Updates on Monday 7 December 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday
Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall
I'm joined in the studio this lunchtime by the leader of Cornwall Council John Pollard.
Did you know John Pollard is in 24th place in a list of the most influential people complied by the Local Government Chronicle, external.
He'll be ready to answer your questions on today's phone-in. Get involved by calling 01872 222222.
BBC Travel
- An accident is reported on Branwell Lane in Penzance near the A30 junction.
- The A30 in Camborne is partially blocked eastbound around Camborne West, because of a broken-down car and recovery work.
- There is very slow traffic on the A39 in both directions between the Carland Cross junction and the Trispen junction due to roadworks.
- A collapsed manhole is reported on St Marychurch Road in Newton Abbot around the Connybear Lane junction. Approach with care.
- There is disruption on GWR and CrossCountry routes because of signalling problems between Newton Abbot and Paignton.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
A man is in hospital after a stabbing by a suspected a robber in Plymouth, policesay, external.
A robber believed to have taken two mobile phones "within a matter of minutes" in the Barbican area just after midnight on Sunday was confronted by members of the public.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceA 25-year-old local man was in intensive care after being stabbed while trying to detain the suspected robber, police said. The confrontation was at the junction of Looe Street and Vauxhall Street after robberies in Notte Street and beside The Ship pub. CCTV has been released of the suspect.
When an Indian man invented a simple machine for poor rural women to make cheap sanitary pads, the idea was to provide jobs for some, and hygiene for millions.
The story gave one woman from Cornwall an idea that quickly became her mission in life.
Image source, Amy PeakeAmy Peake from Withiel is trying to set up an operation to make sanitary and incontinence pads at a refugee camp on the Jordan/Syria border - you can read her story here.
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A serious leg injury, suffered by England and Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade in Saturday's win at Wasps, did not stop him tweeting:
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People in Cornwall say they're losing vital home care services at short notice because companies can't recruit and retain their staff.
Two people in St Agnes said they were given just six days' notice that their care package was ending.
The council said it delayed contacting people and causing unnecessary distress because, in many instances, "alternative provision can be found".
Holly Green
BBC Weather
If you're planning a trip to the seaside today - watch out for the rough conditions - here are the high water times around Devon and Cornwall.
I'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.
BBC Travel
- In St Dennis, Domellick Hill is now clear after the earlier accident near Carne Hill.
- The B3250 Drake Circus in Plymouth is busy but moving at the A374 Charles Street junction.
- There is very slow traffic on the A39 in both directions between the Carland Cross and Trispen because of roadworks.
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A fault with the signalling system near Newton Abbot is causing delays to Great Western and Cross Country services.
Police are hunting a knife-wielding street robber, external after a stabbing in Plymouth in the early hours of Sunday.
BBC Sport
The Cornish Pirates director of rugby Ian Davies says his side is turning its league form around after a bonus point win at London Welsh.
Image source, Brian TempestThe Pirates scored five tries to triumph 38-19 at Old Deer park on Saturday.
Ian Davies said: "I'm glad that big panic button that people were trying to press in front of me three weeks ago didn't get pressed because we knew what we were doing, we knew we were trying to move forward, we knew it would take time."
BBC Travel
- The B3279 Domellick Hill in St Dennis is blocked causing slow traffic in both directions near the Carne Hill junction, because of an accident
- There is very slow traffic on the A39 in both directions between Carland Cross and Trispen in the roadworks area
- Great Western Railway and Cross Country train services between Newton Abbot and Paignton are disrupted by a signalling problem
Police in Plymouth are hunting a man who tried to rob two men of their mobile phones, then stabbed a member of the public, external who tried to intervene.
The two attempted robberies occurred on the Barbican just after midnight on Saturday night.
Image source, Devon & Cornwall PoliceA short while later the suspect - pictured on CCTV above - was confronted at the junction of Looe Street and Vauxhall Street. One member of the public suffered two stab wounds whilst trying to detain him.
BBC Sport
A Devon football referee has been telling BBC Sport how he was punched to the ground after showing a player a red card.
A new survey seen by the BBC shows nearly two-thirds of football referees in England say they experience verbal abuse on a regular basis.
Donald Distin from Devon was attacked last year but said things were not getting better: "I did a game the other day - it was a local derby and there were 10 cautions and two sending-offs. I sent someone off the field of play and he came towards me and said 'I'm going to kill you', as well as a load of expletives."
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Staff from a Royal Navy training facility near Plymouth have taken part in a Christmas present wrapping operation, external for disadvantaged children.
Fire crews in Looe were called out twice to bin fires last night, with arson suspected in both cases.
The first was at Quay Road in Looe, external where a wheelie bin had been set alight at around 22:30.
Later firefighters had to put out a second fire in a wooden bin storage area, external in Downs Road in the town at around 03:45.
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
People living on the south coast of Cornwall say they're shocked to learn that waste dredged from Plymouth has been disposed of off a local beauty spot.
There has been a long-running campaign by people in nearby Whitsand Bay to end disposal there, but now a relatively small but significant disposal has taken place at Lantic Bay.
The licensing authority says Lantic Bay is suitable for small-scale disposal in the short term, but local people say they are concerned.
A mainly cloudy and mild start with hill fog over the moors. The cloud should lift and break in a few places to allow some bright spells to develop.
During the afternoon cloud will thicken and lower as a band of rain approaches, arriving in the far west by mid afternoon and spreading to all areas by dusk. Winds will be moderate or fresh southerly, increasing strong around the coast. Max Temp: 14 C (57 F).
Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live
- Representatives of the American space company SpaceX are visiting Scilly to recover part of their rocket which washed up off Tresco 10 days ago
- Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a member of the public was stabbed while trying to detain a thief on the Barbican
- The ongoing recruitment crisis in the caring industry in Cornwall has left more people having their help at home withdrawn at short notice
- People living on the south coast of Cornwall say they're shocked to learn that waste silt dredged from Plymouth has been dumped off a local beauty spot
