Devon mum wakes up in hospital from coma with a new liver and a baby
published at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
First-time mum Deanne Harry, 35, thought she was having a normal pregnancy until she got to 28 weeks., external
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Skipper of £80m drugs boat convicted
Fatal Looe landslide: Councillors approve reforms
Family pay tribute to 'beloved sister and daughter' killed in farm accident
Health bosses refuse to overturn a decision to temporarily close beds at a Devon hospital
Local authorities in the South West are to share more than £90m from the government to help pay for adult social care over the next three years
Cornwall Council has approved the preferred route for the £84m A30 to St Austell link road
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Devon mum wakes up in hospital from coma with a new liver and a baby published at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Councillors approve highways reforms in light of fatal landslide published at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Christine Butler
BBC Radio CornwallCornwall Council's cabinet has approved proposals to reform the way it manages and maintains highways in the county.
The move comes four years after a woman was killed in a landslide in Looe.
An inquest into Susan Norman's death concluded Cornwall Council should have known of the real and immediate risk of death and failed to listen to the concerns of people living in the area.
Among the proposals agreed today is a review of the management and maintenance of highways, the formation of a new customer care centre and the creation of a new contract between the council and its arm's length highways company, Cormac.
Standing room only at public meeting to discuss hospital's future published at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
More than 500 people crammed into a public meeting in Holsworthy last night to discuss their concerns about the local hospital's future.
Inpatient beds at Holsworthy Community Hospital have been temporarily closed, and campaigners are concerned they may never reopen.
At last night's meeting health bosses refused to overturn their decision to temporarily close the beds.
Protest as controversial new road scheme openspublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
The first bus has driven through Truro's controversial new bus gate.
The new scheme at Threemilestone is designed to manage public transport through one of the busiest corridors into the city centre.
Some local residents campaigned to get the scheme scrapped, claiming their village would be under siege with 140 buses passing through each day.
Cornwall Council says the new junction will take 90 buses away from the Threemilestone Roundabout and shorten the journey of up to 1,400 bus passengers a day.
Council apologises as bin collections missed across North Devon published at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
A council has apologised this morning after it missed bin collections in four towns , external yesterday.
Former MP calls for Police and Crime Commissioner to be suspended published at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
The former MP for Teignbridge Richard Younger Ross has called for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall, Alison Hernandez, to be suspended whilst investigations are carried out into general election expenses.
Devon and Cornwall Police is among 12 forces nationwide to ask the Crime Prosecution Service to consider charges.
Ms Hernandez was the Conservative agent for Torquay at the 2015 General Election.
Family pay tribute to 'beloved sister and daughter' killed in farm accident published at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Victoria Gould
BBC News Online
Image source, Scott familyThe family of a 20-year-old woman who was killed in a farm accident in Devon earlier this month have paid tribute to her.
Lauren Scott was at Springfield Farm near Dawlish when the accident happened on 4 March.
"The family would like to send out their greatest gratitude for all the heartfelt condolences and warming messages of love and support they have received in recent days, but now wish for their privacy to be respected to allow us to come to terms with the catastrophic loss of our beloved sister and Daughter.
"Lauren - the sun may set upon your time with us, but your memory will live on."
Devon and Cornwall Police say the incident is being jointly investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.
St Austell homes without waterpublished at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
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End of twitter postCouncillors discuss plans to prevent another fatal landslidepublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Image source, Mrs Norman's familyFour years after a woman was crushed to death by a landslide that engulfed her home, councillors are discussing plans to improve Cornwall's highways and stop a similar tragedy.
An inquest into Susan Norman's death concluded Cornwall Council should have known of the real and immediate risk of death and failed to listen to the concerns of local residents.
Today senior councillors will discuss six reforms which take into account the lessons learnt in the inquest.
They include:
- The creation of a new contract between the Council and Cormac, the arm's length company responsible for the county's highway maintenance
- A fundamental review and revision of management and maintenance of highways
- A new customer care centre
Elmslea Care in Launceston says residents were attacked by council staff in 22-month investigation published at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
The manager of Elmslea Care home in Launceston has claimed that council staff "verbally attacked" vulnerable residents , external during an inspection.
Walnut the whippet's owner gets new puppy called Georgepublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Victoria Gould
BBC News Online
Remember Walnut? He was the elderly whippet whose owner invited people from across the county to join them for their final walk.
The story attracted global attention.
Now there's some happy news for Mark Woods.
He's got a new puppy to join him on walks on his favourite beach.
George is four-and-a-half months old and settling into life beside the sea.
Conservative Party fined £70,000 over election expensespublished at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
The Conservative Party has been fined £70,000 for a breach of election expenses rules , the Electoral Commission has said.
It is the biggest fine ever imposed by the commission.
The fine follows an investigation into alleged misreporting of expenses during the 2015 general election campaign.
It relates to allegations that the party used national money to fund local campaigns.
It comes after 12 police forces , including the Devon and Cornwall force asked the Crown Prosecution Service to consider charges over election expenses.
Image source, Getty ImagesJersey Reds forward Freeman to join Exeter Chiefspublished at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
BBC SportJersey Reds forward James Freeman is joining Premiership side Exeter Chiefs.
Image source, Sue ArmesFreeman, who has captained Jersey this year, has signed a two-year deal with Exeter from the start of next season.
He's the latest in a growing list of forwards departing St Peter, with Pierce Phillips, Simon Kerrod and Sean McCarthy also all leaving in the summer.
Stop driving so fast - call by councillor after spate of accidents on Torbay Ring Road diversion published at 10:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
A prominent Torbay councillor has urged drivers to stop driving so fast , external down Marldon Road.
Councillors discuss changes to prevent further landslidespublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Changes to prevent another tragic landslide in Looe are going before Cornwall Council today.
Drilling and piling work to stabilise the rock face is being carried out in Sandplace Road, where a woman died when her flat was engulfed by tonnes of earth four years ago.
An inquest into Susan Norman's death found the council failed to recognise the "immediate risk of death".
Residents also want work to be carried out behind their properties as they fear it could happen again.
Firefighters tackle large gorse firepublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Firefighters from Launceston spent yesterday evening tackling a large grassland and gorse fire on Laneast Downs.
On arrival crews found two sections of fire about 200m by 30m. The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.
Image source, Cornwall Fire, Rescue and Community Safety ServiceBeautiful magnolias in Helstonpublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
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End of twitter postFamily pay tribute to 'beloved sister and daughter' killed in farming accident published at 09:36 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
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New puppy for Walnut's ownerpublished at 09:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News OnlineThe owner of Walnut, the elderly dog who attracted international attention when he was taken for a final walk before being put down, has got a new whippet.
In November, Mark Woods invited people to join him as he took Walnut to his favourite beach one final time.
Hundreds of people turned up at Porth Beach near Newquay, Cornwall.
Now George, a four-and-a-half-month-old puppy, joins Mark's three whippets.
Media caption, Mark Woods' family has a new member, George the whippet.
£84m plans for new St Austell link roadpublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017
News that St Austell could be close to getting a new road linking it with the A30 has been welcomed by people living on the current route.
Several villages, including Bugle, would be bypassed under the £84m plans.
The proposals are being considered by Cornwall Council today.
If approved the government would still have to agree to fund the new dual carriageway.
Image source, Cornwall Council
