Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Torquay United manager Gary Owers has praised the response from his players as they beat high-flying Sutton United.

The 1-0 win saw the Gulls move off the bottom of the National League and end a four-game losing streak.

"I had a bit of a pop at the lads on Saturday and I asked for a response," said Owers, who has seen his side score just once at home since taking over.

"I asked them to show some resilience and some spirit and some fight and they've shown that in abundance."

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The Gulls had scored just one goal in their previous seven games - the 1-1 draw at Halifax a month ago, the last time they picked up a point before Tuesday night.

But Owers says it is important that the Gulls can move on and get back-to-back league wins for the first time since the end of last season when they face Leyton Orient on Saturday.

"I've been disappointed with the home form and I hope that we can go back now to Plainmoor and make some progress up the league by collecting some points at home.

"I'm really pleased, I'm trying to keep a level head, we haven't done anything yet."

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Pupils in Plymouth are visiting nursing homes in the city as part of a scheme that links local schools with people with dementia in the community.

Year four children from St Budeaux Foundation School visited residents at Freshfields for a sing-along concert.

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Next month the children will be performing a carol concert at the home, with invitations for the residents to attend both the school Christmas play and the end-of-term carol concert at St Budeaux Church.

Paul Hutt, from Freshfields, said: “The idea is to try and break down the fear and stigma attached to dementia by helping the youngsters understand the disease and how it affects people."

West Country-based Reminiscence Learning’s Archie Project is behind the scheme and says it looks to promote inter-generational awareness.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Police are concerned for a 61-year-old man who has been missing since Saturday.

It's thought Eric Edwards might have been making his way from Bodmin to the Falmouth area by foot.

He is of slight build with short grey hair, last seen wearing a blue winter coat and black woolly hat.

Police are appealing for information.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Plymouth boss Derek Adams says he cannot believe his injury problems in goal after losing a fourth goalkeeper.

Youth team goalkeeper Michael Cooper dislocated his finger in training on Tuesday, meaning the youth team's reserve stopper, Max Childs, was on the bench for the 2-0 win over Northampton.

Emergency loanee Remi Matthews is the only fit senior keeper, and he played on Tuesday despite badly bruised knees.

"To have four goalkeepers out is ridiculous," Adams said after his side's League One win over the Cobblers.

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First-choice goalkeeper and captain McCormick has not played since 23 September after hurting his ankle, while understudy Letheren injured his thigh at Blackburn last month and is out until after Christmas.

Dutch stopper Te Loeke, who has only played in a 5-0 EFL Cup loss at Bristol City and a Checkatrade Trophy draw with Chelsea's under-23s in August, has hurt his back while Cooper's only appearance came as a second-half replacement for Letheren at Ewood Park.

"I've never experienced it as a manager," Adams told BBC Radio Devon. "When I got the phone call yesterday I couldn't believe it.

"I went and asked 'are we allowed to take another goalkeeper?' But the answer was 'no' because we've got Remi, so this is the way we've got to go until January."

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Supplies have been restored in the TR1 and TR4 areas of Truro after an earlier power cut.

BBC Weather

It's going to be very windy for the rest of the day.

Fresh to strong southwesterly winds will reach up to gale or severe gale force over hills and around the coast at times with some gusts to 50mph.

Rain will spread from west to east as the day progresses too. Maximum temperature: 16C (61F).

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

A statement given at an inquiry about a man being sexually abused in a tunnel by Plymouth businessman, Charles Howeson, was "brushed under the carpet", a court has heard.

The man - who can't be named for legal reasons - told the court he was groped by Mr Howeson in a dark tunnel on a boat trip to Drake's Island when working for the Groundwork Trust Plymouth in the 1990s.

He said Mr Howeson "put his hand on my shoulder and his hand onto my leg and started rubbing my thigh. I felt very intimidated and that it wasn’t right what he was doing. It was like a sexual come on".

They went into the tunnels on the island without a torch and the man said he was lifted onto Mr Howeson’s shoulders on the pretext of finding cables and switches on the roof.

He said it was Charles Howeson’s idea, adding "he crouched down and I went up and then he rubbed my leg again. As I was stretching up he put his hands on me again".

The man said he gave a statement at an inquiry a few months after the incident but "it was brushed under the carpet basically".

