raising awareness of the issue of global warming.
Football: Truro City face 90 minutes of destinypublished at 09:20 BST 26 April 2019
Ross Ellis
BBC Radio CornwallTruro City face 90 minutes of destiny at Treyew Road on Saturday.
The fight to avoid relegation has come down to the final game of the season.
How can Truro City stay up? Here's how.
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End of X postAmbulance driver injured after A39 tree crashpublished at 09:01 BST 26 April 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for witnesses after an ambulance hit a tree while en route to a crash scene.
A car and HGV were involved in a crash on the A39 at Rooks Bridge, Barnstaple, at about 17:20 on 25 April.
While approaching the scene, the ambulance left the road, leaving the driver trapped.
He was released from the vehicle and taken to hospital with "relatively minor injuries", police said.
The road was closed while investigation work took place.
Any witnesses are asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police via 101.
Tyler Peck honoured by friends and family at servicepublished at 08:37 BST 26 April 2019
Friends and relatives have remembered a 15-year-old boy who died of a suspected drugs overdose in Salcombe.
Father Daniel French said a memorial service for Tyler Peck at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, was "very poignant, honouring this young life".
Image source, Father Daniel FrenchA woman in her 30s who been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and supplying drugs in relation to the death on 2 February, is on bail.
A 39-year-old man from Kingsbridge was also previously arrested over the supply of drugs and released on bail.
