BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall on Wednesday 13 September 2017

Summary

Devon County Council no confidence motion in police commissioner is defeated
Phone and websites of three Devon councils fail in major IT fault
Cornish bathing waters open despite mass strandings of Portuguese man-of-war
Ex-Bath City boss Gary Owers new Torquay United head coach
Campaigners call for reinstatement of a popular Torbay bus route
Updates on Wednesday 13 September 2017

Live Reporting

Lynne French

Blaze destroys caravans and carspublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
BBC Radio Devon
Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze involving caravans and cars in a yard near Buckfastleigh overnight.
The alarm was raised just after midnight, but no injuries were reported and the fire is not thought to be suspicious.
Weather for Wednesday: Breezy with blustery showerspublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
BBC Weather
Strong winds will continue for a while on the north coast, however winds are reducing across the region.
Blustery showers, including some heavy, ones will come and go all day. Maximum temperature: 17C (63F).
Water supply problems in Gunnislakepublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
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The utility company said it anticipated supplies being restored to all affected properties by 11:30.
Football: Ex-Bath City boss Gary Owers new Torquay United head coachpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
James Law
BBC Sport Online
National League side Torquay United have appointed Bath City boss Gary Owers as their new head coach, with Martin Kuhl joining as his assistant.
Owers, 48, replaces Kevin Nicholson, who was the first boss to be sacked in England's top five divisions this season when he left on 17 August.
Image source, Getty Images
The former Bristol City, Notts County and Sunderland midfielder watched their 3-1 defeat by Bromley last night.
Torquay are bottom of the fifth tier, with just three points from 10 games.
Travel disruption due to fallen treespublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
BBC News Travel
Storm Aileen - the first named storm of the season - has brought down a number of trees in the South West, leading to some travel disruption.
Wind gusts of up to 70mph have been recorded and a some power lines have also been brought down.
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Weather watchers: A bright and breezy startpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
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We'll have a full forecast later.
'Fairy stack' slammed as vandalismpublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
Lynne French
BBC News Online
Archaeologists say a new trend of "stone stacking" at ancient monuments in Cornwall is vandalism and needs to be stopped to protect the area's heritage.
Scores of balanced stones - known as fairy stacks, or fairy castles - have appeared at Stowe's Pound on Bodmin Moor.
Image source, Stuart Dow
The early Neolithic site, which is about 6,000 years old, has legal protection as a Schedules Ancient Monument.
Historic England said removing the stones was akin to "rubbing out history".
Football: New boss for Torquay Unitedpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
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Football: Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Blackpoolpublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
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Plymouth slumped to their fourth League One defeat of the season after losing to Blackpool at a rain-swept Home Park on Tuesday evening.
Blackpool took advantage after Argyle were reduced to 10 men for the third home game in a row following the 65th-minute dismissal of centre-back Ryan Edwards for a second bookable offence.
The score was 1-1 at that stage but Blackpool were ahead within six minutes when captain Jimmy Ryan sent an angled 20-yard drive past Luke McCormick.
Blackpool then wrapped up their fourth win of the campaign when substitute Nathan Delfouneso sent an even better long-range drive skidding off the surface and past McCormick in the 86th minute.
Storm Aileen brings down trees and power linespublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
Holly Green
BBC Weather
Gusts of up to 70mph have been recorded in the South West, with the first named storm of the season.
Storm Aileen has also been responsible for bringing down some power lines and trees.
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Travel update for Cornwall: Ferry services cancelledpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
BBC Radio Cornwall
- On the St Mawes Ferry, the 08:30 sailing from the Prince of Wales Pier and the 09:00 sailing from St Mawes have both been cancelled
- Traffic lights are stuck on red in Bodmin, on Robartes Road, near the school
- There is slow traffic in Truro on the A390 Highertown around the County Hall roundabout
- Delays are expected near Saltash, at the Carkeel roundabout on the A38
- On the A30 near Penryn, there's slow traffic on the approaches to the Treluswell roundabout
Travel update for Devon: Fallen trees and power lines hazardspublished at 08:20
BBC Radio Devon
- Paington Road in Stoke Gabriel is blocked in both directions between Lembury Road and Aish Road due to a fallen tree and an accident
- At Drumbridges, on the A38 Exeter-bound, there are reports of a broken-down lorry on the exit slip road
- In Bampton, High Street is blocked both directions due to a fallen tree and power cables at South Molton Road
- Fallen power cables have partially blocked Beach Road in Woolacombe around Springfield Road.
- Delays expected in Plymouth at Bretonside, which is closed inbound between Exeter Street and Hawkers Avenue for cabling work
Third vote of no confidence for police and crime commissionerpublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
BBC Spotlight
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez is facing a third vote of no confidence.
The vote, at Devon County Council's Cabinet meeting, follows comments she made on a BBC radio phone-in about armed civilians and terrorists.
The Conservative commissioner has survived the two previous confidence votes by Plymouth City Council and a police scrutiny panel.
Ms Hernandez has described the new motion is "naked politicking".
Bideford evacuation after 'suspicious' package discovery in charity shoppublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 13 September 2017
BBC Spotlight
Thirty buildings in Bideford were evacuated on Tuesday after the discover of a "suspicious device" in a charity shop.
Devon and Cornwall Police evacuated buildings in parts of Mill Street and set up a 100m (330ft) cordon after they were called to reports of a suspicious device found within a donation bag.
The suspicious object, contained in a donated book, was destroyed by a bomb disposal team and the cordon lifted just before 18:30.
News, sport, weather and travel for Wednesdaypublished at 08:00
Lynne French
BBC News Online
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