Mr Howeson, 67, denies 12 sexual offences against nine different men dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.

The trial, at Bristol Crown Court, continues.

Devon Live

An elderly woman who lay on the floor for four days was saved, external after friends alerted police that she had not turned up for a regular appointment.

Hamish Marshall
BBC Spotlight

A man was sexually abused in darkness in tunnels by a prominent Plymouth businessman, a court has heard.

The man, who we can't be named for legal reasons, said Charles Howeson - who was then executive director of the Groundwork Trust Plymouth - rubbed his thigh during a boat trip to Drake's Island which the charity was looking after.

The pair went into tunnels without a torch and the man said Mr Howeson helped him on to his shoulders on the pretext of looking for cables and switches in the roof.

He said he rubbed his leg and private parts on two separate occasions, each lasting about one-minute.

He said he had not consented to this and didn't report the incident immediately because "I was intimidated because of who he was."

Mr Howeson, 67, denies 12 sexual offences against nine different men dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.

The trial, at Bristol Crown Court, continues.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A power cut is affecting the TR4 area of Truro in Cornwall.

Engineers say they are hoping to restore the power by 14:30.

Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

A new community based campaign to reduce the impact of plastics on the marine environment is attracting widespread support in Devon.

Plastic Clever Salcombe hopes to encourage businesses to think more responsibly about single-use plastics.

The focus is on things like plastic straws, drinks stirrers, coffee cup lids, takeaway cutlery and carrier bags.

Environmental campaigner, Anna Turns said: "Rather than telling people off for doing something, we are celebrating the businesses and the people who are doing brilliant things and finding more sustainable alternatives."

Plymouth Herald

A popular Labour councillor has vowed to take on Johnny Mercer and snatch his parliamentary seat, external in the next general election.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Truro City remain in third place in National League South after an impressive 1-1 draw away at second-placed Braintree Town.

Top-scorer Cody Cooke gave the White Tigers a 36th-minute lead in Essex - his ninth league goal of the season.

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But Roman Michael-Percil levelled four minutes after the start of the second half.

Both sides had chances to win the game, but City remain a point behind Braintree and leaders Dartford with a game in hand,

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Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says his side's performance in their 3-1 loss at Crawley Town was the worst he has seen for many years.

The Grecians are now four points off the automatic promotion places in League Two after back-to-back losses.

"I haven't seen us play that poorly for a long time," Tisdale told BBC Devon.

"We didn't play well enough, it's not one thing, the whole performance was lacking on our part and it's something you have to draw a line under."

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Tisdale, who is the longest-serving manager in the EFL, says he cannot remember the last time he was so disappointed with his side.

"I've not had a loss of temper with the players, there was something wrong tonight, we'll have to work it out and move forward," the 44-year-old said.

"I've been here before, lost games before, I've lost disappointing matches before, it's not the losing, it's the fact we didn't play well enough.

"It's a year or two, certainly not last year, maybe the year before, maybe the year before that, that I've been as disappointed with my team as I was tonight.

Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online

A primary school's tradition of pupils decorating their town's Christmas tree has been scrapped due to an "inadequate" Ofsted report.

Padstow School in Cornwall said it had declined to be involved due to "a commitment to ongoing improvement".

Parents said it was a "disgrace" that the school had taken away "the magic of community getting together".

They vowed to organise independent events for children to make the tree decorations as usual.

Image source, EMMA GEORGE

BBC Radio Cornwall

Two of Cornwall's gardens have closed due to the yellow weather warning, external in place for strong winds.

Trelissick Garden at Feock, near Truro, will be closed today but the shop and café remain open.

Staff are also advising people not to use the woodland walk.

Also closed is The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey, which is hoping to re-open tomorrow.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Skybus flights from Newquay Airport to and from the Isles of Scilly are cancelled due to strong crosswinds.

BBC Radio Devon

A 98-year-old veteran from Devon is being presented with the Legion d'Honneur medal.

Cecil Young from Lynton is being presented the honour by a French consulate official at Lynton Town Hall today.

He will receive France's highest military honour in recognition of his involvement in the liberation of France during World War Two.

Devon Live

Work starts on Devon’s first psychiatric intensive care unit, external which is due to open in early 2019 in Exeter.