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Updates from Monday 5 February 2018 until Friday 9 February 2018
A committee of Cornwall councillors is calling for a more joined up approach to the commissioning of health and social care in the county.
It says the idea would make it easier to lobby the government for fairer funding.
But councillors claim the plan is "not about outsourcing or privatisation".
A public consultation will be held about the idea.
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Staff at Paignton Zoo are having to give animals contraceptive implants to control breeding after a case of TB in 2017.
An antelope died last May and 10 more had to be culled in September.
Five-year-old Asiatic lioness Maliya is one of the animals being given an implant.
Image source, Paignton ZooHer veterinary procedure involved a general anesthetic, an operation to insert the contraceptive implant under her skin and a general health check.
It was carried out by the in-house vet team in the off-show lion den.
Paignton Zoo has five Asiatic lions - 14-year-old Indu, cubs Yali and Arya plus their mother and father, Maliya and Lucifer.
Quote MessageEven a single positive case of TB leads to movement restrictions on mammals. This prevents us from being able to move young mammals on to other collections. Hence the need to curtail breeding.
Quote MessageThere are lots of fit and healthy breeding animals here, representatives of rare and endangered species, many of which, like the Asiatic lions, are part of international efforts to conserve their species. In fact, Maliya and Lucifer are the second most important breeding pair in Europe. It’s frustrating, but we have to manage them responsibly until we can resolve the situation. We only have so much space."
Simon Tonge, Paignton Zoo executive director
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
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Sutton Harbour Holdings has scaled back its proposals to develop the fish quay in Plymouth.
Local fishermen were concerned about plans to develop a possible hotel, homes or shops near the entrance to the quay.
An agreement has now been published on the city council's website which appears to allow some development but also educational use relating to the development of the fishing industry.
Local fishermen have already put forward their own ideas about the development of the area, aimed at expanding their industry once Brexit goes ahead.
The agreement still has to be accepted by a planning Inspector in the city later.
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Image source, Devon & Cornwall PolicePolice want to trace a man wanted over a robbery which took place in Plymouth in November.
A man was assaulted by at least two men after an altercation outside a bar on North Hill at 05:30 on Wednesday 15 November.
The 31-year-old victim was followed through the North Cross underpass and then forced to take money out of a nearby cash point just before 06:00, officers said.
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Police have issued a warning after a series of catalytic converter thefts in Torquay, Newton Abbot and Totnes.
Officers said three were taken from vehicles, external in Devon between Saturday and Monday.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe catalytic converters were stolen while the vehicles were parked on the street outside the owners' homes, and also from several cars parked on industrial estates.
The vehicles being targeted were mainly Honda Accords, officers added.
Police are advising people to park under street lights, on driveways or in garages, and to avoid leaving them in exposed places such as industrial estates.
Officers have also asked scrap metal dealers to get in contact if they are offered any converters.
Charity Humanity Torbay says comments from Torquay's Chamber of Commerce are "appalling".
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A proposal by Cornwall Council to increase residents' parking by up to 60% is angering people in the town.
It could mean raising the charge for a resident's parking space to about £850 and a business permit to almost £1,500.
But local people said it was way above any other towns in Cornwall and the rest of the country.
There is a public meeting on the issue in St Ives this evening.
St Ives East Cornwall Councillor Richard Robinson said he feared it could put people out of business.
He said: "We are talking about businesses which are run by their owners, which are trading through the holiday season.
"They are people who themselves can't afford to live in St Ives, given the level of property prices and the level of rents in St Ives.
"To them, the scale of the increase really puts their business in jeopardy."
Cornwall Council said charges had remained the same for three years while demand for parking had increased, and that the increase would reflect the market value of the spaces.
The fish quay at Sutton Harbour is to be protected from residential development, after a major victory for Plymouth’s fishing industry and the city council.
In a surprise last-minute move, Sutton Harbour Holdings withdrew its plans to build over part of the fish quay, external on the eve of a pubic examination into waterfront provisions in the Plymouth and South West Devon joint local plan.
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Events are being held across Devon and Cornwall to mark the 100th anniversary of women first being given the right to vote in the United Kingdom.
On 6 February 1918, a law came into effect that allowed women over the age of 30, subject to minimum property qualifications, to vote for members of Parliament.
Full voting equality between men and women was not achieved until 1928.
Image source, PAThe suffragists established a small branch in Plymouth after the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918, and played a key role in the campaign.
Since then, the city has had a higher than average number of female MPs, with six since Nancy Astor, who was the first woman to take up a seat in the House of Commons in 1919.
Image source, Getty ImagesLady Astor served in Parliament for Plymouth Sutton until 1945, when she was persuaded to step down
Former Plymouth Moorview Labour MP Alison Seabeck said the city had a lot to be proud of.
"Plymouth's had an above average number of MPs," she said. "And, of course, it had the first woman MP [who sat in the House of Commons].
"But we can still do better. We've got lots of fabulous women standing in local council elections in May. Come on women of Plymouth - go out and vote, and vote for a woman."
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On the A30 westbound between Altarnun and Bolventor, there are reports of an accident.
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The Plymouth-based helicopter carrier and former Royal Navy flagship is returning to her Devonport base ahead of her planned decommissioning later this year.
However, commanding officer Captain Rob Pedre said she would remain at five days' readiness for deployment until she was taken out of service.
Thirty parents of children with Down's syndrome have tattoos to show their pride.
Read MoreCouncillors in West Devon will discuss their budget later, which could see cuts to non-statutory services, such as providing public toilets and maintaining public spaces.
The authority said it was is facing a funding shortfall of £900,000 by 2020/21.
Plans to fully merge with South Hams District Council to save money were abandoned after a public consultation showed people did not support the idea.
West Devon Borough councillors also voted 18 to 13 against the move in November.
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Image source, Royal NavyA Royal Naval warship is leaving its Plymouth base to lead a Nato task group.
The Royal Navy's amphibious assault ship, HMS Albion, is deploying to the Mediterranean to become the Nato flagship leading an international task group.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that, over the coming months, Albion would undertake presence and security operations, as well as conduct multi-national exercises with other Nato navies.
It is the first operational role Albion has had after a two-year modernisation programme.
The MoD is proposing to take the ship out of service, along with HMS Bulwark, as part of a package of cost-cutting measures.
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The first stage of exciting plans to heat a section of Jubilee Pool in Penzance using geothermal energy, external has begun.
Former British skeleton champion David Swift tells BBC Sport about his move to the armed forces.
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Five handy winter driving tips
With the temperatures forecast to drop, here are five handy hints for driving in snow and ice.
Frank Bird from Highways England has some advice for driving in bad weather.
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Staff at Dartmoor Zoo are moving two of their tigers to a new enclosure.
Adult Amur tigers, Dragan and Alisha, are being transferred to a newly-refurbished area.
It should mean that visitors will be able to see more of what they get up to.
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Owner Ben Mee said they would do everything they could to make the transition as easy as possible for the animals.
"We've trained them to go into a large crate. They're people-friendly - as long as you don't go in with them.
"They accept reassurance from the keepers, so I'm going to be driving my pick-up truck with a crate with a tiger and a couple of keepers soothing them in between enclosures."
