Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 February until Friday 2 March 2018

  1. Seven-year-old girl dies in Looepublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018
    Breaking

    A girl has died after a collision in Looe.

    Police say they were called at about 14:30 to reports of a Nissan car colliding with a house on Bodrigan Road.

    The girl, believed to be a pedestrian, suffered life-threatening injuries and died at the scene.

    Her next of kin have been informed.

    Closures are in place in the area as emergency services attend the incident.

  2. Devon schools set to close tomorrowpublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    • Abbotskerswell Primary
    • Ashburton Primary School
    • Bampton CE Primary School
    • Beechwood Primary Academy
    • Bere Alston Primary School
    • Bidwell Brooke School, Dartington
    • Blackawton Primary
    • Bowhill Primary School Exeter
    • Brixington Primary Academy, Exmouth
    • Brook Green Centre for Learning, Plymouth
    • Buckfastleigh Primary School
    • Buckfast St. Margaret's Academy,
    • Cann Bridge School, Plymouth
    • Charlotte Street, Plymouth
    • Cheriton Bishop Primary
    • Christow Community primary
    • Chudleigh Knighton C of E Primary School
    • Christow Primary
    • Chulmleigh Community College
    • Chulmleigh Primary
    • Churston Ferrers Grammar School
    • Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
    • College Road Primary School, Plymouth
    • Courtlands Special School Academy, Plymouth
    • Dartmouth Academy
    • Devonport High School for Girls
    • Devonport High School for Boys
    • Diptford C of E Primary School
    • Drake Primary Closed, Plymouth
    • Dunstone Primary School
    • Eden Park Primary School Academy in Brixham
    • East Allington primary
    • East Worlington Primary Sch
    • Ellen Tinkham School and College, Exeter
    • Exeter School
    • Ford Primary School, Plymouth
    • Gatehouse Primary Academy in Dawlish
    • Goosewell Primary,Plymouth
    • Ham Drive Nursery School & Day Care, Plymouth
    • Harbertonford Primary School
    • Hele's School. Plympton
    • Hennock Primary
    • High Street Primary, Plymouth
    • High View School, Plymouth
    • Holbeton Primary School
    • Ide Primary School in Exeter
    • Ilsham CofE Academy
    • Kingskerswell Primary School
    • Kingsbridge Community college
    • Kingswear Primary
    • Knowle Primary School, Plymouth
    • Lampard Community School in Barnstaple
    • Lapford Primary
    • Laira Green Primary School
    • Lifton School
    • Longcause School, Plympton
    • Manadon vale primary school, Plymouth
    • Morice Town Primary,Plymouth
    • Marlborough Primary, Plymouth
    • Malborough with South Huish Primary school
    • Mill Water school, East Budleigh
    • The Maynard School, Exeter
    • Manadon Vale Primary School
    • Mayfield School including the Chestnut Centre, Brixham, and 6th Form site, Paignton
    • Mill Ford Community Special School, Plymouth
    • Modbury Primary School
    • Moretonhampstead Primary School
    • Musbury Primary School
    • Newtown primary school in Exeter
    • North Devon Academy
    • Notre Dame Plymouth
    • Oakwood Primary Academy
    • Offwell C of E Primary School
    • Orchard Vale Community School
    • Our Lady and Saint Patrick's School in Teignmouth
    • Path Field School, Barnstaple
    • All Petroc Campuses in North and Mid Devon
    • Paignton Community and Sports Academy
    • Pilgrim Primary Plymouth
    • Plym Bridge Nursery School & Day Care
    • Plympton Academy Prince Rock Primary,
    • Plymouth St Boniface's Catholic College,
    • Plymouth St. Helen's Church of England (VA) Primary School
    • St Leonard's CE Primary School
    • St Mary's Catholic primary school, Torquay
    • St Peter's CE Primary, Plymouth
    • St Wilfrid's School, Exeter
    • Shakespeare Primary School in Honicknowle
    • Sherwell Valley Primary School
    • Sidbury CE Primary Sidmouth CE Primary School
    • Stuart Road Primary, Plymouth
    • Stoke Damerel Primary, Plymouth
    • Stoke Damerel Community College, Plymouth
    • Stoke Fleming primary
    • Stowford School, Ivybridge
    • Tor Bridge Primary School, Plymouth
    • Torridge Academy
    • Torquay Boys' and Girls' Grammars
    • Upton St James CE Primary School
    • Vranch House Exeter
    • Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
    • West Exe School
    • Whipton Barton Infant and Junior Schools
    • Widey Court Primary School, Plymouth
    • Woodlands Special School, Plymouth
    • Woodlands Park Primary School in Ivybridge
    • Woodwater Academy, Exeter
    • Yealmpton Primary School
    • Yeoford Primary School

    Updated details can be found on the relevant councils' websites.

