Updates on Wednesday 6 January
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Lane closures and restrictions on the southbound carriageway of the M5 at Bridgwater are expected to be lifted by 16:45, Devon and Somerset Fire Service has tweeted, external.
The carriageway was closed after a tanker overturned. The closure has affected traffic coming in and out of Devon.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
A police car struck a 12-year-old girl in Camborne, seriously injuring her, while officers were responding to a "violent incident", Devon and Cornwall Police says.
The Ford Focus, which had blue lights on, collided with her in Trevenson Street just before 08:00. She was initially taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital with head injuries, but was being transferred to Bristol Children's Hospital by air ambulance, officers said.
The force said, external a full investigation was under way and "traffic officers and forensic experts are at the scene, including senior officers from a neighbouring force".
The Independent Police Complaints Commission was also informed "as a matter of routine", it added.
Social media is the "new neighbourhood policing", says a prize-winning tweeting officer from Devon and Cornwall Police, external.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
A meat production company says it hopes to avoid redundancies despite announcing that about 430 positions at its Bodmin plant are to go.
Tulip Ltd said it was proposing moving its cooked meats operations "from Bodmin to alternative sites within the UK" as a result of "recent supplier reviews with some of our customers".
Spokesman Nick Purnell said the company had begun a "collective consultation, during which we will have the opportunity to discuss alternative proposals, ways of avoiding redundancies and/or reducing the number of employees affected".
A 12-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries, external following an incident involving a police car in Camborne this morning.
Plans to cut 350 jobs at a luxury yacht builder are "a big blow" for Plymouth, a union says.
Plymouth-based Princess Yachts, which has more than 2,000 staff, is starting redundancy consultations as part of a "large-scale restructuring".
Dave Springbett, from the Unite union, said: "It's terrible news to be honest especially for Plymouth. We struggle with attracting and maintaining good quality manufacturing jobs down here."
More than 400 people are expected to lose their jobs at Bodmin's largest employer, external. Shocked staff at meat processing company Tulip Ltd were told the news yesterday.
The southbound M5 is closed at Bridgwater, Somerset, due to an overturned tanker, potentially affecting traffic in and out of Devon and Cornwall.
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Matt Pengelly
Local Live
Firefighters from across south Devon tackled a large blaze in a storage shed in Brixham last night.
Image source, Stuart WilsonCrews from Paignton, Torquay and Brixham were called out just after 21:00 - residents in the area were told to close their windows because of asbestos in the shed roof.
The fire was allowed to burn out - the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
A girl has been seriously injured after being knocked over by a police car in Cornwall.
A Ford Focus collided with the 12-year-old in Trevenson Street in Camborne just before 08:00, officers confirmed. The girl was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital with head injuries.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the Independent Police Complaints Commission had been informed as a matter of routine due to the involvement of a police vehicle.
BBC Travel
- The B3303 Trevenson Street in Camborne is closed and there is slow traffic in both directions between the Moor Street junction and the Trevenson Lane junction, because of a police incident. Police are directing traffic
- Turnpike Road in Connor Downs is partially blocked and busy but moving near the Arundel Way junction, because of an accident
- There's an accident on B3292 in Penryn near the Brown's Hill junction
- There's very slow traffic and the road is just passable on the A39 in Perranarworthal around Norway Inn, because of flooding. Approach with care. Congestion is stretching back to Treliever Roundabout.
- In Somerset, the southbound M5 is closed at Bridgwater due to an overturned tanker.
Holly Green
BBC Weather
If you're planning a trip to the coast today, here are the times of the next high waters around Devon and Cornwall.
I'll have the latest forecast at BBC Spotlight at 13:30.
Campaigners in the south west are calling for more funding to tackle dementia in people under 65.
There are several thousand people in the region below retirement age, including some in their 30s, suffering from the condition.
Cornwall Councillor Jude Robinson's husband Steve was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia when he was 57.
She said that, even though she was a councillor, she had struggled to get the right support to help to care for him.
Andrew Segal
Local Live
About 430 positions at a pork production company in Cornwall are "at risk", managers say.
Tulip Ltd said it was proposing moving cooked meats operations "from Bodmin to alternative sites within the UK" as a result of "recent supplier reviews with some of our customers".
The company said it was considering expanding its cooked bacon operations at Bodmin, but that it had still begun a consultation with staff to "discuss alternative proposals".
The company also has plants in Bugle and Redruth.
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Matt Pengelly
Local Live
Conservationists are calling for the public's help to remove thousands of pink plastic detergent bottles from the beaches of west Cornwall.
Image source, PASurfers Against Sewage, external has organised two litter picks at Polurrian Bay and Porthleven, starting at 10:00 this morning and pledges of support are already coming in.
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Plymouth Olympic diver Tom Daley and his fiance Dustin Lance-Black have revealed details of how they met, and how they got engaged, external, in an interview for OUT magazine.
A community in Devon is taking action to warn people about potential flooding near Exeter.
The Topsham Emergency Group is distributing tide tables to people whose homes they believe are at risk. Topsham is on the Exe Estuary and there were fears homes would be affected by Storm Frank.
Exeter City Council said there were two flood alleviation schemes planned in the next few years and that it had been working closely with the community to help it become more flooding self-reliant.
A private contractor has apologised for the distress caused after a cemetery in west Cornwall was closed on Christmas Day.
About 20 mourners arrived at Longstone Cemetery in Carbis Bay to find the gates locked. Some of them ended up climbing in (pictured).
Image source, Martina AnscombeThe graveyard is maintained by Cormac and locked each night by security firm GSD - the security company said staff went to the cemetery to open the gates as soon as they were told about the problem.
BBC Travel
- One lane is closed on the A38 The Parkway eastbound in Plymouth between Forder Valley Interchange and Marsh Mills Roundabout, because of a broken-down vehicle
- On the A39 between the Trekenning Roundabout and the Halloon Roundabout there are temporary traffic lights due to drainage work. Traffic is slow-moving
- There's slow traffic on the A30 in both directions around Temple
- The road is just passable with very slow traffic on the A39 in Perranarworthal around Norway Inn, because of flooding. Approach with care
