Updates for Wednesday 10 February 2016
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A pervert secretly filmed several women, external including two underage girls as they undressed in a swimming pool changing room - using a mobile phone hidden in his SHOE.
Andrea Ormsby
BBC Spotlight
Dartmoor Rangers are warning that the moor is getting damaged following a spate of incidents involving 4x4 vehicles.
They say the recent wet weather has made the ground vulnerable to erosion and several protected sites have already been badly damaged by drivers 'off-roading'.
Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport
Torquay United and Macclesfield Town will replay after a 3-3 FA Trophy third round draw Gulls boss Kevin Nicholson described as 'exciting, frustrating and terrorising all at once'.
"There are lessons to learn, things to work on, things to be positive about," he told BBC Radio Devon.
"I find it hard to imagine what fans think watching that because it must have been exciting, frustrating and terrorising all at once, and it certainly was for me."
Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Cornwall
Dr Becki Osborne, who has recently qualified as as GP in St Ives, after being a junior doctor in Cornwall for 10 years, hopes public opinion stays on the side of those going on strike today.
She said: "They are coming out of medical school with £70,000 debts and they are working in incredibly stressful jobs so I hope there is some sympathy for those young doctors so we can keep our hospitals well staffed and our patients safe."
A woman in Cornwall is calling on Royal Mail , externalto do something about the number of large rubber bands being dropped in Truro.
Pamela Haslem says she has collected dozens of the band, which she believes are discarded on delivery rounds.
Royal Mail said it reuses millions of bands every year and regularly reminds staff about litter, adding: "The natural rubber content in our elastic bands does mean they will bio-degrade over approximately 12 months."
Researchers looking for Britain's rarest spider, the horrid ground-weaver, have discovered a new population in Plymouth and photographed it for what is thought to be the first time.
Image source, BuglifeAndrew Whitehouse of researchers Buglife said he was "delighted" and added: "We need to continue the surveys and learn more about this special spider so we can ensure its survival."
Bill Buckley
BBC Radio Devon
Do you still use local markets? Plymouth's city market is getting a £3.5m re-vamp, but is it money well spent?
Have supermarkets replaced the old-style market or are you still a loyal market customer? Let me know on today's phone-in by calling 0345 3011034
Jonathan Morris, BBC News Online
- More than 1,000 outpatient appointments have been cancelled as well as more than 100 operations postponed in the region as junior doctors hold a second 24 hour strike
- North Cornwall MP Scott Mann is to stand down as a Cornwall councillor after criticism from local councillors
- Dartmoor Rangers are warning that the moor is being damaged following a spate of incidents involving 4x4 vehicles
- A crowdfunding company in Cornwall has raised more than £1m to continue its rapid expansion from its base in Newquay
- Researchers have found more of the rare horrid ground-weaver spider in Plymouth
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BBC News Online
Conservative MP Scott Mann is to step down from his position as a councillor in Cornwall.
The MP for north Cornwall and councillor for Wadebridge West has confirmed he will resign at a full council meeting on February 16.
He has previously faced criticism over his attendance record at council meetings - between July 2015 and January 2016 he only attended three at County Hall.
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BBC News Online
A Royal Navy officer has appeared in court charged with raping a woman at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth.
Sub Lt Samuel Mitchell, 26, appeared at Portsmouth Naval Base court martial centre to face two counts of rape.
The college is the sole centre for Royal Navy officer training which has been run at the site since 1863. The case was adjourned for a further pre-trial hearing.
Donna Birrell
BBC Radio Cornwall
Should junior doctors be on strike? As the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust struggles to cope with a black alert, is it ethical for them to join picket lines to object to a controversial new contract.
Maybe you support their cause? Let me know what you think by calling today's phone-in on 01872 222222.
Jon Kay
BBC News
An inquest in Truro has heard that - on the balance of probabilities - a newborn baby would have survived if he had been given antibiotics to treat sepsis when he first showed symptoms.
Charlie Jermyn died in May 2015 - just 30 hours after he was born at home in Penryn.
Microbiologist Dr James Gray told the inquest in Truro that Charlie had shown some possible signs of illness in the hours after his birth, but he was not sent to hospital for treatment. The inquest continues.
Teignbridge District Council, external is discussing plans to provide homes for six Syrian refugee families.
Image source, European Photopress AgencyThe UK has pledged to accept 20,000 refugees and in December Prime Minister David Cameron said about 1,000 had been resettled.
Funding to help councils house families from Syria is available from the UK's international aid budget, external and the refugees will have have a five-year humanitarian visa, meaning they can apply for jobs.
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A Devon mum fined for twice taking her kids out of school, external has hit out at council chiefs, claiming the trips were more educational than a day in the classroom.
Hundreds of patients in Devon and Cornwall have had operations and outpatient appointments postponed or cancelled as a result of a strike by junior doctors.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust - 15 operations postponed and 210 outpatient appointments cancelled.
Royal Devon & Exeter - six inpatient and eight day case procedures cancelled, aloong with 246 outpatients appointments.
Torbay - 44 procedures and 200 outpatient appointments called off.
Derriford - 13 operations postponed and 117 outpatient appointments cancelled.
North Devon - eight operations and 53 appointments cancelled.
There's a new pup on the block at Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service - Archie, the Service's Fire Investigation (FI) Dog.
Image source, Cornwall Fire and Rescue ServiceThe 20-month old Cocker Spaniel will be used to identify the cause of fires which are thought to have been the work of arsonists.
Archie, who is on twitter, external, replaces fire dog Nelson who passed away last year.
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