Summary

  • Businessman and ex-Royal Navy officer Charles Howeson to face trial

  • Police precept increase supported by panel

  • Hooded gang 'hate attack' on man in 60s

  • Man dies in Penzance tree crash

  • Swimmer dies after getting into difficulty

  • Truro stabbing: Boy, 16, guilty of wounding GBH

  • Transgender people 'face two-year consultation wait'

  • Instow could be first British beach to lose bathing water status

  • Updates from Monday 29 January 2018 until Friday 2 February 2018

  1. Exeter City A-A Forest Green Roverspublished at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Exeter's League Two match with Forest Green is abandoned at half-time after torrential rain in Devon.

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  2. Plymouth council to debate ditching single use plasticspublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    Councillors in Plymouth will debate a motion later calling on the city council to start phasing out single use plastics.

    The Labour group wants things like takeaway coffee cups, straws and cutlery to be banned from all council buildings and council-run events by the summer of 2020.

    The motion is also calling for the establishment of a task force this year involving local businesses, called the Plastic Free Plymouth Task Force, to get the whole city cutting back on single use plastics.

    Throwaway coffee cupImage source, Getty Images
  3. Cornwall sport: Wet weather postponed Truro City matchpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Matt Pengelly
    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Wet weather continued to disrupt local sport in Cornwall at the weekend.

    In football, Truro City's home match against Havant and Waterlooville was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

    Other sports teams did manage to play elsewhere, but it was not always good news.

    In rugby, there was no joy for Redruth as the Reds lost at Bury St Edmunds by 27-14.

    But there was a winning return for coach Liam Chapple at Camborne: the Cherry and Whites beat Weston-super-Mare 29-7.

  4. Devon travel: Problems in Torbaypublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    • One lane is blocked on the A380 near Marldon, at the Gallows Gate roundabout, heading towards Torquay, due to a broken-down vehicle
    • In Paignton, the A380 King's Ash Road is partially blocked around Colley End Road due to an accident. Traffic is very heavy in the area
    • In Torquay, Hele Road is blocked in both directions due to an accident between Orchard Road and Barton Hill Road. Traffic is heavy
  5. £2,000 raised for home owners affected by gas explosionpublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A woman whose home was damaged by a gas explosion last week in Cornwall says she has been overwhelmed by offers of help.

    A coffee morning at Carnkie village hall near Wendron this weekend raised £2,000 to help those affected by the blast.

    Fundraising event at Carnkie village hall

    One pensioner is still in hospital with severe burns and two families may have to wait a year before returning home.

    Penny Eddy, whose bungalow was hit by flying roof tiles, says lots of people have rallied round to help.

    "It's not a big village," she said. "But everybody has come and they've either come up to you, or rang, to offer help. And it's absolutely fantastic, it really is."

    BungalowImage source, ZAZAPOSTS
  6. Cyclist badly injured in Camborne crashpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Andrew Segal
    BBC Local Live

    A cyclist has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after a crash with a car near Camborne.

    Police said a 44-year-old local man was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after the crash on an unclassified road between Tehidy and Halgoss on Friday evening.

    The road was closed for four hours for an investigation and police have appealed for information.

  7. Broadband speed in Cornwall 'still lower than other areas'published at 08:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    The government says superfast broadband is now available to 95% of UK homes and businesses.

    It said it meant it had met a commitment it made to hit the target by the end of 2017.

    However, campaigners in Cornwall said accessibility in some rural areas still remained much lower.

    The South West has among the slowest internet connection speeds in the country.

    Businesses warned there could be "digital divide" for those who remained unconnected.

    Broadband speed test
  8. High tide times for the regionpublished at 08:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Alex Osborne
    BBC Weather

    If you're planning a trip to the coast or seaside, here are the next high water times around Devon and Cornwall.

    Tides

    We'll have the latest forecast on BBC Spotlight at 13:30.

  9. Weather: A grey start to the weekpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Weather

    It's a grey start to the week, before a band of rain is due to sink south through the middle of the day.

    Weather

    The rain will clear towards dusk, with clear spells emerging later.

    Maximum temperature: 12C (54F).

  10. BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwallpublished at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for Devon and Cornwall for Monday 29 January to Friday 2 February

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  11. Artist's impressions of new A30 plans revealedpublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Plans to construct a dual carriageway between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross roundabout have been revealed.

    A consultation has been launched, external, which will last until Monday 12 March and will allow the public to have their say on the £290m scheme.

    These plans show the proposed new route...

    Road route of proposed new A30 dual carriagwayImage source, Crown Copyright

    The 8.7 mile (13km) dual carriageway will see the replacement of the present Chiverton Cross with a new, two-level motorway-style roundabout.

    Plans for section A of the dual carriagewayImage source, Crown Copyright
    Plans for section A of the dual carriagewayImage source, Crown Copyright

    There will be a new two-level partial junction at Chybucca with west-facing slip roads connecting to the new dual carriageway.

    There will be the replacement of the existing roundabout at Carland Cross with a two-level motorway-style junction.

    Section B of the plan from Chybucca junction to ZelahImage source, Crown Copyright
    Artists' impression of the same sectionImage source, Crown Copyright

    There will be new bridges and access across the old and new A30.

    The existing A30 will be retained and new roads will be built to connect them together.

    There will also be 21 crossings for animals, woodland planting, hedgerows and a "green" bridge.

    Proposed section between Zelah and Carland Cross junctionImage source, Crown Copyright
    An artist's impression of the same sectionImage source, Crown Copyright
  12. Cornwall travel: Problems in Newlyn and A39 Carnon Downspublished at 07:57 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    • On the A39, between the Carnon Downs roundabout and Playing Place, there's a broken-down vehicle and caravan
    • In Newlyn, Chywoone Hill is closed in both directions between Belle Vue and Jack Lane due to an accident
  13. Devon travel: Problems in Torquay and on Haldon Hillpublished at 07:46 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    • In Torquay, Hele Road is partially blocked due to an accident between Orchard Road and Teignmouth Road. Traffic is heavy in the area
    • On the A38 Haldon Hill, Exeter-bound, one lane is closed due to a broken-down vehicle. Traffic is slow moving and queuing
    • On the A361, between the M5 and Tiverton, there are lane restrictions and a contraflow due to roadworks. There's busy traffic in both directions
  14. Lego 'lost from 1997 freighter' found at St Beespublished at 07:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Cumbria

    A piece of Lego believed to have been lost off the Cornish coast 21 years ago has been found on a beach in Cumbria.

    LegoImage source, Colourful Coast Partnership

    The plastic plant found at St Bees is thought to have been one of 4.8m pieces of Lego lost overboard from the Tokio Express in 1997.

    The freighter was hit by a big wave about 20 miles off Land's End and 62 containers fell overboard.

    The Colourful Coast Partnership, which found the piece, said it highlights the problem of plastic marine pollution.

  15. Video: Plans to dual eight-mile section of A30 Cornwallpublished at 07:40 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

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    Highways England plans to dual the eight-mile (13km) stretch between the roundabouts at Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross.

    If the plans are agreed, it will cost £290m and will open by late 2022.

  16. 'Bring a torch' warning to moor walkerspublished at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

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  17. Transgender woman 'not welcome' at churchpublished at 07:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2018

    Yve Taylor wants to become a vicar but says she has not been welcomed by some churches.

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