Two men have been arrested in Cornwall on suspicion of theft and remain in custody, police have said.

Officers say they received reports at about 08:45 of an incident in the Gunnislake area.

As part of the inquiry, police are also investigating a number of reports of suspicious behaviour in north Cornwall between Friday 16 February and today.

Officers say they would like to thank the public for their assistance in raising concerns and reporting the incidents.

Devon Live

A "dangerous" TV advert showing a female football player chewing gum, external, made by Devon-based Wrigley's, has been banned.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A commitment for Cornwall Council to phase out single-use plastics in the next two years has been passed, external.

The motion was introduced by eight councillors and supported at a full council meeting on Tuesday.

The Lib Dem member for St Germans and Landulph, Jesse Foot, says action needs to be taken now.

"We have to accept responsibility for the consequences of how we deal with, and work with, plastics," he told councillors.

"I had a litter pick with residents from Cargreen yesterday. We filled bags with plastic found on the banks of the River Tamar in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

"I know we can all talk the talk, but we must now walk the walk.

"To protect our unique and fragile natural environment, for the benefit of one and all in Cornwall, for generations to come, please support this motion."

Cornish Stuff

The competition watchdog is investigating Mole Valley’s proposed purchase of 48 Countrywide Farmers’ outlets, and has identified competition concerns in a total of 45 local areas, Cornish Stuff reveals., external

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BBC News Online

The organisers of Newlyn Fish Festival say the event will not take place this summer.

They say it is to let them develop the annual fundraiser for the Fishermen's Mission into an "even more dynamic celebration of the sea, Cornish seafood and Cornwall's proud fishing heritage" in 2019.

The annual one-day event has been taking place on August Bank Holiday Monday for the past 26 years.

Work is currently taking place to transform Newlyn Harbour, with a refurbished fish market relaunching later this year.

BBC Radio Devon

A special meeting is being held tonight in Ashburton to discuss the town not just getting rid of plastic bags but going totally plastic free.

Butchers and coffee shops have already offered to use containers brought in by customers.

Terhi Ikonen, a member of the Ashburton Plastic Free Facebook group, external, says something needs to be done to tackle plastic waste.

"Initially we are trying to stop single-use plastics, such as cups, straws and bags.

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"But of course it would be wonderful to go completely plastic free because we are drowning in the stuff.

"We have already been engaging local businesses in the Refill Devon campaign, external. That means that people can refill their plastic bottles free of charge."

BBL side Plymouth Raiders sack Neil Watson, Jawad Adekoya and Kinu Rochford for breaching club policy on banned substances.

BBC Spotlight

Weeks after he died from a heart attack, the family of a 42-year-old man from Cornwall are fundraising to try to stop another family facing the same tragedy.

Vinny Leack collapsed at his home in Roche on 12 December while his wife Ruth was out.

She and her three daughters are organising a fun run at the Eden Project this weekend to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.

Sisters Enna, Merryn and Lowen were at home with their dad when it happened.

"We came downstairs and he was lying on the floor. We thought he was just sleeping.

"We decided to wake him up and he wouldn't wake up. I was setting his alarm off on his phone next to his ear and he wouldn't wake up."

Ruth, Vinny's wife of 17 years, says they want to raise awareness of the issue.

"It's not something, especially at our age, you think is going to affect you.

"Obviously after this happened, we've been in contact with the British Heart Foundation - it's Britain's biggest killer.

"If there's anything that we all have, it's a heart. So it could happen to any of us."

Kevin Hay
BBC Spotlight

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A bundle of marine litter that has blighted a Cornish beach for five years has been turned into a high-end fashion item.

Locals had dubbed the waste at Pentewan Beach, near St Austell, "the monster" until environmentalists pulled it ashore and put photos of it on social media.

Fashion designer Dr Linda Thomas has since turned the plastic strands into a dress, which was unveiled at an eco-summit in London last night.

It is made from the plastic collected in Cornwall plus vintage orange cotton thread and shell buttons.

About 260ft (80m) of waste was layered up and used for the dress.

"It had been in the ocean for so long, but had not broken down," she said.

"It felt like an important part of the story, about what happens to all these bits of plastic once they're in the sea."

She said the rubbish came from a cargo spill and some has also washed up on the coast of Norway and Sweden.

Dr Thomas previously made a dress from discarded body boards dumped on beaches, to highlight the waste they create.

Struggling on the pitch and run by a "mysterious" chairman off it, Torquay United fans fear for the future of their club.

Jordan Moore-Taylor's equaliser for Exeter City at Crewe was the club's 'goal of the season', says boss Paul Tisdale.

Police say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of missing Dylan Henty, and have renewed an appeal.

The 47-year-old lives in supported housing in Newquay and left at about 17:00 on Saturday.

Dylan has a historic brain injury which causes him to have problems with his speech and he can become confused and agitated.

He is also susceptible to seizures.

Police say the longer Dylan is missing, the more vulnerable he will become.

Dylan often travels by train and has previously travelled to Exeter and Newton Abbot.

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BBC News Online

Cornwall Council has agreed to write a letter to the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) asking it to look again at staff parking charges, external.

Councillor Mario Fonk, who proposed the recommendation, says abolishing the fees may help to attract and retain key health staff.

"The purpose of this motion is to highlight the injustice of forcing NHS staff to pay for the privilege of parking while they are busy saving lives," he told the council meeting.

"I appreciate that the RCHT needs to balance their books, but this must be done by getting the government to improve their health funding for Cornwall, not by penalising their staff.

"The car park is run as a business, which does not really benefit the hospital, staff, patients or visitors."

Staff pay different amounts to park at work in Cornwall, depending on what they earn.

A top earning consultant will pay £500 a year, while the lowest earning part-timers will pay £167 a year.

The RCHT says its employees pay less than some others across the country.

It added if charges were cut, it would have to divert funds from patient care so it could meet its contractual obligations.

Torquay boss Gary Owers says the referee for their 3-2 loss to Sutton United is not good enough for the National League.

Debris from a fire-hit cafe in Plymouth remains on nearby streets after the building was "extensively damaged".

Customers managed to get out of Fandom Cafe, on the ground floor, before fire crews arrived. A number of residents in flats above were evacuated.

Bosses said they were "shocked and hugely saddened" after the blaze on Tuesday evening.

The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental.

Cornwall Live

The council will now become a "private developer" and says it will build the houses in Truro, Penzance, Bodmin, Newquay, Falmouth, Camborne, St Austell, Redruth, Hayle, St Ives, Saltash, Helston, Launceston, and Penryn, external.

Plymouth Herald

A flu outbreak at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth has resulted in bays having to be "closed" to new patients, external.

BBC Weather

A few patches of mist and fog may take a while to clear this morning, but otherwise a dry and mainly sunny day is expected with light winds.

Maximum temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).

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Crossing the River Tamar may cost drivers more from next year, councillors in Cornwall have been told.

The need to increase toll charges follow a drop in revenue, Geoff Brown, Cornwall Council’s transport portfolio holder, warned ahead of a vote on the budget.

The proposed 20% increase - the first in 10 years - would see the toll rise from £1.50 to £1.80 in July 2019.

The bridge is jointly run by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council.

David List, general manager of the Torpoint Ferry and Tamar Bridge said as well as a slight fall in revenue, costs were increasing and projects, such as for new offices, need to be paid for.

“Any price increase would be subject to legislative requirements, which would include support from both full councils, then the proposal would be subject to approval from the Secretary of State for Transport,” he said.

• Watch the debate: Cornwall Council Webcast, external

This post was amended on 23/02/18 at 13:20 as the original report incorrectly said the toll rise was approved by councillors.