Del Crookes
BBC News Online

A man is seriously ill in hospital after being hit by a train at Torquay Station on Saturday evening.

British Transport Police say the victim is "in a critical but stable condition".

Officers say they think about 30 people saw the man being hit, some of which were children.

Witnesses say three paramedics cars arrived within three or four minutes and two air ambulances landed on the pitch at the rugby club opposite Torquay Station.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

Police are trying to track down a man (pictured) who may have witnessed a fight in Plymouth.

Officers say he may seen the confrontation, which took place at the Spar store on Armada Way at about 16:40 on Wednesday, 21 February.

A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and released under investigation pending further inquiries.

No-one was injured during the fight.

Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Exeter's Jamie Chestney and Torquay's Sam Tolchard have helped England's fours team to an opening victory in bowls at the Commonwealth Games.

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They had a comfortable 25-6 win over Singapore to go level with Scotland at the top of their pool.

They face Brunei in their next game on Tuesday.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Plymouth Leander's Ben Proud broke the Commonwealth Games and British record to qualify fastest in the 50m freestyle at Gold Coast 2018.

The reigning champion clocked a time of 21.30 seconds to win his heat.

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"It's a personal best, some people said I'd never go 21.30 again, but I've done it," Proud told BBC Sport.

Leander teammate Tom Fannon finished joint third in his heat in 22.09 seconds to join Proud in Tuesday's final.

The pair will go for gold at 10:45 BST on Tuesday.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in parts of Devon.

Heavy rain is expected this evening until 10:00 on Tuesday.

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Francesca Gould
BBC News Online

Tourism businesses have criticised the timing of roadworks on one of the main routes connecting Devon and Dorset.

Delays are expected on the A35 at Chideock from today and the roadworks are expected to continue throughout April.

There is concern as a number of schools are still on their Easter break and many tourists will be in the area.

Highways England says it has to balance weather conditions with the demands of a busy route.

Francesca Gould
BBC News Online

Work to move a huge tree, that could live for 1,000 years, to a new site will begin later.

The Gingko tree needs to be moved due to the redevelopment of East Devon District Council offices in Sidmouth.

It's on the lawn in front of the building and it's being relocated to an area lower down in the gardens.

One-hundred-and-thirteen retirement flats are due to be built on the site.

The oldest recorded Ginkgo biloba tree is 3,500 years old., external

Cornwall Live

Cornwall's mass sausage dog walk has been topped at Heaton Park in Manchester, external after only two weeks of holding the world record.

BBC Radio Cornwall

A new campaign group has been launched in Cornwall to represent women with autism.

The "auti-jettes" has been formed to counter the view that autism just affects boys and men.

Organisers say it has been started because of the current consultation into adult social care charges in Cornwall, external, which affects some people with autism.

Debbie Evans, a qualified nurse who is also on the autism spectrum, says more women are now being diagnosed in later life. She said: "We feel very strongly that the autism spectrum is seen as male-dominated and a boy issue.

"But actually there are more and more women out there coming out as being diagnosed, some of them as late as in their 50s and their 60s."

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Torquay United boss Gary Owers criticises the referee after two red cards in his side's National League loss at Dover.

Devon Live

A garden shed perched perilously on the edge of a 100ft (30m) drop after a series of cliff falls has had a 'for sale' sign put on it by a desperate homeowner, external.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

The boating ponds on the site of the former Exmouth Fun Park are being filled in to create a new play space for local people.

East Devon District Council gave the go-ahead for a new and free dinosaur-themed play area on Queen's Drive.

The plans also include a food and drink area, an outside bar and seating area with temporary retail/catering stalls, and an outside events space.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Serious safety concerns have been raised by residents about plans for 61 new homes in Exeter.

The Gipsy Hill Lane Residents Association has strongly objected to the plans from Linden Homes near to the Gipsy Hill Hotel.

People are concerned about access to their homes and the hotel, as well as the risk of "long queues" in the area.

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In a statement, residents said: "Given there is only one way in and out of our residences, we have serious concerns about the impact that the extensive building works would have. Large construction vehicles and the associated workers would be travelling through the business park, up the narrow Pinn Lane and along the even narrower Gipsy Hill Lane, to reach Sandrock on a daily basis."

Linden Homes say a road safety audit has been completed on the current highways design which has not identified any concerns.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

Police say the pilot of a light aircraft, which crashed on Sunday evening, was not injured.

The microlight came down near the woods at Goodleigh near Barnstaple.

The pilot is arranging recovery of his aircraft.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

A child was flown to hospital after being hit by a car at Watergate Bay, Newquay, on Sunday afternoon.

A police spokesman said the young girl involved was on foot and has a suspected broken ankle. She was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske.

The crash happened at about 15:55 and involved a silver Seat Leon.

Neil Gallacher, Business & Industry Correspondent
BBC Spotlight

There is a boom in hi-tech business start-ups in Cornwall, according to new figures.

Analysis by RSM UK shows that in 2016 there were 14 new tech companies in the county, which rose to 46 last year.

In the South West the number of businesses doing things like designing computer games or writing software has risen by three-quarters in a year.

The steepest rise has been in Cornwall, where there has been a big effort to get young people into the tech industry to fill a skills gap.

In Devon, numbers grew from 50 to 84.

Cornish Pirates coach Gavin Cattle praises his side's attitude after they beat Richmond to go fourth in the table.

Truro boss Lee Hodges says an 'abject' first half was to blame for their loss at East Thurrock in National League South.

Del Crookes
BBC News Online

A 28-year-old man reported missing from Plymouth has been found safe and well, external.

Police had been searching for Richard Tweeddale, who was last seen at his home on Saturday morning.

Officers said he was found safe and well in the Sheepstor area of Dartmoor in the early hours of Sunday.

Eleanor Parkinson
BBC Spotlight

The first armadillo to be born at Newquay Zoo is thriving after his mother rejected him.

The five-week-old is now being hand-reared by keepers.

Image source, Newquay Zoo

Head keeper John Meek said: "Keepers were feeding him every four hours throughout the night for the first couple of weeks.

"Luckily with armadillos, they wean at about a month or five weeks old, so it didn't last too long.

"We're now slowing up and he's starting to eat solids but I've never seen an animal grow like it. He went from 270g (9.5oz) to over a kilo (35oz) in less than two-and-a-half weeks."