Neil Gallacher, Business & Industry Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

The next year is "important" in plans to begin mining again in Cornwall, a company boss says.

A new study produced for the Canadian-based company Strongbow Exploration says reopening South Crofty mine in Pool could be economically viable.

Start-up costs of about £95m would have to be raised from stock market investors, but Richard Williams, Strongbow's president and CEO, has flown to Cornwall for a series of meetings to discuss the plans. 

"The next six to 12 months are really important so that we can access the finance to de-water the mine and keep our current momentum going," he said.

A 19-year-old man who died when he fell down stairs was a student at Plymouth University, the BBC understands.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the man, from South Wales, died in the early hours of Sunday at a building on Cobourg Street.

It is still not clear where the fall took place.

Image source, Google

Lynne French
BBC News Online

A "green" hotel with 109 bedrooms is to be built at the Eden Project, external in Cornwall.

Plans for the £8.5m energy-efficient hotel have been approved and construction is due to begin later this year, creating up to 40 new jobs, those behind the project say.

Image source, Eden Project

The "unconventional" design of the hotel, which will "blend into the countryside", features prominent timber poles, cladding the outside of its two blocks, the Eden Project said.

It is due to open in April next year.

BBC Radio Cornwall

The expected closure of a rural Post Office in north Cornwall is causing consternation among villagers.

The new owners who are taking over the shop at St Kew services won't be taking on the post side of the business office, it is understood.

Some people in the community have said the Post Office is a lifeline.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

• A man from South Wales dies after falling several floors from a stairwell in Plymouth
• Four people are treated for carbon monoxide poisonings in Cornwall
• Tin mining could begin again at South Crofty mine in Cornwall
• Students from Exeter University, external take part in an anti-fascism march
• Council leaders warn of cuts to services to pay for elderly care
• Cornwall's Eden Project, external gets the go-ahead to build a "green" hotel
• A Devon village bus shelter is secretly decorated and furnished

BBC Weather

This afternoon will be mostly cloudy with a brisk westerly breeze.

It'll be dry for many, but some occasional outbreaks of light rain and drizzle are possible and it'll also be very mild for the time of year with a maximum temperature of 14C (57F).

Cloudy overnight, with hill fog likely and outbreaks of rain and drizzle expected after midnight, but staying mild with a minimum temperature of 9C (48F).

Andrew Segal
Local Live

Police in Cornwall investigating two break-ins at a cricket club over two days say about £300-worth of alcohol was stolen during the raids.

Image source, Google

Redruth Cricket Club said on Facebook, external its clubhouse was damaged when attacked by vandals last Thursday, but that burglars "completely gutted the club of all of its alcohol" during a break-in on Friday. 

"Kegs, bottles, optics, etc, etc" were taken, the club said.

Police added that the club's doors and windows were damaged during the raids to get access to the stolen goods.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

There were two incidents involving carbon monoxide in Cornwall overnight, with four people needing treatment. 

The fire service has lots of advice for preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, external.

How to prevent CO poisoning?

• Make sure all appliances are installed and maintained by a professional
• Keep chimney flues free from blockages - for more information on this, you can  visit chimney fire safety, external
• Ensure your home has enough ventilation and airbricks are not blocked
• Protect your family from the silent killer by fitting a CO alarm, approved to BS EN 50291 standards

What to do in an emergency?

• Open the windows to ventilate
• Evacuate everyone outside to fresh air
• Go to your doctor or, in an emergency, call for an ambulance

Simon Hall, Home Affairs Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

A march against fascism is being held at Exeter University, following the discovery of a carving of a swastika onto a door.

A Jewish group last week condemned the offensive graffiti, which was found in a hall of residence.

The university said at the time the graffiti may have been parodying a sketch in a TV comedy show. However, a spokesman added that any form of racist or discriminatory behaviour was unacceptable.

BBC Travel

• On Wellington Road in Camborne, there are reports of an accident near Pengwarras Road
• On the A388 between Callington and St Mellion, there are reports of an accident
• Traffic problems in Truro have been further exacerbated by the A39 Morlaix Avenue being partially blocked at Fairmantle Street because of an accident. The dual carriageway westbound out of the city centre is already down to one lane because of manhole cover repairs

The owners of a waffle house in Truro say two people attempted to steal their staff tips jar on Saturday.

In a post on Facebook, external, staff at the Indulge Waffle House in the city centre said they believed it to be two local homeless people.

Image source, Google

The pair pretended to pass out before taking the jar, the business said. A man working in the shop chased after them and got it back, it added. 

