BBC Radio Cornwall

The largest skate park in the South West has had a £70,000 world class refit.

Mount Hawke, near Truro, is now complete and open to the public after work paid for by community funding.

The skate park is a not-for-profit charity.

BBC Travel

The A30 Exeter-bound at Cheriton Bishop is partially blocked after a caravan overturned between Whiddon Down and the Woodleigh junction. 

The incident is affecting traffic travelling between Okehampton and Exeter. 

Police are directing traffic and drivers are being warned to expect long delays.

BBC Weather

Cloud will continue to thin and break this afternoon bringing some good periods of sunshine. However, western areas are likely to remain rather cloudy throughout much of the day. Winds will be light and northeasterly. Maximum temperature: 19 Deg C (66 Deg F). 

It will be a fine, largely sunny evening for most places, leading into a mostly clear night. However, a little short-lived patchy mist is likely to form for a time. Winds light east to northeasterly. Minimum temperature: 8 Deg C (46 Deg F).

Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live

• Experts say pressure on hospital eye appointments in the South West is so high that some people have lost their sight while on a waiting list 
• A trial has heard that a Royal Navy officer cadet climbed back into bed with the man she claims raped her twice in Devon 
• A builder who attacked a Royal Marine and then gloated about it on Facebook has apologised for his behaviour after being jailed
• Coastguards warn people not to dig "deathtrap" tunnels on beaches after an increase in 'sand rescues' 
• A group of self-proclaimed 'old men' in Devon have formed a skateboarding group 

Press Association

A Royal Navy officer cadet has admitted climbing back into bed with a man being court martialled she alleges raped her while she was "too drunk to consent". 

Samuel Mitchell, 27, now a sub lieutenant, is accused of going into the room of the cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, following a dinner dance in May 2014. He denies two counts of rape.

Under cross-examination, she was asked why she "got dressed into your pyjamas and you got back into bed with a man who has raped you twice". She replied: "All I can say is I wanted to fall asleep, I can't explain more than that, I think I couldn't process, I just wanted to fall asleep, that's all I can remember." The hearing, in Portsmouth, continues.

A builder has apologised for his behaviour after kicking a Royal Marine in the head and then posting a picture of a bottle of champagne on Facebook after his suspended sentence.

Image source, Facebook

Ben Scott, 31, from Redruth was recalled to Truro Crown Court yesterday and jailed by Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, who described his social media post as a "stupid and gloating comment".

Scott then took to Facebook once again to say he was "ashamed" of the way he handled that night last year in a car park in Camborne, adding he was "sorry for the discomfort I have caused him" and "my actions were not justified in any way".

Janet Kipling
BBC Radio Devon

Are you ever too old to do something? 

We'll be talking to some older skateboarders about the formation of a new group in Plymouth, which, in six weeks, already has more than 40 members aged 30-55.

Give us a call if you are trying out a new skill on today's phone-in, by calling 0345 3011034.

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Fleetwood Town have released Jamaican striker Jamille Matt, opening up the possibility of a potential return to Plymouth Argyle.

Image source, Rex Features

The 26-year-old scored seven goals in 14 appearances for the Pilgrims during a loan spell towards the end of the season.  

A Dalmatian pelican which arrived in Cornwall last month shows no sign of leaving. 

Image source, Adrian Langdon

Image source, Adrian Langdon

Image source, Adrian Langdon

Photographer Adrian Langdon, external, who managed to capture these fantastic shots, said: "I finally caught up with the elusive Pelican very early this morning at the 3rd attempt. I left home just after 04:30 and drove down to Penzance in the fog but luckily was greeted by a beautiful day down in Mounts Bay. The bird had roosted at Drift and put on a bit of a show for me!"  

BBC Radio Devon

High street opticians should be allowed to offer more treatments to tackle a huge backlog for hospital eye appointments because they are "under-utilised", an optometrists' group says.

Pressure on appointments in the South West is so high that, in recent years, some people have completely lost their sight while waiting to be given appointments. 

Charles Bill, vice chairman of the Devon Local Optical Committee, external - which represents optometrists - said: "As the NHS is unable to deal with these patients in a timely fashion, a new way of looking way after these long-term conditions is required. The next highly qualified people in eyes are optometrists. It's something that has just been under-utilised."

BBC Radio Devon

The government should tighten up boating laws after two speedboat accidents in the South West within the last three years resulted in three deaths and two people being injured, a lawyer representing a victim's family says.

Yesterday, an inquest concluded 14-year-old Emily Gardner (pictured) drowned last year after being trapped under a boat off Brixham (pictured). Her parents want laws to make it compulsory for powerboat drivers to have licences, and for all passengers to wear properly-fitting buoyancy aids.

The Gardners' lawyer, Richard Langton, said he hoped that their case, and the deaths of father and daughter Nick and Emily Milligan in Padstow in 2013 would make "the authorities would sit up and listen".

Laurence Reed
BBC Radio Cornwall

Today we are hearing from an a business owner who is appalled at the mess on the streets this morning.

Seagulls are tearing apart bin bags on the streets and leaving litter strewn across the pavements.

Cornwall Council offers seagull-proof bags and have threatened residents with fines. Is it time to get tough with people who don't cover rubbish bags? Let me know on today's phone-in by calling 01872 222222.

Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live

The police have issued an appeal for information, external after two women were racially abused in Exeter.

The women were left shaken and distressed by the incident on Saturday, officers said.

Sergeant Colin Harper, from Exeter Neighbourhood Team, said: "Police will not tolerate such appalling incidents of hate crime in Devon and Cornwall and we are appealing to anyone who can help us locate this man." 

Andrea Ormsby
BBC Spotlight

A new horse event aimed at putting Dartmoor on the world map would give animals and riders to find out what they're capable of, Doc Martin and Men Behaving Badly actor Martin Clunes says.

The derby, being planned for September, is inspired by the world's longest and toughest horse race in Mongolia and African riding safaris.

Clunes, who is also president of the British Horse Society, said: "You find things out about your horse, about your riding, and you find out what your horse is capable of. You might think 'little Fudge couldn’t do that because he’s never done it before'. You’ve only got to ask them – they’re such tryers."

Exeter Express & Echo

Duryard and St James' Lib Dem Councillor Kevin Mitchell says Exeter City's St James's Park development plan has disregarded the local community, external.

BBC Radio Cornwall

The sacrifice made by a 16-year-old sailor at the Battle of Jutland will be remembered today at Cornwall's HMS Raleigh on the 100th anniversary of his death.

Jack Cornwell, also known as Boy Cornwell - who trained in Plymouth - was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry on HMS Chester. Mortally wounded, he remained at his gun while shipmates lay around him dead or injured. He died two days later. 

Image source, b

The battle, the largest of sea engagement of World War One, saw 6,094 British and 2,551 German personnel lose their lives. Cornwell's grave in London was given Grade II listed status last week.

You can find out more about his heroism at the BBC World War One for schools.

Holly Green
BBC Weather

If you're planning a trip to the coast, here are the next high water times around Devon and Cornwall.

We'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.