  3. Farmer tows ambulance in Mylor Bridgepublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Paul Dale from Restronguet Barton Farm has been helping out in the snow in Cornwall.

    He even pulled an ambulance up the hill after it got stuck in Mylor Bridge on Wednesday.

    Paul Dale in Mylor BridgeImage source, Patrick Polglase
  4. Weather forces Plymouth shopping centre to closepublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

    Plymouth's Drake Circus shopping centre has closed early due to the weather.

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  5. Travel: Accidents across the South West as Storm Emma hitspublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    BBC Spotlight

    Devon

    • On the M5 the southbound entry slip road is closed at Junction 30 at Exeter due to snow
    • The M5 is slow moving in both directions between Exeter and Taunton
    • In Ipplepen the A381 is closed at Combefishacre Lane due to an accident
    • In Exeter, Holloway Street at the junction with Friars walk is hazardarous due to ice. Between Lympstone and Exmouth Wotton Lane is blocked in both directions due to an overturned vehicle
    • On the A3052 between Newton Poppleford and Bowd the road is blocked due to a broken down bus
    • In Okehampton, Tanner's Hill is blocked in both directions between Fowley Cross and Thorndon Cross due to an accident
    • On A30 in both directions around Okehampton is blocked due to the weather and accidents The A386 between Okehampton and Thorndon Cross blocked both directions due to an accident
    • On the A39 at Parracombe we have reports of abandoned cars blocking the road. At Blackmoor Gate the A399 is blocked in all directions by snow
    • On the A385 between Dartington and Totnes traffic is stop start. In Totnes on the A381 Western By Pass we've got reports there's slow moving traffic
    • The A381 from Kingsteignton to Teignmouth is stop start
    • On the A38 between Haldon Hill and Plymouth there's snow and ice in places with very difficult driving conditions
    • Also on the A38, we have reports that the road is blocked towards Exeter from South Brent onwards with HGV's getting stuck. The Plymouth carriage way has one lane flowing

    Cornwall

    • In Looe on Bodrigan Road we've got reports there's an accident. Near St Austell at Pentewan Sands we've got reports there's an accident
    • At Bylane End on the B3252 near the Menheniot turn off reports there's an accident

    Somerset

    • The A30 is closed in both directions between Chard and Howley due to an accident
  6. Guest houses open their doors to the homelesspublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Ally's Retreat in NewquayImage source, Google

    A number of guest houses and B&Bs have said they will take in homeless people who want shelter from the severe weather.

    Ally's Retreat in Newquay, external said: "Any homeless in Newquay tonight welcome to my house for a bed. Please pass it on to anyone you know or see in town today."

    Kirribilli guest house is also offering up beds for the homeless.

    The DISC charity says all homeless people in the town managed to find a bed on Wednesday night.

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  7. Your pictures: People make the most of 'Snow Day 2018'published at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Del Crookes
    BBC News Online

    After warnings to stay off the roads in Devon and Cornwall, many people are making the most of being off work or school to have fun in the snow.

    Gary May from Brixington, Exmouth, wrote on Facebook: "Just giving the grass a mo whilst it's dry☀️."

    Gary MayImage source, Gary May

    Tamsin Woodhead sent in this arty shot of Penzance promenade.

    Penzance promenadeImage source, Tamsin Woodhead

    Sarah Wroe says she has been having fun with the kids in Helston.

    Sarah Wroe's kidsImage source, Sarah Wroe

    Jenny Skidmore from St Austell wrote on Facebook: "My Springer spaniel "Toby" loving the snow❄."

    Jenny Skidmore's dogImage source, Jenny Skidmore

    Have you got any pictures you want to share with us? If so, please email them in.

  8. Cornwall Council issues update on public transportpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

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  9. New-born lambs 'coping with snowy weather'published at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Hundreds of new-born lambs are having to cope with the unusually cold weather.

    Sheep farmer Steve Penberthy, from a farm near Helston, said they were doing well so far.

