BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall on Tuesday 21 February 2017

Summary

Major blaze at city leisure centre
Care home allegations investigated in Cornwall
Cornwall Council budget: £33m cuts and rise in council tax voted through
Fire crews from Devon and Cornwall tackle house blaze
Pregnant ewe dies after Valentine's Day dog attack
Thieves steal £900 worth of goods in Bodmin shop ram raid
Nurses 'left in tears' over changes to South Devon hospitals
Updates on Tuesday 21 February 2017

Live Reporting

Thieves steal £900 worth of goods in Bodmin shop ram raidpublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Andrew Segal
Local Live
Police have appealed for witnesses after a shop in Cornwall was ram-raided and more than £900 worth of goods taken.
Officers said, external the Original Factory Shop in Bodmin was broken into on Saturday at about 02:00 when a vehicle reversed into its front doors. Adidas and Everlast clothing and some vacuum cleaners were stolen.
As well as the raid itself, police said they wanted to know if anyone had spotted a car with rear end damage which would have been as a result of the raid.
Roadworks outside Devon hospital 'causing chaos'published at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
BBC Spotlight
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Missing Crediton man foundpublished at 09:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
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High tide times for the regionpublished at 09:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Holly Green
BBC Weather
If you're planning a trip to the coast or seaside, here are the next high water times around Devon and Cornwall.
We'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.
Footballer's 2,000th goal caught on camerapublished at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Cornish footballer Mark Rapsey is celebrating a significant footballing milestone after netting his 2,000th goal at the weekend.
49-year-old "Rappo" was playing for Wadebridge Veterans when he scored the penalty against Lanreath.
Later in the game he added to his tally by scoring his 2,001st goal.
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Latest weather: Mild but with rain and cloudypublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Holly Green
BBC Weather
Today will be cloudy. with some outbreaks of mainly light rain and also some hill fog in places, though it remains mild.
Winds will increase during the day with a fresh westerly breeze expected by the evening. Maximum temperature: 14C (57F).
Latest travel in Devon and Cornwallpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
BBC Travel
- In Cornwall, on the A30 eastbound near Lanivet, the nearside lane is blocked by a broken-down lorry, just past the Lanivet turn-off
- In Devon, there's slow traffic on the A39 North Road in Barnstaple at Westaway Plain in the roadworks area
- In Plymouth, there's slow traffic heading out the city on the A386 Tavistock Road, around Budshead Road, through the roadworks area
- In Exeter, one lane is blocked eastbound on the A30 at Ide due to a broken-down lorry between the Alphington junction and the M5
- Also in Exeter, there are long queues of slow-moving traffic on the A379 Sannerville Way heading for Bridge Road from both directions
- In Paignton, the A380 King's Ash Road is closed between Higher Ramshill Lane and Marldon Road due to roadworks. A diversion is in place
Truro's EU Capital of Culture bid approved by city councilpublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Cornwall Live
Ambitious plans to make Truro a European Capital of Culture for 2023 have taken step forwards after Truro City Council decided to back the bid, external.
Fire crews confine washing machine fire to shedpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
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UKIP could block council tax rise in Plymouthpublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Plymouth Herald
UKIP councillors may block proposals for a five per cent council tax rise, external ahead of next week's crunch budget meeting.
Pregnant ewe dies after Valentine's Day dog attackpublished at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
Police have issued a warning after a sheep was attacked by dogs that were let off their leads on Dartmoor.
The pregnant ewe is thought to have been attacked at about midday on Tuesday 14 February.
PC Phil Johnson said: “We are currently investigating a particularly nasty dog attack on a pregnant ewe this week near Holne, Dartmoor, which led to the animal having to be put down due to the severity of the injuries it suffered.
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“The dogs responsible were being walked off the lead in the area and therefore the owner was not in control."
Police have appealed for the dog owner to come forward.
What's it like working in the police firearms unit?published at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
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Fire crews from Devon and Cornwall tackle house blazepublished at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
BBC Radio Cornwall
Fire crews from six parts of Devon and Cornwall have been tackling a house fire in north east Cornwall.
Crews from Holsworthy, Bude, Launceston, Hartland, Liskeard and Barnstaple have been using breathing apparatus and hose reels to extinguish the blaze in Whitstone after they were called out at about 03:40.
Nurses 'left in tears' over changes to hospitalspublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
BBC Radio Devon
Health campaigners in South Devon say nurses have been left in tears and people are furious because of planned closures and changes.
Campaigners claim that following on from the approval of closing four community hospitals last month, McCallum Ward at Torbay Hospital (pictured) had also closed and they expected specialist maternity and baby care to be transferred to Plymouth.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust's said some beds in the hospital had been shut, but denied the ward closure and service move claims.
Cornwall budget faces 4% council tax rise and £34m of cutspublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
BBC Spotlight
Council tax payers in Cornwall are facing higher bills.
Cornwall Council is holding its budget meeting later. Half of a 4% rise which is predicted will go to fund social care.
The budget also includes proposed cuts of £34m, with 300 more jobs to go by 2020.
News, sport, weather and travel for Tuesdaypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2017
Andrew Segal
Local Live
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