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There is no mandatory registration of instructors despite the fact many teach trainees with knives.

Benjamin Field tells a court the way he treated Peter Farquhar was "despicable and wicked".

Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Cornwall Council looks set to invest more than half a million pounds in creative industries which will lead to an additional £5m coming into the county.

By approving the funds extra money will be available through national and European funding programmes.

As part of the plans, grants will be paid to a number of individual projects across Cornwall:

• Creative Kernow will get £340,000, allowing them to extend their project which provides support for businesses in the creative sector, including film and TV.
• Newlyn Art Gallery will receive £50,000 towards an "innovative participation, employment and audience diversity project" called New Voices in deprived areas in Cornwall.
• A grant of £20,000 is earmarked for IntoBodmin, which is planning an engagement and inclusive participation project.
• The Ordinalia Nessa Project has been allocated £100,000 to stage three Medieval mystery plays in Cornwall in 2020.
• £30,000 is to be given to "maximise the opportunities presented by the Mayflower 400 celebrations".

Image source, LDRS / RICHARD WHITEHOUSE

The council's Cabinet will be asked to approve the funding when it meets next week.

By doing so, Cornwall Council will help unlock £5,051,291 from the EU and national funding schemes for the various projects, including promoting Cornwall for use in TV and film.

Peter Freeman, 73, suffered multiple stab wounds in the attack in Kingsteignton, Devon.

Gary Dare's wife, daughter and granddaughter were watching as he changed a tyre at the roadside.

Ed Oldfield
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plymouth City Council is working with partners on a plan for a new dental centre to tackle the city's waiting list for NHS care.

There are an estimated 8,000 people waiting for an appointment, including about 1,600 children.

The work at the new clinic would be carried out by supervised fifth-year students from the Peninsula Dental School at Plymouth University, councillors were told.

It is understood that talks are at an early stage and no detailed plans have been brought forward.

NHS England says it is reviewing NHS dental provision in Plymouth to provide more access, which has been affected by a shortage of dentists due to difficulty recruiting and retaining staff.

Mick Ware, 71, has negotiated a share of the royalties on Tyler, The Creator's track "Puppet".

Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online

Five vehicles have been damaged in an arson attack in Barnstaple, firefighters say, external.

Fire crews were called to reports of a campervan on fire on Lower Moor just after 03:20 but, on arrival, found that several vehicles were involved.

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A campervan, a van and a car were all severely damaged by fire, while two other cars were slightly damaged.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service said the fire was started deliberately.

Police have been informed.

Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Youth services in Devon will continue to be provided for the next five years after a vote from Devon County Council's cabinet on Wednesday morning.

They also agreed to launch an invitation to tender for the running of the next five years of the service, with the successful bidder taking over on 1 April, 2020.

Councillors praised the decision to continue to run the service, as other areas of the country had seen it cut.

The county's eight youth and community centres are in Barnstaple, Okehampton, Exeter, Totnes, Bideford, Tiverton, Newton Abbot and Dawlish.

They will continue to be made available to support young people who are at risk of permanent exclusion from mainstream education, and there will be a temporary presence in both Cranbook and Sherford until a permanent facility is built and handed over to the respective town councils.

The eight hubs delivered 23,000 visits in the last year and 1,400 separate sessions. They are also working with 150 vulnerable people across Devon.

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Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Bus operators have been criticised for not using a new multi-million pound transport centre in west Cornwall.

The St Erth Multi Modal Hub has received more than £5.4million in EU funding along with £1.89m from Cornwall Council and £3.2m from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership.

It recently opened after more than 18-months of work and was designed to create a new expanded park and ride service to St Ives as well as providing a better way for more people to access public transport.

However buses are not using the hub and are instead continuing to pick up passengers along the busy A30 which locals say is dangerous and is causing congestion.

Local man John Matthews said it was "ludicrous" that the hub was not being used by buses. "They have done a great job in putting in the hub, but it is supposed to be a transport hub but Kernow First are refusing to use it."

In a statement Cornwall Council said: "It is the intention to have all bus services calling at the newly created transport hub at St Erth Station. However we recognise that this needs to form part of the wider operating schedules for the bus services."

Kernow First said it is: "working with the council to introduce these commercial services whilst at the same time making sure this is not at the expense of the reliability of these services elsewhere on the network."

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Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon

A woman from Devon who's in the process of buying a house for a Syrian refugee family says she's shocked the council she's been working with has pulled out of the project.

Anthea Duquemin came into some money after her mother died and decided to use it to buy a house in Crediton, where a family could be homed under the government's Syrian Vulnerable Person's Resettlement Scheme (VPRS), external.

Mid Devon Council approved her choice of house and she went ahead with the purchase - set to be completed by the end of the month - only for the council to withdraw from the project.

Ms Duquemin said she "could not believe it".

"I was totally totally shocked and I had to ask them to put it in writing to me because I couldn't believe what I was hearing."

"Mid Devon Council made a commitment to contribute to the government's scheme by supporting up to five families."

In a statement Mid Devon Council said it would discuss the matter at a meeting next week.

"A briefing paper regarding the council's involvement in this (VPRS) scheme has been prepared and is due to be discussed by members," it said.

"Until their discussions have taken place it would be inappropriate to comment further."

Kevin Hay
BBC Spotlight

A unique 18th century map of Exeter that never went into print has been discovered in an attic.

The engraving was made in 1743 but historians think it was probably considered a bit old fashioned at the time

The map shows drawings of individual buildings instead of concentrating on street names and layouts.

This style of map-making was going out of fashion by the mid-18th century but for modern historians the map offers a wealth of information about Exeter's vanished buildings.

The map will go on public display at St Nicholas Priory in Exeter this weekend.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

About 400 homes in a Devon village have had their gas supply interrupted.

Wales and West Utilities said it was "very sorry" and is working to get the gas flowing again in Copplestone and the surrounding villages.

It added it is a "complex job" and it doesn't know how long it will take to fix.

Alternative heating and cooking facilities are being given to the most vulnerable people in the area.

BBC Spotlight

A new place to train has been found for young gymnasts in Honiton after their former venue was closed for redevelopment at short notice.

The town's gymnastics club has moved into a former carpet showroom on the Heathpark Industrial Estate.

However the carpet showroom is not a long term solution and they are still looking for a long term home.

Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight

Cornwall Council is investing in technology that can help people with autism and learning disabilities to live independently.

The Brain in Hand, external app is one of a number of initiatives to help people live more independently.

It prompts people to carry out tasks such as preparing food and gives them suggestions for when things do not go to plan and allows them to contact a carer directly when they feel anxious.

The council says it is giving people more confidence and independence and is helping with a chronic shortage of care workers.

Councillor for Camelford Rob Rotchell said there were currently 2,000 vacancies across the health and care sector in Cornwall.

"We don't have the people to supply the one-to-one care that we want to," he said.

"It is about making sure that the staff we do have are focused on those people that need personal care and those people that can be supported using technology - that's what we do."

BBC Weather

A cloudy day ahead with outbreaks of rain which will be widespread and locally heavy.

The rain should start to ease and become more intermittent during the afternoon.

Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).