BBC Devon and Cornwall Live: 2-6 April

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

Live Reporting

Wanted: Police appeal for help finding manpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Del Crookes
BBC News Online
Police are trying to find a man who is wanted for breaching the terms of his bail.
Daniel Blakeman, 32, was originally charged with theft-related offences.
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Police say Daniel Blakeman is 6ft 3ins (1.9m) and of medium build
Officers say they have tried to locate and arrest him, but are now appealing to the public for help finding him.
He is believed to be in the St Austell, Camborne, Newquay and Bodmin area and police say he is not a direct threat to the public.
Devon duo out of bowls fourspublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Devon's Natalie Chestney and Sophie Tolchard's hopes of a medal with England's women's four are over after the team was knocked out of the Commonwealth Games.
Newton Abbot's Chestney and Torquay's Tolchard, along with teammates Ellen Falkner and Sian Honnor, beat Fiji 19-11 in their third match on Friday.
But two losses in their opening two games to Malta and India mean they cannot make the knockout stages.
The Devon duo still have a chance of medal next week when they team up in the women's pairs for England.
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Meanwhile Tolchard's older brother Sam still had a chance of a place in the knockout rounds of the men's pairs.
He and partner Louis Ridout beat Botswana 24-9 in their second game on Friday.
They must beat pool leaders New Zealand in their final match on Saturday and hope second-placed Cook islands lose to Fiji in their last game.
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Officers praised for helping family of cliff fall boypublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Twitter
Devon and Cornwall Police have praised officers in Tavistock for their role in helping the family of an 11-year-old-boy who fell 200ft (60m) from a cliff in north Devon.
Food and drink was arranged for family members after they were transported by uniformed officers from Lynton to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
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Deaths of brothers swept off rocks was 'accidental'published at 12:26 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online
The deaths of two brothers who drowned after "freak waves" swept them off rocks in Cornwall was "accidental", a coroner has concluded.
Charles and Robert Allen died while fishing near Treyarnon Bay in September 2017.
An inquest in Truro heard how the brothers were “taken in opposite directions, Rob taken out to sea and Charles to shore”.
The RNLI said the charity was now carrying out an education programme for anglers on carrying appropriate safety equipment and means of communication.
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Coastguard describes dramatic Cornish rescue effort
Boy's 200ft fall from cliff was 'awful accident'published at 11:55 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency says an 11-year-old boy falling 200ft (60m) from cliffs in Devon was an "awful accident".
Emergency services were called to the Valley of Rocks at Lynton at about 18:25 on Thursday.
The boy was found at the bottom of the cliffs and winched up.
He is currently in hospital in Bristol with a double fracture of the fibia and an injury to his back.
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This was an awful accident and a tragic reminder that although the UK’s coastline is spectacular to explore – it can also be very, very dangerous. Even for the experienced, it can be very easy to lose your footing, slip and fall.
James Instance, HM Coastguard
Leander's Jackson misses out on final spotpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Plymouth Leander's Jessica Jackson has missed out on a place in the final of the 50m freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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The 20-year-old Plymouth University student finished sixth in her semi-final in a time of 26.08 seconds.
Jackson still has the 100m freestyle to swim in starting on Sunday.
Brothers drowned after 'freak waves' swept them off rockspublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
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Amy Gladwell
BBC News Online
Two brothers drowned when "freak waves" swept them off rocks while fishing on a family holiday near Treyarnon Bay in Cornwall, an inquest has heard.
Charles Allen, 21, tried to save his brother Robert, 30, who was knocked into the sea by a "huge freak wave" which crashed against a cliff, a witness said.
The brothers from Bristol were involved in the accident on 4 September 2017.
Charles was rescued by a lifeboat but later died in hospital while the body of Robert Allen was found a week later at Booby's Bay.
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Charles and Robert Allen were described as "conscientious" fishermen
Devon nutritionist says sugar is 'not vital' as tax startspublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
BBC Radio Devon
Soft drinks with a high sugar content are subject to a new tax from today - as part of the government's plans to reduce obesity.
Shoppers could pay a tax of up to 24p a litre, depending on the amount of sugar in each product.
Most drinks recipes have already been altered to reduce sugar levels, and the tax that must be paid.
Sarah Flower - a nutritionist in Devon - says sugar is "not vital" like some guidelines state and people are often given misinformation.
"Sugar has no nutritional benefit whatsoever, no health benefit whatsoever. It is just empty calories."
