Devon travel: A3072 partially blocked by accidentpublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
In Holsworthy, the A3072 is partially blocked by an accident at Rydon Lane near to Holsworthy and Stratton Showground.
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Devon travel: A3072 partially blocked by accidentpublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Kingsbridge schoolgirls encouraged to study physicspublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
A day of special lessons and activities is being offered to girls at Kingsbridge Community College to encourage them to study physics.
The day has been organised by the Ogden Trust - a group which works to increase the number of students studying physics after the age of 16.
Activities include watching a play about the life of Austrian physicist Lise Meitner who worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics.
Counterfeit notes in circulation in Exeter and East Devonpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineFake £20 notes are being circulated in the Exeter and East Devon areas, police have said.
The force added the notes are of "poor quality" and appear to be photocopies.
They have been used as payment in shops and to pay for taxi services and businesses are being asked to keep their eyes peeled.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.
Heart attack jogger survives half-an-hour in cold waterpublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
A jogger from Torpoint who suffered a heart attack, fell into a canal and spent 34 minutes face down in the water, external, has made a miracle recovery - because the water was so cold.
Teignmouth to Shaldon Ferry not runningpublished at 10:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
The Teignmouth to Shaldon Ferry will not be running today due to the tides.
Day centre still set to close after council stands firmpublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Denis Nightingale
BBC Radio CornwallCamborne Town Council's finance committee has refused to change the decision to not give a grant to help a day centre in the town stay open.
It was a setback to the Friends of the Donald Thomas Day Centre group which has been told the centre is losing too much money and must close by the end of March.
Jean Charman, the chair of the trustees who made the closure decision, addressed campaigners after a meeting on Thursday.
She said: "There are options you've got where you can sort of work independently in the Donald Thomas Centre. We would only ask for peppercorn rent - that's all we would ask."
Campaigners said it was "hopeful" after these comments but still "disappointed" about the committee's decision to not reverse their decision on giving the day centre a grant to keep it open.
Image source, GoogleTruro City hope for Dartford repeatpublished at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC SportTruro City goalkeeper Tom McHale says the club are hoping for a repeat of the performance they put in against National League South leaders Dartford when the two sides meet on Saturday.
The White Tigers scored three times in the opening 20 minutes when they beat the Londoners 3-1 in November.
Image source, Getty ImagesCity have won just once since New Year's Day and are currently seventh in the table.
"When they came down here we did play them off the park, it was probably one of our best performances of the season," McHale told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"Hopefully we can have a repeat on that on Saturday and hopefully in the long run we don't let ourselves down with any more results like we've had in the past two weeks."
Pirates to end long wait for home gamepublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Cornish Pirates coach Alan Paver is hopeful the club will be able to host their first game in almost two months.
Read MoreBlack ice warning after Cullompton crashpublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
TwitterPolice in Cullompton are warning drivers to be "extra careful, external" on the roads this morning after black ice caused a crash.
Drivers are being urged to "give yourself extra time" and to "not rush".
Travel update: A39 partially blocked due to crashpublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
The A39 at Bude is partially blocked by a crash around the A3073 near to the turn for Atlantic Camping.
Woman's mission to encourage people to buy 'unusual' fishpublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
John Henderson
BBC SpotlightA fishmonger from Looe is trying to get more people to buy species that are frequently overlooked and exported abroad.
Angie Harrison says spider crabs, gurnard, scallops and cuttlefish in particular often end up on dinner tables across the EU.
However, she is concerned potential tariffs, customs, check delays, and European nations buying less UK products in protest after Brexit will have a negative impact.
Ms Harrison says eating more home-caught fish will help the UK industry because it is "worth a lot of money".
Leaking pipe leaves hole outside house for eight yearspublished at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Christine Butler
BBC Radio CornwallA woman in Hayle still has a hole outside her house eight years after a leaking pipe caused the road to collapse, while responsibility for the pipe is disputed.
In 2012, workmen dug up the highway to show that it was full of water from an old broken cast iron pipe and a broken sewer causing the nearby house to subside.
Owner Mel Sheridan says she has been fighting to get the water authority and the council to divert the pipe but "neither will accept responsibility for it".
"Without me fighting this, they're going to leave this cast iron pipe that's got a high charge of water flowing through it, 24 hours a day. They're going to leave this under these properties and just let this happen to somebody else all over again."
South West Water says the cast iron pipe has never been part of its network whilst Cornwall Council says it is not responsible for the water pipe in question.
University strike action due to proposed pension changespublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe University of Exeter has said it will "ensure academic outcomes" will not be affected, as industrial action takes place on its campuses.
It is one of 61 universities that have supported strike action over proposed changes, external to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - a national pension scheme.
The university said its priority is to "minimise disruption" to students while the action takes place throughout February and March.
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End of twitter postDevon travel: B3232 blocked by three-car accidentpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
- In Great Torrington the B3232 is blocked by an accident. Three vehicles are involved between Hatchmoor Common Lane and Darracott. A van is currently blocking the road.
- In Hemyock, Culmstock Road is partially blocked by an accident near Cornhill.
- In Exeter, there are reports of an accident on the A3015 Rydon Lane near Pynes Hill.
- In Lynmouth, there are reports of an overturned lorry on the A39 Countisbury Hill near Lynmouth Hill.
Woman, 24, missing from Plymouthpublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA 24-year-old woman has gone missing from Plymouth, police have said.
Nicole Knapman was last seen on Thursday at 13:00.
She is described as white, about 5ft (1.5m) tall and of slim build. She has brown hair which was tied up and was wearing black leggings and a black top over a green vest. She drives a white Ford KA.
Devon and Cornwall Police are concerned for Nicole’s welfare.
Anyone with information is being asked to call 999.
Woman's anger over lack of parking when she visits mumpublished at 07:54 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
A woman who needs to visit her elderly mum every day says she is getting angry at businesses and workers taking up all the nearby parking spaces., external
Weather: A dry and cloudy daypublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
It will be a dry day with some sunny periods but it will become cloudy at times.
Light or moderate east to southeasterly winds will freshen along the south coast later in the day.
Maximum temperature: 6C (42F).
Calls for taxi driver training to help 'vulnerable people'published at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2018
Calls for new rules to ensure all taxi drivers are trained to spot signs of child sex abuse, fraud and human trafficking are being backed by a Plymouth councillor.
Currently only half of Devon's councils have made the safeguarding training compulsory as a condition of taxi driver licensing.
The government's considering issuing new guidance to local authorities later this year and some councillors want ministers to insist the courses are rolled out everywhere.
Councillor Sally Bowie, from Plymouth City Council, says she wants a bill to go through parliament on the issue.
"At the end of the day I believe everybody wants to make sure that our most vulnerable people are safe in our society." she said.
Child sex offenders jailed on appealpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Two men who abused two girls are jailed after an appeal against their lenient sentences.
Read MoreMan falls down cliff trying to rescue his dogpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Image source, Bideford Coastguard Rescue TeamA man has minor injuries after falling 60ft (18m) down cliffs near Abbotsham Beach in north Devon.
The Bideford Coastguard Rescue Team said the man lost his footing and fell to the bottom while trying to rescue his dog.
He was treated by paramedics, who arrived at the scene first.
Image source, Bideford Coastguard Rescue TeamThe coastguard team says it worked with a helicopter crew to stabilise and evacuate the walker, as well as rigging up its rope rescue gear with Hartland Coastguard Team to pick the dog from the cliff face.
The man sustained relatively minor injuries and the dog was recovered unharmed.
Image source, Bideford Coastguard Rescue Team
