Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

A partnership project between the Cornish Pirates, Truro City FC and Truro and Penwith College has been forced to ask for £6m of public sector funding.

The Stadium For Cornwall project had looked to "develop a stadium project, which could be delivered without the need for any public funding".

A statement from the partners said they so far have "£6m committed funds and a potential borrowing capability of up to £2m contingent of the stadium outcome" following the approval of their plan to redevelop Truro City Football Club's Treyew Road ground.

Despite this, they say that a further £6m is needed.

"We are confident that, if a way can be found to secure the remaining funding by May 2018, we can still deliver the stadium in August 2019 and, in doing so, create a new sporting, educational, business and cultural hub for the region."

It is hoped having a stadium in 2019 would lead the Cornish Pirates to financial sustainability, and allow Truro City to progress in FA affiliated football.

Cornwall Council has acknowledged the request for support.

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

Three adult social care facilities in the South West have been deemed "inadequate" in a report released by the Care Quality Commission, external.

Blackwood in Camborne, Cornwall and Warwick Park Care Home in Plymouth were both found to be performing to an inadequate standard. Both declined to comment.

River View Care Home in Dartmouth was found to be inadequate in all five areas of safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness, and leadership.

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A spokesman for the care home said: "We take the findings of this report very seriously, and are already working with the management and staff of the home to put in place a long-term action plan to make the necessary sustainable improvements.

"We are also working very closely with the local authority and regulator to ensure that they are confident that we are delivering an appropriate service to our residents."

The home is now under special measures.

Four other care facilities in Devon and Cornwall were marked as "Requires Improvement".

Another four were rated as "good" or "outstanding", including Mount Olivet Nursing Home and Laywood House in Torbay, Oakleigh in Dawlish Warren and Live Life Care Ltd in Truro.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Truro Penwith is one of eight further education colleges to be invited to join a new British eSports Championship.

Competitors will battle it out against each other in three online computer games - League of Legends, Overwatch and Project CARS 2.

Weekly fixtures will take place in a pilot, starting next month.

The national championship will then begin properly in September and will follow the academic year until next July.

The British eSports Association says it hopes that a grand final will take place at the UK's largest gaming festival - Insomnia - at the Birmingham NEC in August 2019.

Plymouth Herald

A man who had downed 16 pints of lager, a bottle of vodka and half a bottle of whisky told a court he could not remember torching rubbish he had piled up at the front door of a student house., external

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BBC News Online

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Devon and Cornwall Police have announced the appointment of a new inspector.

Insp James Honeywill will take over responsibility for Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow from Insp Rob Mooney.

Insp Honeywill has previously been stationed in Exeter and Newquay, most recently as response inspector for the whole of Cornwall.

In a statement, Insp Honeywill said: "I am thoroughly looking forward to the challenge and will do my best for those who live, work in and visit the area.”

Part of the Royal North Devon Golf Club, including a tee marker, washes on to a beach in recent storms.

Cornelius Lysaght
BBC horse racing correspondent

The racehorse trainer Richard Woollacott has died suddenly.

"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard this morning," said a spokesman for the family of the 40-year-old, whose Devon based string included the successful hurdler Beer Goggles.

"May we ask that you respect the family's privacy at this most difficult time."

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Del Crookes
BBC News Online

Traffic was stopped on Monday morning - because of swans on a roundabout.

A man got out of his van and ushered them on to a grass verge on the side of the road to restore order in Newquay.

Mark Foggett's dashcam video captured the footage.

BBC Weather

Today will mainly be cloudy with some light rain or drizzle in places.

Cloud will also be covering hills and parts of the coast for a time, but it should become brighter towards the end of the afternoon with some late sunshine possible in the west.

Winds will be mainly fresh or strong from the southwest, but will ease later this afternoon.

Maximum Temperature: 13C (55F).

Tonight cloud will increase again as outbreaks of patchy light rain or drizzle return during the small hours.

Heavier and more persistent rain will move into west Cornwall and the north coast by morning.

Moderate southwesterly winds will increase to become strong to gale force by morning.

Minimum Temperature: 10C (50F).

BBC Radio Cornwall

A number of flights from Land's End have today been cancelled due to persistent fog.

The 08:20, 09:00, 09:35 and 10:00 departures were all cancelled.

Isles of Scilly Travel tweeted earlier today that "all flights from Land's End airport are on hold due to reduced visibility".

There has not yet been an announcement on whether this afternoon's flights will go ahead as scheduled.

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

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Three new 'compact appliances' are set to be delivered to Cornwall Fire, Rescue and Community Safety Service (CFRCSS) later this month.

The Fire Service tweeted the smaller size of the vehicles will aid in them "being able to easily negotiate small streets and rural areas".

Firefighters from the Cornish service met with colleagues in Austria, who have operated these appliances for many years in similar conditions.

Chief Fire Officer, Paul Walker said: "Our risk profile and rural road network often challenge our traditional 12.5 tonne appliances so these smaller more versatile appliances with a crew of five are an excellent addition to our fleet.”

Police say the driver was issued with a fixed penalty notice as a result of the insecure load.

A project that aims to address the growing issue of holiday hunger will be in Plymouth next month.

Led by the charity StreetGames, external, the Fit and Fed project delivers a holiday programme in a bid to combat "the triple inequalities of holiday hunger, isolation, and inactivity", the charity said.

In 2017, 110 different children attended the programme in the city, 64% of whom received free school meals.

A hotel in west Devon has been named the best in Europe, and one of the best in the world.

The Tavistock House Hotel has won the top prize in the small hotel category in the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards, external.

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Two other Devon businesses are also celebrating - the Old Rectory at Martinhoe has been voted as one of the best places in the UK for a romantic getaway, while Torquay's The 25 Boutique was named the 4th best B&B in the country.

With big rewards on offer (the chance to play at St George's Park and go to the FA Cup final), it's also going to be an interesting time in the five-a-side transfer market in the coming few weeks!

It's time to get your team together for the 2018 FA People's Cup - the free five-a-side tournament that's back and even bigger than before.

But don't leave it too long - you might miss a good deal. Sign up here., external

Devon & Cornwall Police have shared a campaign to promote safety among new drivers.

The campaign focuses on people using mobile phones.

In a post on the police website, the force says "it is illegal to use a hand-held device when driving, even if you've stopped at traffic lights, are in a traffic jam or driving slowly in a car park."

A driver has been taken to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a head-on crash in Plymouth.

Police say the man, who is in his 70s, had to be cut out of his car on Tamerton Foliot Road just after 16:00 on Monday.

It is thought the victim suffered a "medical episode" at the wheel.

The other motorist involved, who was driving a van, has minor injuries.

A fire in an IT hall of the Met Office headquarters in Exeter is continuing to affect its services.

BBC weather forecasters are among those affected, with much of the usual data and information not being provided.

The fire was at 02:32 and was brought under control by firefighters within one hour.

Two years ago a new £93m supercomputer was installed at the building to improve forecasting and climate modelling. The Met Office says the fire did not impact on the computer which it says is "running as normal".

As well as providing data for the BBC, the Met Office also holds a contract with the Ministry of Defence. Other people have taken to Twitter to say how they have been affected.

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The Met Office is working to restore its systems as soon as possible.

BBC Radio Devon

In Torquay at Torre Station, reports suggest that all of the traffic lights have failed. Approach with care.