BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall on Wednesday 17 May

Summary

Car driver dies after Stithians Lake plunge
Man taken to hospital after major Torquay fire dies
Snowdonia mountain death: Exmouth man John Wynne 'adored' say family
Eleven arrests made after football matches
Legal challenges launched against bed closure plans in Devon
Property developers face new rules after Falmouth protests
Cooper the Boxer 'unfazed' by 'impromptu ride in lifeboat'
Updates on 17 May

Live Reporting

Woman dies after car lake plunge: What we know so farpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
- A woman's died after a car crashed and ended up in Stithians Lake, Cornwall
- The silver Ford Fiesta crashed at Hillside near the lake and ended up in the water
- No-one else was involved in the crash which happened on Tuesday night
- It's currently unclear what the car crashed into before ending up in the lake
- The driver was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where she died
- Police are appealing for witnesses
Fire service issues advice after attending controlled bonfirepublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
Crews from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service have issued advice after attending a fire which turned out to be a controlled bonfire.
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Plan to close Plymouth libraries could be in doubt over 'flaws' in processpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Plymouth Herald
A public consultation on the future of Plymouth's libraries should be completely re-run, according to a scrutiny committee which found several flaws in the process, external.
Man taken to hospital after Torquay street fire diespublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
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Rob England
BBC News Online
A man who was rescued from a major blaze in Torquay last week has died, police have confirmed.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
The victim was transferred to a specialist burns unit at a Swansea hospital after the fire on Fore Street on 9 May.
About a dozen residents had to be evacuated from a number of properties in the street and 40 firefighters tackled the blaze.
The street remains cordoned off because of the "dangerous state of the buildings".
A police spokeswoman confirmed that the victim, who suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation, had died.
Crews attend vehicle fire on A30published at 09:10 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
Earlier today firefighters attended a vehicle fire on the A30.
Crews extinguished the van blaze and there were no reports of injuries.
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Missing man foundpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
A man who went missing last night after going for a walk on Dartmoor has been found.
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Police confirm woman died after lake plungepublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
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Chris Ellis
BBC News Online
A woman has died following a single car crash at Hillside near Stithians Lake, Cornwall.
Emergency services were called at about 20:50 on Tuesday following reports of the crash and that the vehicle had entered the lake. The female driver was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
Police closed the road for five-and-a-half hours while a specialist forensic examination of the scene was carried out.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Driver dies after lake plunge: Police appeal for witnessespublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
BBC Radio Cornwall
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At about 20:53 on Tuesday police were notified of a single vehicle collison at a location called Hillside near Stithians Lake, Carnmenellis. The collision involved a silver coloured Ford Fiesta. As a result of the collision the vehicle entered the water of the lake. The driver was conveyed to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where they died. Officers from Plymouth and Camborne roads policing teams attended the scene and are appealing for further witnesses to come forward quoting log number DCP-20170517 - 0845.
Devon and Cornwall Police
Property developers face new rules after Falmouth protestspublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
BBC Radio Cornwall
New rules will force property developers who want to create houses of multiple occupancy in Falmouth to apply for formal planning permission.
It follows protests last summer over the level of student accommodation in the town.
The town council took the decision to impose the new rules with the aim of making it easier for local residents to secure long-term lets.
Previously landlords could create houses of multiple occupancy without going through the planning department.
Falmouth University said it is supporting efforts to restrict the number of properties converted into student accommodation.
Traffic disruptions at Cowley Bridge roundabout after crashpublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
Police say traffic disruptions are likely around the Cowley Bridge roundabout in Exeter after a two car collision.
They say one car is partially blocking the road, and lorries are unable to pass through.
No-one was injured
Community rallies for Leedstown child with rare hip conditionpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Cornwall Live
A new games room has been unveiled at a west Cornwall primary school, following a community fundraiser set up to help an eight-year-old who could not play with his friends because of a rare hip condition, external.
Driver dies after car plunge: Police telling next of kinpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
A driver has died after a car ended up in a Cornish lake. Police say the vehicle ended up into the water at Stithians, after a crash at Carnmenellis.
One person was rushed to the Royal Cornwall Hospital after the collision on Tuesday night, but doctors could not save them.
Police have not confirmed whether it was a man or a woman and say officers are in the process of telling their next of kin.
Police concerned for missing man last seen on Dartmoorpublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
Police have said they are "increasingly concerned" for a man who went missing last night.
Martin Lewis, 45, was last seen at midnight in the Rippon Tor area of Bickington, Newton Abbot.
Mr Lewis is believed to have been going to the Haytor area of Dartmoor.
He is described as white, 6ft (1.8m) tall, of average build and with dark blonde hair.
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Car driver dies after Stithians Lake plungepublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
BBC Radio Cornwall
A car driver has died after the vehicle careered into a lake following a crash.
Image source, Google
Police said the car left the road at Hillside near Stithians Lake on Tuesday night.
A spokeswoman said police received a call at 20:53 BST to the collision involving a Ford Fiesta and no other vehicles.
"As a result of the collision the car entered the water of the lake," she said.
"The driver was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where they were pronounced deceased". It's not clear what the car crashed into before ending up in the lake.
Legal challenges launched against inpatient bed closurespublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
BBC Spotlight
Legal challenges are being launched against plans to close inpatient beds at community hospitals in Devon.
Commissioners voted in March to halve the number of inpatient beds in mid and east Devon and instead improve care for people at home.
Two separate applications are being made for judicial reviews into that decision by the Royal College of Nursing and campaigners in Honiton.
Northern Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has said no beds will close until they have been assured it is safe to do so.
BBC Local Live for Devon and Cornwallpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 17 May 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
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