Summary

  • 'Freak waves' swept brothers off rocks, inquest told

  • Boy, 11, 'seriously injured' after falling from cliffs

  • Work 'still needed' at Royal Cornwall Hospital says CQC

  • Wild Devon beaver 'run over and killed'

  • Man injured after falling 80ft down blowhole

  • Police investigate reports of trolley thrown from bridge

  • Updates from Tuesday 3 April until Friday 6 April 2018

  1. Exeter 46-10 Gloucesterpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 8 April 2018

    Jack Nowell scores two tries on his Exeter return as the Premiership leaders beat Gloucester to secure a play-off spot.

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  2. Weather: Overnight showers will clear tomorrowpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Weather

    Tonight will be cloudy at first with a spot of rain possible.

    There is a risk of some showery rain spreading up from the south in the early hours.

    Minimum Temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F)

    Weather map, 7 April 2018

    Tomorrow, showers should clear northwards through the morning.

    The cloud should break to allow some sunshine later in the afternoon.

    Maximum temperature: 9 to 12C (48 to 54F)

  3. Delays continue on A38 after tractor firepublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Emergency resurfacing work is being carried out on the A38 following an earlier tractor fire.

    The Highways Agency says delays are still expected in the area as a result.

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  4. Exeter prisoners rated according to potential violencepublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Jenna Hawkey
    BBC News Online

    HMP ExeterImage source, Google

    A new device that rates inmates according to their chances of being involved in violence and disturbances is being piloted at Exeter prison.

    Under the new scheme, prisoners are given a "score" based on their perceived likelihood of participating in assaults, fights or riots.

    Staff can use the data to help them make decisions such as which wing an individual should be placed in and prisoners' activity and work programmes.

    HMP Exeter is among 16 prisons piloting the scheme.

  5. Police appeal for witnesses following Newquay assaultpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Jenna Hawkey
    BBC News Online

    Bank Street, NewquayImage source, Google

    Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Newquay on Easter Saturday.

    The incident took place on Bank Street at about 16:30 on 31 March.

    A police spokesperson said: "If any member of the public has filmed the assault, it is vital that these people make themselves known to police as part of this investigation."

    A man has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and is due before Bodmin Magistrates Court at the end of April.

  6. New tax will help drinks companies to cut sugarpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

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    A soft drinks producer from Devon says the tax on sugary drinks will actually help manufacturers to reduce the sugar in their recipes.

    The new levy came into force today, and could add up to 24 pence onto each litre.

    Gabriel David, chairman of Luscombe Drinks in Buckfastleigh, says it means consumers will now expect less sugar in their drinks:

    "It the government comes in with this tax, they're beginning to talk about things, they're beginning to suggest that we don't want so much sugar, which helps companies likes ours to reduce our sugar on the expectation front.

    "People have choice, and if they're prepared for the reduction in sugar, then they're moving towards their own sugar intake."

  7. Cornish boy wants to be first pro footballer with cystic fibrosispublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Spotlight

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  8. New £35 charge for garden waste collection in Torridgepublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

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    People living in Torridge are being told that, from June, their green wheelie bins will only be emptied if they've subscribed to a new service costing £35.

    The district council says the initiative, which affects garden waste, is designed to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

    A weekly food waste collection service and fortnightly black bag collections are also being introduced.

  9. Nurseries closed over safeguarding issuespublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Four nurseries in Bideford and Barnstaple, attended by 450 children, are to be permanently closed.

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  10. Addict stole £7k from parents for 'cure'published at 16:17 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    A heroin addict spent £2,000 on a treatment which left him in a hallucinogenic state, a court hears.

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  11. Boy, 11, hurt in 200ft cliff fallpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    The boy from Los Angeles was found at the bottom of the cliffs in Devon and airlifted to hospital.

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  12. Pictures of cliff rescue of boy, 11published at 15:45 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    The first pictures have emerged of the rescue of an 11-year-old boy who fell 200ft (60m) down cliffs in north Devon.

    The boy is originally from Los Angeles and was visiting the Lynton area in north Devon.

    The victim has a double fracture of the fibia and an injury to his back and has been transferred to hospital in Bristol.

    Boy being winched
  13. Camper van ban on Exmouth seafront may be introducedpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A proposed ban on camper vans parking on Exmouth seafront could be in place from next month.

    In December, East Devon District Council's cabinet voted in favour of allowing them to park in council-owned car parks instead.

    If a traffic regulation order - now issued by Devon County Council - to completely ban camper vans from parking in a section of Queen's Drive is confirmed, the ban could be in place in May.

    New overnight camper van bays would then be created in council-owned car parks - 30 in the Queen's Drive Echelon car park, 20 in the Imperial Recreation Ground and 20 in Maer Road.

    Camper vans parked on Exmouth seafront
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    We do depend on tourism and visitors coming to Exmouth and we don't want to deter owner of camper vans from coming here for a few days. But what we are trying to do is to find more appropriate facilities for the camper van owners and their families."

    Councillor Mark Williamson

  14. Devon travel: Tractor fire on A38 in Bickingtonpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Radio Devon

    In Bickington on the A38 Pymouth-bound near the Caton turn off, there are reports of queuing traffic due to a tractor on fire.

    traffic standstillImage source, Graham Brodie
  15. Flower show a 'challenge' after cold and wet winterpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    This weekend sees the Cornwall Garden Society Spring flower show, external at the Boconnoc Estate near Lostwithiel.

    A fixture in the gardener's calendar, it traditionally marked the beginning of spring.

    But the cold and wet winter has been a challenge for growers and exhibitors.

    Daffodil grower David White won five times at last year's show but this time he is not so sure.

    "This year has been really difficult because they were all in the very cold weather we've had," he said. "They were all frozen, absolutely solid, literally a fortnight ago."

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  16. Hospital 'has further to go' says Cornwall health watchdogpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Cornwall's health watchdog says the Royal Cornwall Hospitals' Trust is making improvements but has "further to go" after a report said patients were "still at risk" there.

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the trust will remain in "special measures" because it hasn't made enough progress.

    Inspectors who visited in January say they still have "serious concerns about patient safety" - especially those in maternity and surgery.

    The hospital says it accepts the criticism and continues to work in all the areas of concern.

  17. MP Mercer and Labour campaigner in Twitter spatpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Plymouth Conservative MP Johnny Mercer's offer to join Labour journalist and campaigner Owen Jones on a door-knocking campaign in the city has led to an online spat between the two.

    Mr Mercer offered to go door-knocking with Mr Jones who replied with an offer of a public debate.

    That led Mr Mercer to question Mr Jones's enthusiasm for door-knocking - and the online ding-dong is ongoing.

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  18. Landslip rocks cover Totnes road for five weekspublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    A residential road is still blocked - five weeks after authorities were alerted.

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    Maudlin Road in Totnes was blocked by a landslip when a wall collapsed.

    Highways authority Devon County Council said: "Generally speaking, it’d be whoever owns that land, from which the land has slipped, who is responsible for clearing it up.

    "We’re looking into it, so as to move the matter on as quickly as possible."

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    Houses above the rock fall cannot get an ambulance or fire engine to them. We’re all using a private drive to turn our cars, and a neighbour can’t get her car out of her drive.

    Caroline Voaden, Lives near landslip

  19. 'Freak waves' killed brothers on holidaypublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Charles Allen was dragged into the water while trying to save his older brother Robert, an inquest hears.

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