Wave power plant is energy 'sinkhole'published at 00:35 British Summer Time 4 April 2018
Electricity goes into the £42m Wave Hub but none has come out since it was launched eight years ago.
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'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
Wave power plant is energy 'sinkhole'published at 00:35 British Summer Time 4 April 2018
Artist makes toaster using a dead rabbitpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
A former design student and taxidermist also makes items from dead rats, mice and squirrels.
Read MorePirates fly-half May to leave in summerpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Cornish Pirates fly-half Laurence May will leave the club for Championship rivals Ealing at the end of the season.
Read MoreCarey makes team of the seasonpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Brent Pilnick
BBC SportPlymouth Argyle's Graham Carey has been named in the League One team of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 28-year-old Irishman is the only player from the South West's EFL sides to be recognised at the league's annual awards.
Carey, who has scored 13 times this season, is also nominated for Goal of the Year for his strike at Blackpool on 30 December.
Police kicked punched and spat on over Easterpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
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End of X postPossible fresh probe into Tanis Bhandari murder casepublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
A multi-agency serious case review into events leading up to the murder of Tanis Bhandari is still being considered, external.
The 27-year-old was murdered by two men on New Year’s Day 2015 in Tamerton Foliot.
One of his killers, Donald Pemberton, had been arrested two weeks prior to the murder after brandishing two meat cleavers in a Stonehouse street. He was on licence at the time, having just been released from prison, and was released on bail by police following the incident.
Devon travel: Accident on A361 Tivertonpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
In Tiverton, on A361 North Devon Link Road, there is slow traffic due to an accident between Heathcoat way and Bolham Road.
Weather: Heavy and thundery showers clearing slowlypublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Bands of showers in the west will clear slowly eastwards during the night. There will be some longer periods of rain as the showers merge and the rain may also be heavy at times.
Strong to gale force southeasterly winds will turn to the southwest during the night, although the winds will be more variable near the north coast.
Minimum temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).
The heavy and possibly thundery showers will clear slowly eastwards on Wednesday. It will then become drier during the afternoon with some sunny periods developing.
Winds will become moderate or fresh from the west or northwest during the day and strengthen further by the end of the day.
Maximum temperature: 8 to 11C (46 to 52F).
Storey progress impresses Exeter Citypublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Exeter City midfielder Jordan Tillson says young defender Jordan Storey's progress is impressing his teammates.
Read MoreA30 fatal collision victim 'loved by everyone'published at 16:43 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Image source, Via Devon and Cornwall PoliceThe family of a man from Somerset who was killed in a road collision on the A30 near Exeter have paid tribute to a relative who was "loved by everyone".
Fifty-five-year-old Gary Dare, from Crewkerne, died after he was hit by a van while he was changing a tyre on the roadside at Alphington at about 12:25 on Monday, 26 March.
In their tribute, his family said: "At this time as a family we would like to say how devastated we are at the loss of a husband, son, father, brother and grandfather. He was loved by everyone.
"We would like to thank everyone who stopped to help us and to the emergency services for all they did."
Devon and Cornwall Police said, external officers from the Roads Policing Team were still appealing for witnesses.
Call to shut pub after coach nearly runs over man's headpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Police want a seaside resort pub’s licence suspended, external following reports that a late night incident could have resulted in a man being seriously injured or killed.
Drugs with street value of £20K seized in south Devon raidpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local Live
Image source, Brixham PoliceDrugs with an estimated street value of about £20,000 have been seized during a police raid in south Devon, police say, external.
Brixham Police said that its officers and others from Paignton raided a residential property while executing a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant.
A 33-year-old women was detained during the operation and what was believed to be class A and B controlled drugs, including cannabis, and suspected paraphernalia were seized.
Cornwall travel: Accident blocks Newquay roadpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
In Newquay, Marcus Hill is blocked due an accident between Mount Wise and Seymour Avenue.
Exeter lord mayor shares 'Islamophobic' Facebook postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe Lord Mayor of Exeter has apologised after sharing an "Islamophobic" Facebook post.
Councillor Lesley Robson, who represents the Priory ward on the city council, shared a post saying that a Tesco on Oak Street in London refused to serve a solider because he was in uniform and they were afraid it would offend Muslim customers.
The post asked people to share it if they thought it was "an outrage".
Mr Robson has since deleted it, saying: "I am sorry. As soon as I was told what it was, I deleted it."
The post, proven to be a fake, has been doing the rounds on social media since 2015.
A spokesman for Tesco previously confirmed that it is a fake, saying the supermarket chain "doesn't even have a store on Oak Street".
The picture of the Tesco branch feature in the post is actually in Stroud Green in London.
Van leaves elderly woman trapped in her homepublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
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End of X postDevon travel: Lorry in accident in Plymouthpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
In Plymouth, there are reports of an accident involving a lorry on Milehouse Road, near Batholomew Road.
Repairs disrupt water supplies in Yealmptonpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
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End of X postExeter and Devon councillor Joan Morrish dies, aged 91published at 14:39 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
Andrew Segal
BBC Local LiveFormer Exeter city and Devon county councillor Joan Morrish has died, aged 91, the city council says, external.
The former city Liberal Group leader died suddenly at her home on Saturday morning just six weeks after her husband, David - also a former city and county councillor - passed away at a local nursing home.
Mrs Morrish was a member of the city council for 21 years, representing the St Loyes ward. She served on the county council for 10 years.
The former St Thomas High School deputy head teacher retired from politics in 2012.
City council leader Pete Edwards said he was saddened by the news and that it was particularly sad that she died so soon after her husband passed away.
Fatal Launceston house fire 'not suspicious'published at 14:33 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
The death of a man found in a property in Launceston early on Easter Monday is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at the house in Penhole Drive at about 03:00. The man was found inside but died later.
Police said a file had been prepared for the coroner
Devon woman supports 'one-stop shops' for cancer diagnosispublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 3 April 2018
BBC News Health"One-stop shops" aimed at speeding up cancer diagnosis are being introduced across England.
The aim is to catch the disease earlier and prevent patients from being referred for several tests for different forms of the illness.
NHS England says this is a "step change" in the way people with suspected cancer are diagnosed and treated.
Anne from Paignton had bowel cancer 18 years ago and is in remission. She says early detection is "definitely the key".
