Summary

  • Paediatrician admits indecent images charges

  • Woman arrested after car driven wrong way down A30

  • Ten bus routes axed in South Devon

  • Elderly woman robbed of £100 after making cup of tea for stranger

  • £55m flood defence plans for Looe revealed

  • Parking prices board blocked by ticket machine in Exeter

  • Volunteers 'help to reverse the decline of some of Cornwall's rarest butterflies'

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday

  1. Police warn of suspected cat poisoningspublished at 10:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

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    The police appeal comes after the Monument Vets practice in Redruth said on Facebook, external at the end of last week that it had seen "possible poisonings in multiple cats in the Beacon area of Camborne/Redruth".

    The vets said that the symptoms had been consistent "with antifreeze exposure" and that "sadly some cats have passed away with this and some are missing".

    They added that the initial clinical signs less than 12 hours after any such poisoning were "vomiting, depression, lethargy and a drunken appearance".

  2. Police alert after muddy man jumps out of woods and frightens dog walkerpublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Exeter Express & Echo

    Police have issued a warning, external after a man jumped out of bushes and startled a female dog walker in Haldon Woods.

  3. High tide times for the regionpublished at 10:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Bee Tucker
    BBC Weather

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

    Tides

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

  4. Car travelling wrong way on A30published at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017
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    We've had two callers contacting Radio Cornwall saying the car was travelling the wrong way on the eastbound carriageway between Camborne and Chiverton Cross.

  5. Elderly woman robbed of £100 after making cup of tea for strangerpublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    BBC Radio Devon

    Police are warning people in the Tiverton area to be vigilant after an elderly woman was the victim of a distraction burglary. 

    A woman knocked at her door last Friday afternoon, saying she was visiting a neighbour who wasn't in and asking if she could come in to warm up. 

    While the elderly woman made her a cup of tea, her visitor took £100 from her purse. 

    The suspect was described as white, aged between 30 and 43, about 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build, wearing a long black coat and a black felt hat with felt flowers on the right-hand side.

  6. Latest weather: Rain clearing and sunnier laterpublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Bee Tucker
    BBC Weather

    Rain in the east will clear during the morning.

    Weather

    The bright and sunny conditions already in the west will spread to all areas to leave a pleasant afternoon for all. Maximum Temperature: 13C (55F).

  7. Volunteers 'help reverse decline of rare butterflies'published at 09:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    BBC Spotlight

    Volunteers have helped to reverse the decline of some of Cornwall's rarest butterflies.

    Pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly

    New footage released by the Cornwall branch of the charity Butterfly Conservation, shows how local people have helped to improve and create habitat for both the pearl-bordered fritillary (pictured) and marsh fritillary butterflies, which has led to a small rise in numbers.  

  8. Parking prices board blocked by ticket machinepublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Hamish Marshall
    BBC Spotlight

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    Drivers trying to buy tickets in an Exeter car park say it's almost impossible to find out how much to pay because the price list has been "ridiculously" blocked by the payment machines.

    A new lower information board installed in Magdalen Street Car Park is so low it is now behind the machines. It also blocks the terms and conditions. 

    Exeter City Council said it was getting contractors to make the board visible.

  9. Ferries hit by bad weatherpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    • In Plymouth, there's a reduced service on the Mount Batten ferry due to the tides
    • All sailings of the Brixham Express Ferry have been cancelled today due to the weather conditions
    • The Teignmouth to Shaldon Ferry is out of service due to the sea conditions
  10. Swastika found carved on Exeter University doorpublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Sian Davies
    BBC News Online

    A Jewish group has condemned the "low-lives" scrawling "racist nonsense" after offensive graffiti was found at a university.

    Exeter University

    A swastika was found carved on a door, external with a Rights for Whites sign at an Exeter University hall of residence.

    The Board of Deputies of British Jews said the perpetrators "deserve nothing but our contempt".

    The university said it was investigating, but said the graffiti may have been an "ill-judged" joke. The graffiti and sign have been removed.

  11. Motorcycle seized after it nearly hits police carpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

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  12. Could Cornwall Council kill off its own £500k European Capital of Culture bid?published at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Cornwall Live

    Today, a powerful group of councillors, external could deal an embarrassing, possibly even fatal blow, to the project by sending it back to a cabinet whose next meeting would be after the date pencilled in for a formal launch.

  13. Consultation on £55m Looe tidal barrier planspublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Christine Butler
    BBC Radio Cornwall

    It's been described as the most important decision for Looe in the last 50 years - a £55m scheme to protect it from tidal surges.

    Looe scheme

    Local people are being asked their views about the installation of a tidal barrier or lock gates at the harbour mouth to prevent high spring tides and storm-force gales flooding the town. 

    There are fears that if the scheme isn't build, it could sound the death knell of the local fishing fleet. 

  14. Latest travel in Devon and Cornwallpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    • In Devon, one lane is closed on the M5 southbound around Cullompton, due to a broken-down vehicle
    • On the A38 heading towards Plymouth at Chudleigh, there are reports of an accident on the entry slip road
    • There are reports one lane is blocked on the A30 at the Tedburn junction, heading towards Okehampton, due to a broken-down lorry 
    • At Parkham, Rectory Lane is closed in both directions at Barton Road due to yesterday’s building fire
    • On CrossCountry trains between Plymouth and Exeter St Davids there's further possible disruption due to weather conditions.
    • In Cornwall, there are lane closures and a speed restriction on the A30 Hayle Bypass due to drainage work. Slow traffic has been reported 
    • In the Glynn Valley, the A38 westbound is closed for roadworks between the superstore and Halfway House. The A390 diversion route is now busy
  15. Letting agents raid £1m from tenants' depositspublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    BBC Inside Out

    Letting agents raided more than £1m from tenants' deposit schemes across Great Britain last year, a BBC South West investigation can reveal.

    Fourteen letting agents were prosecuted in the UK in 2016 for helping themselves to tenants' cash. 

    Despite the Tenancy Deposit Scheme being introduced to protect tenants' money, deposits can still be held in a bank account controlled by the landlord or agent. Property expert Ajay Jagota said this is the sector's "dirty little secret".

    Since 2007, landlords and their agents have had a legal requirement to put every tenant's deposit in a government-backed scheme, such as the Tenancy Deposit Scheme.

    But deposit money can either be held in a custodial account run by the scheme, or it can be held in a bank account, which the landlord or letting agent can access at any time.

    The full investigation can be seen on the iPlayer.

  16. Train disruption in Devonpublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

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  17. Ten south Devon bus routes cutpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    BBC Spotlight

    A bus company in south Devon has confirmed it is axing 10 of its routes. 

    Local Link, which is one of the operators in the Torbay area, said it was cutting its services because of increasing overheads and reduced income.

    Local Link bus

    The company said it had had a substantial reduction in the amount of money it was reimbursed for concessionary fares. Torbay Council said it was to see if it could find an alternative operator to run the routes.

    The cuts were suspected by local councillor Mark King, who told the BBC yesterday the unitary authority received route de-registration forms from the operator.

  18. News, sport, weather and travel for Tuesdaypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Good morning from BBC Local Live. We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall today. If you want to get in touch, please email us