Cocaine carrying skipper jailed for 16 years
Ex-soldier sentenced to life for murdering on-off girlfriend
Hotel plans approved for Drake's Island
River rescue after man jumps from boat
School absences on the rise in Devon and Cornwall
Test drilling for tin and tungsten starts at Kelly Bray in east Cornwall
Dartmoor's honesty boxes could be replaced with pay and display machines
Could you be related to the founder of a tropical Caribbean nation?
Updates on Thursday 6 April 2017
Residents of a street in North Devon are considering getting their own CCTV, external after forking out thousands of pounds to fix criminal damage to their cars.
Image source, ROTOLOKPlans for the multimillion-pound re-development of the historic Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound have been approved.
The firm behind the idea wants to spend about £10m converting the old fortifications on the island into a luxury hotel.
Plymouth city planners were recommended to approve the idea subject to numerous conditions.
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Plans for a hotel on Drake's Island have been approved by Plymouth City Council planners.
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Holsworthy Community Hospital says it will work with leaders and clinical stakeholders to see whether there is an unmet need for beds in Holsworthy and Torridge.
Inpatient beds at the hospital closed temporarily at the end of March because of "significant safety concerns," the hospital trust said.
In order for the beds to reopen, the trust says it needs to address both the staffing challenges and the low occupancy of the inpatient beds.
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Image source, Dorset PoliceA former Plymouth soldier has been jailed for life for murdering his on-off girlfriend while three children slept upstairs.
Jay Nava, 27, stabbed Natasha Wake 11 times in the chest and neck at her home in Bournemouth in October.
He then fell asleep beside her body, which he later hid in a cupboard.
A judge at Winchester Crown Court said Nava should serve a minimum of 21 years for his "frenzied and violent outburst".
A defence psychiatrist told the jury Nava's ability to control his behaviour was "substantially impaired" by an "underlying narcissistic personality disorder".
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Miss Wake's mother, Shelley Powell, said she was "haunted by Natasha's last few moments". Ms Powell said: "I knew her fears - that she would not live to see her children grow up."
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Image source, REUTERSA series of devastating floods in Peru have left dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless since the start of the year.
Entire roads and bridges have been swept away, towns have been engulfed and farmland has been turned to muddy swamp.
It has led to more than 800 towns and cities declaring states of emergency, and brought about a rise in the price of food. Police have been deployed to keep law and order in flood-ravaged areas.
Cornwall-based charity ShelterBox is in the country helping the homeless.
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If you've ever ventured down the steep and windy roads of Lamorna Valley to visit the rewardingly scenic coastal village, chances are you will have noticed the eye-catching property, external now up for sale.
Plans for a multimillion-pound re-development of Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound look likely to be approved today.
The firm behind the idea wants to spend about £10m converting the old fortifications on the island into a luxury hotel.
Plymouth city planners are being recommended to approve the idea subject to numerous conditions.
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In Roche, a dog is on Mayfield Drive near Springfield Way. Drivers are warned to approach with care
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Cornwall's NHS antenatal course has been scrapped and replaced with an "improved programme" after a high drop-out rate, health professionals say.
Image source, Becky ParkinBecky Parkin, mother and GP trainee, said the first sessions delivered information too late in pregnancy: "Many were then put off attending the future sessions fearful they would be similar."
"The new antenatal course will be welcomed, it's great that it has been adapted and changed in response to feedback."
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A former Plymouth soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend.
Jay Nava stabbed Natasha Wake to death in October last year while their children slept upstairs in their home in Bournemouth.
The trial heard Nava confessed to the killing in a phone call to his mother.
Police found Miss Wake's body at the address in Harley Gardens and launched a ground and air search for Nava's car.
The former Commando gunner attempted to take his own life when he was discovered later that day in woodland at Hengistbury Head, Dorset. Police officers managed to resuscitate him on the scene.
A defence psychiatrist had told the jury Nava suffered an "abnormality in mental function".
Quote MessageJay Nava subjected Natasha to a brutal and sustained attack. His violent actions that day have very sadly left two young children without their mother."
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Image source, Dorset PoliceA former Plymouth soldier who murdered his on-off girlfriend at her Bournemouth home has been sentenced to life in prison.
Jay Nava, 27, stabbed 26-year-old Natasha Wake 11 times in the chest and neck at her home in Bournemouth in October.
Image source, Family photoThe trial heard that Natasha Wake became angry with Nava on the day she died, when she found out that he had been investigated by police for an alleged sexual assault on another woman.
Nava told the court he remembered kneeling over Miss Wake's body with a knife in his hand but could not recall killing her.
The court heard that on the night of the attack on 1 October, one of the children in the house heard a "scream" and went downstairs for a drink.
The girl told police she had seen Nava with a knife and Miss Wake lying on the floor covered by a blanket, although Nava had told her it was a "game".
For staff at Woodside Animal Sanctuary, the kitten boom which hits every summer, external is a "scary" time and resources are stretched thinly as they prepare to home hundreds of kittens and pregnant mums.
A former Plymouth soldier who murdered his on-off girlfriend at her Bournemouth home has been sentenced to life in prison.
Twenty-seven-year-old Jay Nava, who was based at The Royal Artillery 29 Commando Regiment, will serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars.
Nava was found guilty of stabbing 26-year-old Natasha Wake 11 times while her children slept upstairs.
Check out this old-school fire engine, which was posted by the mechanics at Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service for Throwback Thursday
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Midfielder Damon Lathrope says keeping Torquay United in the National League would be "as big as a promotion"
The Gulls have never gone down from the fifth tier but are a point from safety with five matches remaining.
Image source, Rex Features"You get relegated from this league and you haven't got far to go - there isn't much else out there," Lathrope told BBC Radio Devon. "It's a massive club that shouldn't be in this league, let alone the one below, but it'll be a disaster for the players, the fans - everything."
Meanwhile, Torquay skipper Courtney Richards will miss the rest of the season after suffering a setback in his recovery from a knee injury.
Cornwall Council has published the list of candidates , external standing in the unitary elections:
Twin brothers Charlie and Alfie Endeacott are supported a fundraising appeal for maternity services in Cornwall by asking for donations instead of tenth birthday presents, external .
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Firefighters have rescued a cat who fell into a flood relief channel in Exmouth.
Pickle fell into the viaduct in Carter Street just before 05:00 this morning.
A fire engine was sent to rescue the animal who was lured out with some "tasty cat treats".
