Nightclub set to reopen after being shut for seven yearspublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
One of Plymouth’s best known nightclub venues , externalcould re-open after being boarded up for years.
Summary
Bogus charity collections conman described as "saturated in dishonesty" jailed
Plymouth "murder" now being treated as "unexplained death"
Skinned cats found outside Truro Cathedral
Child sexual exploitation awareness campaign launched
Dartmoor Zoo tests positive for TB
Almost 13% of Cornish women kept smoking during pregnancy
Updates from Monday 12 March until Friday 16 March
Nightclub set to reopen after being shut for seven yearspublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Mental health units face closurepublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter, BBC Radio CornwallTwo supported living units, which help people with mental health issues in Cornwall, are facing closure in September.
The housing association, Home Group, says it cannot continue to run Roskear House in Camborne and Eastbourne Road in St Austell because of a "difficult funding decision" by Cornwall Council.
The authority says there'll be a new contract system from June and it's up to providers if they want to bid, adding it will continue to fund and support people to find new accommodation if necessary.
Cornwall travel: Penryn crash blocks roadpublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
The A394 in Penryn is blocked in both directions near the Treliever Roundabout after a vehicle crashed into a tree.
Devon travel: Plymouth road closed for emergency repair workpublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
- In Plymouth, Ashford Hill is closed for emergency repair work under the railway bridge, with a diversion in place
- There are reports of a collision in Teignmouth on New Road near Maudlin Drive
Fence erected in village parking warpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio DevonA parking row in a Devon village is escalating, with locals accusing the district council of "washing its hands of the affair".
A fence has been put up, cutting through the middle of a car park in Shillingford St George near Exeter, in a dispute over people parking on the grass.
The fence doesn't have planning permission but Teignbridge District Council is being recommended not to take enforcement action, because officers say it would not be expedient to do so.
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End of twitter postCrews deal with numerous flooding incidentspublished at 07:49 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Lynne French
BBC News OnlineCornwall Fire and Rescue Service says crews dealt with numerous weather-related emergencies in the county on Thursday night.
It says appliances were mobilised from Newquay, Falmouth, Perranporth and St Dennis to incidents involving flooding.
Rail users warned of track closures in Cornwallpublished at 07:45 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Railway lines west of Truro will close next week to allow upgrade work to be carried out on the track.
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End of twitter postTide times for Devon and Cornwallpublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Alex Osborne
BBC WeatherIf you're planning to head off to the coast today, here are the times of high water.
Spotlight's lunchtime news will have a full weather forecast on BBC One at 13:30.
£27m upgrade plan to transform centre of Plymouthpublished at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
A £27m plan aims to transform the centre of Plymouth, external, with new water features, play equipment and on-street trading.
Weather latest: Sunny spells and some heavy showerspublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Today there will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers - some of them heavy with the risk of thunder.
Later it will turn cloudier with showery rain pushing up from the south west.
Maximum temperatures 10 to 13°C (50 to 55°F).
Devon travel: Floodwater affecting roadspublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
- Lots of surface water on the roads - some of it deep in places - motorists warned to be prepared
- In Cullompton the B3181 is closed due to flooding between the M5 J28 and St Andrews Road
Cornwall travel: Floodwater affecting roadspublished at 07:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Drivers in Cornwall are being warned to take extra care on the roads as heavy rain overnight has led to lots of surface water - some of it deep in places.
Plans to heat outdoor pool with geothermal energypublished at 07:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
Work has started to drill for geothermal energy in West Cornwall in a bid to heat an outdoor swimming pool.
The idea is to use the heat from deep below the surface of the street to warm up the water in the Jubilee Pool in Penzance.
Engineers are drilling to reach hot rocks where temperatures are up to 35C (95F).
The drilling is costing about £1.5m and the EU has paid for much of the start-up costs.
Reports of flooding across the South Westpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Image source, Environment AgencyFirefighters across the South West have been called out to rescue people trapped in floodwater overnight.
Two motorists and three dogs were rescued from a car on the A303 near Upottery, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said.
In Cornwall, numerous flooding incidents were reported across the county.
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End of twitter post 3Parents fined £24m for pupil absencespublished at 02:36 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2018
Some parents say they budget for the cost of term-time fines when planning their family holidays.
Read MoreDartmoor Zoo tests positive for TBpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018
Sarah Gosling
BBC News OnlineDartmoor Zoo has received a positive test result for TB.
It was confirmed after the post-mortem of a lechwe antelope that had been euthanized at the zoo last year.
The zoo cannot send any animals to other zoos because of movement restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease under regulations.
Image caption, The movement of animals from the zoo is now restricted to prevent the spread of the disease
A spokesman said: "This is the first confirmed case of TB at Dartmoor Zoo and we are complying fully with all required biosecurity measures.
"Under regulations, we must now TB test a number of TB-susceptible species in our collection.
"We wish to reassure the public that there is no increased risk to our human visitors and that the zoo is open as usual".
Hollywood film zoo in TB outbreakpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018
Dartmoor Zoo inspired the 2011 film We Bought a Zoo, starring Matt Damon.
Read MoreWeather: Windy and wet overnight easing by dawnpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018
Patchy rain will turn increasingly persistent at times through this afternoon, and it will be cloudy too.
South-easterly winds will strengthen.
Wet and windy through this evening and overnight into Thursday with fresh to strong south-easterly winds.
Towards dawn, across southwestern districts, rain will ease and winds will start to drop.
Minimum Temperature: 4-9C (39-48F).
Wanted man believed to be in Camborne areapublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018
A 32-year-old man who was out on licence from prison and has been recalled due to breaching his licence conditions is being sought by police.
Officers said Byron Grenfell was originally sentenced on Tuesday, 2 May 2017, for assault.
They area appealing to the public for information about his whereabouts and to report any sightings via 101, quoting log number 0876 24/02/18, external.
He is described as white, 5ft 10in tall and of medium build.
Grenfell is believed to be in the Camborne area and is not considered a direct threat to the public.
Image source, Devon & Cornwall PoliceAlmost 13% of Cornish women kept smoking during pregnancypublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018
Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online
Almost 13% of all pregnant women in Cornwall continued smoking through their pregnancy last year, Cornwall Council have said.
Nearly 650 pregnant women in Cornwall smoked in 2016/17, despite the known increased risks of a premature birth, sudden infant death syndrome, asthma, diabetes and heart complications.
A statement from Cornwall Council said: "For a mum to be, quitting smoking is one of the things they can do to give their baby the best possible start in life".
The National Tobacco Control Plan for England has set a target to reduce smoking in pregnancy to 6% or lower by 2022.
Dr Caroline Court, interim director of wellbeing and public health, said: "The prevalence rate in Cornwall has decreased in recent years but there is still more work to be done.
"Much of this progress is down to the key role that midwives play in having conversations with women early in their pregnancies, and offering them help and support to quit."