    He said: "When they're in the field, the ewes will barricade them from the wind. They seem to cope fine.

    "Snow changes things - we have to put hay and silage out for them. Our colleagues in the north of England have been doing that for the last two months, so we're quite lucky down here."

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  10. Buses in Cornwall to be pulled out of service before 16:00published at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    People in Cornwall are being advised not to go out unless it is absolutely necessary, external due to the severe weather conditions in the county, which is causing dangerous road conditions.

    A number of train services are cancelled, except the branch line between Truro and Falmouth.

    Paul Smith, operations manager of First Kernow buses in Cornwall, says there are going to be cancellations to all of its services across the county before 16:00.

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    "This is why we've put out an announcement advising all customers to make their return journeys as soon as possible because we are going to have to start pulling vehicles in, purely from a safety perspective."

  11. Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry offices to closepublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

    Tamar Bridge

    The customer service offices of both the Tamar Ferry and Torpoint Ferry are closing for the afternoon due to the adverse weather conditions.

    The offices may run on reduced opening hours tomorrow depending on the impact of tonight's weather, but updates will be posted on the committee's Facebook page. , external

  12. Flybe cancels all Exeter flights this afternoonpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

    Flybe

    Flybe have announced that all of their flights from Exeter after 15:00 today are now cancelled, due to the worsening weather conditions.

    In a statement, Flybe said "those customers requiring a hotel overnight should make their own arrangements and can apply for a refund of any reasonable expenses incurred".

    Flights can be rebooked to the same destination within the next seven days at no extra charge.

    Customers are asked to visit their website for more details. , external

  13. Waste collection cancelled in South Westpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

    Waste and recycling collections remain cancelled in the South Hams today due to the weather.

    In a statement, South Hams District Council said "if your refuse or recycling is not collected as normal, please be patient and collections will be made as soon as possible".

    The council also asked residents not leave their wheelie bins out overnight, "as high winds are due to hit the South West".

    The council has also closed its offices at Follaton House, as staff work remotely.

  14. Dartmoor rescue team ready to help in snowpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Andrew Segal
    BBC Local Live

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    Dartmoor Search and Rescue's team from Ashburton is preparing to help in the area of the hill on the A38 near Exeter.

    A severe weather response plan had to be created for Telegraph Hill and Haldon Hill, on the A38 and A380, near Exeter, in response to heavy snowfall in 2009 and 2010.

    Motorists were stranded for up to eight hours in their vehicles during that snowfall.

  15. Travel: Accidents and breakdowns abound in bad weatherpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    BBC Spotlight

    Devon

    • On the A38 Haldon Hill Plymouth bound we have reports of an accident
    • We've got reports the A38 is blocked towards Exeter from South Brent onwards with HGV's getting stuck, the Plymouth carriage way has one lane flowing
    • On A30 Eastbound between Five Mile Hill and Alphington Junction there is slow traffic due to an accident with two vehicles involved
    • The A380 is closed between Telegraph Hill at Splatford Split and Kingsteignton
    • On Buckfast Road near Dart Bridge Road there has been an accident with two vehicles involved
    • In Dartington on the A384 between Huxham's Cross Estate and Shinners Bridge reports there's a broken-down vehicle
    • In Torquay on Avenue Road near Old Mill Road there are reports of a broken-down vehicle
    • On the A30 between Daisy Mount Cross and Clyst Honiton heading towards Exeter reports there's an accident
    • All Falcon services from Plymouth to Bristol are now suspended. Bristol to Plymouth are currently operating
    • Exeter Airport's Runway is closed due to the heavy snowfall. Aircraft due to arrive this afternoon will be diverted
    • Between Okehampton Services and Meldon Junction on the A30 Cornwall bound there is slow traffic due to an accident

    Cornwall

    • Between West Looe and Polperro on the A387 Polperro Road there's slow moving traffic in both directions due to an accident
    • On the A3052 between Newton Poppleford and Bowd the road is blocked due to a broken-down bus
    • Between Liskeard and Merrymeet the A390 is partially due to broken-down lorry
  16. East Devon council closes offices and depotspublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

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  17. Premier League darts night at Westpoint Exeter cancelledpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

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  18. A38 comes to a standstillpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

    Traffic has stopped on the A38 at South Brent.

    We have received reports of an accident at Haldon Hill.

    A38
  19. Stagecoach suspends all Torbay bus servicespublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC News Online

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