The post said: "We have always supported the local homeless people, fed them and gave them drinks for free. Unfortunately ... two of them came in and tried to distract the staff by pretending to pass out and the next minute they were running out of the shop with our staffs tips pot.

"This really saddens us as we now feel we can no longer put our trust in them. It scares us for when there is only one member of staff working."    

BBC News UK

Council leaders are warning of deep cuts to services despite nearly every local authority in England planning to raise council tax in 2017.

Increases of up to 4.99% are expected across the country, but libraries, bin collections and other services will still face funding gaps.

The Local Government Association says the cost of care for increasing numbers of elderly people is forcing up bills.

The government insists it is giving more money to councils.

All councils in England can raise council tax by 1.99% in April without having a local referendum. The 151 social care authorities can increase bills by an extra 3% as long as that money goes on social care.

Cornwall Live

Police have issued a warning, external over "very disturbing" behaviour which saw one person attempt to obstruct the main road into St Columb Major by placing a row of wooden logs across the highway.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

Concern is growing for the welfare of a 59-year-old man who has gone missing from his home in the Crediton area.

James Moore is described as about 6ft 2in (1.9m) tall, slim to medium build, with blue eyes and short hair. 

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

He was last seen wearing a dark blue sweatshirt, a red T-shirt with blue trousers and trainers.  

Devon and Cornwall Police has asked anyone who has seen James of has any information about his whereabouts to contact them.

Lynne French
BBC News Online

Tributes have been paid to a senior councillor who has died following a battle with cancer.

Paul Bull was Exeter City Council, external’s lead for communities and culture and councillor for St Thomas ward.

The 60-year-old passed away on Sunday night.

Image source, Exeter City Council

Exeter's Labour MP Ben Bradshaw described Mr Bull as a "wonderful man and a first rate councillor".

"We were out together in St Thomas just last month, going door to door, talking to residents... he fought his cancer with great courage and we will all miss him very much."

BBC Travel

• Heavy traffic in Truro on the A390, external from Newquay Road to the Trafalgar roundabout due to roadworks
• Also in Truro, one lane of the A39 Morlaix Avenue is closed for emergency repairs to a collapsed manhole 
• In Devon between Staverton and Dartington, Staverton Bridge is closed due to an accident 
• At Newquay and Lands End Airports, all Skybus Flights to and from the Isles of Scilly are currently grounded by fog

Claire Jones
BBC News Online

A 19-year-old man has died after falling "a number of floors" down a communal stairway in Plymouth.

Devon and Cornwall Police, external said the man, who is from South Wales, suffered a fatal head injury in the fall in the early hours of Sunday at the building in Cobourg Street.

A spokesman said the death is not being treated as suspicious and next of kin have been informed.

Johnny O'Shea
BBC News Online

A Devon village bus shelter is being secretly decorated and furnished by an unknown person, sparking intrigue in the community.

The Dartmoor village of Walkhampton was first transformed overnight last summer, when a comfortable chair and cushions were put in.

Since then there have been regular updates to the interior, but the identity of the reclusive renovator remains a mystery.

Image source, Reverend Nick Shutt

Reverend Nick Shutt, rector of West Dartmoor Mission Community and village resident, said: "Walkhampton's own Banksy is on the loose. It's a great thing and has brought a real sense of cheer to the community."    

A motorcyclist is "seriously ill" after a crash near Camelford at the weekend.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the 52-year-old male BMW rider was taken by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after suffering head injuries in a collision with a car on the A30 near St Teath.

Officers have appealed for witnesses to the crash at about 15:15 on Saturday. 

The car, a Peugeot 207, was being driven by a woman in her 20s, who is understood to be uninjured.

Police said there were three serious accidents involving motorcyclists in Cornwall on Saturday alone. A motorcycle rider from Brixham in Devon died on Friday after a collision on the A38 near Ivybridge, external.

Andrew Segal
Local Live

A lane closure on the A39 through Truro, which has caused major tailbacks, is because of repairs to a manhole, South West Water says.

South West Water said one lane of the A39 - beside the city's Staples store on Morlaix Avenue in Truro - had been closed for "emergency repairs to a collapsed manhole". 

It added: "The repairs are complete and the road will now be resurfaced. The lane closure will be lifted by 16:00. We apologise for the inconvenience this essential work has caused."

One person tweeted saying it took them an hour to drive four miles coming from Probus. Other people reported that it took an hour to get half-a-mile down St Clement's Hill into the city centre.