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Fire damage at Cornish barn conversionpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A barn conversion has been badly damaged in a blaze in Cornwall.
Crews worked throughout the night to contain the fire in St Minver, Wadebridge Community Fire Station said.
It added that nobody has been injured.
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Bigbury Bay View Cafe proposed in revamped planspublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
BBC Radio Devon
A beach cafe with views to Burgh Island in south Devon could be replaced with another cafe.
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An application by Galion Homes, external puts four new homes on the site and puts the cafe under the easterly property.
The application follows a successful appeal against previous plans for four homes on the site without a cafe.
A planning inspector agreed that the cafe was an important part of the local community and should not be lost.
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Cornwall travel: Sheep on the road at Valley Trucklepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
BBC Radio Cornwall
At Valley Truckle on the B3266 at the A39 Boscastle turn-off, there are reports of sheep on the road.
Plans to convert old Dartmoor building into holiday homepublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Sophie Pierce
BBC Radio Devon
A project to convert an old pumping station on Dartmoor into a holiday home goes before planners later.
The small single-storey building has stood derelict by the side of the road near Two Bridges for decades.
Cathy Riley and Craig Woolley bought the pump house at auction and want to breathe new life into the building.
However, planning officers say turning it into a holiday let would be an "unsustainable development" and would "not enhance the landscape".
The plan will go before members of Dartmoor National Park Authority with the recommendation for refusal, but Dartmoor Forest Parish Council says something needs to be done to "stop the building being an eyesore".
Sugar tax to fight tooth decay, obesity and diabetespublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Cornish Stuff
The sugar tax, which comes into force across the country affecting drinks which contain added sugar, has been welcomed across Cornwall., external
Tolchard gets first Gold Coast winpublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Devon's Sam Tolchard and partner Louis Ridout finally got their first win in the men's pairs bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Torquay-born Tolchard - who won pairs bronze in Glasgow four years ago - and his partner beat Papua New Guinea 28-14 on the Gold Coast.
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It came after a tough start for the pair on Thursday with a loss to the Cook Islands and a draw with Fiji.
They will face Botswana later on Friday before their final pool game against New Zealand on Saturday knowing wins in both those games should be enough to send them into the knockout stages.
Cornwall travel: Place Ferry out of servicepublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
BBC Radio Cornwall
The Place Ferry is currently out of service due to the choppy sea conditions.
Man charged with taking eggs and disturbing rare birdspublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
A man has been charged with a number of rare bird offences.
The 49-year-old, from Plymouth, is accused of disturbing rare species of birds including a golden eagle and an osprey in Scotland.
He has been charged in relation to the taking of and disturbing protected birds, their nests and eggs, police have said.
Further alleged offences relate to nest disturbance and the taking of eggs of rare Devon birds including a hobby, peregrine falcon and a little-ringed plover from sites on Dartmoor.
These offences are alleged to have taken place throughout 2016.
Exmoor Search and Rescue on consecutive call-outspublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Twitter
Exmoor Search and Rescue were out on three "follow on call-outs" on Thursday - the first time that's happened since any of the team could remember.
It helped with an injured walker, a missing man and aided the rescue of an 11-year-old boy who fell from cliffs in North Devon.
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'Crushing costs' affecting business in Exeterpublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
Harriet Bradshaw
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Some Exeter shop owners cannot afford to pay themselves the minimum wage because of "crushing costs", according to business woman and business improvement district director Mattie Richardson.
She is calling for an overhaul in business rates.
Kate Shirazi, who owns an independent cake shop and cafe which is closing this week, says she cannot afford to stay open.
"It doesn't make economic sense for us to open a shop where the rents, and then the rates on top, don't add up to what revenue we can get back. Simply, we can't afford the rents."
The government says it is listening to the concerns of businesses and has taken action.
Baby's life in my hands now says flight scare Tom Daleypublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
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"I can't just think about my life any more..." says dad-to-be Tom remembering flight turbulence scare.
Devon travel: Vehicle fire blows smoke across the A38published at 08:34 British Summer Time 6 April 2018
BBC Radio Devon
On the A38 at Haldon Hill heading towards Plymouth there's a vehicle fire. It's in a lay-by but drivers should be aware of smoke blowing across the road and possible delays.